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"No. 15: [Foreign Affairs] 'Opening Japan and Reinventing KIZUNA'
-- Resonating with people in Davos"
Moderator: Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan.
Narration: Davos is a town located in the mountains of Switzerland.
Here, during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum known as the "Davos Meeting," Prime Minister Kan delivered a special address whose title is, "Opening Japan and Reinventing KIZUNA."
Prime Minister: Today, the world faces major changes that can be likened to a tectonic shift both in national security and in economic fields. Faced with these circumstances, I have set "the Third Opening of Japan" as a grand objective.
Narration: This was the first time that the "opening of the country" was announced abroad. The concept has been repeatedly stressed since the start of the year.
Prime Minister: One specific policy of major importance is the promotion of economic partnerships. With respect to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the Japanese Government will reach a decision on whether to join negotiations by around June this year.
Narration: What the Prime Minister underlined was that this is to be an evolved form of opening up that can inspire the world, rather than simple economic liberalization following the model of other nations.
The Prime Minister introduced this concept directly in Japanese.
Prime Minister: At the same time with the opening of the country, we need to forge new connections between individuals, called "kizuna" (interpersonal bonds) in Japanese. There is a need for society-wide activities in which the government and volunteers cooperate to assist those who have fallen on hard times, beyond their family members.
Narration: Another point Prime Minister Kan emphasized in his speech was the vision of revitalizing Japan's agriculture compatible with the opening of the country.
Prime Minister: Two days ago, a Japanese food culture fair took place in Davos. Many people must have enjoyed it. In terms of output, Japan's agriculture ranks fourth in the world. As the attractiveness of Japan's food culture spreads throughout the world, I believe it is possible for Japanese agriculture to revitalize itself as a growing industry.
Narration: In addition to the speech, the Prime Minister attended a dialogue with twelve experts, a Q&A session with world business leaders, as well as individual meetings in between these events.
Narration: Participants commented about the speech...
Participant: I love the personality of your Prime Minister. We will wait to see him next year [in Davos].
Interviewer: How do you feel about the new idea about the "least unhappiness"?
Participant: It's great. That's what we all want. And I like his approach.
Prime Minister: With this expression of determination as Prime Minister of Japan, I will bring my speech to a close. Thank you very much!
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
quinta-feira, 17 de fevereiro de 2011
segunda-feira, 14 de fevereiro de 2011
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"My respect towards the affairs in Egypt and my expectations"
Egypt is now stirring to a tremendous degree. I first would like to express my respect for the fact that the people's peaceful activities demanding a change of government are indicating new developments.
On the 29th of January, when the current citizens' movement had only just started, I sent out a message urging reform in my opening remarks in the Special Address I delivered at the Davos meeting, saying "I strongly hope that the Egyptian government creates an administration with broad participation by the Egyptian people through dialogue with a large number of citizens and that both political stability and tranquility in people's lives are restored." Taking into account today's developments, I would like once more to express my expectations that a new administration will come into being democratically.
I highly appreciate the fact that Egypt has made such tremendous contributions to the peace and stability of the Middle East and of Africa as a whole. I very much hope that Egypt will in the future play a constructive role in this region, just as it has thus far - indeed, to an even greater degree than it has thus far.
I also want Japan and Egypt to continue unwaveringly into the future their long history of friendly and cooperative relations.
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"Looking beyond the question time in Diet"
Yesterday I participated in my first Diet debate with each party leader since becoming Prime Minister.
We now stand at the very brink with regard to the integrated reform of social security and the tax system, such that we must tackle this issue through the mobilization of our collective wisdom truly as a nation. What is important is not the political situation, but rather the big picture. That is precisely why I looked beyond party lines to bring in Mr. Yosano, asking him to serve as the minister responsible for this matter.
Even after I stated repeatedly that I would "put forth an overall direction forward within April and submit a proposal in June," Mr. Tanigaki, who has been asking "how can we get on board any consultations without you first putting forth a plan," would not respond to my question of, "So, will you take part in these discussions?"
Mr. Tanigaki, who, in response to my belief that we need to accelerate serious deliberations, repeatedly states that first the House of Representatives should be dissolved for a general election, used the expression, "Slow and steady wins the race." However, it is in fact the dissolution of the Lower House about which we should be "slow and steady." Surely, the correct order is to first carefully hammer out in the Diet the format for reform to be adopted and then ask for the judgment of the public before it enters implementation.
Next in order to discuss the crux of the issues from the very outset, I would like to hold a party leaders' debate once more and advance our discussions broadly. With regard to that point I believe that the views of the public and all the party leaders are in perfect alignment.
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
Prime Minister KAN's BLOG "Looking Squarely at the Future"
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"My respect towards the affairs in Egypt and my expectations"
Egypt is now stirring to a tremendous degree. I first would like to express my respect for the fact that the people's peaceful activities demanding a change of government are indicating new developments.
On the 29th of January, when the current citizens' movement had only just started, I sent out a message urging reform in my opening remarks in the Special Address I delivered at the Davos meeting, saying "I strongly hope that the Egyptian government creates an administration with broad participation by the Egyptian people through dialogue with a large number of citizens and that both political stability and tranquility in people's lives are restored." Taking into account today's developments, I would like once more to express my expectations that a new administration will come into being democratically.
I highly appreciate the fact that Egypt has made such tremendous contributions to the peace and stability of the Middle East and of Africa as a whole. I very much hope that Egypt will in the future play a constructive role in this region, just as it has thus far - indeed, to an even greater degree than it has thus far.
I also want Japan and Egypt to continue unwaveringly into the future their long history of friendly and cooperative relations.
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Prime Minister KAN's BLOG "Looking Squarely at the Future"
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"Looking beyond the question time in Diet"
Yesterday I participated in my first Diet debate with each party leader since becoming Prime Minister.
We now stand at the very brink with regard to the integrated reform of social security and the tax system, such that we must tackle this issue through the mobilization of our collective wisdom truly as a nation. What is important is not the political situation, but rather the big picture. That is precisely why I looked beyond party lines to bring in Mr. Yosano, asking him to serve as the minister responsible for this matter.
Even after I stated repeatedly that I would "put forth an overall direction forward within April and submit a proposal in June," Mr. Tanigaki, who has been asking "how can we get on board any consultations without you first putting forth a plan," would not respond to my question of, "So, will you take part in these discussions?"
Mr. Tanigaki, who, in response to my belief that we need to accelerate serious deliberations, repeatedly states that first the House of Representatives should be dissolved for a general election, used the expression, "Slow and steady wins the race." However, it is in fact the dissolution of the Lower House about which we should be "slow and steady." Surely, the correct order is to first carefully hammer out in the Diet the format for reform to be adopted and then ask for the judgment of the public before it enters implementation.
Next in order to discuss the crux of the issues from the very outset, I would like to hold a party leaders' debate once more and advance our discussions broadly. With regard to that point I believe that the views of the public and all the party leaders are in perfect alignment.
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
quinta-feira, 10 de fevereiro de 2011
"Prime Minister KAN's BLOG" E-mail Service (February 9, 2011)
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"No.14 [Peace] Nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Embarked upon a World Communication Tour"
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"No.14 [Peace] Nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Embarked upon a World Communication Tour"
"Have a safe journey!"
Narration: On the day before the Diet session started, nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons left the Port of Yokohama and embarked upon a mission to talk about their experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings in various countries around the world. This new arrangement of the Special Communicators is the commitment the Prime Minister made last year on August 6, the day of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima.
Prime Minister: Going forward, I would like to have atomic bomb victims represent Japan as, for example, 'Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons' who will spread messages about the horror and inhumanity of the use of nuclear weapons and the value of peace to the world in various international arenas.
Narration: About a month after this announcement was issued, commissioning of atomic bomb victims as Special Communicators began. Since then, already 17 Special Communicators have been fulfilling the mission by talking about their experiences in various countries and to VIPs visiting Japan.
Narration: This time, nine people were newly assigned. The oldest one is Mr. Susumu Tsuboi. He is 82 years old. He was exposed to the bomb at a factory in Hiroshima. His mother died at home and his father also died young.
Mr. Tsuboi: My house was located in what is now the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City. Everyone who was in the town at that time passed away. It was an unspeakable tragedy and I hope that I will be able to give a true picture of it.
Narration: This is the letter of commission Mr. Tsuboi received from the government. Prime Minister Kan, who proposed this initiative, was once engaged in the 10 Feet Campaign to make public the film records of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Prime Minister: I have made significant efforts with staff members of my office and of my colleagues' to screen the recordings of victims filmed immediately after the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Various scenes were recorded in the films, including people whose entire back had been burned. It was so real. I believe that the words spoken by actual victims are the most convincing and carry the reality.
Narration: Ms. Hiroko Sakaguchi is the youngest Special Communicator aboard the ship this time. Also, she is the first member of the second generation of atomic bomb victims to become a Special Communicator.
Ms. Sakaguchi: The second generation of atomic bomb victims is affected through their parents' body by the after-effects of radiation of the bombings. As such, we have no less strong feelings about the bombings than direct survivors. I am so glad that I was assigned to be a Special Communicator and I am aware of the gravity of my responsibility, all the more so because I did not expect that the government would in fact pay attention to the second generation.
Prime Minister: Ultimately, the Special Communicators will represent a great progress of people, or humanity, when the world reaches the stage of abolishing nuclear weapons from all countries.
Narration: The nine Special Communicators tour the world aboard a ship of Peaceboat, a non-governmental organization. Mr. Tsuboi delivered an address on behalf of the delegation at the departure ceremony.
Mr. Tsuboi: No more Hiroshima. No more Nagasaki. That is my strong wish. I am determined to make utmost efforts for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister: The 26 Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons, whose cooperation I requested, are visiting various countries around the world to talk about their experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings. Japan will continue to appeal for the imperative of nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
Prime Minister: Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons, I really appreciate your efforts you will make in talking about your experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings as you tour the world aboard a ship. You are about to carry out a truly significant and highly noble task. Please take care of yourself during the journey and return safe and healthy.
Narration: The ship carrying the nine Special Communicators will arrive at the first port of call in Tahiti on February 5, where they will start communication activities, fully-fledged, in the countries of their visit. The round-the-world tour to appeal for "a world without nuclear weapons" will continue until April 18.
"Farewell. I will return soon!"
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
Prime Minister KAN's TV
"No.14 [Peace] Nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Embarked upon a World Communication Tour"
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The following are the messages contained in the videos:
"No.14 [Peace] Nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Embarked upon a World Communication Tour"
"Have a safe journey!"
Narration: On the day before the Diet session started, nine Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons left the Port of Yokohama and embarked upon a mission to talk about their experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings in various countries around the world. This new arrangement of the Special Communicators is the commitment the Prime Minister made last year on August 6, the day of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima.
Prime Minister: Going forward, I would like to have atomic bomb victims represent Japan as, for example, 'Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons' who will spread messages about the horror and inhumanity of the use of nuclear weapons and the value of peace to the world in various international arenas.
Narration: About a month after this announcement was issued, commissioning of atomic bomb victims as Special Communicators began. Since then, already 17 Special Communicators have been fulfilling the mission by talking about their experiences in various countries and to VIPs visiting Japan.
Narration: This time, nine people were newly assigned. The oldest one is Mr. Susumu Tsuboi. He is 82 years old. He was exposed to the bomb at a factory in Hiroshima. His mother died at home and his father also died young.
Mr. Tsuboi: My house was located in what is now the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City. Everyone who was in the town at that time passed away. It was an unspeakable tragedy and I hope that I will be able to give a true picture of it.
Narration: This is the letter of commission Mr. Tsuboi received from the government. Prime Minister Kan, who proposed this initiative, was once engaged in the 10 Feet Campaign to make public the film records of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Prime Minister: I have made significant efforts with staff members of my office and of my colleagues' to screen the recordings of victims filmed immediately after the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Various scenes were recorded in the films, including people whose entire back had been burned. It was so real. I believe that the words spoken by actual victims are the most convincing and carry the reality.
Narration: Ms. Hiroko Sakaguchi is the youngest Special Communicator aboard the ship this time. Also, she is the first member of the second generation of atomic bomb victims to become a Special Communicator.
Ms. Sakaguchi: The second generation of atomic bomb victims is affected through their parents' body by the after-effects of radiation of the bombings. As such, we have no less strong feelings about the bombings than direct survivors. I am so glad that I was assigned to be a Special Communicator and I am aware of the gravity of my responsibility, all the more so because I did not expect that the government would in fact pay attention to the second generation.
Prime Minister: Ultimately, the Special Communicators will represent a great progress of people, or humanity, when the world reaches the stage of abolishing nuclear weapons from all countries.
Narration: The nine Special Communicators tour the world aboard a ship of Peaceboat, a non-governmental organization. Mr. Tsuboi delivered an address on behalf of the delegation at the departure ceremony.
Mr. Tsuboi: No more Hiroshima. No more Nagasaki. That is my strong wish. I am determined to make utmost efforts for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister: The 26 Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons, whose cooperation I requested, are visiting various countries around the world to talk about their experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings. Japan will continue to appeal for the imperative of nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
Prime Minister: Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons, I really appreciate your efforts you will make in talking about your experiences as survivors of the atomic bombings as you tour the world aboard a ship. You are about to carry out a truly significant and highly noble task. Please take care of yourself during the journey and return safe and healthy.
Narration: The ship carrying the nine Special Communicators will arrive at the first port of call in Tahiti on February 5, where they will start communication activities, fully-fledged, in the countries of their visit. The round-the-world tour to appeal for "a world without nuclear weapons" will continue until April 18.
"Farewell. I will return soon!"
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
segunda-feira, 7 de fevereiro de 2011
"Prime Minister KAN's BLOG" E-mail Service (February 7, 2011)
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"No. 13: [Employment] Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates faces a crucial moment!"
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"No. 13: [Employment] Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates faces a crucial moment!"
Prime Minister: I want everyone to have the attitude that you must do everything you can in the following two to three months to secure employment for new graduates no matter what, even if it requires extra effort and personnel.
Narration: There are only two more months left in the current fiscal year. Efforts to provide job hunt support for those who will soon graduate and who have already graduated recently are now in full swing. The debate of the Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates is in its final stages as well.
Team member: I want to carve out the new job opportunities by using the subsidies, and I think there is a need to establish a connection between this and Hello Work.(*)
(*) Public Employment Security Office
Prime Minister: Are you feeling that there have been greater efforts to promote job-matching with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) than before?
Team member: We will focus on promoting job-matching as much as possible by the end of March.
Narration: Discussion is not only taking place in the Prime Minister's Office. Prime Minister Kan also goes to see staff tackling the employment issue. On an observation visit to Hello Work, he listened to the actual situation of employment from students struggling to find a job, and the Job Supporters helping them.
Prime Minister: The Government is full of paper work, but unless you visit places like this you wouldn't really understand the real situation.
Narration: For example, New Graduate Support Hello Work for students. Although such facilities have been set up across the country since last autumn, students themselves pointed out that they have not been widely known among those students targeted by this service.
Hello Work User: I have always had an image of Hello Work as being a place which helps those who have lost their jobs. I have never really associated it with a place which supports students.
Prime Minister: Don't you think it would be easier for students to notice that there exist these kinds of information centers for their support, like Hello Work, if we posted advertisements around places where students go to search for jobs?
Hello Work User: I think that's the best way to be informed.
Prime Minister: Please think about that.
Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yoko Komiyama: Understood.
Job Supporter Yamada: Feeling of alienation is a problem, one aspect of which is that there are more and more students who are trying as hard as possible only to find it difficult to find a job,
and this causes severe mental anguish.
Narration: Says Mr. Yamada, who has been offering advice for students struggling to find work. Students who have been supported by Mr. Yamada also participated in the discussion.
Hello Work User: Things have not been going well. I began to think, "Maybe I'm one who cannot make positive contributions to the society?" But when I met Mr. Yamada and talked with him, I began to really feel that I could give it another shot. He changed my mindset. This April I will be starting work as a system engineer at an IT company. I want to thank him from the bottom of my heart.
Prime Minister: Even if there's information available online, in the end when we feel down what we want most is to talk with someone. We want someone to help us get back our courage and spirit.
Narration: How far will these students with renewed courage progress in their job search over the last two months of the fiscal year? Based on the policies you see on the screen, the Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates will make further efforts to share information and strengthen job search support for new graduates and those who have graduated within the past three years.
Prime Minister: You can call this a moment of critical importance. We will work hard enough to allow us to overcome this next peak. I truly ask for everyone's assistance with this.
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
Prime Minister KAN's TV
"No. 13: [Employment] Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates faces a crucial moment!"
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The following are the messages contained in the videos:
"No. 13: [Employment] Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates faces a crucial moment!"
Prime Minister: I want everyone to have the attitude that you must do everything you can in the following two to three months to secure employment for new graduates no matter what, even if it requires extra effort and personnel.
Narration: There are only two more months left in the current fiscal year. Efforts to provide job hunt support for those who will soon graduate and who have already graduated recently are now in full swing. The debate of the Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates is in its final stages as well.
Team member: I want to carve out the new job opportunities by using the subsidies, and I think there is a need to establish a connection between this and Hello Work.(*)
(*) Public Employment Security Office
Prime Minister: Are you feeling that there have been greater efforts to promote job-matching with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) than before?
Team member: We will focus on promoting job-matching as much as possible by the end of March.
Narration: Discussion is not only taking place in the Prime Minister's Office. Prime Minister Kan also goes to see staff tackling the employment issue. On an observation visit to Hello Work, he listened to the actual situation of employment from students struggling to find a job, and the Job Supporters helping them.
Prime Minister: The Government is full of paper work, but unless you visit places like this you wouldn't really understand the real situation.
Narration: For example, New Graduate Support Hello Work for students. Although such facilities have been set up across the country since last autumn, students themselves pointed out that they have not been widely known among those students targeted by this service.
Hello Work User: I have always had an image of Hello Work as being a place which helps those who have lost their jobs. I have never really associated it with a place which supports students.
Prime Minister: Don't you think it would be easier for students to notice that there exist these kinds of information centers for their support, like Hello Work, if we posted advertisements around places where students go to search for jobs?
Hello Work User: I think that's the best way to be informed.
Prime Minister: Please think about that.
Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yoko Komiyama: Understood.
Job Supporter Yamada: Feeling of alienation is a problem, one aspect of which is that there are more and more students who are trying as hard as possible only to find it difficult to find a job,
and this causes severe mental anguish.
Narration: Says Mr. Yamada, who has been offering advice for students struggling to find work. Students who have been supported by Mr. Yamada also participated in the discussion.
Hello Work User: Things have not been going well. I began to think, "Maybe I'm one who cannot make positive contributions to the society?" But when I met Mr. Yamada and talked with him, I began to really feel that I could give it another shot. He changed my mindset. This April I will be starting work as a system engineer at an IT company. I want to thank him from the bottom of my heart.
Prime Minister: Even if there's information available online, in the end when we feel down what we want most is to talk with someone. We want someone to help us get back our courage and spirit.
Narration: How far will these students with renewed courage progress in their job search over the last two months of the fiscal year? Based on the policies you see on the screen, the Task Force Team for the Employment of New Graduates will make further efforts to share information and strengthen job search support for new graduates and those who have graduated within the past three years.
Prime Minister: You can call this a moment of critical importance. We will work hard enough to allow us to overcome this next peak. I truly ask for everyone's assistance with this.
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Publication : Cabinet Public Relations Office
1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan
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