FPCJ Sets Themes for Transmission of information in 2016
post date : 2016.01.15
Main Theme: Responses to global issues
(Japanese initiatives as one of the first countries to deal with certain issues)
(1) G7 Summit and International Cooperation
◇Ise-Shima Summit
◇Counter-terrorism
◇International cooperation: international development (Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development)
(2) Sustainable Growth and Vitalizing Local Economies
◇Vitalizing local economies: declining birth rate, aging population, healthcare, nursing care, multicultural coexistence
◇Development of sustainable communities
◇Science and technology
◇Disaster prevention and reduction initiatives
◇Japan as a tourism-oriented country: building attractive communities, traditional culture, food culture, pop culture
(3) Japanese Economic Recovery
◇Growth strategy and exiting deflation
◇Finance reform
◇A society in which women shine
(4) 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
Major Events in 2016
January Individual Number (My Number) system begins
March 11 5th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
March 26 Hokkaido Shinkansen planned to begin operation (Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate)
April 1 Deregulation of electricity market
May 26-27 Ise-Shima Summit
June 19 Voting age for public elections lowered to 18 years old
July 24th regular House of Councillors election
August 5-21 31st Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro)
August 11 New public holiday (Mountain Day)
September 7-18 15th Summer Paralympics (Rio de Janeiro)
November 8 United States presidential election
November Tsukiji fish market to move to Toyosu
Gubernatorial Elections
Tochigi Prefecture (18-year-olds eligible to vote)
Niigata Prefecture (18-year-olds eligible to vote)
Toyama Prefecture (18-year-olds eligible to vote)
Okayama Prefecture (18-year-olds eligible to vote)
Kumamoto Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture (If House of Councillors election on the same day, 18-year-olds will be eligible to vote)