Session 1B: Takashi Yoshinaka

1. Werealizeasocietyinwhichdiversityisacceptedandallcitizensareincluded,leadingtoclearerprospectsforthefuture,andaboostin
consumptionandinvestment.Weencourageallcitizenstoshowtheirownvarioustalentsandabilities,andmakefulluseofthem,
whichwillleadtotheenhancementoflaborparticipationratesandcreationofinnovation,thusacceleratingeconomicgrowth.
・FormerAbenomics:ThreeArrows
(BoldMonetaryPolicy,FlexibleFiscalPolicy,
andGrowthStrategyinvokingprivateinvestment)
areintegratedandstrengthened.
NominalGDPof600
Trillionyen
・ Supportchildcaretorealizeyouths‘desireto
getmarriedandhavechildren.
・ Supportnursingcareforseniorstomake
theirfamilymemberscontinuetheirjob.
DesiredBirthRateof1.8
Nooneforcedtoleavetheirjobs
forNursingCare
InthesecondstageofAbenomics,wetackletheissueofthedecliningbirthrateandagingpopulation,whichisconsideredtobetheroot
causeoftheobstaclesineconomicgrowth.Webuildanewsystemofeconomicsocietywhichchildcaresupportandsocialsecurityare
strengthenedasabroadereconomicpolicy,whichwillleadtoamorerobusteconomy.Thisisthe“UltimateGrowthStrategy.”
Support Childcare
and Nursing Care
for Seniors
Increase Consumption and Investment
Enhance Labor Participation and Create
Innovation through Diversity
Virtuous Cycle of Growth and Distribution
PromotionEmployment
amongtheElderly’s
“Equalpayforequalwork”shouldberealizedurgently.Throughformulationofguidelines,weshow
whatkindofdifferencesintreatmenttoworkersareunreasonableandtobecorrected. Tomakethe
correctionoftreatmentsmoothly,wewillsubmittherelatedbillsasapackage.
Working long hours makes it difficult for people to balance work and life and prevents
career formation for women. We will strengthen the enforcement of legal regulations
and reconsider the state of agreement in Article 36 of the Labor Standards Act.
We provide support for businesses raising the retirement age to 65, and extending
employment age beyond 65.
Japan’s Plan for Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens (Summary)
1. Proposition: The Mechanism of a Virtuous Cycle of Growth and Distribution
(Note) 500 tril. yen as of FY2015
2. Working Style Reforms
Improvementin
WorkingConditionsof
Non-regularWorkers
CorrectionofthePracticeof
WorkingLongHours
Takashi Yoshinaka (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan）

2. We prepare capacity needed for childcare from 400,000 to 500,000 children, including
capacity in private companies, to be achieved by the end of FY2017.
We newly introduce a pay raise equivalent to 2% (about 6,000 yen per month). With
wages in the budget reflected appropriately in the childcare providers’ actual wages,
we additionally improve wages for those who have enough skills and experiences,
thus reducing a gap between childcare providers and female workers across all
industries, which is currently around 40,000 yen per month.
We also eliminate the wage gap between male and female workers across industries
as a whole, promoting measures based on the Act of Promotion of Women's
Participation and Advancement in the Workplace and achieving the concept of "equal
pay for equal work." We further improve compensation for childcare providers as
needed.
We are preparing “After-school Kids’ Clubs” for an additional 300,000 children by the
end of FY2019. While promoting improvement in wages for childcare providers and
reduction in the labor burdens shouldered by them, we consider the way to bring
forward additional arrangements of the club to satisfy the need by the end of FY2018.
We are making efforts toward the expansion of a forgivable loan scheme and
enhancement of productivity by utilizing ICT in a comprehensive manner.
3. Improving the Environment for Childcare
4. Improving the Environment for Nursing Care
Additional“After-schoolKids’
Club”CapacityArrangement
EnsuringandDeveloping
VariousChildcareProviders
ImprovementinWagesof
NursingCareProviders
EnsuringandDeveloping
VariousNursingCareProviders
ImprovementinWageof
ChildcareProvidersand
Non-regularWorkers
AdditionalChildcare
CapacityArrangement
AdditionalNursingCare
CapacityArrangement
Weacceleratethepreparationofadditionalarrangementsformorethan380,000people(expected
increaseinarrangementsinFY2015-FY2020).Furthermore,weraisedthistargettomorethan500,000
people,tobeaccomplishedbytheearly2020s.
Toeliminatethewagegapbetweennursingcareprovidersandworkersincomparableindustries,we
introduceacareerdevelopmentschemefromFY2017andimprovewagesby10,000yenpermonth
onaverage.
Wearemakingeffortstowardtheexpansionofaforgivableloanscheme,utilizationofseniorhuman
resourcesandenhancementofproductivitybyutilizingnursingcarerobotsandICTinacomprehensive
manner.

3. Empowerment of women, enhancing support of marriage, supporting youths and families with small children, enabling three generations of a
family to live together or nearby for supporting childcare in an easier manner, support of children or youths having difficulties in living social
life smoothly, etc.
Empowermentof
Women
Expansionof
Scholarship
Program
6. Other Measures for Achieving the Desired Birth Rate of 1.8
5. Improving the Environment in Which All Children Can Receive the Education They Desire
Weincreaseschoolcounselorsandschoolsocialworkersandprovidesupportforchildrenstudying
outsidetraditionalschools,suchasfreeschools.Wealsoincreasestudysupportteamsinlocalareaswhich
arefreeofchargeinprinciple,alongwithcooperationoflocalresidentsaswellasutilizationofICT,to
approximately5,000districts,byFY2019.
Grant-type
Interest-free
ProvisionofOpportunities
forStudytoEveryChild
Interest
bearing
Repayment
SupporttoYouthsand
FamilieswithSmallChildren
Weprovidechildrenandyouthshavingdifficultiesinlivingsmoothlywithaccompanying-typesupportssuch
as“LocalSupportStation”incollaborationwithagenciesconcerned.
Wesupportalifestyleofmutualassistanceinchildcareamonggenerationswithinalargefamily
availabletothosewhowantit.
Everymunicipalitynationwidewillestablisha“ComprehensiveSupportCentersforGenerations Taking
CareofChildren”bytheendofFY2020.Wewillstrengthensupportfunctionbyplacinginfertility
counselingcentersinalltheprefecturesandmajorcitiesbyFY2019.
Basedonthewrap-upoftheCouncilonConsideringtheWayofChildren’sHealthcareSystem,wewill
haveaconclusionafterconsideringthereviewofreducingthefinancialburdenunderthenational
health-insurancesystembytheendof2016.
SupporttoChildren,Youths
etc.
ThreeGenerationsLiving
TogetherorNearby
Weencouragebusinessestomakeregularworkerswhohaveoncelefttheirjobforchildcareworkagain
asregularworkers.Wesupportsingleparentstoacquirequalifications,whichgivethemadvantagein
findingtheirdesiredwork.Wepromoteleadershipprogramsforwomenwhoarecandidatesfor
executivepositions.
Weenablestudentswhoarequalifiedtoreceiveinterest-freescholarshipsbuthavenotyetreceived
them.Wealsoenablestudentswhoarefromlow-incomefamiliestoreceiveinterest-free
scholarshipbysignificantlyrelaxingscholasticrequirements.
Wespreadthebenefitofcurrentlow-interestratestothosewhoborrowatfixedorvariable
interestrates.Especiallyforborrowersatvariableinterestrates,weconsiderbuildingascheme
thatinterestratesbecomealmostzero.
Wefurtherdiscussfoundingthegrant-typescholarshipsystemintermsoffairnessamonga
generationandrevenueresources,thusenhancingsupporttochildrenwhoareinfinancially
difficultconditions.
Weintroduceanewtypeofscholarshipthattheamountofmonthlypaymentislinkedtoapplicants’
incomeaftertheirgraduation. ItappliestostudentswhonewlyborrowfromFY2017.

4. （１）TheFourthIndustrialRevolution
（２）TowardGlobalLeadershipinHealthCare
（３）OvercomingEnvironmentalandEnergyConstraints
andExpandingInvestments
（４）ChangingSportsintoaGrowthIndustry
（５）VisualizationProjectsfor2020TokyoOlympicand
ParalympicGames
（６）RevitalizingtheMarketforTransactionofExisting
HousesandReform
（７）ImprovingProductivityintheServiceIndustry
（８）FacilitatingInnovationofLeadingMedium-sized
Companies,SMEs,andSmallBusinesses
（９）PromotingProactiveAgriculture,ForestryandFishery
andReinforcingExports
（10）RealizingJapanasanAdvancedCountryforTourism
（11）FacilitatingRegionalReinvigoration
（12）BuildingNationalResilienceandDevelopingSocial
InfrastructureswithLargeStockEffects
（13）VitalizationofConsumptionandInvestmentsbyTaking
AdvantageoftheLowInterestRates
（14）RegulatoryandInstitutionalReformstoAchievea
ProductivityRevolution
（15）CreatingInnovationandHumanResourcesWillingto
TakeonChallenges
（16）TakinginGrowingMarketsOverseas
Extensionofhealthylives,supporttoactivitiesofpeoplewithdisabilities,fightingintractablediseasesandcancer,realizationofcohesivesocieties
inlocalareas,etc.
7. Other Measures Toward “No One Forced to Leave Their Jobs for Nursing Care”
8. Measures Toward “The Largest Nominal GDP in Post-War History of 600 Trillion Yen
Realizationof
CohesiveSocieties
inLocalAreas
SupportforActivitiesof
PeoplewithDisabilities,
FightingIntractable
DiseasesandCancer
ExtensionofHealthyLives
Wewillestablishanenvironmentinwhichpeoplewithdisabilities,peoplefightingintractablediseases,
andthosewithcancercanplay fullyactiverolesaccordingtotheirwishesandabilitiesaswellas
characteristicsofdisordersanddiseases,bypromotingsupportforjobhuntingandjobretention,and
balancingtheirjobswithmedicaltreatments.
Wepromotesports,andculturalandartisticactivitiesofpeoplewithdisabilities.Wewillalsoestablishan
environmentinwhichchildrenwithdisabilitiescanstudytogetherwithanychildren.
Wewillachieve“regionalcohesivesocieties”whereallpeople–children,theelderly,peoplewith
disabilities,etc.–cancreatetheirlocalcommunities,theirwayoflivesandtheirmotivations alltogether,
andmutuallyenhanceoneanother.Towardthisgoal,wepromotedevelopinglocalcommunitieswhere
alltheresidentshavetheirownroles,supporteachother,andplayactiverolesastheywish.
Wetakemeasuresfordiseasepreventionandhealthpromotionnotonlyafterretirementbutalsoduring
activecareers.