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Outline
of the 6th term Hokkaido comprehensive
development plan |
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Hokkaido, building tomorrow's Japan - |
April,
1998 |
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| 1. The meaning behind the
decision to make a new plan |
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Although in the 5th term plan period Hokkaido
economy achieved growth by repeated economic stimulus measures, financial
urgency arose causing apprehension, so in addition to replacing former
key industries that were behind in growth, aiming at economic autonomy
by improving physical conditions, focusing on efficient infrastructure
improvement became the important issue. |
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For this reason, while coping with many
reforms in the entire government, in order to develop Hokkaido into
a region utilizing its vast country and abundant resources, the 6th
term Hokkaido comprehensive development plan of the 21st century aimed
at starting in fiscal year 2007 was decided. Measurements of the success
of this venture would be the extent of industrial development and
social capital improvement. |
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| 2. Current state of Hokkaido
development and future issues |
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Surfacing of the impact accompanying the
reform of both financial administration and finance, stagnation of
population growth, etc. |
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Breakaway from dependence on public projects,
and strengthening the base of self-support development in the private
sector |
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To overcome remoteness from metropolitan
areas, developing a transportation information network |
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The necessity for disaster measures, city
restoration and rural area revitalization |
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The necessity for developing Japan-Russia
relationship and promoting development of the area neighboring on
the Northern Territories |
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Promoting a society which fosters Ainu
culture and realizing a society that respects the Ainu people's pride
in their race |
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| 3. The plan's basic concept
and development goal |
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Realizing an independent Hokkaido that
is open both domestically and internationally |
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From a global point of view, establishing
a food base and fostering industries expected to grow |
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Forming a northern international
exchange bloc |
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Realizing a Hokkaido which will hand down
to the next generation with pride a rich, bountiful environment and
resources |
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Preserving an environment that will
continue the magnificent beauty of Hokkaido |
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Realizing a safe Hokkaido where there
is room to enjoy a variety of life styles and culture |
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Creating a place where people can
experience self-realization in a variety of ways, such as tourism,
recreation and interchange |
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Creating a secure place where one
can lead a life of fulfillment |
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| 4. Basic Plan for Measures
to be promoted |
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Main measures in the plan (Five important
measures) |
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Measures for realizing on global
scale a food base and industries expected to grow |
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Measures for forming a northern
international exchange bloc |
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Measures for preserving the beautiful
and magnificent Hokkaido environment to hand down to the next
generation |
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Measures for creating a place where
people can experience self-realization in a variety of ways,
such as tourism, recreation and interchange |
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Measures for creating a secure place
where one can lead a life of fulfillment |
By promoting the above measures, a 1.3 times increase in industrial
activities and a population of about 5,800,000 is expected.
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| (2) |
The basic stance of promotion of measures |
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Among progressing structural reforms,
management of measures shifts from government to the private
sector and from national authority to local |
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Selection and competition |
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Exchange and alliance |
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Focused, efficient promotion of measures |
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Efficient promotion by placing importance
on investment |
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Implementing investment measures
flexibly and smoothly |
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When implementing project
investment, placing importance on prior and ex post facto
evaluation |
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Efficient promotion by assuring
alliance and compliance with measures |
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In order to raise integrity,
securing wider cooperation than before including soft
measures |
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Public projects cost reduction |
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Suitable promotion of measures |
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Assuring transparency and
participation by residents |
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Preserving the environment
by environmental assessment |
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Promoting wide area, complex projects |
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Focus on a unified project
by concentrating on multiple local authorities such as
valleys and depopulated areas, aiming at a very wide area
and complex cooperation where repercussions from measures
increase |
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| 5. The main measures in the
plan |
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Measures for realizing on a global scale
a food base and industries expected to grow |
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Realizing on a global scale a food
base
(Stable agricultural and fishery products, establishing food
production, processing and distribution system from the point
of view of customer needs) |
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Fostering new industries expected
to grow
(Housing and furnishing industry, the recycling industry, medical
and welfare industry, urban environmental related industry) |
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Fostering forest maintenance industries |
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Maintaining a development base for
improving the vitality of Hokkaido industries
(Improvement of management and labor environment, promotion
of research and development, improvement of transport system
(a high-standard highway network, Hokkaido Shinkansen) the eastern
Tomakomai community development) |
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Food Base Development (Fostering
high-productivity agriculture and fishery, advanced food
processing and distribution responding to internationalization) |
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Stabilization of local financial
system |
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Support of a Hokkaido industrial
cluster creation project |
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Improvement of advanced logistic
network
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Measures for forming a northern international
exchange bloc |
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Internationalization of Hokkaido
industry
(Cooperation in the development of international industry, alliance
with international resources and energy development, development
of international tourism) |
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Participating in international exchange
and contributing to area international exchange |
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Improving the international exchange
foundation |
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Strengthening of support base
functions, such as the Sakhalin energy development project |
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Improving the center's function
relative to the extension of the international airline
service route, and contributing to international activities
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Measures for preserving the beautiful
and magnificent Hokkaido environment to hand down to the next generation |
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Coexistence with a rich, bountiful
nature
(Preservation of natural environment, creation of the space
which comes into contact with nature, handing down the typical
scenery of Hokkaido) |
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Maintenance and improvement of the
environmental preservation function of forests, farmland, rivers,
lakes, and ocean
(The linking function between forests, farmland, rivers, lakes,
and ocean for environmental preservation, and forest preservation) |
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Formation of communities based on
circulating a low load on the environment
(Load reduction on the atmosphere, water environment, etc.,
energy and resource saving, proper processing of waste, and
promotion of use of recyclable materials)
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Promotion of coexistence with
nature |
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Promotion of comprehensive
environmental preservation from the point of view of the
entire valley |
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Formation of a community based
on environmental circulation
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Measures for creating a place where people
can experience self-realization in a variety of ways, such as tourism,
recreation and interchange |
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Formation of leisure and life space
responding to varied self-realization |
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Promotion of exchange between individual
rural and urban areas |
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Development of culture which respects
diversity and individuality |
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Promotion of culture and improvement
in living environment of the Ainu people
(Promotion of culture and improvement in living environment) |
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Strengthening the human network
by supporting the development of tourism and nature experience
activities
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Measures for creating a secure place where
one can lead a life of fulfillment |
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Formation of a place for a comfortable
life of quality
(Development of a living environment that sustains an affordable
and abundant lifestyle, the realization of a comfortable life
in winter, a living environment responding to old age, and where
a child can be born and brought up in comfort) |
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Network formation which realizes
various life style options
(Formation of an efficient and highly convenient transport system
and development of an advanced information and communication
network) |
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Realization of a safe community
(Development of planned maintenance of country preservation
facilities, formation of communities which are strongly protected
against disaster and development of a safe traffic environment)
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Development of bases of interchange
between municipalities for mutual support and alliance-directed
measures for upgrading the living environment |
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Promotion of proper processing
of drainage from town and village households |
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Comprehensive development
of the central area of the core city and local major cities |
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Realizing a comfortable life
in winter by increasing the efficiency of city heat supply,
and assuring safe and comfortable winter traffic |
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Promotion of measures where
catastrophic disaster is concerned |
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The fundamental policy of area improvement |
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Practical use of Hokkaido as the
northern base of our country (Practical use of data accumulation
in the Sapporo bloc) |
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Realizing areas filled with vitality
(Functional strengthening of a core city, promotion of new country
areas, etc.) |
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Cooperation with areas contiguous
to Hokkaido (The Tohoku district, the Russian Federation Far
East area, etc.)
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Development plans for every region (Southern
Hokkaido, Central Hokkaido, Northern Hokkaido, Okhotsk, Tokachi, Kushiro
and Nemuro) |
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| Revisions necessary depending on
flexible use and measures in the plan |
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