| The National Land Agency of Japan is investigating the
capital functions relocation from various standpoints, but it deems that
this issue should be addressed through a wide range of national discussions.
We believe it is important to actively provide various information concerning
the capital functions relocation. It has therefore decided to provide people
playing active roles in various sectors with information including trends
of the capital functions relocation.We are willing to send a wide range
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Main Points of the Capital Functions Relocation |
These imply relocating the central functions of registration,administration,
and judicature outside the metropolitan region- and convey the same meaning
as "Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations".
- Such region which includes areas within approximately 60km from the center
of the city of Tokyo (equivalent to part of Tokyo Metropolis and Saitama, Chiba,
Kanagawa, and Ibaraki Prefecture).
The relocation is necessary to:
(a) Promote innovation of all the national political organizations.
(b) Correct the uni-polar concentration of activities in Tokyo.
(c) Augment the capability to deal with national land disasters.
Exhaustive discussions have been going on in various sectors based on the
Act for the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations passed by the House
members after the diet resolution was made in 1990.
In 1995, detailed decisions were held concerning the significance and effects
of the relocation and the criteria for selecting the relocation site. Regions
suitable for the relocation are being selected by the Council for the Relocation
of the Diet and Other Organizations (an advisory body to the Prime Minister
chaired by Mr. Wataru Mori) with a target date of autumn 1999.
November 1990 Resolution on the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations
adopted by the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors
December 1992 The Act for the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations
Enacted
April 1993 The Investigating Committee for the Relocation of the Diet and Other
Organizations inaugurated
(Significance and effects of the relocation and criteria for selecting the relocation
site studied)
>>December 1995 The Committee submitted the find report to the Prime Minister
December 1996 The Council for the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations
inaugurated
(selection of the candidate sites is under investigation and deliberation by
the Council)
The following regions will be investigated in detail in January 1998.
(The target regions for investigation)
