Current Status of Deliberations by the Council
for the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations |
The Council for the Relocation of the Diet and Other Organizations has been
investigating and deliberating from various standpoints to select candidate
sites for the relocation of three central functions,administration, legislation,
and judicature. The status of the deliberation is presented below.
Field Investigations Conducted
As part of the detailed investigation in each region, field investigations
were conducted from September through October 1998 (for a total of nine days)
in the related eleven prefectures as the target regions for investigation. The
investigation results were concluded at the Council meeting on November 16,
1998.
The investigation included field investigations in which the council members
visited Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Shiga,
Kyoto, and Nara Prefectures for on-the-spot, direct observation and for exchanging
opinions with people whom it would otherwise be difficult to do so. (i.e., representatives
from the prefectural (or city, or town) assemblies, local government officials,
and local economic sectors and experts in the fields of urban planning, environment,
earthquake, volcano, regional economy, etc.).
Main Points of Explanations and Questions
The explanations and questions are summarized below.
Local prefectures made the following enthusiastic statements: (a) "Relocation
to the region would contribute to formulating a new backbone of the national
land. "; (b) "The scale and construction costs of the new city
can be reduced by utilizing the existing city and traffic infrastructure.";
(c) "Existence of sufficient lots enables urban construction utilizing
abundant natural resources." |
On-the-Spot Observation
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The Council members presented the following problematic issues: (a) "Can
and be Acquired?"; (2) "Is a stable water supply available?";
(c) "How about safety against earthquakes?"; (d) "Is there
any possibility of being merged into the existing city?"; (e) "Is
coordination with Tokyo possible?"; (f) "Is there any problem
in traffic access?"
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Main Current Trends in the Diet and Government |
Related to the Diet
October 28
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Members of the Special Committee for the Relocation of the Diet
and Other Organizations
of the House of Councilors, dispatched to Miyagi Prefecture
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November 5 to 6
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Members of the Special Committee for the Relocation of the Diet
and Other Organizations
House of Representatives dispatched to Gifu and Mie Prefectures
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Related to the Government
September to October
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Field Investigations conducted by the Council for the Relocation
of the Diet and
Other Organizations
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November 16
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14th meeting of the Council for the Relocation of and Other Organizations
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December 7
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11th meeting of the Sub-committee for Investigation for the Council
for the Relocation
of the Diet and Other Organizations
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Public Hearings Will be Held!
The Council for Relocation of the Dietand Other Organizations plans to hold
public hearings with participation by the Council members in nine regions
around country to listen to opinions of a wide range of citizens to contribute
to building up a national consensus as well as to reflect the opinions in
future deliberations and report conclusion.
Times and places for attending the hearing and making statements are as
follows:
The Fifth Building Lecture Hall, Central Joint Office Building at 2-2,
Kasumigaseki 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
February 26 (Friday)
from 14:00 to 16:00
Hakata Miyako Hotel at 1-1, Hakata-eki-higashi 2-Chome, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka
City
March 18 (Thursday) from 14:00 to 16:00
(Reference)
| January 26 |
February 1 |
February 26 |
March 18 |
April |
April |
May |
May |
June |
| Osaka |
Nagoya |
Tokyo |
Fukuoka |
Sendai |
Hiroshima |
Takamatsu |
Sapporo |
Kanazawa |
Remark: The places and times of the hearings after April will be announced
later.
(2) Procedures for Recruiting General Participants |
(a) Those who desire to participate in the hearings for both of the Tokyo
and Fukuoka Meetings should apply by mail or fax clearly describing their
address, name, age, telephone number, desired place of hearing by the January
20, 1999 (for sending address, refer to the end of this page).
(b) If there are too many applicants, admission tickets will be sent to
people selected by the Council (Announcements of selection results will
not be sent).
(c) Those who desire to make a statement in the meeting should write clearly
"Statement Desired" and summarize the statement (about ten minutes
will be allowed for each statement. If too many people desire to speak,
the Council will select speakers in advance).
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Accessing Various Information
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Various information concerning the capital
functionrelocation has been being provided
on the National Land Agency Homepage on
the Internet.
Please take a look at it!Also if you are
interested in items describedin this
brochure or others,
please let us know. We are awaiting your
contact.
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We are Waiting for Your Contact
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Address:
Capital Functions Relocation Planning Division,
Metropolitan Areas Development Bureau,
National Land Agency 2-2,
Kasumigaseki 1-Chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-8972 JAPAN
E-mail:hqt-itenka(a)gxb.mlit.go.jp （Please replace (a) with @）
Telephone +81-3-3597-5858
Fax +81-3-3501-5481
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