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Japan's
modernization over the past 100 years can be regarded as a
consistent effort to reach the level of Western civilization.
The energy and intelligence expended over the years to accomplish
this purpose has created today's distinctive consumer society
in Japan. We are now in the middle of a transition phase as
a new period is beginning - one that is impacted by problems,
pressures, and strains that are a byproduct of vigorous economic
progress and development. At the international level as well,
a New World Order has yet to be established to replace the
ruins of our former ideology-based relationships.
The present age requires reform on our part to achieve
further progress. Self-reform is always an extremely arduous
process, and achieving it could require denying all or part
of our successes over the past 100 years. For more progress
and reform, we cannot fall back on conventional orders and
systems. True reform will only be attained in the course of
designing a new society and economy in Japan - one that emphasizes
fulfilling the responsibilities of a good citizen in the international
society in terms of democracy, liberalism and market economy,
as well as actively striving to bring about a new world order.
We at the JPC-SED are dedicated to working towards realizing
a new society, one that is based on the participation and
cooperation of people from all social strata, including management,
labor, academia and consumers. Such a society will yield higher
standards of living and refined lifestyles, supported by responsible
corporate activities based on fair competition and a vital
economy. In such a society, the potential of each individual
will be fully respected and international harmony maintained.
We plan to implement and promote various new programs based
on the three following principles: |
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| [Principles] |
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Maintaining social equality and transparency |
| We aim to
make our society internationally open, one in which
social equality and transparency are maintained and
a high quality of life is assured. |
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| 2.
Revitalizing industry and economy and stimulating sustained
growth |
| We aim to
revitalize our industries and society through economic,
industrial and social restructuring and enhanced productivity,
resulting in sustained growth. |
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| 3.
International contributions, including global conservation |
| We aim to
make a positive contribution to the growth and stability
of the international economy and society, and are committed
to the improvement of human welfare and environmental
conservation worldwide. |
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light of our principles, we conduct studies and formulate
policy proposals on the following issues with the participation
of people from all spheres of society, and strive to implement
those proposals. |
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| (1)
Social system reforms |
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will explore a grand design for social system reforms and
specifically address the following issues to enable citizens
to achieve a better quality of life in a society where social
justice prevails. |
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Social system
reform to respond to an aging society |
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Political and
bureaucratic reform |
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| (2)
Improving productivity and restructuring Japan’s economy |
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| To
ensure the revitalization and sustainable development of Japan’s
industrial society, we will explore a grand design for reforms
that aim to create an internationally viable industrial society
by addressing the following issues. |
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| (i) |
Productivity improvement
and development of new industrial policies |
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Promotion of knowledge-based
productivity, and maintenance of good labor-management relations |
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Deregulation of
postwar economic systems and industrial structures |
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| (3)
Exploring contemporary issues for an environmentally-sustainable
global economy |
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| Regarding
the environmental issue as one of the key premises for the
sustainable development of world economy, we will explore
a grand design for building an even more affluent society
while maintaining the global environment. We will specifically
address the following issues. |
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Exchange of experiences
and active implementation of technical cooperation for the
development of the world economy |
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Proposals to secure
resources and energy to conserve the global environment |
| (iii) |
Defining the role
of Japan in an environment-conscious global community |
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