Japan's Suga puts regulatory reform at center of new government -NIKKEI ASIA -Step up English
Japan's new prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that ① regulatory reform will be a ②top priority for his new government , while he focuses on tacking immediate problems facing the public, such as the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced recession.
菅政権、規制改革を優先
日本の菅義偉新首相は水曜日(16日)、①規制改革が新政権の②優先事項になると語った。一方、新型コロナウイルスやパンデミックに誘発された景気悪化など、国民が直面している喫緊の課題への対応にも力を入れる。
Suga
appointed Taro Kono as minister in charge of administrative reform, making him his ③ point man for government and regulatory overhaul.
Kono , who most recently ④ served as previous Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's defense minister, has a reputation for ⑤ calling out wasteful government spending. Suga said any issues of government ⑥ red tape and sectionalism will be addressed by Kono's office.
菅氏は河野太郎氏を行政改革・規制改革相に任命し、行政と規制の見直しの③責任者にする。
直前まで安倍晋三首相防衛相④を務めていた河野氏は、無駄な歳出⑤を非難してきたことで知られる。菅氏は行政の⑥官僚主義や縦割りの問題はすべて河野氏のところで対応すると語った。
"Regulatory reform is at the center of my administration," Suga said. "My cabinet is here to work for people. We will overcome ⑦ vested interests and revamp government regulation."
Suga cited his own ⑧ track record of cutting through administrative red tape. As ⑨ chief cabinet secretary under Abe, he helped increase tourism to Japan by pushing for relaxed visa rules despite opposition from police, and lowered mobile phone rates by putting pressure on big ⑩ wireless carriers.
菅氏は「規制改革を政権のど真ん中に置いている」と述べた。「これは国民のために働く内閣だ。⑦既得権益を打破し、規制を改革する」
菅氏は官僚主義を打破してきた自らの実績に触れた。安倍政権の⑨官房長官として、治安当局の反対にもかかわらずビザの規制緩和を推進して訪日客を増やすのに一役買い、大手⑩携帯電話会社に圧力をかけることで携帯料金を引き下げた。