• Mobilize all policies to improve female (25 to 44 years of age) participation in the workforce to 73% (68% in 2012) by 2020 and increase the percentage of women in leadership positions to 30%.

• The points-based preferential immigration system introduced in 2012 will be revised, being expected to increase the number of skilled foreign professionals entering Japan (May 2012 - April 2013: approximately 430 people).
• A greater number of international researchers will be employed as part of the national university reforms. Full-time positions of around 1,500 will be offered to young domestic and international researchers over the next three years.

• Strengthen the leadership of the Council for Science and Technology Policy in order to eliminate vertical segmentation within the Government, and facilitate resource allocation as per the Growth Strategy.
• Prioritize resource allocation as per the roadmap, which accounts for complete procedures from foundational research to practical application.
• Develop a system that guarantees stable career paths for researchers.

• The utilization of ICT in the fields of medicine, aged care and preventative healthcare will be accelerated. Preventative health care and optimization of health care spending are encouraged.
  resource allocation as per the Growth Strategy.
• An ID system will be introduced in 2016 for taxation and social security purposes. The efficiency and speed of administrative services are to be enhanced.
• The Government CIO will drive digital administrative services. Public information such as geospatial data and statistics will be made easily publicly accessible to support the creation of new businesses.

• Funnel private sector funds and expertise into the development of infrastructure that is traditionally dominated by the public sector. This will not only allow for effective and efficient development and management, but it will also provide private companies with a huge market and opportunities to strengthen their international competitiveness.
• Focus will be on altering the perception that owners and managers must be the same. Concession agreements that enable independent management of public facilities by private enterprises will be promoted.
• Expand the size of PPP/PFI to 12 trillion yen over the next 10 years (currently 4.1 trillion yen).

• Enhancing the efficiency of coal-fired thermal power generation is the key to ensuring sufficient electricity supply throughout the world and contributing to minimizing global warming. In 2010, coal-fired thermal power generation accounted for more than 40% of the world's electricity generation.
• The coal-fired thermal power generation technology used in Japan is some of the most advanced in the world and facilitates efficient electricity generation. The Government will proactively export this technology to other parts of the world. The greenhouse gas emission reduction target for COP19 (3.8% reduction of FY 2005 emissions) accounts for the bilateral offset credits that will be earned through the transfer of energy-saving technologies to other countries.
• Clarify and expedite environmental impact assessment procedures to create an environment that facilitates smooth investment by private enterprises in highly efficient thermal power generation (e.g. reduce the duration of procedures required for the replacement of thermal power plants from the usual three years to one year).

The 2013 Autumn extraordinary Diet session approved a bill to ensure the safety of regenerative medicine and other relevant bills. They have enabled the creation of an environment that facilitates the swift and safe commercialization of various regenerative medical technologies.

• The Prime Minister, the Minister in charge of the National Strategic Special Zone and other cabinet members will take the initiative in designating special zones. They will also be responsible for determining the enforcement of the zone-specific regulatory preferential treatment. The extraordinary Diet session in autumn 2013 approved the legal framework to facilitate this.
• It is expected that this will be a breakthrough that sees the implementation of bold regulatory reforms.

• Pursue consolidation and aggregation of farmland for the next generation of farmers including agricultural corporations, large-scale family farms, community farms, and enterprise-run farms. Through these initiatives, the Government will aim to increase the number of farms run by corporations by a factor of four compared to 2010 over the next 10 years.
• In order to advance agricultural reforms and reduce production costs, prefectural intermediary institutions that manage farmland will be established in each prefecture in order to consolidate the fragmented farmland ownership. The extraordinary Diet session in autumn 2013 approved the legal framework to facilitate this.

• Attracting international tourists, particularly from ASEAN nations through the loosening of visa requirements. Pursuing discussions on the introduction of a scheme that enables foreign nationals (particularly wealthy individuals) who meet certain criteria to stay in Japan for an extended period of time.
• Through these initiatives, the Government has successfully attracted 10 million international travelers in 2013 and is working toward attracting more than 30 million international tourists annually by 2030 (2012: 8.36 million international tourists).