K I ZU NA
Special Issue

Linking Japan and the World

Winter2021

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CONTENTS
04

The First Policy Speechby Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio

06

Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio’s
Personal Timeline

08

Prime Minister’s First Overseas Trip:
COP26 World Leaders Summit Statement

10

Toward a New Form of Capitalism:
Outline of the Emergency Proposal fromthe Council of New Form of Capitalism
Realization
PORTRAITS OF JAPAN

12

Tranquility and Serenity:
A Peaceful Japanese Winter

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Winter 2021

COVER
At a press conference held on October
14 2021, the new prime minister
KISHIDA Fumio declared that hewould swiftly take action against
COVID-19 and implement economic
measures.

03THE FIRST POLICY SPEECHBY PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA FUMIO
AN EXCERPTOCTOBER 8, 2021
Full Text: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/100_kishida/statement/202110/_00005.html

Introduction
I am resolved to invest all my heart, mind, and strength
to overcome this national crisis, the battle against
COVID-19, together with the Japanese people, carve out
a new era, and hand down to the next generation a Japanthat is spiritually rich.
What is required of us now is to engage in politics
worthy of trust and sympathy that reacts to citizens’ voiceswith sincerity and gives those voices concrete shape. I willplace importance on having thorough discussions with thecitizens. I myself and indeed all the members of my Cabinet
will repeatedly sit down in a circle with various kinds ofpeople to have discussions. Beyond that, I will instructthem to do comprehensive checks on whether or not we areadvancing policies well-tailored to the people’s needs.
It will be upon the trust and sympathy earned throughthis process that I aim to foster a society that respects
diversity. My mission is to arouse the power of the bonds
Japan enjoys.
Measures to counter COVID-19
The essential element of crisis response is assuming
the worst possible situation at all times. Now that the
number of new infections is holding at a low, steady level,
this is the time for us to anticipate various situations andtake comprehensive steps to ensure peace of mind. We
will reliably secure hospital bed capacity and medical
personnel and thoroughly set measures in place to assist
patients recuperating at home.
We will forge ahead with administering a second
vaccine dose to all those wishing to receive one while also
making careful preparations to enable the administrationof a third round of vaccinations. We will also aim to haveorally administered pharmaceutical treatments enter into
practical application within the calendar year. Alongside
this, we will work to make active use of digital vaccination
certificates and expand free-of-charge testing for which04

advance reservations are not required.
To support business owners who have sufferedsignificant impacts, we will provide subsidies inproportion to the size of the business, in a form that does
not impose limits on the location or type of business. We
will also implement support in the form of subsidies andother assistance to protect those in need, including nonregular employees and families with small children.
Bringing a new form of capitalism into realization
What I aim to do is to bring a new form of capitalism
into realization. The concept is this: a virtuous cycle ofgrowth and distribution, and developing a new postCOVID-19 society. I will establish a Council of New
Form of Capitalism Realization and shape that vision
into something concrete. Aiming for growth is absolutely
critical, and we will make every possible effort towards
actualizing it. However, without distribution, there will
be no subsequent growth; this point too, I thoroughly
endorse. We will extricate ourselves from the barren
argument of “growth or distribution” and conduct a
general mobilization of all possible policies to bringabout “growth and distribution.”
Our growth strategy and our distribution strategy are
two sides of the same coin by which we bring about a newform of capitalism.
The first pillar of my growth strategy is realizing ascience and technology nation. We will boldly fundresearch and development in advanced science andtechnology, including in the areas of digital, green,
artificial intelligence, quantum, bio, and space.
The second pillar is revitalizing regions and a Vision
for a Digital Garden City Nation, which will link to therest of the world. We will advance the implementation ofdigital transformation beginning with our local regions
and give rise to a wave of new reforms.
The third pillar is economic security. Under a newlyestablished ministerial remit, we will advance our efforts
to secure strategic goods and materials and prevent
outflows of technology, while will materialize an
autonomous economic structure.
The fourth pillar is putting to rest people’s anxiety
about the era of hundred-year lifespans. We will makesocial security and the tax system neutral with regard toways of working and endeavor to make universal workers’
insurance a reality. Looking ahead, we will work to build
a social security system oriented to all generations inwhich all people, from children and those raising a family
to the elderly, can feel assured.
Next is our distribution strategy.
The first pillar is strengthening the function for
distributions to working people. We will fundamentallystrengthen our support within the tax code for companies
that raise wages in an effort to increase the percentage ofdistributions allocated to labor.
The second pillar is enlarging the middle class andaddressing the declining birth rate. We will reinforce our
support for educational expenses and living expenses toprovide support for families with small children.
The third pillar is increasing the incomes of thoseworking at facilities providing medical nursing, elderly
care, childcare services and the like. We will examine
public prices and fundamentally review the state of
public prices.
My fourth pillar is correcting the harmful effects
resulting from deciding public finances on a single fiscal
year basis, which determines public distribution.
In addition to these, we will actively invest in building
up basic infrastructure as a step towards regional
revitalization. Without reconstruction from the Great
East Japan Earthquake, there will be no revival of Japan.
In keeping with my strong feelings on this, we will work
exhaustively to realize assistance for disaster victims,
the rebuilding of industries and livelihoods, and thereconstruction and revival of Fukushima.

and open Indo-Pacific.
Second is my determination to fully safeguard thepeace and stability of Japan. We will undertake revisions
to our National Security Strategy, National Defense
Program Guidelines, and Mid-Term Defense Program.
The cornerstone of Japan’s diplomatic and security
policies is the Japan-U.S. Alliance, which I will raise toan even greater height. The abductions issue is one of thehighest priority issues of the Kishida administration. I
will do everything in my power to realize the return of all
the abductees to Japan at the earliest possible date.
Third is my determination to lead the international
community by confronting global-level issues andcontributing to humankind. As a prime minister hailingfrom Hiroshima, the site of an atomic bombing, I will
do my very utmost to bring about a world free of nuclear
weapons.
New economic countermeasures
I instructed my Cabinet to take all possible measures to
respond to COVID-19 and to formulate new economic
policies in order to trigger a new form of capitalism. We
will swiftly compile comprehensive and bold economic
policies.
Conclusion“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far,go together.”
We must overcome the divisions arising from economic
disparities, regional disparities, and the like and carve out
a new era. To make that possible, we will forge one team
aimed at all of us moving forward
together. Every night eventuallyturns into dawn. Holding
hands together with you, thecitizens, we will takea step towards
tomorrow.

Diplomacy and security that fully protect the Japanese people
On the basis of trust we enjoy from the international
community, I will pursue resolute diplomacy in threeareas in which I hold strong determination.
The first of these is my determination to fully defend
the universal values of freedom, democracy, humanrights, and the rule of law. I will vigorously promote a free05

PRIMEMINISTERKISHIDAFUMIO’SPERSONAL
TIMELINE

On October 4, Kishidaconducted his first press
conference as prime minister.

July 29, 1957
Born in Tokyo
Kishida was born in Tokyo in the early years of Japan’s economic boom—when the country was getting back on
its feet after the war—as the son of KISHIDA Fumitake, a government official at the Ministry of International Tradeand Industry (currently the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). His grandfather, KISHIDA Masaki, was a
successful department store proprietor who also served as a member of the House of Representatives.

1963
Moves to New YorkWhen his father was assigned to work in the United States, the family
moved to New York. Kishida attended a local public elementary schoolfrom the first to third grades, where he was impressed by the liberal
ambience of the U.S. and learned to respect diversity.

1973
Student Days

Kishida (top row, second from right) withclassmates in Queens, New York.

After returning to Japan, Kishida attended public elementary and middle
schools before going on to Kaisei Senior High School, a prestigious
private academy. He was an enthusiastic member of the baseball team, an
experience that taught him the importance of working together as a team.
In 1978, he entered the School of Law at Waseda University. When his
father ran for the House of Representatives for the first time the following
year, Kishida helped him to campaign.

1982
Gains Work Experience at a Bank

Kishida (center) played second base for hishigh school team.

After graduating, Kishida joined the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (currently Shinsei Bank). He worked inforeign exchange in Tokyo and was subsequently transferred to the city of Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture where
his clients included maritime shipping firms. He gained firsthand knowledge of the unfavorable economic reality
there by watching small and medium-sized enterprises sometimes founder and fail due to cash-flow problems.

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1993
Joins the Political World
Helping his father’s campaign and working for a bank awakened in
Kishida an urge to serve the people directly by protecting their lives
and improving society as a whole. That set him on his way to politics.
In 1993, after his father’s death, he ran for his father’s seat in a districtin Hiroshima and won his first political battle. He valued politicalstumping as a way to speak directly to voters—an approach thatbroadened his appeal and led to his winning the seat 10 times.

Kishida receives his
parliamentary badge
after being elected to
the House ofRepresentatives forthe first time.

2007
Receives First Cabinet Posting
Kishida joined the Cabinet for the first time as a Minister of Statefor Special Missions, a position in which he took on assignments invarious fields including Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs,
Quality-of-Life Policy, and Science and Technology Policy. He
became Minister for Consumer Affairs in 2008, a position from which
he worked for the establishment of the Consumer Affairs Agency.

Kishida favors a hands-on approach and has visitedmany places throughout the country.

2012
Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
In 2015, Kishida strove for the bilateralagreement between Japan and the Republicof Korea regarding the issue of comfort
women which was “resolved finally andirreversibly.” In 2016, he helped to actualize
a visit to Hiroshima by President Barack
Obama, the first ever such visit by a sitting
U.S. president. Kishida served as Minister of
Foreign Affairs consecutively for four years
and seven months, making him the longestserving foreign minister in postwar Japan.

October 4, 2021
Becomes Prime Minister
Upon winning the election for Liberal
Democratic Party president, Kishida was
appointed Prime Minister of Japan by an
extraordinary session of the Diet. He vowed
to lend a sincere ear to the voices of theJapanese people and to conduct politics in
an attentive and broad-minded manner.

Top: Kishida visited New York in 2016 to attend a
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as the chair.
Left:Kishida explains the symbolism of the Atomic
Bomb Dome to U.S. President Obama.

Kishida filled nearly 30 notebooks in 10
years with comments and appeals from thepeople of Japan.

His favorite food is Hiroshima-styleokonomiyaki ( Japanese savory pancake).
He ate the dish on the day that he waselected to head the Liberal Democratic
Party. “I’ll never forget how wonderful
it tasted,” he says.

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PRIME MINISTER’SFIRST OVERSEAS TRIP
COP26 WORLD LEADERS SUMMIT STATEMENTNOVEMBER 2, 2021
https://japan.kantei.go.jp/100_kishida/statement/202111/_00002.html

On November 2, Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio visited Glasgow, the United Kingdom on his first overseas trip
to attend the World Leaders Summit of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) and other events.
On that occasion, the prime minister held bilateral summit meetings with the leaders of the United States, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and Viet Nam, and with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He also exchanged words withmany other heads of state.
In his speech at the World Leaders Summit, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his own determination that Japan would
work in full force to take on climate change, a common challenge of humankind. The following is the full text of his speech.

Prime Minister Kishidaattended the World
Leaders Summit of the
COP26 in the U.K. There,
he pledged to provide up
to an additional 10 billion
USD in the coming five
years to support the
decarbonization of Asiaand beyond.

At the outset, let me start by commending my friend,
Boris, for his leadership in hosting the COP 26.
I have come all the way to Glasgow to convey myown determination that Japan will be working in fullforce to take on climate change, a common challengeof humankind.
Six years have passed since the adoption of theParis Agreement. At that time, under the leadership08of then President Laurent Fabius, we had renewed
our resolve. We must not forget that very moment.
“Fumio, I really want to give this to you.” To this day,I have been keeping and cherishing the gavel that myfriend Laurent presented to me as a testament to myown resolution to confront the climate issue seriously.
To achieve our goal, this coming decade will be
critical. Together, with high ambitions, let us do allwe can going forward!
“Net-zero by 2050”; Japan will realize this goal
under our newly adopted Long-term Strategy.
I assure that Japan aims to reduce its greenhousegas emissions by 46% in the fiscal year 2030 from its
fiscal year 2013 levels, and that Japan will continue
strenuous efforts in its challenge to meet the lofty
goal of cutting its emissions by 50%.
Mr. President,
To bring about a decarbonized society, Japan will
introduce renewable energy as much as possible, andlead the way in the clean energy transition, with aparticular focus on Asia.
Since solar power plays a major role in thetransition to renewables in Asia, to help stabilize
electrical frequency in the region, converting existing
thermal power generations into zero-emission power
generation is a necessary path. To this end, Japan,
through the Asia Energy Transition Initiative, willdevelop leading projects worth 100 million USD
to transform fossil-fuel-fired thermal power into
zero-emission thermal power such as ammonia andhydrogen. Developed countries are collectively
committed to the 100 billion USD per year goal ofclimate finance. However, we have not yet achieved
this target. In order to lead the initiative in fulfilling
this financial gap, today, I am pleased to announce ouradditional contribution. Japan announced last June
our contribution to provide support worth 60 billion
USD, both in public and private finance, in the next
five years. On top of that, Japan will provide up to 10
billion USD in the coming five years, which would
include our contribution to the launch of Innovative
Financial Facility for Climate as we partner with the
Asian Development Bank and others to support the
decarbonization of Asia and beyond.
Together with Boris, Japan will call on otherdeveloped countries to join us in our collective
efforts.
Capitalizing on these initiatives, Japan will press
onward to undertake efforts toward net-zero emissionsin Asia, the engine of global economic growth.
With an aim to realizing a future where vehicles,
the world’s essentials, will become zero emission,
Japan will take advantage of all the available optionsof technologies.

Top: At a high-level event on
infrastructure and climatechange, Prime Minister Kishidasaid that he would lead theinternational community’scommitment to achieving abetter recovery fromCOVID-19.
Right: In between the meetings,
the prime minister actively
engaged in summit diplomacy
including talks with President
Joe Biden of the United States.

By utilizing our own 2 trillion yen Green Innovation
Fund, Japan will develop next-generation batteries
and motors, hydrogen, and synthetic fuels, which all
hold the key to the spread of electric vehicles.
While spreading the fruits of these innovations
across Asia, Japan will spearhead global efforts.
Furthermore, Japan will be participating in the
Global Methane Pledge. As we are moving forwardin the transition to decarbonization, the ongoingissue of rising energy prices also calls for our joint
discussions among leaders to meet the challenge.
For adaptation to climate change, Japan will
double our assistance to approximately 14.8 billion
USD such as in the area of disaster risk reduction.
Concerning global forestry conservation, I hereby
announce that Japan will provide financial assistanceworth approximately 240 million USD, utilizing
advanced technologies and working in collaboration
with the international organizations.
No one must be left behind as we confront the issueof climate change. Japan will dedicate all its strength
to undertake actions and contribute to the future ofhumankind.
Thank you.

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TOWARD A NEW
FORM OF CAPITALISM:OUTLINE OF THE EMERGENCY PROPOSAL FROM THE
COUNCIL OF NEW FORM OF CAPITALISM REALIZATIONNOVEMBER 8, 2021
https://japan.kantei.go.jp/ongoingtopics/_00001.html

At his inaugural press conference in October 2021, Japan’s new prime minister KISHIDA Fumio announced
his aim to realize a new form of capitalism.
There is a growing trend around the world to search out a capitalist economy for the new era in which
corporations and governments make bold investments, while protecting the middle class—which forms the coreof a healthy democracy—and preparing for global-scale crises such as climate change. The new initiative of theKishida administration aims to take the lead of that global trend, focusing on sustainability and human capital.
The core concepts of the new initiative are “a virtuous cycle of growth and distribution” and “developing a
new post-COVID-19 society.” Growth strategy and distribution strategy will work in tandem to realize them.
On November 8, the emergency proposal was formulated by the Council of New Form of Capitalism
Realization, which was established to shape a vision toward the realization of a new form of capitalism andtranslate it into concrete measures. It emphasizes that growth must be realized first—positioning the growthstrategy as the trigger for the virtuous circle of growth and distribution—while also stating that the distribution
strategy serves as an essential foundation for sustainable growth. The proposal urges Japan to mobilize all
possible policies toward the realization of the virtuous cycle of growth and distribution.
Outline of the basic ideas of the emergency proposal
Since the 1980s, a growing emphasis has beenplaced on short-term shareholder value, resulting
in a sluggish growth of the middle class, widening
disparities, an increasing burden on subcontractors,
and adverse effects on the natural environmentand others. Thus, the government, private sector,

Prime Minister Kishida established a Council of the New Form of
Capitalism Realization to discuss concrete measures to realize a new form ofcapitalism.

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universities, local communities, and citizens andconsumers should all play their respective roles tosolve pending issues. Private companies are requested
to enhance their mid- to long-term earning power bystrengthening their investments in the future in areas
such as human capital, and to achieve sustainablegrowth by circulating their profits through wage
increases and other distributions, as well as throughfurther investment in the future. We are committed tobuilding a sustainable capitalism focused on various
stakeholders. While our basic principle is to realize
economic growth by utilizing market functions, it isalso important for the public and private sectors towork together to create an economy for a new era,with the government providing a supplementary
response in areas that are not sufficiently addressed.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s
mindset about their work style and lifestyle haschanged, with digital transformation—which

The emergency proposal
was formulated at themeeting held on
November 8.

until now had not proceeded very far—suddenly
beginning to make rapid progress. Now is the time
to reform conventional socioeconomic practices
and restrictions as well as institutions to build a newsociety premised on coexisting with COVID-19.
As a trigger for a virtuous cycle of growth anddistribution, it is necessary to realize growth in thefirst place. We need to promote efforts to realize
a science and technology nation, including thosefor digital transformation (DX) and growth of thegreen sector toward a solution to the climate change,
thereby drastically strengthening our capacity forinnovation. We also need to provide comprehensive
support for startups as the driver of innovation thatwill carve out the future of Japan. It is also important
to use innovation to solve social issues in a bid tocreate a highly convenient society and to promote
the improvement of productivity in a wide range ofindustries and enterprises, thereby helping to createof a prosperous middle class.
Our distribution strategy serves as an important
foundation for growth. Consumption is expected
to increase through distribution to employees in
the form of wages, which then stimulates demand,
leading to improvement in corporate earnings andsustainable growth. In order to realize growth anddistribution at the same time, it is necessary tostrengthen investment in people through efforts
ranging from those in childcare and early education,
to those within companies. We must also respect
diversity and inclusivity to create a society where all
citizens can participate and play an active role andestablish an environment where each individual cancreate added value.
From such perspectives, Japan should mobilize all
possible policies toward the realization of a virtuous
cycle of growth and distribution that will thenachieve subsequent growth. To this end, it is essential
to increase productivity through our growth strategy
and to distribute the fruits of that growth in theform of wages to working people, thereby raising theincome level of a broad range of citizens.

Issues to be addressed as an utmost priority
The emergency proposal outlines the multiple
measures that should now be given utmost priority
by the Kishida administration.
Under the growth strategy, the top priority
is promoting the realization of a science andtechnology nation, to which end, a university
fund will be established at a scale of 10 trillion yen
during the current fiscal year. The second priority is
promoting the revival of the dynamism of Japanesecompanies and providing comprehensive support
for startups as the driver of innovation while
simultaneously strengthening tax support for large
companies assisting startups. The third priority
is launching a Vision for a Digital Garden City
Nation by implementing digital technology such as
telework, drone delivery and autonomous driving,
beginning with local regions. The fourth and finalpriority is promoting economic security. A fundwill be established, with innovative technologies
to be developed in crucial areas such as artificial
intelligence and quantum technology.
Under the distribution strategy, the first course ofaction will be to provide support to the private sector
to strengthen the distribution of wealth. Support will
be drastically strengthened within the tax code forcompanies that raise wages to increase the percentageof the distribution allocated to labor. The second
course of action will be to strengthen the distributionfunction in the public sector. Public prices will berevised to increase the incomes of those working at
facilities providing medical nursing, elderly care,childcare services, and the like.
In response to this emergency proposal, thegovernment will make a concerted effort to
immediately address the matters outlined. The
Council of a New Form of Capitalism Realization
will continue to conduct brisk discussions to compile,by next spring, a grand design and an outline of theapproaches to substantialize it, and will keep theworld informed of its progress. 

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PORTRAITS OF JAPANTRANQUILITY
AND SERENITY:A PEACEFUL JAPANESE WINTER

Surrounded by seas, the Japanese archipelago is surprisingly cold in winter, with plenty of snow. Its climate has given
birth to fantastical scenery, fostering local, technical solutions.

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SEA FOG
The Seto Inland Sea is rimmed Honshu
and the Island of Shikoku. On cold, bright
winter mornings, this long, thin body ofwater produces a layer of fog when air ladenwith moisture becomes chilled. Superb viewsof the phenomenon can be enjoyed fromthe observatory in Mihara City, Hiroshima
Prefecture, looking out over more than 700
islands and islets dotting the fog in a tapestry
that never repeats itself, creating a magicalfantasy world.

Kanazawa
MiharaSNOWY GARDEN
Owing to the winds blowing infrom the sea, the area facing the
Sea of Japan has heavy, moist
winter snows. At Kenroku-en
Garden (Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
Prefecture)—one of Japan’s finest
with over 300 years of history—
numerous pine trees are trussedwith rope during the winter, giving
extra support to branches ladenwith the heavy snow. The beautiful
conical shapes, produced throughtraditional wisdom and skill, aretopographical poems symbolizing
the Japanese winter.
H_YASUI/GETTY IMAGESNEW YEAR’S
DELICACIESPIXTAThe Japanese New Year comes with special delicacies. The
custom of placing lucky foods in tiered boxes and eatingthem at seasonal milestone originated as a way of expressing
the concept “stacked with luck.” Each of the foods is madewith long-lasting ingredients, enabling the entire family to
eat leisurely during the New Year holiday period. In that way,
Japanese people celebrate the beginning of the year in peace.

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