Also, in order to widen the range of selection of houses by improving the quality of stocks of existing houses, we need to support renovation that contributes in quality improvement of the existing housing stock, and promote renovation that can improve the existing houses into higher quality and promote distribution in markets, by improving the system of long-term excellent houses, etc. Amidst population decline and aging population, it is also important to proceed with efforts for proper maintenance and management and the effective use of the apartment houses, privately rented houses, and elderly peoples' own houses, of which maintenance and management are highly probable to become an issue. Here also important is to promote relocation according to life cycles.

Moreover, in order to develop and maintain the system for providing existing houses and house renovation that can respond consumers' diverse needs, the MLIT will support improvement of the consulting capacity of building lots and buildings transaction businesses and the technical strength of mid and small-sized

building contractors, and also promote efforts such as entry as well as coordination by business operators from diverse industry fields, while also trying to structuring equal relationship among business operators. In addition, the MLIT will also promote development of inspection skills for properly understanding the quality, etc., of existing houses, and development of construction materials and methods for cutting cost in renovation works.

Houses form the basis of our livelihood, and also an important element of cities and streets. To maintain and improve their asset value can, together with the improvement of performance and quality as building, be achieved in conjunction with favorable living environment including services supporting the state of living in residence and the beautiful streets. Therefore, it is important to develop and maintain favorable residential environments and beautiful streets while securing the safety and disaster-resistance in urban areas.

From these standpoints, we establish 5 important measures to be the pillar for developing existing housing distribution/ renovation markets; 1) Development of the environment for the existing-housing distribution market, 2) Development of the environment for home renovation market, 3) Promotion of the improved quality of existing housing stock, 4) Enhancement of workers in existing-housing distribution and renovation markets, 5) Development of the living environment & the beautiful streets. The MLIT will promote efforts developed along these 5 measures in an integrated manner, and aim to achieve our goal to double the size of existing-housing distribution and renovation markets (20 trillion yen) by 2020 as indicated in our new growth strategy.

(Uniform promotion of the management of $ CO_{2} $ -saving and energy-saving in vehicles, households and businesses)

In order to have uniform promotion of the management of $ CO_{2} $ -saving and energy-saving in vehicles, households and businesses, the MLIT support the development, etc., of energy-saving system that uniformly manages the energy consumption of vehicles and that of household and businesses. Based on this, we will achieve the dissemination of EV, etc. (electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and micro mobility) and the uniform promotion of reasonable $ CO_{2} $ -saving/energy-saving measures among vehicles.

(Promotion of coordination between restoration of schools and community development)

From the perspective of deepening the relationship between schools and community development, the environmental consideration, and the disaster-prevention, the MLIT will enhance and promote coordination between restoration of schools that were hit by the great east Japan earthquake and the community development. More specifically, the MLIT will collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote measures such as the securing of safe and secure location for community and school, the combining school facilities and public institutions, the development of eco school which promotes the zero energy and lignification, etc., and the development of community disaster prevention and evacuation bases.