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On June 13, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 9th meeting of the Council for Designing 100-Year Life Society at the Prime Minister’s Office.
 
At the meeting, a basic design was finalized.
 
Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,
 
“Today, we finalized a basic design for the Human Resources Development Revolution. The expert members of the Council have been engaged in intensive discussions since September last year, and I would like to express my appreciation to all of you.
 
The Abe Cabinet is striving to materialize the Human Resources Development Revolution aimed at enhancing the quality of individual human resources, as well as the Productivity Revolution which is the core of our Growth Strategy, as matters of top priority so that Japan would sustain strong growth in the midst of the declining birthrate and aging population.
 
Of these, the Human Resources Development Revolution takes up the challenge of dramatically reforming the socioeconomic system with a view to creating a 100-year life society. The basic design that was finalized today sets out the backbone, or key policies for that.
 
I would like Minister Motegi to incorporate this basic design into the Basic Policy, and make the necessary arrangements so that the Cabinet approves swiftly.
 
If the basic design ends in compilation, it is meaningless. We must implement the PDCA cycle in line with the basic design, and ensure that it is firmly implemented. To that end, we have decided to reorganize this Council, and establish the Follow-up Meeting on Designing 100-Year Life Society. I would like to ask all the expert members of this Council to continue serving as members of the Follow-up Meeting, and lead efforts to realize the Human Resources Development Revolution.”