Emergency countercharge in the present economic conditions

(1)The short-term crisis (the risk of a negative spiral)
Amid the deeping "global financial crisis" and the "synchronized global recession", the Japanese economy is facing a rapid contraction of exports and a severe financial environment.

(2)The structual crisis (responding to a "great adjustment" of the global economy)
The Japanese economy is also confronted with a "structual crisis."
The current financial and economic crisis makes it inevitable for the global economy to undergo a "great adjustment" as countries around the world explore a new balance. In addition, it is likely that common challanges facing the world such as achieving a shift to a low-carbon society and ensuring health and longevity will become increasingly important when the global economy recovers from the crisis.

　Prime Minister Taro Aso held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office and anounced the countermeasures to address the economic crisis an additional set of economic countermeasures.

■Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso (April 10,2009)

■A joint Meeting of the Government and Ruling Parties Council on Countermeasures to Address the Economic Crisis and the Ministerial Meeting on Economic Measures (April 10,2009)

■Countermeasures to Address the Economic Crisis (For distribution to the media) ［PDF］(April 10,2009)

■Summary of the "Policy Package to Address Economic Crisis" ［PDF］(April 10,2009)

■Economic Effects of the "Policy Package to Address Economic Crisis" ［PDF］(April 10,2009)(Cabinet Office)

	Measures to support employment
	Social Security
	Measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises
	Supporting daily life (Fixed-sum stipend, consumer policies, etc.)
	Measures to enhance growth potential and creating a low carbon society
	Regional revitalization measures, agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors measures
	Housing investment and disaster prevention measures

Defending people's daily lives			The Latent Potential of Local Areas
Social Security		Peace of Mind among the Public	The Latent Potential of Local Areas

Increase assistance to hospitals providing emergency care; expand the area served by helicopters used for medical emergencies	Research into causes and treatments of intractable diseases	Establish a Consumer Services Agency	Increase the planting of wheat, soybeans, animal feed crops, etc. in rice paddies Resolve the issue of arable land no longer under cultivation

Cabinet Office
	"Emergency measures to defend people's daily lives", "Measures to counter difficulities in people's daily lives", and "Comprehensive emergency measures to bring about peace of mind"

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