Concerning the Advisory Council to Consider the Modalities of the Three Postal Businesses

1. Purpose
   The Advisory Council to Consider the Modalities of the Three Postal Businesses (hereinafter referred to as "the Advisory Council"), with the participation of concerned parties, shall be held in order to advance a detailed discussion on the modalities of the three postal businesses following their reorganization as public corporations, including the issue of privatization.

2. Composition

   (1)	The Advisory Council consists of the Prime Minister, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister for Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and relevant ministers as well as the experts noted in the attachment, and the Prime Minister shall convene its meetings.
   (2)	The Prime Minister shall request a chairperson from among the experts.
   (3)	The Advisory Council, where necessary, may request the attendance of concerned parties.

3. Other
   The administrative affairs of the Advisory Council will be handled by the Cabinet Secretariat with the cooperation of the relevant administrative organizations, including the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and other ministries.

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Members of the Advisory Council to Consider the Modalities of the Three Postal Businesses

Kazuhito Ikeo	Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Yuri Okina	Senior Economist, Research Department, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.
Yoshiyuki Kasai	President, Central Japan Railway Company
Haruko Kazama	Professor, International Christian University
Kazuharu Kiyono	Professor, Faculty of Politics and Economics, Waseda University
Naoki Tanaka	Economic Analyst
Keiko Higuchi	Professor, Tokyo Kasei University
Satoru Matsubara	Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University
Yoichi Morishita	Chairman, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Takaaki Wakasugi	Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo