Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the second Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime of 2013 (the 21st in total) at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the meeting a draft Strategy to Make "Japan the Safest Country in the World" was discussed.

The Prime Minister said in his address,

"Recently, we made active efforts to highlight the world-renowned safety of Japan, and it was decided that Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. To ensure that the people of Japan and visitors from around the world can share together the thrill of the Games in peace of mind, it is a vital prerequisite and our international mission to ensure the Games' safety. At the same time, ensuring good public order will boost the competitiveness of our cities and heighten Japan's competitiveness as a location for industry. It will also create an important foundation for women and young people to advance in society without having to worry about their safety.
Our country's good public order is a source of pride for many people. However, we are facing new threats to public order, including cyber-crime and cyber-attacks, international terrorism and organized crime, which threaten our society. It is essential for us to create a new strategy if we are to also respond to such threats.
The Strategy to Make "Japan the Safest Country in the World" that has been decided today is one that looks ahead seven years from now to the holding of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. Comprehensive efforts that go beyond the borders of individual ministries and agencies have been compiled as part of the Strategy, including, for example, (1) the establishment of a Japanese version of the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA), which will engage in further government-industry-academia cooperation in cyber-related fields, (2) the promotion of assistance to persons released from correctional institutions to secure housing and find employment, and (3) measures across society as a whole to respond to such incidents as violence inflicted by stalkers or spouses. Based on the strategy that has been decided today, I would like to ask that everyone in the Government work together as one to promote comprehensive measures against crime, and to exert every effort to make "Japan the Safest Country in the World," one in which the people of Japan can take pride."