[Provisional Translation]

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 19th meeting of the Headquarters for Japan’s Economic Revitalization at the Prime Minister’s Office.

During the meeting, discussion took place on the establishment of public-private dialogue towards investment for the future.

Based on the discussion in the meeting, the Prime Minister said,

“In order to achieve Japan’s greatest postwar economy of a nominal GDP of 600 trillion yen, we will implement a productivity revolution to improve the productivity of Japan’s economy.

Corporate profits are the highest they have ever been. Now is precisely the time for active, bold investment in capital, technology, and talent. This is investment for the future.

Today, we have established public-private dialogue towards investment for the future.

In the course of expanding investment for the future, if we encounter systemic barriers, we will dismantle them. We will institute no sacred or off-limits areas, but rather make decisions on matters as they arise.

I would like to request that all relevant ministers exert their leadership and carry out prompt action.”