[Provisional Translation]

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the sixth meeting of the Headquarters for Creating a Society in which All Women Shine, at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the meeting, the 2017 priority policies for accelerating the promotion of active participation by women were determined, and discussion took place on the state of the enactment of the bill on promoting active participation by women.

Based on the priority policies determined during the meeting and discussion, the Prime Minister said,

"Today we have determined the 2017 priority policies for accelerating the promotion of active participation by women.

The next step is to create a positive cycle whereby autonomous initiatives advance throughout the country, good results are generated, and active participation by women advances further. To that end, we will thoroughly improve the visibility of data on active participation by women, and facilitate its utilization in the labor and capital markets. We will promote work style reform and the taking of child rearing leave by men, to further advance reforms in men's lifestyles and awareness. We will carry out measures promoting the spread of liquid formula for infants. In order to ensure the capacity of childcare facilities, based on the Plan for Raising Children with Peace of Mind, while securing stable financial resources, we will advance measures such as measures to achieve zero children on waiting lists.   

We will steadily implement the recently compiled "measures going forward to address the issues of forced appearances in so-called adult videos, 'JK business' (businesses that provide services rendered by underage girls), and other matters."

For the convenience of those who continue using their surname for work after marriage, we will simplify the procedures for application to include pre-marriage surnames alongside married surnames in passports.

I request that each Cabinet member formulate and implement detailed policies to support the active participation of women based on these priority policies."