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On December 8, 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press occasion at the Prime Minister's Office.
 
Regarding the Cabinet decision on the new economic policy package, the Prime Minister said,

“Tomorrow we will close the special session of the Diet, which was convened following the general election. I think that the will of the people, as demonstrated in the election, is for the Government to strongly advance our policies atop a stable political foundation. We will move to implement each of the promises we made during the election campaign one by one in order to respond to the mandate given to us by the people.

We are promoting revolutions in productivity and human resources development as two wheels of a cart in tackling the enormous challenge of a declining birthrate and aging population. To that end, a Cabinet decision was made a moment ago to approve the specific economic policy package. For the coming three-year period up to 2020, we will encourage bold investments in human resources and capital, and dramatically increase the productivity of the Japanese economy. Furthermore, looking toward 2020, we will use the budget for our children’s future, and greatly transform the social security system into one that is oriented to all generations.

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in 2020. Taking this opportunity, I intend to make 2020 a year in which Japan undergoes a major rebirth. With this determination in mind, I will leverage the confidence placed in us by the people of Japan to realize these major reforms.”

In addition, regarding the Cabinet decision on the Government ordinance stipulating the date of the entry into force of the Special Measures Law on the Imperial Household Law Concerning the Abdication of His Majesty the Emperor and Other Matters, the Prime Minister said,

“The date of the abdication of His Majesty the Emperor and the accession of His Highness the Crown Prince to the Imperial Throne has been decided. The Government will put forth every possible effort to ensure that the abdication of His Majesty the Emperor and the accession of His Highness the Crown Prince to the Imperial Throne takes place without incident amidst the good wishes of all the Japanese people.”