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Progress of the Council for Regulatory Reform

The 1st meeting:
May 11 (Fri.)

On how to proceed with the discussion

The 2nd meeting:
May 31 (Thu.)

Free talking (on basic ideas for the regulatory reform)

The 3rd meeting:
June 20 (Wed.)

Free talking (on topics under consideration in the focused areas for discussion)

The 4th meeting:
July 10 (Tue.)

Deliberation on each of the focused areas (attended by administrative ice-ministers of major ministries)

The 5th meeting:
July 17 (Tue.)

Deliberation of rough draft proposals for interim report

The 6th meeting:
July 24 (Tue.)

Deliberation and decision of draft proposals for interim report

'Interim Report on Regulatory Reform in Six Priority Areas' announced

The 7th meeting:
Sept. 10 (Mon.)

Free talking (on topics under consideration and operating schedule as of now)

The 8th meeting:
Sept. 18 (Tue.)

Hearing from the organizations concerned, etc. (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, Japanese Trade Union Confederation, Japanese Council of Social Welfare)

The 9th meeting:
Sept. 20 (Thu.)

Hearing from the organizations concerned, etc. (4 Hospital Organizations Council, Japan Medical Association, Japan Day Nursery Association)

The 10th meeting:
Oct. 1 (Mon.)

Hearing from the organizations concerned, etc. (U.S., Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, EU)

The 11th meeting:
Oct. 30 (Tue.)

On topics under consideration in other areas

The 12th meeting:
Nov. 5 (Mon.)

On progress of discussion and policies of organizing opinions in the 6 focused areas

The 13th meeting:
Nov. 21 (Wed.)

Deliberation on rough draft proposals

The 14th meeting:
Nov. 29 (Thu.)

Deliberation on draft proposals' language

The 15th meeting:
Dec. 7 (Fri.)

Deliberation & decision on draft proposals' language

Dec. 11 (Tue.)

Reporting out to the Prime Minister

* Working groups were established for discussion areas respectively, and they met for 114 times in total before reporting out (hearing of organizations concerned, hearing of ministries, organizing issues, etc.).


The Council for Regulatory Reform Members List

President:
Yoshihiko Miyauchi

Chairman and CEO, Orix Corporation

Deputy President:
Makoto Iida

Founder, Secom Co., Ltd.

Members:
Masaharu Ikuta

Chairman of the Board, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

* Environment WG Chief

Reiko Okutani

President, The R Co., Ltd.

Hideki Kanda

Professor of Law, the University of Tokyo

* Competition Policy WG, Legal Affairs & Financial Sector WG Chief

Eiko Kono

President and Representative Board Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Kaori Sasaki

President & CEO, eWoman,Inc.

Yoshio Suzuki

President, Asahi Research Center, Co., Ltd.

* Medical Care WG, Energy & Transport WG Chief

Atsushi Seike

Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University

* Human Resources (Labor) WG, Standards Certification, etc. WG Chief

Keiichiro Takahara

Chairman and CEO, Uni-Charm Corp.

Tatsuo Hatta

Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Rie Murayama

Managing Director, Research Division, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd.

* Urban Renaissance WG Chief

Minoru Mori

President and CEO, Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Naohiro Yashiro

President, Japan Center for Economic Research

* Welfare and Childcare WG, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Distribution WG Chief

Akinori Yonezawa

Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo

* Education WG Chief

* Members are listed in the Japanese alphabetical order.


The Council for Regulatory Reform Associate Members List

[Medical Care WG]

Hirobumi Kawakita

Chairman & CEO, Kawakita General Hospital

Tomonori Hasegawa M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor Department of Public Health Toho University school of Medicine

[Welfare and Childcare WG]

Shozo Ikeda

Professor, Sociology Dept., Ryukoku University

Yasuhiko Seki

Director, Tama Community Association of Lifelong Learning (Registered NPO)

[Human Resources (Labor) WG]

Noriaki Kojima

Professor, Graduate School of Law, Osaka University

Hideyuki Morito

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Seikei University

[Education WG]

Mika Ikemoto

Senior Researcher, Center for Aging and Environmental Studies, Economics Department

Ikuyo Kaneko

Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance, and Headmaster, Keio Yochisha Elementary School

Shigefumi Nishio

Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Masaaki Hayo

Professor, Education Dept., Tokyo Gakugei University

Yoshiteru Morihiro

Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University

[Environment WG]

Anthony Millington

Director General, European Automobile Manufactures Association ,Tokyo Office

Tadashi Otsuka

Professor, Law School, Waseda University

Izumi Washitani

Professor, Institute of Agriculture & Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo

[Urban Renaissance WG]

Yasushi Asami

Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Hideo Fukui

Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

[Legal Affairs & Financial Sector WG]

Robert F. Grondine

President of US Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan

[Distribution WG]

Soichiro Kozuka

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University


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