Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Visited Hokkaido focusing on accepting immigrants "Full support" announced October 22, 18:45
To correct the overconcentration in Tokyo, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda has begun an initiative to inspect local governments nationwide that are implementing distinctive regional promotion measures.
After the tour in Kuriyama-cho, Hokkaido, he expressed his intention to fully support the efforts that bring together the wisdom of the region while local tax revenue is expected to decrease.
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda has started an initiative to inspect local governments nationwide that are implementing distinctive regional promotion measures in order to consider measures to correct the overconcentration in Tokyo, and for the first time, will focus on accepting migrants. I visited Kuriyama Town, Hokkaido.
Minister Takeda inspected the facilities that the town had set up to promote the migration of creators who make things such as miscellaneous goods, and exchanged opinions with immigrants from the Kanto region.
After that, Minister Takeda told reporters, "I felt that the city had a well-established environment for welcoming migrants. It was helpful as a model case to raise the motivation of the region."
On top of that, "While the local tax revenue is expected to drop considerably due to the corona disaster, I would like the region to gather various wisdom and make efforts to revitalize the region, and the government will fully back up the movement. I want to. "