On the 8th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno visited a facility in Hokkaido that serves as a base for transmitting Ainu culture.
On the 8th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who is the head of the government's Ainu policy promotion headquarters, visited "Upopoy," a facility in Shiraoi-cho, Hokkaido that serves as a base for disseminating Ainu culture.
This was the first visit since I took office in October last year, and I visited the memorial facilities and museums where the remains of the Ainu people were stored, and exchanged opinions in the wheelchair with people involved in the preservation of Ainu culture.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno reaffirmed that it is important for the Ainu people to maintain their ethnic honor and dignity and pass them on to the next generation in order to realize a symbiotic society. I want to steadily promote the Ainu policy. "
Meanwhile, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno met with Governor Suzuki of Hokkaido.
Governor Suzuki expressed his intention to cooperate with the national government to consider measures to prevent recurrence in response to the sinking accident of a sightseeing boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula.
In response, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno plans to hold a committee set up by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to consider safety measures for small vessels this week and start discussions on improving the effectiveness of vessel inspections. explained.