In order to correct the overconcentration in Tokyo, the government's expert meeting, which considers the relocation of universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo, held its first meeting in Tokyo.Opinions will be exchanged on measures to curb the expansion of new universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo and measures to promote local universities, and an interim report will be compiled around May.
The Council of Experts is a private advisory body of Kozo Yamamoto, Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, and has 13 members, including the heads of local governments, business people such as Tamako Mitarai, president of Kesennuma Knitting, and university faculty members.Masahiro Sakane, Advisor to Komatsu, was appointed as chairman, and Hiroya Masuda, a former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, was appointed as a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo."We would like to comprehensively consider job creation in rural areas and employment support for young people," said the Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Yamamoto.
After hearing opinions from university officials and local government-related organizations at the 2nd meeting and economic organizations at the 3rd meeting, the discussion points will be organized and concrete plans will be discussed.
According to the 2016 population migration report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Tokyo metropolitan area, which consists of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures, has been over-migrated for 21 consecutive years, with more in-migrants than out-migrants.Of the three major metropolitan areas, the Osaka and Nagoya areas are in excess of migration, and the reality is that the concentration in Tokyo is accelerating.
The government believes that the young people's move to Tokyo due to going on to university is affecting the background, and it is necessary to encourage the relocation of universities in Tokyo, curb new expansion, and promote local universities.At the end of 2016, the National Governors' Association also adopted an urgent resolution calling for restraint on the expansion of new universities in Tokyo, requesting the government to take measures.
