Although there is no objection to the need for regional revitalization in the written opinion, university education is being promoted by the government for the purpose of correcting the concentration of young people in Tokyo. He criticized the reform of the research system, stagnating innovation, not only reducing the international competitiveness of universities, but also harshly criticizing human resources for damaging the national interests of resources.

　On that basis, while expressing a clear opposition to the government policy, in the case of regional revitalization, instead of creating a composition between Tokyo and the region, Tokyo and the region should coexist and co-prosper, and build a mechanism that contributes to the development of Japan as a whole. I asked.In addition, it has placed an order not to take legislative measures to curb new university expansion or amend notifications.

　The government has decided on a policy to curb new expansion, saying that there is a concentration of universities in the 23 wards behind the increasing concentration of young people in Tokyo. From 2020 onward, the policy is to regulate new expansion with new legislative measures, and from 2018 until then, the notification of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will be revised and suppressed as a provisional measure.

　The government's policy is gaining support from the National Governors' Association and local governments, but private universities with campuses in the 23rd ward and the Japan Association of Private Universities are strongly opposed.Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo has also submitted a request to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshimasa Hayashi to stop the suppression.

reference:[Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly] Opinion on capacity reduction at universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo