PRINCIPAL POLICIES OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT

"TOKYO'S BIG CHANGE: THE 10-YEAR PLAN"

2008 Action Program for Tokyo's 10-Year Plan

In order to achieve the eight goals laid out in the 10-Year Plan, it is necessary for residents and the public and private sectors to work cooperatively in advancing initiatives across all of Tokyo.

To date the TMG has been independently implementing pioneering initiatives through its already established "Principal Policies" and "Priority Projects." However, the 2008 Action Program for the 10-Year Plan was formulated to ensure the swift and steady achievement of the eight goals in the 10-Year Plan and, with an eye towards hosting the Olympic Games in 2016, to unroll pioneering initiatives to make the metropolis an urban model for the 21st century.

Formulating a three-year action plan (2008-2010) to speed up initiatives to realize the goals set forth in Tokyo's 10-Year Plan will help clarify the TMG's future project developments and guide financial and administrative operations.

The three-year action plan comprises a total of 39 policies, 334 projects (of which 254 are new projects), and has a three-year budget of approximately 1,700 billion yen with 470 billion yen earmarked for use in FY2008.

Along with working in cooperation with a large variety of entities in Tokyo ranging from residents, businesses, and NPOs to social entrepreneurs, and expanding this network, various schemes are being adopted to promote the mobilization of community resources in order to advance Tokyo-wide initiatives. These include the development of extensive movements such as the Green Tokyo Fundraising campaign, energy conservation in private residences, earthquake resistance of buildings, and child-rearing support. Additionally, broad networks such as the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 and the Conference of Eight Metropolitan/Prefectural Municipal Leaders will be fully utilized to seek solutions to global warming, emerging infectious disease, and other problems through cooperation and solidarity with other Asian cities and nearby local governments.

Regarding significant challenges facing the metropolitan government that should be dealt with interdepartmentally, discussions geared toward finding solutions to these issues were undertaken by interdepartmental strategy councils, and the results garnered were actively reflected in the 10-Year plan.

Keeping in mind the importance of placing priorities and accelerating the implementation of initiatives, the TMG's three independent funds―the Fund for Promotion of Measures against Climate Change, the Fund for Promotion and Exchange in Sports and Culture, and the Fund to Ensure Health and Welfare―will be effectively used.