Policy Proposals
Realize Sustained Creation of Diverse Values Through a "Society Co created by Its Seikatsusha" ―Seikatsusha's Choices and Actions―
October 11, 2022
Kengo Sakurada
Chairman, Keizai Doyukai
Chapter 1: People Agonizing Because of Inability to Visualize the Future amid the Stagnation and Regression of the Economic Society
- With sluggish increase in wages and income, Japan is hardly a high income Country
- Concerns about cost push inflation with price increases in goods and services
- Lingering worries about the future in a society of longevity and declining population
Chapter 2: Negligence of Politics, Administration, and Companies at the Root of the Lost Three Decades
- Discussions exhausted on Japan's problems and solutions
- Unforeseen developments and failure to respond promptly and appropriately
- Why has Japan failed to achieve its goals and to change?
- Do not be overly pessimistic, take stock of the current situation, work for Japan's revival from the Seikatsusha's standpoint
Chapter 3: Creating Value Necessary for Happiness and Growth and a "Society Co created by its Seikatsusha"
- A "society co created by its Seikatsusha" that draws out and taps Japan's Strengths
- "Future Selection Forum" presents options through open debate
- Japan's purpose and existence value and young people's image of a typically Japanese society
"Image of Society Co created by Its Seikatsusha in the Not So Distant Future (in 10 Years)" - Seikatsusha's responsibility to support modern society "now" (Japan's present state)
- Seikatsusha's responsibility to create a future society "from now on"(KPIs for Japan's revival)
Chapter 4: Strengthening the Foundation for Value Creation and Growth through Uniquely Japanese Innovation
- Education that respects individuality and nurtures the ability to survive in the future
- Build and strengthen the foundation for value creation through long--term investment in human resources and digital technology
- Creation of value added based on the spirit of altruism and purpose
- Creation of value added by increasing the overall amount of challenges and strengthening competitiveness of SMEs
- Creation of value added by building an ecosystem for social implementation
Chapter 5: Dynamic, Inclusive, and Sustainable Distribution
- Idea of distribution surpassing traditional income redistribution
- Realize better--quality economic growth through dynamic distribution
- Ensure social equality and justice through inclusive distribution
- Enhance sustainability of the earth environment and government finances through sustainable distribution
Chapter 6: Generating Customers and Markets to Enhance Corporate Value and Evaluation
- The role of true executives is to generate customers and markets
- Management that supports challenges, tolerates failures, honors success,and nurtures true leaders
- Ambidextrous management where the executives are articulate about both short-- and long--term corporate value
- At Keizai Doyukai, executives themselves pursue corporate value