New Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she would like to improve convenience and public Wi-Fi service ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

"I'm aware of strong needs for free public wireless LAN (local area network) service," Takaichi, 53, told reporters during a group interview at the ministry. "The service would also be beneficial in the event of disasters, so I'd like to boost the infrastructure for it."

Takaichi said Japan must make a better effort to get multilingual signs posted in public areas before the expected surge in visitors for the Summer Games in 2020.