Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly created ministerial post is raising questions from the public and the opposition camp over concerns its roles will overlap with other agencies.

Katsunobu Kato, 59, former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, was appointed the newly established minister in charge of building a society in which all 100 million people can play an active role. The minister’s job is to advance the administration’s economic policies.

To realize such a society, Kato is expected to play the leading role in advancing Abe's three new economic goals.