Japan needs a stronger crisis review system

Involving think tanks and holding 10-year evaluations, the country will be better equipped to face disasters and pandemics in the future.

The need to digitalize Japanese society as a whole

Japan must take action to ensure its future digital agency doesn't get lost under the rest of the government's apparatus.

The country's new digital agency must take a lead in forming Japan’s data infrastructure and global data rule-making, while benefiting the people.

In a country of fax machines and fragmented central administration, Suga's vision of a digital agency looks hard to achieve.

Governments that have worked effectively to roll out apps and artificial intelligence for the social good are set to come out on top.