Japan should seek early deregulation in six priority areas, including health care, to build a consumer-friendly society and revive the faltering economy, a government advisory panel on deregulation said Tuesday.
In a report presented to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the Council for Regulatory Reform said the proposed deregulation must be carried out under the principle that "what can be done in the private sector must be left to the private sector."
The reform measures proposed by the council include easing restrictions on medical advertising, as well as a raft of measures covering the five other sectors: caring for children and the elderly, personnel training and employment, education, the environment, and urban renewal.