The governors of the nation's 47 prefectures, including Tokyo, held their national convention July 8-9 in Matsuyama and expressed their dissatisfaction with the Abe administration's economic policy and devolution efforts.
For their convention, they used the catchphrases "Without the resuscitation of local communities, no resuscitation of Japan" and "Without the stabilization of local communities, no stabilization of Japan." These phrases summarize problems Japan is now facing and must tackle in earnest if it is to build a nation where people can lead decent lives with hope for a brighter future.
The Abe administration should pay serious attention to the ideas behind the phrases and the concrete problems they refer to, and try to work out measures to resolve them.