Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been a flag-waver for the export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products since he was chief Cabinet secretary in the previous administration.
In March of this year, the administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a goal to increase exports of such products from ¥1 trillion to ¥2 trillion by 2025, and eventually ¥5 trillion by 2030.
In April, the authority responsible for conducting negotiations and overseeing export procedures, which had been shared by both the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, was combined into the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It certainly seems to be a model case for unsiloing government bureaucracy, which is gaining traction under the new administration.