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On July 31, 2012, the Strategy for Rebirth of Japan was decided by the Cabinet. At the Council on National Strategy and Policy that was held one day before the Cabinet decision, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said:
"First, the reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the revitalization of Fukushima must be continuously tackled with every effort as the top priority issue. At the same time, the four largest projects set forth as the prioritized issues in the Strategy for Rebirth of Japan, namely "Green," "Life," "Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries," and "Mid- and Small-Sized Enterprises," should be addressed securely.
"Second, in order to securely implement the Strategy for Rebirth of Japan, we would like to strongly push forward the implementation of the PDCA cycle, centering around this Council on National Strategy and Policy, such as by evaluating achievement of the goals of the policy based on the roadmap every fiscal year, and deciding the basic direction of the priority policies for promoting the strategy.
"I would like the government to draw on all of the measures in the future, by transforming the Strategy for Rebirth of Japan into concrete actions, so that Japan can achieve strong growth again."
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