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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I will also work to break down
the ‘closed door’ nature of the government．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I more than anyone else am acutely aware
of the importance of information disclosure．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I’m working on restoring this old document by
applying thin washi paper to both sides．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>Is it alright if I touch this?</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>Is it alright if I touch this?
Yes， no problem．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>It can also be waved．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>It can also be waved．
Yes．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I kindly ask you to make each question short，</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>so that we can answer questions
from as many people as possible．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>Following the Prime Minister’s
press conferences，</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>from today onward my press conferences
will also be made open to all journalists．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I saw a freelance journalist say on Twitter that</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>the Chief Cabinet Secretary’s press
conference would also be opened up．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I think it’s great that many
questions were posed from</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>freelance journalists and those
not belonging to the Press Club．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>I have approached my own press conferences
with the stance that they should be as open as possible．</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>At Cabinet meetings and ministers’ meetings
I have also been encouraging each minister</c>

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<c.vttBottom.vttWhite>to approach the matter taking that
same orientation， to the extent possible．</c>