In the old days, people used to carry gifts of any form and size in a furoshiki. Once serving its purpose, the furoshiki was folded up into a small size and people went home light-handed. Furoshiki is compact and easy to carry around and does not take up space at home.
It is so convenient that there is nothing more one can ask for. In this e-mail magazine I have introduced various efforts closely intertwined with our daily lives and which anybody can practice as ways to deal with environmental issues such as COOL BIZ and sprinkling water on the ground to lower the temperature.
I will continue to promote the "3Rs" movement of "reducing" waste, "reusing" products and "recycling" resources, while keeping close to my heart the notion of "mottainai," a concept based on taking great care to look after things, in order to realize both environmental protection and economic development.
The administrative reform promotion bill was approved by the parliamentary committee of the House of Representatives yesterday. It is scheduled to be voted on at the plenary session of the House of Representatives this afternoon.
This is a bill to realize important reforms with a view to creating a more simple yet efficient government by looking into the possibility of leaving more tasks currently administered by the government in the hands of the private sector and examining whether there are ways we can draw on the ingenuity and innovation of the private sector, as well as realizing a 5 percent net reduction of civil servants over the next five years."
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
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