Local News

With the national government mulling the elimination of local offices for government ministries and agencies and transferring their responsibilities to sub-national governments, the Kyushu Governors’ Council agreed to establish an administrative mechanism for the seven prefectures in the region. They will petition the national government to create the legal framework required to implement their plan. If the national government takes that step, the offices, authority, funding sources, and employees for 15 agencies in eight ministries will be transferred nearly intact. Duties related to national taxation and defense will not be affected.