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National Governors' Association
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| Date of Establishment |
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October 1, 1947
This association was originally established on October 1, 1947 under
the name of the National Federation of Local Government Associations
(NFLGA) as the national organization of regional consultative organizations
of prefectural governors (Local Government Associations), which had
been organized by the governors elected on April 5, 1947 by popular
vote under the New Constitution of 1947.
Later on October 11, 1950, the NFLGA renamed itself the National Governors'
Association (Zenkoku Chijikai) which it still retains to the present
day for the purpose of clarifying its character as an organization whose
membership consists of the governors of the nation.
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| Objective |
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Seeking the smooth operation of local government administrations and
their healthy development by promoting closer mutual communication and
cooperation among the prefectures.
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| Businesses |
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| (1) |
Liaison and coordination concerning the affairs of prefectural
government administration; |
| (2) |
Planning and promotion of policies which are deemed necessary
for the strengthening of local government; |
| (3) |
Matters concerning the place of consultation with the minister(s) concerned regarding the designing, planning, and implementation of the government measures that may affect local autonomy held based on the law concerning the place of consultation between the national and local governments |
| (4) |
Presentation of opinions to the Cabinet and the Diet concerning
laws or ordinances which may affect the local autonomy system based
on the provisions of the Local Autonomy Law; |
| (5) |
Friendly exchanges with foreign countries |
| (6) |
Other matters which are considered necessary to achieve the objective
of the NGA. |
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| Officers |
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(2-year term)
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President
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Keiji Yamada, Governor of Kyoto Prefecture |
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Vice Presidents
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7 person |
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Executive Council members
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7 persons(Presidents of regional blocks) |
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Auditors
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3 persons |
 List
of NGA Officers(PDF)
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| Meetings |
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| 1. |
National Governor's Conference
The National Governors' Conference is the decision-making organ
of the NGA. It decides on the following matters:
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Enactment, amendment and abolishment of the
Statute of the NGA; |
| (b) |
Important policy matters; |
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Matters concerning the place of consultation between the national and local governments |
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Matters concerning the presentation of opinions
to the Cabinet and the Diet; |
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Allotment of monetary contributions not based
on the national laws or ordinances; and |
| (f) |
Matters which the President and Vice Presidents'
Conference or the Executive Council deems should be considered
by the National Governors' Conference for a final decision. |
The National Governors' Conference is held twice a year. |
| (a) |
At the conference held in July, proposals and
requests to be submitted to the National Government concerning
its policies and budget for the next fiscal year are discussed
and resolved. |
| (b) |
At the conference held in December, strategies
toward the formulation of the national budget for the following
fiscal year, including local government finances, are discussed
and resolved. |
| (c) |
Extraordinary Conference: The extraordinary conference is held to discuss the response to urgent issues that require immediate attention. |
In addition to the above, a meeting of the governors of the nation
is held under the auspices of the national government once a year
(in autumn) with a view to strengthening the ties between the
national government and local governments. |
| 2. |
President and Vice Presidents' Conference |
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The President and Vice Presidents' Conference offers
advice to the President on policy recommendations made by the NGA
and general affairs of the NGA and resolves the setting up of special
committees. |
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Executive Council
The Executive Council will decide on the following matters:
| (a) |
Enactment, amendment and abolishment of the
regulations of the NGA; |
| (b) |
Affairs of the NGA; |
| (c) |
Approval of budgets and acknowledgement of accounts;
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| (d) |
Matters entrusted by the National Governors'
Conference. |
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| 4. |
Strategy Council |
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The Strategy Council is established as an organization that is sufficiently comprehensive and flexible to support the President in order to draw up the prioritized policy objectives, which the National Governors’ Association should achieve and determine the strategies and courses of action necessary for the achievement thereof. |
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Standing Committees and Special Committees
The Standing Committees inquire into and study matters connected
with local governmental administration and finance, formulate policies,
and promote them. There are four Standing Committees on a permanent
basis as follows:
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General Affairs Standing Committee; |
| (b) |
Agriculture, Forestry, Commerce and Industry
Standing Committee; |
| (c) |
Construction and Transportation Standing Committee;
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| (d) |
Welfare and Educational Affairs Standing committee. |
Special Committees discuss specific important matters connected
with local governmental administration and finance. There are 12
Special Committees as follows:
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Special Committee on Government Commitment Evaluation |
| (b) |
Special Committee on Gender Equality |
| (c) |
Special Committee on Disaster Control |
| (d) |
Special Committee on Computerization Promotional
Measures |
| (e) |
Special Committee on Issues concerning the Japanese
Constitution |
| (f) |
Special Committee on Decentralization Promotion |
(g) |
Special Committee on Energy and Environmental
Issues |
| (h) |
Special Committee on Education and Support Measures
for Next Generation |
| (i) |
Special Committee for Future Projections of
Municipality Finance and for Local Consumer Tax |
| (j) |
Special Committee on Local Taxes and Finance |
| (k) |
Special Committee on Measures for Nuclear Power Generation |
| (l) |
Special Committee on Local Administration System Issues |
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Study Group |
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There is an autonomy system study group consisting
of academic experts for the study of basic issues concerning the
above system.
Moreover, there is the Local Autonomy Advanced Policy Center that consists of the online Advanced Policy Bank for the sharing of information on advanced activities between prefectures to use it in developing policies and the Brain Center where external experts, etc. carry out the policy recommendation function and think tank function. |
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| The secretariat
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| Location |
Location: 6-3, Hirakawa-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan |
| Secretary General |
Mitsuo Hashimoto |
| Number of employees |
42 persons |
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| Organization
of the National Governors' Association (Outline) |
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Click
here for organization chart.(PDF)
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