菅首相「全員が復興相」　２６日に福島訪問―閣僚会議

　政府は２５日、全閣僚で構成する復興推進会議を首相官邸で開いた。同会議の開催は、菅義偉首相の就任後初めて。首相は、東日本大震災からの復興への取り組みについて「閣僚全員が復興相との認識の下に行政の縦割りを廃し、前例にとらわれず被災地の復興に全力を尽くしてほしい」と訓示。政権の最重要課題の一つに位置づける考えを強調した。
　また、首相は２６日に福島県を訪問し、視察する考えも明らかにした。（2020/09/25-11:30）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stressed Friday that reconstruction efforts in areas affected by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami are one of the top priority issues for his government.
   "I want all cabinet members to think they are reconstruction ministers," Suga told a reconstruction promotion conference of all ministers, urging them to work all out, overcoming red tape and the practice of respecting precedents.
   At the conference, which met for the first time since the former chief cabinet secretary replaced Shinzo Abe as prime minister earlier this month, Suga also said he will visit Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday for a firsthand view.
   Fukushima is one of the northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the natural disaster and also suffered triple reactor meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s tsunami-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
   Following progress in large-scale infrastructure projects in the affected areas, the Reconstruction Agency will put more emphasis on other programs such as activities to help people recover their well-being and industrial promotion in the second-phase reconstruction period from next April.