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Culture agency to move west to boost local areas

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The government March 22 decided to move the Cultural Affairs Agency to Kyoto Prefecture within a few years under a policy designed with the dual aim of driving revitalization of local economies while addressing the overconcentration of central government offices in Tokyo.

The government also said it will judge whether to relocate the Consumer Affairs Agency and the internal affairs ministry's statistics bureau to western Japan prefectures, but won't transfer four other agencies, including the Tourism Agency. (Kyodo)

文化庁の京都移転が決定

政府は3月22日、東京一極集中を是正し、地方創生を進めるため、文化庁を京都府に移転することを決定した。消費者庁と総務省統計局の移転についても検討している。

The Japan Times ST: April 1, 2016