东京——日本新任总务大臣藤井久行周三在接受采访时表示，日本需要加强地方政府体系以应对劳动力短缺问题。藤井于9月17日在首相高市早苗的内阁改组中上任。
他指出，小型地方政府尤其受到劳动力短缺的影响，并强调：“加快审查行政程序和职责分配至关重要，以便地方政府能够专注于创造性的行政任务。”
Tokyo – Japan needs to strengthen local government systems to address labor shortages, new internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii said in an interview on Wednesday. Small local governments are particularly affected by labor shortages, said Fujii, who took office on Sept. 17 as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. “It’s important to expedite the review of administrative procedures and role allocations to allow local governments to focus on creative administrative tasks,” he said.
藤井承认，“故乡纳税”捐赠计划在应对地区挑战方面“非常重要”。
Fujii acknowledged that the furusato nōzei hometown tax donation program is “very significant” in addressing regional challenges.
鉴于地方政府希望降低支付给专用门户网站运营商的费用，他表示中央政府将在今年晚些时候的年度税制审查中讨论此事。
Noting that local governments seek a reduction in the fees they pay to dedicated portal site operators, he said the central government will discuss the matter as part of an annual tax system review later this year.
他还表示，将在要求社交媒体平台运营商采取此类措施的新法律生效之前，要求其自愿采取行动，以减轻虚假信息对选举的负面影响。
He said that he will ask social media platform operators to take voluntary actions to mitigate negative impacts on elections from false information before the new law that requires them to do so takes effect.
藤井称，选举是“民主制度的基石”，打击关于选举的虚假信息和对候选人的诽谤是一项“关键挑战”。
Elections are “fundamental to democracy” and combating misinformation about them and defamation of candidates is a “critical challenge,” he said.
在谈及经济安全时，藤井强调了海底电缆的重要性，这些电缆承载了日本99%的国际通信。
Asked about economic security, Fujii emphasized the importance of submarine cables, which cover 99% of the country’s international communications.
他概述了确保供应能力、支持电缆铺设、实施多路由以减少中断风险以及加强电缆保护的计划。
He outlined plans to secure supply capacity, support cable laying and implement multi-routing to reduce disruption risks, and enhance cable protection.
此外，该大臣暗示大阪并非作为东京备用首都的首选候选城市，并表示重点在于“建立应对大规模灾害的备用系统，并创建多极分散的经济区”。
The minister suggested that Osaka was not the primary choice for a secondary capital candidate to serve as a backup for Tokyo. He said the focus is on “establishing a backup system in case of large-scale disasters and creating a multipolar decentralized economic zone.”