Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday:

  • The second round of the Japanese government’s growth strategy could focus on making Japan more attractive to foreign companies
  • Also providing further help for Japanese firms expanding oversea
  • Further deregulation to support venture companies
  • Measure to improve the competitiveness of agriculture
  • More public works, especially for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics
  • Expand the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy so it has to give it more authority to make policy proposals
  • Measures are expected to be debated from January 2014

Sankei did not cite sources for the information