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PART 2 Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 2. Promotion of Lifelong Learning
2 Development of Infrastructures for Lifelong Learning
(1) Development of Mechanisms for Promoting Lifelong Learning


The Law Concerning the Development of Mechanisms and Measures for Promoting Lifelong Learning was enacted in June 1990 and put into effect on July 1, 1990. This law mainly provides for s prefectural programs for contributing to the promotion of lifelong learning; prefectural basic plans for the promotion of lifelong learning activities at the community level l and the creation of the Lifelong Learning Council, an advisory organ to the Minister of Education, Science and Culture. The Lifelong Learning Council was set up in the Ministry in accordance with this law in August 1990, and started deliberating on "measures for promoting lifelong learning corresponding to future social trends". At the prefectural level, ordinances for setting up prefectural councils for lifelong learning have been enacted in six prefectures. These are Hokkaido, Chiba, Toyama, Nagano, Kyoto, and Tottori, and many other prefectures are moving in this direction.

In order to promote lifelong learning, in July 1988 the Ministry created a Lifelong Learning Bureau by reorganizing and expanding the Social Education Bureau. It has also been encouraging and assisting prefectural and municipal governments to create mechanisms for liaison and coordination of lifelong learning programs. The Ministry has also implemented a program of model municipalities for promoting 1ife1ong learning. It is expected, under the Law Concerning the Development of Mechanisms and Measures for Promoting Lifelong Learning, that relevant mechanisms and measures will be further developed.


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