7. In conclusion

This month, startups from within Japan and abroad, which generate innovation using ideas and technology as their tools, and leaders from the world’s cities, will be gathering here in Tokyo. They will be here for two events that we will be holding: City-Tech.Tokyo, an international event to accelerate innovation, and the G-NETS Leaders Summit, an international conference for finding solutions to urban problems. Both events raise the banner of “SusHi Tech Tokyo," which incorporates Tokyo's unwavering commitment to the creation of sustainable new value. People-to-people connections that transcend the borders of countries and cities create new value. We hope to make this opportunity the very starting point for a bright future.

From the days of Goto Shinpei and Shibusawa Eiichi, who built the foundations of Tokyo, to the present day, and 100 years into the future, it has and always will be “people” who take center stage. That is why, since assuming the office of governor, I have raised the banner of “Citizens First” and have dedicated myself to leading the government toward the goal of a Tokyo where individuals can shine. The world is moving rapidly and the environment around us is also changing at a dizzying pace. However, I believe that in any age, we must never lose sight of the need for a society in which everyone can hold dreams and hopes and pursue self-actualization. Each one of the 14 million citizens of Tokyo is the game maker for the next age. We need to sow new seeds and make them bloom for a sustainable, prosperous Tokyo that continues to thrive even 100 years into the future. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will surge ahead with this "investment in the future" together with the members of this Assembly and the citizens and businesses of Tokyo, to ensure the grand reform and evolution of Tokyo.

Including the matters to which I have already referred, a total of 112 bills, including 35 budget bills and 48 ordinance bills, have been presented to this regular session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for deliberation among the Assembly members.

This concludes my speech to the Assembly. Thank you.