60077    Both the ruling party and the opposition party are still unstable within the existing political framework, which is "a temporary status" towards the next general election and the second stage of the political realignment.

60078    I wish my New Year's dream will come true in this "year of choice" of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

60079    Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama made a new year's greeting entitled "a vision of a creative and gentle country" in the New Year's press conference.

60080    This is a basic concept of the so-called "Murayama vision" which will be presented by a group of scholars who are close to the Prime Minister during this month.

60081    He declared "four creations" including non-military international contributions, entitled "Creation of World Peace by an International Contribution Appropriate to Japan."

60082    In the message, a catch phrase for the 50th anniversary of the end of the war was expressed as "from reform to creation" at the beginning.

60083    In the field of "economic society," he indicated the necessity of economic restructuring as a measure against de-industrialization and unemployment, and in "a gentle society" heartfelt education and measures against guns and drugs.

60084    Regarding "world peace," he indicated activities in non-military fields such as measures against poverty and starvation as Japanese style international contributions within the range of the constitution, which implied a break away from focusing on United Nations peacekeeping operations.

60085    The outline of "the New Year's Message" announced by Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama was as follows.

60086    After the Murayama Cabinet was established, we completed one of the significant stages in long-standing and difficult issues, such as political reform, tax revision, the Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law and others.

60087    On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we will address the establishment of "a creative and gentle country" to realize the prospects of the next 50 years and aim at a great leap "from reform to creation."

60088    The first thing to achieve is "creation of a free and active economic society."

60089    Administrative reforms, including deregulation, review of government-affiliated corporations, promotion of decentralization, and information disclosure will be carried out.

60090    The second goal is "creation of intellectual assets which will be handed over to the next generation," and we will promote more satisfactory basic studies and more creative technological development to create new industrial fields.

60091    The third goal is "the creation of a gentle society where everyone lives in peace."