The government plans to emphasize social infrastructure investment as part of a comprehensive plan to support mergers of cities, towns and villages, according to a draft plan obtained by Kyodo News.
The draft plan consists of around 60 separate schemes aimed at boosting cooperation between government ministries and agencies in the business of strengthening merged local governments.
These include projects focused on the living environment, information technology and education.
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