JAPAN | 60th Anniversary of the System of Administrative Counselors

A ceremony of the 60^th anniversary of the System of Administrative Counselors was held on 30 June 2022 in the presence of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino.

The system of Administrative Counselors, who are commissioned by the Minister of the MIC to work on a voluntary basis receiving people’s requests, opinions and complaints relating to the central government, was established in 1961 and the year 2021 marked the system’s 60th anniversary. However, the ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ceremony was held in order to reacknowledge the importance of the role played by administrative counselors in connecting the public and the government, deepening the understanding of the system by the public, raising motivation levels of the counselors, and promoting cooperation with local governments.  There were also awards for counselors with outstanding achievements.

At the ceremony, about 100 counselors with outstanding achievements were in attendance, accompanied by their families who had supported counselors’ volunteer activities. In addition, over 1,200 counselors participated at 50 local venues around Japan, which were connected to the central ceremony through live streaming, and over 1,300 people watched it at home.

Source: Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan