Prime Minister Fumio Kishida showed support for budget austerity at the launch of a council on June 19 tasked with proposing to the government sustainable public finance and social welfare systems.
TOKYO, JAPAN - Media OutReach - 1 June 2021 - Productivity came to prominence early, in 1776, when Adam Smith put it at center stage in his famed The Wealth of Nations. The Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organization (APO) continues that legacy under its mandate of promoting productivity across Asia and the Pacific since its founding 60 years ago. Centuries after.