— More than half of companies are placing a priority on "improvement of nursing and preschool education, etc." and "zero children on waiting lists to get into nurseries" — In the midst of a shrinking working-age population and increasing number of double-income households, the government announced the promotion of women's participation and advancement in the workplace as an important policy for growth strategy. Matters to focus on are included as specific policy goals. In a

- Large companies exceeding 50 points for the first time in 3 years and 4 months - （Companies researched: 23,767 ; Valid responses: 10,093; Response rate: 42.5%; Survey start date: May 2002) < Overview of July 2017: Recovery continues > The economic diffusion index (DI) in July 2017 was 47.6, up 0.8 points from the previous month. This reflects an improvement for two consecutive months. Recovery of the domestic economy continued, with large companies and the construction indu