Realization of Osaka’s growth – Implementation of Osaka Growth Strategy

Increasing the city’s appeal

Establishing Osaka as the Capital of Water and Light by holding the “Festival of the Lights in OSAKA” and increasing the allure of the waterfront

Promoting culture and sports

Establishing Osaka as “a city for the freedom of culture” in which the arts and culture are developed and new culture is created
Becoming “Osaka, a city that offers fulfillment through sports”

Fostering growing industries – Creating innovation and promoting SMEs –

Building an “innovation ecosystem” and creating new businesses related to IoT / robot technologies
Creating business opportunities for SMEs that are currently supporting the economy in Osaka
Promoting Osaka as a venue for MICE events (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions)

To host the World Expo 2025 in Osaka

Applying the private sector’s creative ingenuity in community development

Enhancing transportation networks

Expanding railway networks to a wider area (Linear Chuo Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen)
Enhancing railway access to Kansai International Airport (Naniwasuji Line)

Osaka as an environmentally advanced city that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs

Global warming countermeasures
Building a new energy system
Inter-city cooperation for low-carbon city development in Asian cities

Promotion of disaster prevention/mitigation measures

Implementation of countermeasures against tsunami and floods
Promotion of improvement in city areas with high concentration of houses

Expanding and improving public services for citizens

Improving the environment for child-raising and education

Realizing Osaka as a city in which education and medical care for children are provided free of charge
Developing the ability to thrive in an international society through innovative projects for English education and the establishment of privately managed public schools with programs such as International Baccalaureate

Improving measures for senior citizens

Improving measures for elderly persons to be able to continue to live in familiar communities, with a sense of security