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Answer: In the midst of fluid international environment in the aftermath of the Cold War, diplomatic activities of Japan are continuing to expand. The number of diplomatic telegrams sent each year as a principal means of communication between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan's overseas establishments rose by more than seven times in 1991 as compared with that in 1975. During the same period, the total amount of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) increased by more than nine times, the number of concluded international treaties and commitments by six times, and the number of issuance of visas by more than four times. Moreover, as the number of overseas Japanese residents and tourists rises, the related work of the Ministry is also increasing. Clearly, there is a need to deal with this situation.
In addition, at a time when Japan is increasingly expected to make more positive contribution to the international community, it is urgent not only to dramatically expand the number of personnel, but also to devise concrete policies including a reorganization of the Ministry that will lead to strengthening diplomatic functions. These are necessary for Japan to pursue an active foreign policy. Under these circumstances, the Provisional Council for the Promotion of Administrative Reform (the third Council) in July 1991, recommended that the Ministry reassess the current functions and then undertake measures to improve and expand them in every aspect, including that of personnel. In response, the Minister for Foreign Affairs convened the Advisory Group to the Foreign Minister on the Enhancement of Diplomatic Function to discuss specific measures to strengthen and improve both the organization and functions of the Ministry. It submitted its report in December 1991.
This advisory group was of the view that foreign policy can determine the fate of a country in view of the historic changes taking place in the world. From this point of view, the group proposed the following five points of recommendations with the view to making the Foreign Ministry a dynamic and trustworthy institution at home and abroad;
(1) Reorganizing the Ministry: creation of the Foreign Policy Bureau to strengthen planning and coordination of comprehensive, medium-and long-term foreign policies; establishment of the Intelligence and Analysis Bureau to improve functions related to information which is essential in executing foreign policy; enhancement of capabilities to protect Japanese citizens overseas and to manage crisis; the further improvement of the function for the promotion of international cooperation.