For the past eight months, economists, business leaders and lawmakers within his own party have wondered what Prime Minister Fumio Kishida¡¯s economic policies will look like under what he calls his ¡°new form of capitalism.¡±

But the draft proposal of his economic agenda unveiled Tuesday presented a mixture of strategies that have already been pitched by his predecessors, with an emphasis on investing in human resources.

Key aspects of Kishida¡¯s plan also include investing in science and innovation, increasing the number of startups and promoting green and digital transformations.