The purpose of this study is to explore the development of regional
revitalization policy in Japan, and to understand the differences in the strategies and
action plans of Taiwan's regional revitalization policy based on Japan's experience,
so as to clarify the content of the indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of the
implementation of the policy. In the early days, Japan faced problems such as the
move local industries out of the country, the development of the population into
cities, the decrease of local population, the low birth rate, and the aging of the
elderly, which led to the decrease of the average income of local citizens and the
difficulties of local economies, and even gave rise to the "local extinction theory"
proposed by Masuda Hiroya, which is also similar to what is being experienced
by Taiwan. Therefore, this study seeks to understand how Taiwan's strategy of
regional revitalization has been laid out. By compiling the indicators for evaluating
the effectiveness of regional revitalization mentioned in each of the related projects
promoted in Japan and Taiwan, what are the differences between the two? Through
this study, we learned how Taiwan and Japan are promoting regional revitalization
policies, and how our country should start to implement relevant practical actions to
address the pain points of national development. This study utilizes secondary data
analysis methods, it explores the differences between Taiwan and Japan's regional
revitalization policies in the policy literature, and ultimately, this study clarifies
the policy implications and action strategies of regional revitalization, and how the
strategies and action plans should be implemented to respond to the dilemmas and
challenges of national development.