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This study examines how Akita citizens view their local government policy on 1) Industry and Production, 2) Medical/Welfare, 3) Education, 4) Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 5) Regional activation, 6) Transportation/Conveniences, and their relationships with community livability by using data from "Citizens Awareness Survey" conducted by Akita local government in 2016. Results show that Akita citizens feel that policy on "Depopulation", "Medical/Welfare", "Education" and "Industry/Production" have influence on community livability. However, policies on Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Regional activation, and Transportation/Convenience are negative influence on community livability.

This paper presents a framework and an empirical analysis for "Citizens Awareness Survey" of 2,126 citizens over twenty-year old, conducted by Akita local government to understand the feelings and needs of the citizens against the prefectural policy. The results of the research model using Structural Equation Model (SEM) imply that Akita local government's policies in "Health and medical services," "Promotion of agriculture, forestry and fisheries,†and "Employment and child care support" are related to their citizens' life satisfaction in some extent, while "Promotion of commerce and industry†and "Volunteer activities†are not.