sentences:  To boost the local development in Beppu City, which was experiencing an economic turndown due to fewer tourists in the 1990s, Hiramatsu proposed the establishment of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in 2000.The 2002 FIFA World Cup matches were held at Ōita Bank Dome after an active lobbying campaign on his behalf.Hiramatsu supported the reorganization of Japan into states, which would be formed by combining neighbouring prefectures.