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Created
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06TOKYO2791
2006-05-22 02:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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UNCLAS TOKYO 002791
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Toyota Motor's plan to build 10 additional assembly
plants across the world by 2010, including two in the US.
UNCLAS TOKYO 002791
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Toyota Motor's plan to build 10 additional assembly
plants across the world by 2010, including two in the US.
1. "More Hurdles on the Way to Stability in Iraq" The
business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/22): "A
permanent Iraqi government based on the country's new
constitution has finally been launched. There had been
signs of deepening ethnic and sectarian divisions during
the more than five months since the parliamentary
elections. The new government has been inaugurated with
the key cabinet posts of interior and defense left
unfilled due to difficulty in coordination. Can this
government bring people together under a concept of Iraqi
citizenship and realize reconciliation among the
different forces in order to achieve social stability?
Though the launch of a permanent government had been
touted as the end step in the postwar political process,
still larger tests lie ahead."
2. "Formation of Permanent Iraqi Government: Tie This to
Withdrawal of Foreign Troops" An editorial in the liberal
Mainichi commented (5/22): "A permanent Iraqi government
has finally been formed some three years after the fall
of the Hussein regime. The Iraqi people have overcome a
number of difficulties and implemented a political
process based on a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution.
We welcome the fact that the Iraqis have finally reached
this goal. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that they
are now at a starting point beyond which lie even greater
challenges. The cabinet portfolios of interior and
defense, which are responsible for ensuring security,
have been left vacant and will be filled for the time
being by Prime Minister al-Maliki, leaving major concerns
about the unity and leadership of the new government....
With the political process basically implemented, now is
the time to discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops,
including Japan's GSDF unit.... An end to what is
essentially an occupation is necessary for the true
democratization of Iraq."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Toyota Motor's plan to build 10 additional assembly
plants across the world by 2010, including two in the US.
1. "More Hurdles on the Way to Stability in Iraq" The
business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/22): "A
permanent Iraqi government based on the country's new
constitution has finally been launched. There had been
signs of deepening ethnic and sectarian divisions during
the more than five months since the parliamentary
elections. The new government has been inaugurated with
the key cabinet posts of interior and defense left
unfilled due to difficulty in coordination. Can this
government bring people together under a concept of Iraqi
citizenship and realize reconciliation among the
different forces in order to achieve social stability?
Though the launch of a permanent government had been
touted as the end step in the postwar political process,
still larger tests lie ahead."
2. "Formation of Permanent Iraqi Government: Tie This to
Withdrawal of Foreign Troops" An editorial in the liberal
Mainichi commented (5/22): "A permanent Iraqi government
has finally been formed some three years after the fall
of the Hussein regime. The Iraqi people have overcome a
number of difficulties and implemented a political
process based on a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution.
We welcome the fact that the Iraqis have finally reached
this goal. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that they
are now at a starting point beyond which lie even greater
challenges. The cabinet portfolios of interior and
defense, which are responsible for ensuring security,
have been left vacant and will be filled for the time
being by Prime Minister al-Maliki, leaving major concerns
about the unity and leadership of the new government....
With the political process basically implemented, now is
the time to discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops,
including Japan's GSDF unit.... An end to what is
essentially an occupation is necessary for the true
democratization of Iraq."
SCHIEFFER