Identifier
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07TOKYO3157
2007-07-11 05:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
ABDUCTION ADVISOR NAKAYAMA POSITIVE ON U.S. VISIT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003157
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2017
TAGS: PREL JA KN PREF
SUBJECT: ABDUCTION ADVISOR NAKAYAMA POSITIVE ON U.S. VISIT
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer. Reasons 1.4 (B)(D)
Abduction Advisor Nakayama's Visit
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003157
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2017
TAGS: PREL JA KN PREF
SUBJECT: ABDUCTION ADVISOR NAKAYAMA POSITIVE ON U.S. VISIT
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer. Reasons 1.4 (B)(D)
Abduction Advisor Nakayama's Visit
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¶1. (C) The Prime Minister's Special Advisor on the
Abduction Issue, Kyoko Nakayama, was very satisfied with her
May 28-June 2 visit to the U.S., according to Councilor Naoki
Fujii in the Office of the Prime Minister. Fujii, Nakayama's
deputy on abduction issues, told Embassy political officer on
July 5 that Japan regards the visit as "very successful" in
reconfirming the U.S. commitment to support and work together
with Japan in resolving the abduction issue. Councilor Fujii
said that Nakayama was satisfied in her meetings with U.S.
government officials including NSC Senior Director for Asian
Affairs Wilder, EAP PDAS Stephens, and INR Assistant
Secretary Fort. She also had good meetings with academics at
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several think tanks, including AEI, the Stimson Center and
the Heritage Foundation.
¶2. (C) Fujii said Nakayama was "relieved" by the comments
of those she met, and was especially pleased with her
discussion with PDAS Stephens. Fujii noted that Nakayama
urged Stephens to keep the DPRK on the U.S. state-sponsors of
terror list until a resolution of the abduction issue can be
reached, and stated that Nakayama felt confident about
continued U.S. support. According to Fujii, Nakayama feels
no uncertainty about the U.S. willingness to assist Japan in
resolving the issue.
Scientific Evidence on Megumi Yokota's Remains
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¶3. (C) On a related topic, Fuji noted that the Japanese
government believes with a high degree of certainty that the
remains sent to Japan by the DPRK claiming to be those of
Megumi Yokota are not hers. Fujii said that the 2005 article
in the scientific journal "Nature," which states that the
Japanese government's lab results were inconclusive, was
based on a misunderstanding of how the tests were conducted.
Fujii also said that the remains were found to be a mixture
of several different people, none of which was identified as
Yokota. The Japanese government, he asserted, considers the
lab tests to be completely reliable.
SCHIEFFER