JAPAN'S FIRST RESPONSE TO TIP ROADMAP

C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003817 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR EAP/J, EAP/RSP, G/TIP, L/LEI E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2017 TAGS: PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA SUBJECT: JAPAN'S FIRST RESPONSE TO TIP ROADMAP REF: TOKYO 3186 Classified By: Acting Charge d'Affairs W. Michael Meserve for reasons 1 .4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 17 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss Japan's reaction to the "Roadmap to Tier 1," presented to the Japanese government July 2 (reftel). Sasahara said that the government needed clarification of the roadmap before it would be able to determine what action to take. First, Japan would like to know whether the other Tier 1 countries were in compliance with all nine action items. Japan understands that countries are evaluated based on their capacity, she noted, adding that "it is okay" if some of the other countries were not in compliance. She passed a list of questions, keyed to the roadmap, for the U.S. government's review. Post sent the questions to slugged addressees by unclassified email. Sasahara asked that the United States respond to the questions within a month, if possible. MESERVE