Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO4696
2007-10-05 06:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE, WARY
how-toVZCZCXYZ0001 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #4696 2780656 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 050656Z OCT 07 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8320 INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 6287 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3158
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 004696
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR IO/RHS - LINDA LUM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/04/2017
TAGS: AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE, WARY
OF ENTANGLING COMFORT WOMEN
REF: STATE 135255
Classified By: Charge d'Affairs Joseph R. Donovan for reasons 1.4 (b) a
nd (d)
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel
demarche OCTOBER 1 and followed up OCTOBER 5 with MOFA Human
Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito. Ito
said that Japan was still deciding whether to support the
resolution, and would channel any further determination
through its mission in New York by OCTOBER 9. Ito asked
about the timing of the resolution's introduction, saying
that it had raised concerns among some MOFA officials that
the resolution could be used by the U.S. Congress to further
criticize Japan's use of "Comfort Women" (forced
prostitution) during World War II.
DONOVAN