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07TOKYO547
2007-02-07 03:59:00
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Embassy Tokyo
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MEDIA REACTION - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000547
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 - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's business daily Nihon
Keizai Shimbun front-paged a report that Toyota Motor
posted a net profit of more than 1 trillion yen in the
April-December period.
UNCLAS TOKYO 000547
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 - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's business daily Nihon
Keizai Shimbun front-paged a report that Toyota Motor
posted a net profit of more than 1 trillion yen in the
April-December period.
1. "How About Voicing Criticism Directly to Cheney?" An
editorial in the liberal Asahi stated (2/7): "Defense
Minister Kyuma and Foreign Minister Aso have made remarks
critical of US policy in Iraq. Kyuma questioned America's
justification for the launch of the war and said that the
decision to initiate hostilities was a mistake. Aso,
meanwhile, called the US occupation of Iraq 'naive.'...
We suspect that many people not just in Japan but around
the world share these cabinet ministers' opinions. In
fact, criticism is also growing even in the US.... What
does Prime Minister Abe think of the postwar chaos in
Iraq? Now that the cabinet ministers charged with
diplomatic and national security affairs have expressed
doubts about America's Iraq policy, PM Abe should clearly
explain his own thoughts to the nation.... It is only to
be expected that the US is curious about the true motives
behind these remarks, even though they were made at
informal events. Vice President Cheney will visit Japan
starting on February 20, so we would suggest that these
cabinet members directly convey their thoughts to him."
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 - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's business daily Nihon
Keizai Shimbun front-paged a report that Toyota Motor
posted a net profit of more than 1 trillion yen in the
April-December period.
1. "How About Voicing Criticism Directly to Cheney?" An
editorial in the liberal Asahi stated (2/7): "Defense
Minister Kyuma and Foreign Minister Aso have made remarks
critical of US policy in Iraq. Kyuma questioned America's
justification for the launch of the war and said that the
decision to initiate hostilities was a mistake. Aso,
meanwhile, called the US occupation of Iraq 'naive.'...
We suspect that many people not just in Japan but around
the world share these cabinet ministers' opinions. In
fact, criticism is also growing even in the US.... What
does Prime Minister Abe think of the postwar chaos in
Iraq? Now that the cabinet ministers charged with
diplomatic and national security affairs have expressed
doubts about America's Iraq policy, PM Abe should clearly
explain his own thoughts to the nation.... It is only to
be expected that the US is curious about the true motives
behind these remarks, even though they were made at
informal events. Vice President Cheney will visit Japan
starting on February 20, so we would suggest that these
cabinet members directly convey their thoughts to him."
SCHIEFFER