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09TOKYO1202
2009-05-28 05:32:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001202
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
UNCLAS TOKYO 001202
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
1. LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page
play to the growing likelihood of GM filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
following the failure on Wednesday of its talks with creditors.
2. "Financial Sanctions and Ship Inspections Should Be Implemented"
The conservative Sankei editorialized (5/28): "... Preparations are
being made at the UN Security Council to adopt a new resolution, and
the U.S. is said to be considering additional financial sanctions.
The 'net' against North Korea should be tightened to prevent further
violent acts and threats by Pyongyang... It is most important for
the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and the UNSC not to be driven by North
Korea's provocations and threats but instead to firmly enhance their
coordination in order to implement effective sanctions... Financial,
economic, and movement of goods constitute key elements in curbing
North Korea's actions. In addition to UNSC sanctions including
freezing of assets and ship inspections, the U.S. Treasury
Department's sanctions will be effective on the financial front.
China should act responsibly on the distribution front, given that
it provides North Korea with most of its energy and food supplies."
3. "UNSC Should Unite and Come Up with Effective Sanctions" The
liberal Tokyo Shimbun wrote in an editorial (5/28): "The UN Security
Council is being called on to respond firmly to North Korea's latest
nuclear test. A new resolution is being prepared, and effective
sanctions will be indispensable to stop Pyongyang's reckless acts...
UNSC members should put together effective sanctions in a unified
manner based on the lessons learned from the 'inconsistency' and
'limitations' of the previous resolution... The role of China, which
is the largest supporter of North Korea, is great. While showing no
objections to the adoption of a new resolution, China appears to
have expressed hesitance to strong measures, such as ship
inspections. We hope China will join other nations in compiling
practical sanctions by taking other nations' opinions into
consideration... As seen in President Obama's speech on a 'world
without nuclear weapons,' momentum toward nuclear disarmament is
growing. The UNSC should show its determination and take strong
actions against North Korea so as not to reduce the NPT system to an
empty shell."
ZUMWALT
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
1. LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page
play to the growing likelihood of GM filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
following the failure on Wednesday of its talks with creditors.
2. "Financial Sanctions and Ship Inspections Should Be Implemented"
The conservative Sankei editorialized (5/28): "... Preparations are
being made at the UN Security Council to adopt a new resolution, and
the U.S. is said to be considering additional financial sanctions.
The 'net' against North Korea should be tightened to prevent further
violent acts and threats by Pyongyang... It is most important for
the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and the UNSC not to be driven by North
Korea's provocations and threats but instead to firmly enhance their
coordination in order to implement effective sanctions... Financial,
economic, and movement of goods constitute key elements in curbing
North Korea's actions. In addition to UNSC sanctions including
freezing of assets and ship inspections, the U.S. Treasury
Department's sanctions will be effective on the financial front.
China should act responsibly on the distribution front, given that
it provides North Korea with most of its energy and food supplies."
3. "UNSC Should Unite and Come Up with Effective Sanctions" The
liberal Tokyo Shimbun wrote in an editorial (5/28): "The UN Security
Council is being called on to respond firmly to North Korea's latest
nuclear test. A new resolution is being prepared, and effective
sanctions will be indispensable to stop Pyongyang's reckless acts...
UNSC members should put together effective sanctions in a unified
manner based on the lessons learned from the 'inconsistency' and
'limitations' of the previous resolution... The role of China, which
is the largest supporter of North Korea, is great. While showing no
objections to the adoption of a new resolution, China appears to
have expressed hesitance to strong measures, such as ship
inspections. We hope China will join other nations in compiling
practical sanctions by taking other nations' opinions into
consideration... As seen in President Obama's speech on a 'world
without nuclear weapons,' momentum toward nuclear disarmament is
growing. The UNSC should show its determination and take strong
actions against North Korea so as not to reduce the NPT system to an
empty shell."
ZUMWALT