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Created
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09TOKYO1312
2009-06-11 01:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001312
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 001312
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: Most Thursday morning papers led with Prime
Minister Aso's press conference on Wednesday, during which he
revealed Japan's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15
percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The papers also gave front-page
play to the agreement reached on Wednesday among the five permanent
UN Security Council members, Japan, and South Korea on a new
resolution regarding North Korea.
2. "North Korea Should Immediately Release American Journalists" The
liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/11): "North Korea has sentenced
two female American journalists to 12 years in labor prison... North
Korea should immediately release them in order to dispel suspicion
about Pyongyang using the two detained Americans as a bargaining
chip in negotiations with the U.S. It is natural for the U.S.
government to place priority on the protection of its citizens. We
hope, however, that the U.S. will not accept Pyongyang's nuclear
tests and missile launches as a result... Although the U.S.
government has clearly stated that it will deal with the detention
problem separately from North Korea's missile and nuclear issues, we
wonder whether the U.S. can maintain this position. We hope the U.S.
will not fall into a trap set by North Korea and that the unity
among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea will not become flawed."
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: Most Thursday morning papers led with Prime
Minister Aso's press conference on Wednesday, during which he
revealed Japan's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15
percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The papers also gave front-page
play to the agreement reached on Wednesday among the five permanent
UN Security Council members, Japan, and South Korea on a new
resolution regarding North Korea.
2. "North Korea Should Immediately Release American Journalists" The
liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/11): "North Korea has sentenced
two female American journalists to 12 years in labor prison... North
Korea should immediately release them in order to dispel suspicion
about Pyongyang using the two detained Americans as a bargaining
chip in negotiations with the U.S. It is natural for the U.S.
government to place priority on the protection of its citizens. We
hope, however, that the U.S. will not accept Pyongyang's nuclear
tests and missile launches as a result... Although the U.S.
government has clearly stated that it will deal with the detention
problem separately from North Korea's missile and nuclear issues, we
wonder whether the U.S. can maintain this position. We hope the U.S.
will not fall into a trap set by North Korea and that the unity
among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea will not become flawed."
ZUMWALT