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09TOKYO1343
2009-06-15 04:54:00
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Embassy Tokyo
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TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001343
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 - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
UNCLAS TOKYO 001343
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 - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
1. LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the arrest
of a senior Health Ministry official for "postal system abuse"
involving a fabricated ministry document, as well as the landslide
victory of the opposition-backed candidate in the Chiba mayoral
election on Sunday.
2. "Dtente Slipping away following Ahmadinejad's Reelection" The
top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/14): "That
Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who has taken a hard-line diplomatic
approach, has been given an additional four-year mandate suggests
that the possibility of rapprochement between Iran and the
international community is slipping away. It has also dashed the
international community's hopes for halting Iran's nuclear
development."
3. "Iran Should Choose Dialogue with U.S." The conservative Sankei
argued in an editorial (6/14): "The landslide victory of Ahmadinejad
was unexpected. Judging from the unprecedented intensity of the
election campaign as evidenced by a TV debate between Ahmadinejad
and Mousavi, however, one could sense emerging calls for 'change'
among Iranian people. President Ahmadinejad is strongly urged to
change his diplomacy and choose dialogue."
4. "Debate between President Obama and Ahmadinejad" The liberal
Mainichi asserted (6/14): "Dialogue between the U.S. and Iran would
be conducive to changing the world by stabilizing the Middle East
and settling the nuclear issue.... How about holding a TV debate
between President Obama and Ahmadinejad? Even if their arguments
differ, such a debate would help build mutual confidence in the long
run."
5. "Japan Should Implement Necessary Measures in Cool-Headed Manner"
On the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of a new resolution
on North Korea, the liberal Asahi claimed (6/14): "The goal of the
resolution is to make North Korea abandon its nuclear and missile
development programs. This goal needs to be achieved through
coordinated international pressure while avoiding military
confrontation. The most realistic path to that goal is enhanced
unity and unrelenting efforts by concerned countries."
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 - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
1. LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the arrest
of a senior Health Ministry official for "postal system abuse"
involving a fabricated ministry document, as well as the landslide
victory of the opposition-backed candidate in the Chiba mayoral
election on Sunday.
2. "Dtente Slipping away following Ahmadinejad's Reelection" The
top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/14): "That
Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who has taken a hard-line diplomatic
approach, has been given an additional four-year mandate suggests
that the possibility of rapprochement between Iran and the
international community is slipping away. It has also dashed the
international community's hopes for halting Iran's nuclear
development."
3. "Iran Should Choose Dialogue with U.S." The conservative Sankei
argued in an editorial (6/14): "The landslide victory of Ahmadinejad
was unexpected. Judging from the unprecedented intensity of the
election campaign as evidenced by a TV debate between Ahmadinejad
and Mousavi, however, one could sense emerging calls for 'change'
among Iranian people. President Ahmadinejad is strongly urged to
change his diplomacy and choose dialogue."
4. "Debate between President Obama and Ahmadinejad" The liberal
Mainichi asserted (6/14): "Dialogue between the U.S. and Iran would
be conducive to changing the world by stabilizing the Middle East
and settling the nuclear issue.... How about holding a TV debate
between President Obama and Ahmadinejad? Even if their arguments
differ, such a debate would help build mutual confidence in the long
run."
5. "Japan Should Implement Necessary Measures in Cool-Headed Manner"
On the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of a new resolution
on North Korea, the liberal Asahi claimed (6/14): "The goal of the
resolution is to make North Korea abandon its nuclear and missile
development programs. This goal needs to be achieved through
coordinated international pressure while avoiding military
confrontation. The most realistic path to that goal is enhanced
unity and unrelenting efforts by concerned countries."
ZUMWALT