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09TOKYO910
2009-04-21 05:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000910
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 - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
UNCLAS TOKYO 000910
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 - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
¶1. LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included a
Yomiuri report saying that Toyota Motor's domestic production in
fiscal 2009 is likely to plunge below the 3 million mark for the
first time in 31 years, falling to about 2.8 million units.
¶2. "Let's Put an End to 'Cold War'" The liberal Asahi editorialized
(4/21): "... There was a series of moves to openly check the U.S.,
such as the Russian Navy's joint drills last year with the
Venezuelan Navy in the Caribbean Sea. Such strain appears to have
eased significantly since President Obama, who adopts a line of
dialogue, took office... Venezuelan President Chavez expressed his
position to seek dialogue. This can be considered an achievement of
Obama diplomacy. .. Though absent, Cuba was the key player at the
summit of the Organization of American States... Half a century has
passed since the Cuban Revolution. Momentum to put an end to an
'unproductive cold war' between the two nations (of the U.S. and
Cuba) has finally emerged. "
ZUMWALT