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09TOKYO991
2009-04-29 05:58:00
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Embassy Tokyo
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TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000991
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 - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
UNCLAS TOKYO 000991
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 - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
1. LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top or front-page
play to the spread of swine influenza in the U.S. and six other
nations.
2. "President Obama's First 100 Days" The liberal Mainichi wrote in
an editorial (4/29): "Looking back, we have the impression that only
100 days have passed since President Obama took office. Even in
Japan, we learned about his energetic work as we heard about him
every single day. Despite the worsening economy and unemployment
rate in the U.S., the latest opinion poll showed that the majority
of American people highly value the President's achievements. In
addition to his personal charm, the President's leadership in
enacting a law concerning stimulus measures within a month after he
took office and his timely explanations of his policy to the
American people may lie behind his strong public support. Having
said that, his noncommittal prescription for dealing with the
financial crisis is regrettable. The source of the world-wide
economic crisis is the financial sector. The President has
acknowledged that the economy will not recover fully unless drastic
measures are taken in the financial sector."
3. "PM Aso Should Lead Japan's Nuclear Disarmament Efforts" The
liberal Asahi editorialized (4/29): "... How will Japan support
President Obama's efforts to seek the 'world without nuclear
weapons' that he pledged at his speech in Prague? Foreign Minister
Nakasone announced Japan's policy toward the reduction of nuclear
arms in his speech titled 'Conditions to Zero - 11 Benchmarks for
Worldwide Nuclear Disarmament.' We hope both the U.S. and Russia
will accelerate their talks on a replacement for the Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty (START-1) and exercise their leadership in the
creation of a new security order through additional reductions in
nuclear warheads. China and other nuclear powers should also make
efforts toward nuclear disarmament... It is disappointing, though,
that Prime Minister Aso is leaving this issue to the foreign
minister... Aso cannot possibly be indifferent to the issue. We hope
Aso, as the prime minister of the only country ever to have been
attacked with nuclear weapons, will express a clear position to
support the trend of nuclear disarmament generated by President
Obama's speech and help make nuclear disarmament possible."
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 - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
1. LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top or front-page
play to the spread of swine influenza in the U.S. and six other
nations.
2. "President Obama's First 100 Days" The liberal Mainichi wrote in
an editorial (4/29): "Looking back, we have the impression that only
100 days have passed since President Obama took office. Even in
Japan, we learned about his energetic work as we heard about him
every single day. Despite the worsening economy and unemployment
rate in the U.S., the latest opinion poll showed that the majority
of American people highly value the President's achievements. In
addition to his personal charm, the President's leadership in
enacting a law concerning stimulus measures within a month after he
took office and his timely explanations of his policy to the
American people may lie behind his strong public support. Having
said that, his noncommittal prescription for dealing with the
financial crisis is regrettable. The source of the world-wide
economic crisis is the financial sector. The President has
acknowledged that the economy will not recover fully unless drastic
measures are taken in the financial sector."
3. "PM Aso Should Lead Japan's Nuclear Disarmament Efforts" The
liberal Asahi editorialized (4/29): "... How will Japan support
President Obama's efforts to seek the 'world without nuclear
weapons' that he pledged at his speech in Prague? Foreign Minister
Nakasone announced Japan's policy toward the reduction of nuclear
arms in his speech titled 'Conditions to Zero - 11 Benchmarks for
Worldwide Nuclear Disarmament.' We hope both the U.S. and Russia
will accelerate their talks on a replacement for the Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty (START-1) and exercise their leadership in the
creation of a new security order through additional reductions in
nuclear warheads. China and other nuclear powers should also make
efforts toward nuclear disarmament... It is disappointing, though,
that Prime Minister Aso is leaving this issue to the foreign
minister... Aso cannot possibly be indifferent to the issue. We hope
Aso, as the prime minister of the only country ever to have been
attacked with nuclear weapons, will express a clear position to
support the trend of nuclear disarmament generated by President
Obama's speech and help make nuclear disarmament possible."
ZUMWALT