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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06THEHAGUE606DUTCH CABINET APPROVES SEMI-ANNUAL BILATS WITH
[...] (SBU) The Dutch Council of Ministers (cabinet) on March 17 approved the establishment of semi-annual bilateral consultations with the Turkish government. The Dutch plan a working group dedicated specifically to EU issues, including the accession process. Additional working groups will discus [...]
2006-03-21 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN CY GR TU NL
06THEHAGUE607COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Susan Thorneloe, Senior Environmental Engineer, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands from March 31-April 4, 2006 to represent the agency at the meetings with the European Union to discuss harm [...]
2006-03-21 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE609TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN'S MEETING WITH DUTCH MFA DG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an open and frank exchange with visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary O'Brien, Director General Siblesz discussed the Dutch Foreign Ministry's establishment of a "Terrorism and New Threats" unit, designed to improve the exchange of information related to terrorism and intern [...]
2006-03-21 17:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE610NETHERLANDS/MUSLIM OUTREACH: INTEGRATION EXAM
[...] Summary: Effective March 15, certain nationalities will need to pass a civic integration exam to immigrate to the Netherlands. Initial reactions in local and foreign press have been divided on whether such a policy will result in better integration of immigrants in the country or only further [...]
2006-03-22 06:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE612CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 44th Executive Council session of March 14-17 resulted in modest movement on some issues of importance to the U.S. Most critical was what did not happen: there was no protracted discussion of the fact that the U.S. did not provide its extension request for the 100% destruction deadli [...]
2006-03-22 06:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE616DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] SUMMARY. Treasury Under Secretary Levey led the USG delegation to the March 15-16 Dutch-hosted international conference on terrorist financing issues. Expert-level workshops addressed enhancing the effectiveness of financial investigations, improving communications between the public and p [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER ECON EUN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE617NETHERLANDS: PENDING ADOPTION CASES IN ROMANIA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 21 to MFA Western and Central Europe policy officer Mara van der Poel, who handles accession issues for Romania and Bulgaria. The GONL is satisfied with the Romanian adoption law, which it believes (despite our arguments) is in conformity with inte [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO NL
06THEHAGUE618COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LONDON FAA OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Robert van Loon to travel to the Netherlands from April 12-17, 2006 to perform a geographic authorization for Panasonic Avionics Corporation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE619COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 12-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, to participate in the International Peer Review Committee for the assessment of the research of the Leiden Univ [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE620COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL SUSAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Susan Thorneloe, Senior Environmental Engineer, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands from March 31-April 4, 2006 to represent the agency at the meetings with the European Union to discuss harm [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE626COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL WILLIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official William Charmley, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Air and Radiation to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-8, 2006 to attend a meeting of the Emissions Working Group. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2006-03-23 09:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE627COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance has been granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from March 28-31, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison meetings in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-03-23 09:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE628COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Shaune Allen, Mark Clampin, Jamie Dunn, Sanghamitra Dutta, Lee Feinberg, Jonathan Gardner, Paul Guy, Jason Hylan, Alan Johns, John Johnston, Jon Lawrence, John M [...]
2006-03-23 10:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 19-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences, Dr. Linda Goad, to attend the Annual Meeting of the European Ocean Facilities Exchange Group in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-03-23 10:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team FO 06-32 R51 to travel to The Netherlands from April 25-27, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who ne [...]
2006-03-23 11:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE642NETHERLANDS: CONCERN SIMMERS OVER VENEZUELAN
[...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met March 15 with Dutch MFA, Interior, MOD and military intelligence officials. The Dutch message was consistent. The GONL is deeply concerned about developments in Venezuela - its neighbor - but does not currently see a direct military threat to the Net [...]
2006-03-24 13:40:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV BL CU CO NT VE NL
06THEHAGUE649NETHERLANDS DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, KHARTOUM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 23 and 24, to relevant MFA offices. On Sudan, the GONL continues to press Arab League and AU members through its embassies and through the offices of its Special Envoy for Sudan. On Iraq, we are awaiting a response. On Israel/Palestine, the GONL is [...]
2006-03-24 16:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SU NL
06THEHAGUE650COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for March 30 - April 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Frederick W. Schieck, Acting Administrator, USAID/Washington; Robin J. Brinkley, Senior Policy Advisor to the Acting Administrator, USAID/Washington; and George Carner, U.S. Representative to the DAC to atten [...]
2006-03-24 16:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE655COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AVIATION
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 5-7, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of FAA London Officials Christopher Barks and Carl Burleson to meet with Dutch Department of Transport officials. 2. Hotel reservations have been made for two single rooms for the nights of April 5 and 6 for Mr. Ch [...]
2006-03-27 12:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE657REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ECONOMIC
[...] Country clearance is requested for Richard Huff, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy, The Hague, The Netherlands, to travel to Brussels, Belgium from March 30-31, 2006 to attend the Trade and Economic Officers Conference at USEU. 2. Per Strand/Bowcutt emil of March 27, 2006 hotel reservation [...]
2006-03-27 13:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE659DUTCH ENCOURAGE U.S. TO SEEK HRC SEAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are actively encouraging the U.S. to seek a seat on the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Post believes the Dutch recommendation deserves serious consideration in light of Dutch international credibility on Human Rights issues and the strong Dutch interest in coordinat [...]
2006-03-27 15:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KUNR NL
06THEHAGUE668COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratories, Ironton, Missouri, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22-29, 2006 to attend meetings and discuss vapor phase mass transport issues. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-03-28 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE669COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R52 to travel to The Netherlands from May 1 - 24, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2006-03-28 11:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE670COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL SHANA
[...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/EGAT/WID member Sahana Dharmapuri to travel to the Netherlands from April 10-12, 2006 to participate in a seminar on gender and civil and military relations organized by the Civil Military Cooperation Centre of excellence. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-03-28 12:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE671COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R52 to travel to The Netherlands from May 1 - 24, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2006-03-29 05:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE678COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for IRS Deputy Tax Attache, Dean C. Burke to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-7, 2006 to participate in tax treaty work in Amsterdam and The Hague. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Economic Counselor Richard Huff - Office Phone: (31 [...]
2006-03-30 09:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE679COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for IRS Tax Attache, Susan W. Stanley to travel to the Netherlands from April 4-7, 2006 to participate in tax treaty work in Amsterdam and The Hague. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Economic Counselor Richard Huff - Office Phone: (31) (70 [...]
2006-03-30 09:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE681COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Tristram Hyde, Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stebbins, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22 - 29, 2006 to attend the Laser [...]
2006-03-30 10:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Tristram Hyde, Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stebbins, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22 - 29, 2006 to attend the Laser [...]
2006-03-30 10:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE683COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official James O'Donnell to travel to the Netherlands from April 24-30, 2006 to attend the ST-7 Colocation Meeting with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-03-30 10:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE685CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN, MEPP, INDONESIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) visited The Netherlands March 22-23 and discussed Iran, Palestinian and Israeli elections, Indonesia, and Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Wexler also publicly debated H.J. Ormel, Parliamentary foreign policy leader for the governing Christian [...]
2006-03-30 13:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP MARR NL
06THEHAGUE688COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA OFFICIALS BLAKE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 3-13, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Aviation Security Inspectors Blake Warren Reid and James Spears to ensure that recertification inspection and added ratings are commensurate to FAA authorizations and to conduct maintenance on U.S. registered aircr [...]
2006-03-31 08:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE69COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 25-28, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Ronald Germain, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health to give a keynote seminar, "Dynamic Intravital Imaging of Immune Cell Beh [...]
2006-01-12 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE690NETHERLANDS: DUTCH VERSION OF TAILHOOK NAVY
[...] (C) Summary. The Dutch Navy and Ministry of Defense are scrambling to address recent media reports alleging scandalous and possibly criminal behavior aboard Dutch naval vessels. One story involves allegations by a female crew member of sexual intimidation, assault, and drug abuse on board th [...]
2006-03-31 11:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE691COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) delegation consisting of Eric Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Eve Wooldridge to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Quarterly Review meeting (al [...]
2006-03-31 13:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE693COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency officials Robert Burgess, Research Environmental Scientist; Jim Lazorchak, Aquatic Biologist; Adam Biales, Molecular Biologist; David Bencic, Biologist; Mitchell Kostich, Statician; Laura Jackson, Biologist; and Mace Barron, Sup [...]
2006-03-31 14:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE694COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to Mansoor Ahmed of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands to attend the Astium Mid Term Review and The NASA/ESA Quarterly, April 22 thru 29, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is n [...]
2006-03-31 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE695COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) - May 14
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to David Sibeck from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend and review operations of the Cluster Active Archive at ESA/ESTEC, May 14 thru 18, 2006 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-03-31 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE701NETHERLANDS/PLO: NO CONTACT WITH HAMAS-LED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot publicly reiterated on March 30 that the Dutch government will have no contacts with the Hamas-led Palestinian government until it recognizes Israel and renounces violence. Bot reportedly hopes such comments will help push the EU as a whole into taking [...]
2006-03-31 15:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS OPDC NL
06THEHAGUE705NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: DUTCH CONSIDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not rule out initiating an Intensified Dialogue (ID) with Georgia in advance of the April 27-28 informal Foreign Ministerial in Sofia. Before making a decision, however, they will need to review their position internally and with other allies, according to the Actin [...]
2006-04-03 16:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR NL GG
06THEHAGUE71COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 21-26, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Kamlesh Patel to attend the International Symposium on Microscale Bioseparations Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access [...]
2006-01-12 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE710NETHERLANDS: CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 07:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KTBT NL
06THEHAGUE712COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NORTHWEST AIRLINES
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the Northwest Airlines employee, David J. Gerken to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, to observe an A-330, April 24 thru 27, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unes [...]
2006-04-04 11:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE713COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL -
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, Fredrick W. Stellar to travel to Hoofddorp, Netherlands, to attend the Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) Headquarters, April 18 thru 20, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2006-04-04 11:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASECM EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE714COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) EMPLOYEE,
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) employee, James O'Donnell to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the ST-7 Colocation meeting with the European Space Agency, April 24 thru 30, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2006-04-04 11:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE717CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) New facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) held a March 30 consultation, the first of a series of Article VII consultations. Lak announced that Special Advisor Krzysztof Paturej would be the new Article VII "go to" person, replacing the now departed Ralf Trapp. Lak, in company with Legal [...]
2006-04-04 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE724COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 9 - 13, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Directore of the Division of Chemistry, Dr. Arthur Ellis, to attend the CERC3 Conference and to give a presentation on scientometrics in The Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assi [...]
2006-04-05 06:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE74COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 5, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation consisting of Theresa Kowalkowski, Anastassios Petropoulos, and Matthew Vavrina to attend and present at the Global Trajectory Optimization Works [...]
2006-01-12 09:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE744COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 17-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Jane Silverthorne, Program Director in the Division of Biological Infrastructure, to attend the Eranet PG Programme Board Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-04-06 14:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE747COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 4-7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Stephen Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories to participate in primarily informal discussions on geomechanics testing and analyses that Shell research lab is undertaking. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2006-04-06 14:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE748NETHERLANDS: BASE ALIGNMENT - ROUND 41
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch are working to manage the political ramifications of the potential base closure at Eygelshoven, and have asked us to consider delaying the announcement of the decision for three to four weeks so that high-level [...]
2006-04-06 15:06:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE749COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TODD F. BUCHWALD
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to David J. Gerken, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, to travel to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend the Colloguium on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace, The Hague, f [...]
2006-04-06 16:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ICJ NL
06THEHAGUE759COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 25-30, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Darrell Abernethy, Laboratory Chief, National Institute on Aging, to attend and serve as a speaker at the Fifth International Symposium on Measurement and Kinetics of In Vivo Drug Effects, in Noordwijkerhou [...]
2006-04-07 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE762NETHERLANDS: PLANS TO EXPAND PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GONL is paying increasing attention to African Peace and Security Architecture and is ready to commit additional resources. The GONL wishes, in cooperation with the Belgians, to take a lead on Burundi Security Sector [...]
2006-04-07 14:51:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KGHA KHIV KPKO MARR MASS MOPS BE BY CG
06THEHAGUE763NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 7 to MFA European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels and Deputy Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie. The Dutch do not expect the Balkans to be on the GAERC agenda and are content to let UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari set the pace for future status talks. [...]
2006-04-07 16:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR UP SY
06THEHAGUE764NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PROTESTING THE IRANIAN REGIME'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 16:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI IR NL
06THEHAGUE765NETHERLANDS/HRC: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR HRC, BUT
[...] (U) This is an action/guidance request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered April 7 ref A demarche explaining the USG decision not to seek a seat on the newly created Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA Director General for Political Affairs, Hugo Siblesz. (Note: As noted ref [...]
2006-04-07 16:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR PREL UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE787COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Roland J. Otto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Head of Center for Science and Engineering Education, to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to give an invited talk on "Science and Technology Education for the 21st Century" at the Stichting Ha [...]
2006-04-11 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE790COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 14-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Barbara Lopes Carozo, Marilyn DiSiro, and Michael Lipton Gerber to participate in a conference on stress and humanitarian aid workers under the cooperative agreement with the Antares Foundation. 2. Embassy unders [...]
2006-04-11 11:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE791COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Supervisory Geographer Jolnathan H. Smith, to travel to the Netherlands from May 6-13, 2006 to attend the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Mid-Term Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. [...]
2006-04-11 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE806CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del confirmed that, during the proposed week of the U.S. extension request submission and briefing, EC Chair Dastis, DG Pfirter, most senior Verification staff, Amb. Onate, and Amb. Khodakov will be available in The Hague. Del continues to field questions concerning U.S. intent (both timi [...]
2006-04-11 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE812NETHERLANDS/BURMA: RESPONSE TO EC COMMENTS AT
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL is adamantly opposed to any change in the European Union's position on Burma. Sanctions should remain in place. According to the Dutch, the comments of EU officials, including European Commission DG for External Relations Eneko Landaburu, do not represent EU policy. The [...]
2006-04-12 13:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREF PREL BM EU NL
06THEHAGUE814ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters visited The Hague on April 5-6, at the end of a three-nation tour that included stops in Afghanistan and Belgium. Walters met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crim [...]
2006-04-12 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PGOV AF NL CO NS
06THEHAGUE822NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch fully support the objectives of the U.S./UK "NATO Global Partnership" initiative but continue to express doubts regarding some of the details. They are concerned that a separate-track "Security Providers' Forum" could create a perception of "second-class citizens" within [...]
2006-04-13 11:52:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE824COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for the April 24-28, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bimal B. Goel, Senior Examiner; and Matt Foss, Team Leader to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implementation of Basel II by ABN and joint supervision by U.S. [...]
2006-04-13 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA
06THEHAGUE825COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Danchi to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-5, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no furth [...]
2006-04-13 13:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE826COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Ray Lundquist to travel to the Netherlands from April 23-29, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Quarterly Review Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further a [...]
2006-04-13 13:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE827COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official James O'Donnell to travel to the Netherlands from May 8-14, 2006 to attend the ST-7 Colocation Meeting with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands th [...]
2006-04-13 14:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE828COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Joseph George Karnich to travel to the Netherlands from May 15-19, 2006 to oversee the maintenance and records performed by Chromalloy Holland B.V. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-13 14:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE829"MELD M" ANTI-TIP OUTREACH CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL
[...] The "Meld M" national awareness campaign against trafficking and sexual exploitation, which was launched by the Justice Ministry on January 12, 2006 (reftel),is proving to be very successful. According to an April 12 "Meld M" press release, the anonymous crime-reporting hotline received 51 r [...]
2006-04-13 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE830NETHERLANDS/PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE: NO AID TO OR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch support channeling Palestinian assistance through non-Hamas channels, but worry that existing aid organizations do not have the absorptive capacity to handle a large cash influx. The Director of the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle Eastern and North African Affairs [...]
2006-04-14 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS NL
06THEHAGUE834 AIVD REPORT...
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The AIVD, the Dutch civilian intelligence service, issued a report March 30 on the terrorist threat in the Netherlands, entitled ""Violent Jihad in the Netherlands: Current Trends in the Islamist Terrorist Threat."" The report concludes that the terrorist threat in the Netherlands now [...]
2006-04-18 05:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE835NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: NO VOTES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered the Secretary's letter (ref A) to FM Bot on April 11. Poloff, Political Counselor and DCM followed up April 11, 12 and 13, with working level officials. The Dutch are pleased, but not surprised, by our commitment to the success of the new Human Rights Counc [...]
2006-04-18 05:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM KUNR OPDC PREL UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE836COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Rachel Kamenetzky to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-28, 2006 to participate in the International Space Station Process Sampling inspection of the ISS Columbus Module in Noordw [...]
2006-04-18 08:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE837COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from April 25-26, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison meetings in Noordwijk. Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understan [...]
2006-04-18 08:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE838COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Timothy Bond and Richard Morton to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-6, 2006 to attend the Thermal Environmental Control and Life Support System Panel for the Columbus Federal Acqu [...]
2006-04-18 08:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE839COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Kelle Pido to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-3, 2006 to negotiate the Automated Transfer Vehicle Cargo Safety Process with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-04-18 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE840COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Elizabeth Blome to travel to the Netherlands from May 1-7, 2006 to support Internal Thermal Control System Coolant and Quick Disconnect Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Embassy un [...]
2006-04-18 08:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE842COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Hasso Niemann to travel to the Netherlands from May 13-18, 2006 to participate in the Cassini/Huygens Probe Data Analysis Workshop in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-04-18 08:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE843COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Edward Kim to travel to the Netherlands from May 7-9, 2006 to attend and present a paper at the soil moisture and ocean salinity meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-04-18 08:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE845COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Theodore Gull and George Sonneborn to travel to the Netherlands from May 25-June 2, 2006 to attend and present papers at the "Mass Loss from Starts and the Evolution of Galaxie [...]
2006-04-18 09:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE846COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/FDA OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 25-30, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Health and Human Services/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, officials Leslie Kenna, Christine Garnett, Jogarao Gobburu, Bob Powell and Larry Lesko to attend meeting of 5th International Symposium of Measurem [...]
2006-04-18 09:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE847COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 19-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Perry John Adams to be the Department of Energy representative in inspecting NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Atomal Holdings in the Netherlans. 2. Embassy understands that no assistan [...]
2006-04-18 09:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE848COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO official Yvonne Eyler to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Offices, in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-18 09:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE849COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO official Yvonne Eyler to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Offices, in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-18 09:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE850COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for the April 17-19, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of USPTO Trademark Office Project Manager, Lisa Hobbs to participate in a Trilateral Biotechnology Working Group with delegates from the USPTO, and The European and Japanese Patent Office, in Amsterdam. POST ACC [...]
2006-04-18 09:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE852COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 4-8, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Judith Rapoport, Branch Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH to attend and give a talk, "Brain Development in Childhood Onset Psychoses," at the Association of European Psychiatrists meeting on Neur [...]
2006-04-18 09:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE853COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL MIRIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Miriam Sabin to attend an annual Health and Human Services/Center for Disease Control/Antares Foundation Principal Investigators Meeting on Stress in Humanitarian Aid Workers Longitudinal Study in Amsterdam. 2. [...]
2006-04-18 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE854COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL MIRIAM
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Miriam Sabin to attend an annual Health and Human Services/Center for Disease Control/Antares Foundation Principal Investigators Meeting on Stress in Humanitarian Aid Workers Longitudinal Study in Amsterdam. 2. [...]
2006-04-18 11:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE86COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Brian Smith to travel to The Netherlands from February 25 - March 4, 2006 to participate in the meeting of the Joint Aviation Safety Team. 2. Embassy understands that no assista [...]
2006-01-13 12:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE865CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) chaired a April 10 informal consultation on the Implementation Support Branch's Article VII-related program. Magda Bauta (TS/Cuba) made a detailed presentation (faxed back to ISN/CB) of her branch's program, primarily pointing out where she lacked fu [...]
2006-04-19 11:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE866COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Michael J. Mosley, Nuclear Assurance Corporation International Engineer to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to supervise the loading of spent fuel into LWR casks for transport to the U.S. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-19 11:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE87COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 7-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Employee Robert Albright to evaluate a candidate for line check airman designation in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-01-13 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE870COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NSF Official Dr. Mary Santonastasso, Director of the Division of Grants and Agreements, to travel to the Netherlands from May 26 - June 5, 2006 to attend the OIG Accountability in Science Research Funding Workshop in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-19 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE872NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: RESPONSE TO DUTCH ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are unwilling to reconsider their pending sale of radio equipment for Spanish patrol boats to Venezuela in response to reftel points. MFA Director of Security Policy Robert de Groot said the Dutch remain committed to blocking sales of "offensive" arms to Venezuela, and [...]
2006-04-19 13:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL VE NL
06THEHAGUE878COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL THOMAS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Thomas Pflleeger, Plant Psyciologist, to travel to the Netherlands from May 5-15, 2006 to attend the SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-20 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE883COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Attache, Jeff Karsh to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-28, 2006 to attend a regional meeting with Dutch and UK officials to discuss cooperation on tax evasion qand money laundering issues. POST ACCESS: 2. Visitors who need unescorted acce [...]
2006-04-21 10:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE884COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA ARC officials Sylvia Johnson, and Mark Kliss to travel to the Netherlands from May 14-20, 2006 to attend the 5th European Workshop on thermal Protection Systems and Hot Structures and to present a talk at the Opening Session; meet with NASA Langley Resear [...]
2006-04-21 12:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE885COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PATENT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 12:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE886COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Fishery Biologists Robert S. Carr and Christopher G. Ingersoll to travel to the Netherlands from May 2-22, 2006 to attend and make a presentation at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Eu [...]
2006-04-21 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL THOMAS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Thomas Pflleeger, Plant Psyciologist, to travel to the Netherlands from May 5-15, 2006 to attend the SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-21 13:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Senior Analyst Donald P. Merz to travel to the Netherlands from April 26-30, 2006, to attend a regional meeting with Dutch and UK officials to discuss cooperation on tax evasion and money laundering issues in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no f [...]
2006-04-21 14:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE894NETHERLANDS/PSI: URGING ASSISTANCE IN SEEKING
[...] (C) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor Frank van Beuningen on April 21. Van Beuningen, the Dutch coordinator for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),appreciated the points and said he would review the matter further. He noted that the Dutch have actively engag [...]
2006-04-21 15:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE895NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO U.S. KOSOVO POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL greatly appreciated the oral brief on U.S. Kosovo policy, but is concerned that the USG might be "tipping its hand" by trying to influence the status process in favor of Kosovar independence. MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Kosovo Sebastiaan Messerschmidt said that the Dutc [...]
2006-04-21 16:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU NL
06THEHAGUE896CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. SUBMITS
[...] (U) U.S. presented its extension request for the maximum allowable extension of the deadline for finishing destruction of 100% of its chemical weapons (CW) stockpile to the OPCW Executive Council this week. Del made it clear that the U.S. remains committed to complete elimination of its CW [...]
2006-04-24 05:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE9NETHERLANDS/ISAF: STATE OF PLAY, RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet's failure to reach consensus on ISAF Stage III, and PM Balkenende's controversial decision to refer the question to Parliament without a clear Cabinet mandate have complicated an already heated public debate. Parliament is now seized with the procedural question [...]
2006-01-04 10:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO KPAO NL AF OIIP
06THEHAGUE901COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/T BRANCH CHIEF
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 23-29, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Daniel A. McQuaid, Branch Chief, Commercial Airlines Division, TSNM, TSA, DHS; and, Daniel J. Cabral, Principal Security Inspector, Commercial Airlines Division, to conduct an operational site familiarization of N [...]
2006-04-24 14:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA NLO
06THEHAGUE904COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration officials Randolph Bernard Moran and Michael Brian Bush to travel to the Netherlands from June 5-8, 2006 to conduct surveillance of standard AERO B.V., an FAA certificated repair station. 2. Embassy understands that no furth [...]
2006-04-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE909CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands),assisted by International Cooperation and Assistance chief John Makhubalo and Legal Advisor Santiago Onate, held a April 20 informal consultation on Article VII. Onate began with an update for delegations on developments in the National Authority (NA [...]
2006-04-25 15:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE912CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. SUBMITS
[...] (U) U.S. presented its extension request for the maximum allowable extension of the deadline for finishing destruction of 100% of its chemical weapons (CW) stockpile to the OPCW Executive Council this week. Del made it clear that the U.S. remains committed to complete elimination of its CW [...]
2006-04-25 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE913TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: SUPPLEMENTAL B-9 AND VICTIM
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 20th letter to Parliament, Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk reported that 430 requests for B-9 temporary residence status were received from TIP victims between 2003 and 2005. Of the 430 applications for B-9 status during this period, 334 were granted, 74 were reje [...]
2006-04-25 19:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
06THEHAGUE927NETHERLANDS/NATO: DUTCH ON NATO MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch support the principal of the NATO Middle East Security Cooperation Center, but remain convinced that Africa is "equally important." They are prepared to join consensus -- should one emerge -- to move forward on plans to first create the Middle East Security Cooperation [...]
2006-04-27 08:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR NL
06THEHAGUE928NETHERLANDS/UN: DEMARCHE ON MANAGEMENT REFORM TO
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 27 to MFA Policy Officer Alain Ancion, who handles the UN Management Reform Portfolio at the MFA UN and IFIs Department. 2. (C) Ancion said the Netherlands will definitely vote against the resolution. He added that the Dutch and at least 11 other [...]
2006-04-27 13:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALUN UNGA KUNR AORC NL
06THEHAGUE939NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREF PREL ICRC SZ NL
06THEHAGUE940NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SPURRING AMIS ACTION TO PROTECT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM PINS PREL SOCI SU NL
06THEHAGUE960NETHERLANDS/CUBA: NSC DRECTED COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch investments in Cuba are minimal, and post is aware of no bilateral trade agreements between the Cuban and Dutch governments. Post is aware of no exchange programs. The GONL is a leading advocate for human rights, and both the government and Dutch NGOs are active in promoti [...]
2006-04-28 14:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU NL
06THEHAGUE976NETHERLANDS/EU: SUPPORT FOR ENLARGEMENT CANDIDATES
[...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands appears likely to follow the European Commission's recommendation, due this month, on Bulgarian EU accession. The GONL is ambivalent on the date for Romania - 2007 or 2008 - and is not making any bets on whether Turkey will ever make it into the Union. The GONL b [...]
2006-05-02 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU BU CY RO TU NL
06THEHAGUE977CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Feedback has been fairly limited on the U.S. 100% extension request. In WEOG, delegations have generally been very supportive of U.S. transparency, and grateful for the presence of DASA Ormond to answer initial program questions. A notable exception was Norway, who (claiming she was speak [...]
2006-05-02 15:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE978NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DM KAMP INTERVIEW DOES
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Dutch government officials downplayed DM Kamp's April 30 television interview in which he claimed the Netherlands might withdraw its deployment to Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF III mission should it become "impossible to fulfill the mission." Dutch officials said Kamp [...]
2006-05-02 16:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL PGOV NL AF
06THEHAGUE982CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TAIWAN AND CHINA
[...] (C) On the margins of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council meeting in mid-March, Washington-based delegation officers discussed the question of Taiwan's relationship to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) separately with representatives of the local [...]
2006-05-03 10:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE984COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (LARC)
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's delegation from Langley Research Center (LARC) consisting of Kevin Rivers, David Glass, Craig Ohlhurst, Kamran Daryabeigi and Scott Striepe to travel to Amsterdam and Noordwijk, Netherlands, May 11 thru May 20, 2006. 2. Embassy under [...]
2006-05-03 11:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE985COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NIDCR NATIONAL
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR),NIH. Drs. Bruce Baum, John Chiorini, Nienke Roescher, and Jelle Vosters to travel to Utrecht, Netherlands, to attend the Fourth International meeting on Gene Therapy of Arthr [...]
2006-05-03 11:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE986NETHERLANDS MAY END DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch parliament passed a resolution this month mandating an end to direct development assistance to the Kenyan government, unless substantial and significant progress on corruption is shown. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told emboffs it will spend the next 5 months (i.e., [...]
2006-05-03 12:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID KCOR PREL XW ZF
06THEHAGUE987CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (U) The focus of the May Executive Council session will be on extension requests of destruction deadlines, and the U.S. request clearly will get the lion's share of attention. Now that delegations and capitals have had a chance to analyze the U.S. presentation from April 20, there probably wi [...]
2006-05-03 13:19:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE989COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) John
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson Space Center, John Cornwell to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the European Space Agency Payload Manager's Review, May 13 thru 18, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCE [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE990COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) JEFFERY
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Jeffery Davis and Steven Smith to travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to attend the European Space Agency Payload Manager's Review, May 13 thru 17, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necess [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE991COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROBERT B. BERTRAM, MAY
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert B. Bertram, International Research and Biotechnology, Office of Environment and Science Policy to travel to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend the a meeting of the Executive Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultura [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL
06THEHAGUE992COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (GSFC) GEORGE
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to George Collatz of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, to attend a workshop at the Free University May 10 thru 14, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCES [...]
2006-05-03 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE995NO DUTCH RESERVATIONS ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS
[...] (U) Econoff met April 28 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department to deliver reftel A. points urging the immediate EU listing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organ [...]
2006-05-03 15:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL KTFN PTER NL
06THEHAGUE996COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) DELEGATION - MAY 13
[...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Missi SECURITY ADVISORY: 4. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has [...]
2006-05-04 09:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE997NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPPOSITION GETTING VOCAL, WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch opponents of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fired the opening salvo in their efforts to perusade Cabinet not to sign the JSF follow-on MOU by the end of the year. A member of the main opposition Labor Party (PvdA) claimed Labor would cancel a signed MOU should Labor come to power [...]
2006-05-04 09:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NL
06TIRANA1208TRADE UNION POWER STRUGGLE INTERRUPTS WORK OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With dwindling membership and waning societal influence, the Albanian trade union organization that helped bring down the communist regime has been further weakened by an internal power struggle. This struggle has pitted Gezim Kalaja, long-time trade union confederation presid [...]
2006-11-27 16:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON AL
06TIRANA1209IMPASSE ENDS AFTER ISLAMIC COUNCIL VOTES TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After losing a vote of confidence in a meeting of the National Islamic Council on November 25, Bashkim Bajraktari, the Mufti of Shkoder, agreed to step down. His resignation ended a weeklong impasse during which Bajraktari, who had been fired earlier in the week by Selim Muca, h [...]
2006-11-27 17:17:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF AL
06TIRANA281MAJOR LNG AND POWER PROJECT NEARER REALIZATION;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ASG Power, a U.S.-Swiss consortium, received GoA permission on March 13 to undertake final feasibility and environmental studies to build a 1.9 billion LNG re-gasification facility and 1200 megawatt power plant near Fier. Gas and electricity will mostly be exported to Italy, b [...]
2006-03-20 08:00:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG EPET AL
06TIRANA313SCENESETTER FOR MCC VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Albania (GoA),led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, took office in September 2005. Berisha's governing coalition, led by his Democratic Party, was elected largely on a campaign promise to combat endemic organized crime and corruption. The new GoA has ta [...]
2006-03-28 14:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KMCA OTRA AL
06TIRANA351ALBANIA AND USAID SIGN MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation's CEO Ambassador Danilovich and VP Bent visited Albania on April 3 to participate in a signing ceremony for a USD 13.8 million Threshold Program Agreement and to meet with GoA officials. The program is designed to reduce the opportunities for [...]
2006-04-07 07:56:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KMCA OTRA AL
06TIRANA352ALBANIA SCENESETTER FOR AMB. WISNER, U.S. SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albanian governments, past and present, support independence for Kosovo, but within the international framework. In contrast to generally quiet diplomacy of the past, the Berisha government, via FM Mustafaj (and Sabri Godo, his informal advisor on Kosovo),has more openly and [...]
2006-04-07 09:55:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR AL
06TIRANA358ALBANIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR: MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (SBU) Albania's Central Bank Governor, Ardian Fullani, became the first high-ranking GoA official to state what many analysts have assumed for years: Albania's booming construction industry is driven, in part, by "dirty money." In his annual report to Parliament's Committee on the Economy, F [...]
2006-04-07 13:29:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV KCRM AL
06TIRANA365ALBANIA: PROTESTING THE IRANIAN REGIME'S
[...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief raised reftel demarche with Mimoza Kondo, Office Director for the Americas desk at the MFA. Kondo was not aware of the issue, and thanked us for the information. She noted the sensitive nature of religious issues in Albania, but agreed that religious tolerance was somethin [...]
2006-04-10 13:02:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR AL
06TIRANA408U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Albanian officials expressed appreciation for the USG role in the region and especially in Kosovo. All accepted the role that Wisner asked Albania to play as the Kosovo status negotiations advanced, and pledged that Albania would do its part to reach a successful conclusion. Amb [...]
2006-04-21 11:18:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS AL
06TIRANA420ALBANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S
[...] (C) Background/Summary: Albanians describe their relationship with the U.S. as "strategic" and consider it their most important bar none. Politically, and militarily Albania looks to the U.S. first, and is deeply appreciative of our help. In return, Albanians have worked hard to make themse [...]
2006-04-27 08:52:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR AL
06TIRANA434ALBANIA SEEKS SEAT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
[...] (C) FM Minister Mustafaj told Ambassador May 1 that Albania would put its name forward for a spot on the UN Human Rights Commission, and asked for USG support. Mustafaj told the Ambassador that former UN SecGen Boutros-Boutros Ghali had written to Francophone countries in support of Albania's [...]
2006-05-02 14:49:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL OPDC PHUM PINR UNGA AL
06TIRANA435ALBANIA AGREES TO HRC COMMITMENTS
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, Ambassador called on FM Besnik Mustafaj on and delivered the letter from Secretary Rice. Mustafaj said the GOA would not support states with a record of human rights violations or of sponsoring terrorism for the Human Rights Council (HRC). Mustafaj also noted Albania was a ca [...]
2006-05-02 14:53:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA AL
06TIRANA436BERISHA VS. SOLLAKU: A HIGH LEVEL SMACKDOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last eight months, PM Berisha and his allies have engaged in a campaign to dump General Prosecutor Sollaku, claiming he is a major obstacle to progress in the fight against crime and corruption. Berisha has publicly accused Sollaku of everything from laziness to ties [...]
2006-05-02 15:19:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV AL
06TIRANA441ALBANIA: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to Mimoza Kondo, Office Director for the Americas at the MFA. Kondo was aware of the upcoming vote and indicated the GOA's position has not, and is not expected to change, before the June vote. She expressed appreciation for the points and undertoo [...]
2006-05-04 07:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ AL
06TIRANA455ALBANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN BID FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief raised Ref A pointS with M)moza Ko.do, Office Director for th% Americas, aNd Saimi2 Rapishti, Office Director for I.ternational OpGanizations at the MFA. RapiqHtI sa)d the assue had been raised at the "highest letElS qitQi. t`e anistry, and that it had bee decaded,QQGithouT [...]
2006-05-05 10:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AL
06TIRANA461UIGHURS ARRIVE IN ALBANIA FROM GUANTANAMO WITHOUT
[...] (S) On May 5, at 9:03 PM local time, five Chinese-national Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay who had been determined to no longer be enemy combatants arrived by C-17 at Mother Teresa International Airport in Tirana. The five Uighurs were driven to Rinas police station (near the airpor [...]
2006-05-08 11:55:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREF PTER PHUM PREL AL CH
06TIRANA467FM MUSTAFAJ ON MEETING WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (U) Ambassador met with Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj on the afternoon of May 8, following Mustafaj's meeting with Chinese Ambassador Tian Changchun and the release of a statement by Tian to News24, an Albanian television news channel. 2. (S) Mustafaj said Tian was "very tough" [...]
2006-05-09 02:59:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREF PTER PHUM PREL PINR AL CH
06TIRANA479ALBANIA APPROVES AMENDMENT TO CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
[...] Per reftel, we approached the MFA last year to request the suggested amendment. The Council of Ministers approved the amendment in mid-April 2006 and the MFA issued a confirmatory Diplomatic Note (Note verbal 6012) on April 27th. 2. Embassy's translation of the MFA's note follows: (Ve [...]
2006-05-10 05:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND AL US
06TIRANA486SAM SEEKS MILITARY COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) Mimoza Kondo, MFA Office Director for the Europe, America, and Russia, told Pol/Econ Chief that Albania has been approached by Serbia-Montenegro regarding the possibility of formally establishing military cooperation. She also pro [...]
2006-05-11 06:25:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MOPS AL
06TIRANA506VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM: OBELISK BUT NO ACCESS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 08:41:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM AL
06TIRANA540ALBANIA REACTS POSITIVELY TO MONTENEGRO'S VOTE FOR
[...] (SBU) GoA officials were quick to comment positively -- and to key their comments on Euro-Atlantic integration prospects -- regarding the results of Montenegro's Referendum on Independence after initial results were announced early on May 22. President Moisiu called Montenegrin President Vuj [...]
2006-05-24 04:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MK SZ AL
06TIRANA559CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AFFIRMS JUDICIAL Q@%Q@AQQN(U) Under the Albanian
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS AL
06TIRANA564GOA CRACKING DOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME AND PASSPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two unrelated, but widely reported arrests were made in recent days, both of which highlight the fight of Albanian police and prosecutors against corruption and organized crime. In the first case, seven members of a drug trafficking network who were laundering proceeds through c [...]
2006-05-30 11:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV ASEC PINR KFRD CVIS KRIM AL
06TIRANA578MEDIA AND NGO SCRUTINY PROMPTS INVESTIGATION INTO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Albanian media have reported widely on the alleged police mistreatment of a suspected international drug trafficker and fugitive from US justice. A local human rights NGO and the Albanian prosecutor's office are investigating possible police misconduct. At the height of the media [...]
2006-06-02 08:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CVIS KFRD KPAO AL
06TIRANA585ALBANIA FULLY SUPPORTS U.S. OFFER TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points to PM Berisha on June 1. Berisha immediately agreed to issue a statement in support of the USG's offer to Iran. The GoA issued the following statement on June 2: (Begin text) -- The Government of the Republic of Albania follows with special atten [...]
2006-06-02 12:36:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
06TIRANA586PM BERISHA ON MONTENEGRO, KOSOVO, MACEDONIA AND A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 1 meeting with Ambassador focused mainly on Iran (Ref A),Prime Minister Berisha also shared his thoughts on Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and made a pitch for a visit by President Bush to Albania. Berisha expressed serious concern about upcoming elections in Mac [...]
2006-06-02 13:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL AL
06TIRANA597FORMER SENATOR DECONCINI SHINES LIGHT ON ISSUE OF
[...] (U) Former U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini, who visited Tirana May 22-24 as a guest of Albanian Ombudsman Dobjani, focused on the plight of missing and trafficked children. DeConcini held meetings with PM Berisha and other Cabinet members, saw the heads of several NGOs that focus on TIP, and was [...]
2006-06-06 13:45:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PINR AL
06TIRANA599DEFENSE MINISTER: RAISE NUMBER OF TROOPS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Mediu told Ambassador that he wanted to expand Albania's troop presence in Afghanistan from 22 troops to a company of 120 and that he further wanted them to be deployed with Italian, rather than Turkish, forces so that they could conduct a broader range of missio [...]
2006-06-06 13:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO AL
06TIRANA600SHKODRA REGION RELIGIOUS TENSIONS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Religious tensions that flared in Shkoder when a statue to Mother Theresa was proposed for a public spot in central Shkodra have settled somewhat, but there is still lingering resentment between the Muslim and Catholic communities. Both sides cite foreign influence(meaning fore [...]
2006-06-06 13:54:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR AL MW
06TIRANA602ALBANIA WILL FOLLOW UN/EU POSITIONS IN OIC
[...] (C) During a May 31 meeting, chief of the UN section at the MFA Repishti stressed that Albania was formally alerting the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) that it would follow UN and/or EU official positions on most issues considered by the OIC. 2. (SBU) Albania joined the OIC in [...]
2006-06-07 02:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL OIC AL
06TIRANA618ENERGY POLICY CHANGES IN ALBANIA
[...] (U) Summary: PM Berisha recently described a series of energy-related measures to improve Albania's business climate. The GoA will alter its two-tiered electricity price structure to reduce energy prices for the private business sector to bring it more in line with regional norms and to spu [...]
2006-06-09 12:51:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV AL
06TIRANA628SOCIALIST PARTY CONGRESS: RAMA'S REFORMS AND
[...] (SBU) Albania's Socialist Party (SP) held its first Congress since its bitter defeat last July in Parliamentary elections and the ascendancy of Tirana Mayor Edi Rama to the Chairmanship of the party last fall. Former Chairman, and fallen PM, Fatos Nano, was nowhere to be seen and his suppor [...]
2006-06-12 13:12:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
06TIRANA629EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ALBANIAN PRE-TRIAL DETENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A DRL-funded project to improve conditions at one of Albania's largest prisons was launched June 7. This project will provide training to prison guards and administration officials. Complementing the project's launch, the Ministry of Justice disseminated a new internal regulation [...]
2006-06-13 05:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM AL
06TIRANA657WORLD BEKTASHI LEADER INVITED TO TURKEY:
[...] (SBU) On June 12, Bulent Arinc, head of the Turkish parliament, visited the world headquarters of Bektashism in Tirana, Albania. Arinc invited Reshat Bardhi, head of the World Bektashi Community, to come to Turkey to participate in a Bektashi feast August 16. This would be the first official c [...]
2006-06-19 16:31:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR AL
06TIRANA662EXHUMATION OF WW II SOLDIERS SPOTLIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent exhumations of Greek soldiers killed in Albania during WW II and the construction of mausoleums here for their re-interrment have sparked considerable controversy and reportedly the cancellation of the Greek Defense Minister's visit to Albania. The exhumations generated co [...]
2006-06-21 06:33:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR AL GR
06TIRANA684GENERALS' RETIREMENT A POSITIVE STEP FOR ALBANIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 19, the Ministry of Defense retired four top generals. The decision was taken despite considerable resistance in the beginning by the military's top brass and by President Moisiu. The retirement of these communist-era generals and their replacement by capable, progressiv [...]
2006-06-29 06:47:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR NATO AL
06TIRANA696CHAM PROTESTS MARK 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF LEAVING
[...] (SBU) Several hundred Chams gathered at a rally in Saranda on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Chams' expulsion from Greece to Albania. The rally was organized by the "Chameria" association and the Cham-founded Party for Democracy and Integration (PDI). The following day, proteste [...]
2006-07-05 16:34:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM PGOV AL GR
06TIRANA740BERISHA VS. SOLLAKU: ONE ROUND IN A BROADER BATTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Parliamentary investigative committee looking into allegations of incompetence and misconduct against Prosecutor General (PG) Sollaku has issued a report claiming evidence of serious misconduct and recommending not only that President Moisiu dismiss the PG, but that criminal pr [...]
2006-07-13 05:10:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM AL
06TIRANA743AMBASSADOR'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH PM BERISHA
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Berisha on July 11 to review requirements for NATO accession and Albania's reform process. The Prime Minister signaled that he understood quite well from his discussion with Assistant Secretary Fried in Croatia that while the U.S. hoped there SIPDI [...]
2006-07-14 05:20:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALAL PGOV PTER
06TIRANA747DELAYS IN THE ALBANIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preparations for the Albanian Chemical Weapons Elimination Program have been delayed due to damage sustained during testing of the destruction equipment and required modifications to the system. The delays have resulted in the postponement of the start of operations at the destr [...]
2006-07-14 13:27:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PARM PREL SENV AL
06TIRANA776ALBANIA ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj July 21 to brief him on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Mustafaj said the GoA shared U.S. and EU concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions and agreed that Iran must suspend enrichment-related activity immediately and respond positively [...]
2006-07-21 09:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TIRANA798PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS PROSECUTOR GENERAL;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Parliament approved the Special Investigative Committee report recommending that President Moisiu dismiss Prosecutor General Sollaku. The ball is now in Moisiu's court. The President is determined not to dismiss Sollaku, but he is seeking international cover for [...]
2006-07-28 12:58:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM AL
06TIRANA816ALBANIA ON HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered points on the upcoming UN High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development to Saimir Repishti, chief of the UN section at the MFA. Repishti informed us that Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Kosta Barka (or his deputy) would likely lead Al [...]
2006-08-01 16:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA AL
06TIRANA817ALBANIA'S HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE UNGA -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 16:08:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AL
06TIRANA822NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS RAISES FUNDS - AND
[...] (U) Embassy Tirana hosted its third Night of a Thousand Dinners reception on July 24 at the Ambassador's Residence, in cooperation with the Albanian Mine Action Executive (AMAE) and the Victims of Mines and Weapons Association (VMA). Ambassador noted that, with most high- and medium-priority m [...]
2006-08-02 15:03:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP MASS PREL AL
06TIRANA839ALBANIA ON DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 15:14:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE AL
06TIRANA846SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Chairman, the Albanian Chemical Weapons Elimination Program (ACWEP) is proceeding apace. Although delays in testing the destruction equipment in Germany mean that destruction will not have begun by the time of your visit, the program is nevertheless on track to complete des [...]
2006-08-11 10:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PARM MASS NATO PGOV ECON PREL AL
06TIRANA880ALBANIA'S HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE UNGA
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel A, this message provides information on Albania's high-level attendance at the UNGA; Reftel B provided preliminary information. The delegation will be headed by President Alfred Moisiu. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- H.E. Alfred Moisiu, President of the Republic of [...]
2006-08-21 15:24:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AL
06TIRANA881ALBANIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PROF. RUTH WEDGWOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 15:24:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC AL
06TIRANA920ALBANIA: LULL IN GOVERNMENT-OPPOSITION WARFARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thanks to EC-OSCE-hosted "coffee negotiations," the Democratic Party (the largest party in the majority) and the Socialist Party (the largest opposition party) broke the logjam preventing forward movement on electoral reform and organization of local elections. The agreement a [...]
2006-09-01 16:16:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV AL
06TIRANA995IMPEDIMENT TO BECHTEL BID TO BUILD KEY SECTION OF
[...] (C) Bechtel Corporation on August 7 was selected by the Albanian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) to build a 60 km. segment of difficult mountain road on the main route between the Adriatic port of Durres and the town of Kukes, in northeastern Albania near the Kosovo border. When completed, t [...]
2006-09-22 12:33:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALEINV ELTN PGOV ECON EFIN AL ZL
06TIRANA996SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO ALBANIA AND SEDM
[...] (C) Your attendance at the September 26-27 Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) is the event's highlight for your Albanian hosts. NATO entry is Albania's primary goal, one supported by all levels of society and all political tendencies. The Ministerial provides the chance for Albani [...]
2006-09-22 12:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV MCAP AL
06TOKYO1003DIET WILL LIKELY PASS DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a "good chance" the ruling coalition will pass a "Bill of Human Rights in North Korea" by the end of the current Diet session in June, LDP Upper House Councillor Ichita Yamamoto told us February 22. The proposed LDP legislation would: -- Establish a North Korea human [...]
2006-02-24 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM JA KN
06TOKYO1004 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-24 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1010 CHINA WANTS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES WITH JAPAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Chinese Officials told Trade Minister Nikai that China was concerned the political chill might begin to affect bilateral economic ties, Trade Policy Director General Kitamura told A/DCM on February 24. Although Premier Wen Jiabao, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and State C [...]
2006-02-26 23:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CH JP
06TOKYO1023JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 02:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1037MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Iraq's Sectarian Confrontation: Turning the Crisis into National Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/27): "The sectarian strife between Shiite and Sunni radicals that was triggered by the bombing of the Shiite Askariya Golden Mosque in Samarra has led to a state of emerge [...]
2006-02-27 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1039 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1040GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...]
2006-02-27 08:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA
06TOKYO1043MEDIA REACTION BUSH VISIT TO INDIA AND
[...] "Hopes and Concerns over President Bush's Visits to India and Pakistan" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (2/28): "President Bush will visit India and Pakistan starting Wednesday. With this first visit to the two South Asian countries by President Bush, America's diplom [...]
2006-02-28 04:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06
[...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result  [...]
2006-02-28 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1058 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1065PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS DELEGATION VISIT PLANNING
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 3). 2. (C) Embassy is pleased to know the ROKG has agreed to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and that a PSI Operational Experts Group delegation will be coming to Seoul to discuss ROK participation, as well as visiting Ja [...]
2006-02-28 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS JA
06TOKYO1079MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iran Nuclear Standoff: Japan Should Do Its Utmost to Stave off Sanctions" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/1): "At a time of deepening international concern over Iran's nuclear programs, Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki visited Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister Koizumi, Foreign Ministe [...]
2006-03-01 04:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1084 Japan Sees U.S.-Korea FTA As Positive
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although Japanese business circles believe a U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (FTA) is unlikely to produce much liberalization in sectors of greatest interest to Japan, the Japanese government sees the negotiations between Korea and the United States as a possible catalyst for [...]
2006-03-01 06:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL JA KS CH
06TOKYO1085JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 06:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1096JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1097MEDIA REACTION BUSH VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1104JDA BUDGET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's FY 2006 budget, scheduled for Diet approval on March 2, includes a fourth straight year of budget cuts for the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). If this trend continues, Japan will find itself with a less capable force that cannot maintain a defense posture commensurate with i [...]
2006-03-02 04:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1112AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 2
[...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Doesn't Pay to Cheat on the AI Test: Police Arrest Ibaraki Chicken Swappers -- 2. On February 27, prefectural police arrested four veterinarians and employees of the IKN Egg Farm Comp [...]
2006-03-02 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1120 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1126JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1131MEDIA REACTION US-INDIA NUCLEAR PACT
[...] "The Risk of the US Approving of a Nuclear India" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/3): "... President Bush made his first visit to India and reached an agreement with Indian Prime Minister Singh concerning the peaceful use of nuclear power. Under the accord, India will have separate nuclear [...]
2006-03-03 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1136JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...]
2006-03-03 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV
06TOKYO1139BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON JAPAN'S DIET FRESHMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the September 2005 election of 83 freshmen Diet members, Post has had several opportunities to gather biographic data on some of them. What follows is a summation of that data. END SUMMARY. 2. (C//NF) Yoshitami Kameoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed d [...]
2006-03-03 05:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO1149 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1151SENIOR LDP PARTY OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Senior LDP Party official Hidenao Nakagawa said he remained pessimistic over Japan-China relations despite press reporting there had been a positive atmosphere surrounding his recent visit to Beijing. Although the Chinese received him warmly and appeared willing to deal constr [...]
2006-03-03 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH JA
06TOKYO1153JAPAN-CHINA ENERGY DISPUTES: RESOLVING THROUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Japan is committed to resolving its energy dispute with China through dialogue, METI Director General Kodaira told EMIN. He expected China to make a counter offer to Japan,s proposal for joint development of these undersea resources in talks on March 6-7. Kodaira also mentione [...]
2006-03-03 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1159AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH VFM YACHI: MAR 2, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a working lunch with VFM Yachi on March 2nd, the Ambassador: -- Warned a realistic solution on beef must be found soon. -- Expressed concern over leaks of the KEEN EDGE exercise. -- Praised PM Koizumi's warning to Iranian FM Mottaki. -- Urged Japan to participate in a PRT [...]
2006-03-03 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP ECON ETRD EAGR PARM PREL CH JA
06TOKYO1169JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1170JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1178MEDIA REACTION US NUCLEAR POLICY/THE
[...] "Don't Misread Change in US Nuclear Policy" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/6): "The US has embarked on a major shift in its nuclear energy policy and its nonproliferation policy, steering both in the direction of realism. This shift is evident in the nuclear cooperation agree [...]
2006-03-06 02:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1186 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1199JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 00:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1206MEDIA REACTION IRANS NUCLER DEVELOPMENT -
[...] "Too Early to Give Up on Iran" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/7): "The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began its meeting yesterday at a time when the international community has failed to convince Iran to halt its nuclear development. The board agreed l [...]
2006-03-07 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1228MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Crisis in Iraq: Unity Needed to Form New Government" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (3/8): "Sectarian and ethnic conflict continues unabated in Iraq. Although it has been decided that the National Parliament will convene on March 12, conflicting interests among rival gro [...]
2006-03-08 04:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1231IRAQI AMBASSADOR VISITS KOREA, URGES ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Ambassador to Japan, Al-Jumaily, visited Seoul February 22-25 to express appreciation for and encourage further support in reconstruction, discuss future Korean military engagement, and notify MOFAT of Iraq's intention to reopen its embassy in Seoul. As he has done in Japan [...]
2006-03-08 04:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID JA KR IQ
06TOKYO1249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1253MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Deepening Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Tehran Using Oil and Natural Gas as Diplomatic Card" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Dubai correspondent Kagaya wrote (3/9): "Although the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will likely take up Iran's nuclear program as early as next week, Tehran contin [...]
2006-03-09 04:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1257JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-09 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1265AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 9
[...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- LPAI Stricken Ibaraki Prefecture to Further Strengthen its Outbreak Prevention Measures -- 2. On March 7, Ibaraki Prefecture authorities announced that they would strengthen measures [...]
2006-03-09 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1268 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-09 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1281MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "US, Iran Should Not Take Path to Confrontation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/10): "It is worrying that the US and Iran are escalating their 'war of words' over Tehran's nuclear development and the two nations' policies towards Iraq. These two countries should not go down the path tow [...]
2006-03-10 03:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1295EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...]
2006-03-10 09:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1296JAPAN PROPOSES NEW UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, WARNS
[...] (C) Summary: Japan will count on U.S. support to back its proposal to change the contribution requirement of UNSC permanent members, MOFA Global Issues Director General Shinyo told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on March 8. The Japanese argue that P5 contributions to the overall UN budg [...]
2006-03-10 09:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA PHUM JA
06TOKYO1300 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-12 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1301EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...]
2006-03-12 23:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1306JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1313MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korean Illicit Activities: Stalemate at Six- Party Talks Cannot Be Allowed" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/12): "...US and North Korean officials met recently in New York to discuss US sanctions imposed on the DPRK last fall in retaliation for its il [...]
2006-03-13 04:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1319IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...]
2006-03-13 07:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1321 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1327JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1340MEDIA REACTION DEATH OF MILOSEVIC - TOKYO
[...] "Death of Milosevic, 'Butcher of the Balkans'" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/14): "Former Yugoslav President Milosevic, known as the 'butcher of the Balkans,' has died in the middle of his four year trial at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague on charges of d [...]
2006-03-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1342 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1354JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 02:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1358MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS -
[...] "Ending the Vicious Circle of Japan-China Relations" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (3/15): "The Japanese and Chinese governments have exchanged harsh criticism since last month. The tension and distrust over PM Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine, natural gas develo [...]
2006-03-15 04:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1363 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1373JAPAN NOT READY FOR PARTICIPATE IN ISAF PRT
[...] (C) On March 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Division Director Fumio Iwai told us that Japan could not respond positively to our (ref A) request that Japan consider civilian participation in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Iwai was clearly unhappy wi [...]
2006-03-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR JA AS
06TOKYO1382JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1397AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 16
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 9 to March 16. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tests on Migratory Birds Negative for HPAI -- 2. The Ministry of Environment (M [...]
2006-03-16 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1404 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1406APERC CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ENERGY SECURITY,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1415JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1417JAPAN-BURMA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS
[...] (C) Summary: In a letter to regime leader Than Shwe, PM Koizumi urged the regime to: -- begin a dialogue with the international community, -- re-open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi -- release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. In delivering the letter, former Fo [...]
2006-03-17 02:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BM CH JA
06TOKYO1424MEDIA REACTION DPRK ABDUCTIONS - TOKYO
[...] "Strengthening Solidarity Against DPRK Abductions" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/17): "Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata Prefecture Thursday and inspected the location where North Korean agents kidnapped Megumi Yokota in 1977. This was an expression of strong will on the part of [...]
2006-03-17 05:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1435DCM MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DG
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told the DCM March 15 that he agreed a GOJ road map for resolving the beef import ban would be useful. While Agriculture Minister Nakagawa has taken helpful steps on the issue, Kawai would discreetly see what could be done to bring Health M [...]
2006-03-17 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA
06TOKYO1436AMBASSADOR VISITS ABDUCTION SITE OF MEGUMI YOKOTA
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata City on March 16 and retraced the route 13 year old Megumi Yokota took the night she was abducted by agents of the DPRK in 1977 on her way home from school. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Yokota and over 50 reporters. The Ambassador then met [...]
2006-03-17 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL JA KN KS
06TOKYO1438DEMARCHE ON COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR ONLINE GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD WTRO JP
06TOKYO1440KOMEITO PARTY SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO LDP'S
[...] (C) Summary: The once center-left Komeito party is slowly moving toward the right, Embassy contacts tell us, and that trend is unlikely to change even if Komeito President Kanzaki decides to step down later this year. Although the New Komeito Party's support has been crucial to the Liberal [...]
2006-03-17 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO1444 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1445SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. The U.S.-Japan relationship is healthy and strong. Japan is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. The Department of Homeland Security plays a central role in four of the key elements of a 21st century U.S.-Japan allia [...]
2006-03-17 08:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PTER PREL JA
06TOKYO1446DPRK FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE
[...] (S) Following up on questions raised by MOFA in February 2006 (reftel),Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation officials Anthony Ruggiero and Jae Jo met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito in Tokyo on March 10, 2006 to deliver a non-paper on DPRK flags of conven [...]
2006-03-17 08:19:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA
06TOKYO1447AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO THE AI
[...] (U) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto on March 17 and delivered reftel demarche. Yamamoto said that Japan has not yet decided on its response to the current outbreak of H5N1 in Burma. Tokyo is, h [...]
2006-03-17 09:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
06TOKYO1449JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 00:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1453MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] "US National Security Strategy: Has US Learned from Iraq War?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/18): "The National Security Strategy released recently by President Bush represents a revision of the so-called Bush doctrine that was put together in the aftermath of 9/11. At a time when tension [...]
2006-03-20 02:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1461 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1469JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 00:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1479DEFENSE MINISTER NUKAGA MEETS AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (C ) Summary: Defense Minister Nukaga on the evening of March 17 made a pitch for a "two plus two" ministerial meeting after the base realignment initiatives are finalized, stressing that a "political statement" is necessary to gain public understanding of the realignment initiatives, particu [...]
2006-03-22 06:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO1490 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1492IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS SECURITY ASSESSMENT; U.S.
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...]
2006-03-22 08:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS IZ UK JA
06TOKYO1493C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...]
2006-03-22 08:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS IZ UK JA
06TOKYO1495JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-23 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1509MEDIA REACTION PUTIN-HU TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Russia, China Aiming for Self-Interest and Containment of US Domination" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (3/23): "Russian President Putin visited China Tuesday and agreed with Chinese President Hu to strengthen bilateral economic ties and seek peaceful solutions to t [...]
2006-03-23 04:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1521 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-23 07:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1527JAPANESE CURRENTLY UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-23 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SOCI SU IO JA
06TOKYO1528AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive further details on Japan's planned assistance to Burma in light of the recent avian influenza outbreak in poultr [...]
2006-03-23 08:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
06TOKYO1529AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 23
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 16 to March 23. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- New Domestic AI Poultry Vaccine Developed -- 2. On March 21, a research group [...]
2006-03-23 09:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1536JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1540MEDIA REACTION BUSH PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] "President Bush Should Stabilize Iraq During His Term in Office" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/24): "At a White House press conference, President Bush dismissed the idea of a complete US withdrawal from Iraq during his term in office, which runs through January 2009. With attention foc [...]
2006-03-24 03:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1557 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 07:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1566MOFA UPDATE ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: In comments to the Embassy on March 22, our MOFA contact on regional integration averred that efforts to create an East Asian community would move ahead, even if progress is slow and unsteady. He informally suggested that the United States might want to take advantage of Russia [...]
2006-03-24 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN APEC ETRD CH IN RS JA
06TOKYO1567CONSENSUS EMERGING TO RAISE CONSUMPTION TAX TO 10
[...] (SBU) Summary: A domestic business sector consensus is emerging in favor of raising Japan's consumption tax from 5 to 10 percent, and the Japanese people are ready to accept it, according to LDP Tax Policy Committee Chairman Yanagisawa. A Cabinet decision to increase the rate is expected in [...]
2006-03-24 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO1570VISITING U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NEPAL URGES MOFA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Thanking Japan for its cooperation on Nepal, visiting U.S. Ambassador Moriarty stressed to his MOFA interlocutors on March 20 the importance of continued pressure on the King and political parties to cooperate on democratic reforms. MOFA underscored its support for U.S. policy [...]
2006-03-24 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PROV PTER NP JA
06TOKYO1577JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1587 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1592LOCAL COURT ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] (SBU) On March 24, the Kanazawa District Court ordered the Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Rikuden) to shut down operations at Unit Two of its Shika Nuclear Power Plant due to safety concerns over its ability to withstand powerful earthquakes. The court ruled that there was a real possibilit [...]
2006-03-27 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TSPL KSCA SOCI JA
06TOKYO1598JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1608MEDIA REACTION CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] "With No Anti-Japanese Demonstrations This Year, China Looking to Improve Ties with Post-Koizumi Japan" The conservative Sankei's Beijing correspondent Ito wrote (3/28): "It has been nearly one year since anti-Japanese demonstrations were held all across China. Although Japan- China relations [...]
2006-03-28 06:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1610AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- outlined Japan's immediate plans to assist with Iraq's reconstruction, -- welcomed an updat [...]
2006-03-28 07:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JA
06TOKYO1612AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- stressed the need to identify implementable steps for the next U.S.-Japan-Australia CT Trilate [...]
2006-03-28 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SNAR EAID IN MY RP JA
06TOKYO1613AVIAN INFLUENZA: DETAILS ON JAPAN'S USD 155
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive [...]
2006-03-28 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1616 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1617CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF CONVENIENCE
[...] (S) Embassy delivered points contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Director Naoki Ito on March 23 and Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on March 24, 2006. Both officials expressed appreciation to the Uni [...]
2006-03-28 08:18:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA
06TOKYO1620JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/29/06
[...] Mitani joined the NPA in 1974. His appointment to a vice minister- level post is a triple-jump appointment, according to a high government official. Lurking in the background is Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe's intention to strengthen the intelligence- SIPDIS gathering capability of t [...]
2006-03-29 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1624MEDIA REACTION AFHGANISTAN - TOKYO
[...] "Afghanistan: Terrorism Slowing the Pace of Reconstruction" The liberal Asahi's Kabul correspondent Kitagawa wrote (3/29): "It has been more than four years since the fall of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime. Although the nation has taken its first steps toward democracy with the conv [...]
2006-03-29 04:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1632MOFA NORTHEAST ASIA DIVISION DIRECTOR PESSIMISTIC
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito: -- expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's March 16 visit to Niigata, -- was pessimistic about a bilateral with North Korea in the near-term, -- hoped for high-level U.S. par [...]
2006-03-29 06:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KN JA
06TOKYO1634MOFA ECONOMIC CHIEF ON EAS-APEC DIFFERENCES, FTA
[...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry's (MOFA) obsession with China is driving Japan's interest in the East Asian Summit (EAS),the Director General of MOFA's Economic Affairs Bureau told the U.S Senior Official for APEC on March 23. The MOFA official has endeavored to brief the Foreign Minist [...]
2006-03-29 06:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV APECO ASEAN JA
06TOKYO1653 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1654LDP AND KOMEITO SECRETARIES GENERAL APPEAL FOR
[...] (C) During a March 29 courtesy call on the Ambassador, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Takebe and Komeito Secretary General Fuyushiba requested the Ambassador's SIPDIS assistance in securing meetings with Vice President Cheney, Secretary Rice, Secretary Rumsfeld and the leaders o [...]
2006-03-29 09:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP JA
06TOKYO1655LDP'S NAKAGAWA AND KYUMA ON DPRI, CHINA, IRAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the DCM March 29, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Hidenao Nakagawa and Fumio Kyuma shared their views on alliance realignment negotiations, Sino-Japanese relations, Iran and beef. Policy Affairs Research Council Chairman Nakag [...]
2006-03-29 09:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA
06TOKYO1662JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1679MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL'S ELECTION - TOKYO
[...] "Can Kadima Form Stable Government?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/30): "A change in Israel's policy toward the Palestinians is unlikely.... The centrist Kadima Party finished first in Tuesday's general election. The ruling party has pledged to remove Jewish settlemen [...]
2006-03-30 06:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1684JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...]
2006-03-30 07:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA
06TOKYO1685JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...]
2006-03-30 07:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA
06TOKYO1689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1691DUSTR BHATIA CUTS STRAIGHT TO THE BEEF
[...] (SBU) The United States is looking for an early resumption of beef imports to Japan. That was the message Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia conveyed during March 20 meetings in Tokyo. While underscoring that U.S. beef is safe, in separate meetings he told Vice Ministers at the F [...]
2006-03-30 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO1692DUSTR BHATIA IN TOKYO: SURVEYS THE RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Japan is a key partner for the United States in its overall trade policy, and both countries need to do more to deepen the relationship in coming months. That is how Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia underscored the importance to the United States of Japan and the region d [...]
2006-03-30 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO1693AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 30
[...] (U) The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 23 to March 30. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tokyo Decides on Details for AI Assistance -- 2. (U) The GOJ recently deci [...]
2006-03-30 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1705JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1734DPJ LEADERSHIP RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Seiji Maehara and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama announced their resignations on March 31. This surprise move caught DPJ staffers flatfooted. Maehara and Hatoyama's decision was in response to the ongoing turmoil caused by a DP [...]
2006-03-31 07:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO1735JAPAN DELAYS DECISION ON CHINA LOAN PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Japan has decided to delay a decision on extending ODA yen loans to China for FY 2005 (April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006),reflecting growing political difficulties in the bilateral relationship. The delay resulted from a determination by MOFA that its proposal for a yen loan pr [...]
2006-03-31 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CH JA
06TOKYO1742 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1744 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-01 11:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1757MEDIA REACTION JAPANESE POLITICS/SINO-JAPANESE
[...] "Maehara's Decision Comes Too Late" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/1): "DPJ President Maehara's decision to step down marks a bitter end to the confusion arising from the phony email scandal. On Friday, Maehara and the rest of the party leadership resigned to take resp [...]
2006-04-03 02:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1766JAPAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC JA
06TOKYO1769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1775JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1778MEDIA REACTION THAI ELECTION - TOKYO
[...] "Thai Premier Thaksin's Empty Victory" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (4/4): "The general election in Thailand that was a referendum on Prime Minister Thaksin's leadership came to an empty end. Although Thaksin won the election, the political situation remains chaoti [...]
2006-04-04 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1786 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1791DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AT THE WHA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Deputy Director for International Cooperation Shinichiro Noda, Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division Official Ai Sato and others and delivered reftel [...]
2006-04-04 08:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL WHO JA
06TOKYO1801JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1808MEDIA REACTION THAI POLITICS - TOKYO
[...] "Elections Should be Held Again in Thailand for Political Reconciliation" An editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (4/5): "Thai Prime Minister Thaksin announced his resignation from office Tuesday following the discovery of large numbers of blank votes, which were seen as criticism of his a [...]
2006-04-05 03:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1815JAPAN'S TRADE MINISTER PROPOSES EAST ASIA ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: METI Minister Nikai appears to be rolling out an ambitious new proposal for a region-wide "comprehensive economic partnership agreement" paired with a new regional policy think tank along the lines of the OECD. As reported by the press, his proposals run counter to recent GOJ dec [...]
2006-04-05 07:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO1818 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1831JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1834MEDIA REACTION THAI POLITICS - TOKYO
[...] "Thai Politics: Embers of Political Chaos" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/6): "The political chaos in Thailand is beginning to subside. Prime Minister Thaksin, who had been dogged by calls to step down since the beginning of this year, finally announced that he would r [...]
2006-04-06 03:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1842 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/06
[...] The speech lasted for more than an hour, and he devoted a large part of it to economic issues. He noted, "We must create a small but strong government." He thus added his own view to the ongoing argument calling for a small government in order to indicate that he is not a mere successor to t [...]
2006-04-06 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1843AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 6
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 30 to April 6. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Ibaraki Governor: "MHLW is Irresponsible" -- 2. On April 4, Ibaraki Governor Ma [...]
2006-04-06 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1848JAPAN "CAREFULLY CONSIDERING" CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] (C) The demarche on support for a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (State 51778) was conveyed to MOFA on April 3. First Middle East Division's Jun Nanazawa on April 6 responded that, following consultations within the Foreign Ministry, Japan has decided to wait and consider the Secretary [...]
2006-04-06 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU JA
06TOKYO1851JAPAN'S TRADE MINISTER PROPOSES EAST ASIA ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: METI Minister Nikai announced on April 4 an ambitious new proposal for a region-wide "comprehensive economic partnership agreement" paired with a new regional policy think tank along the lines of the OECD. Foreign, Finance and Agriculture Ministry senior bureaucrats had no prior [...]
2006-04-06 09:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO1856MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW
[...] "New French Labor Law: The Pain Involved in Creating Jobs" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/7): "France has been rocked over the introduction of a new labor system for young people. Demonstrations are being held all across the country, with many high schools and universities closing down. Th [...]
2006-04-07 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1859JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1883 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1884IRAN: INITIAL JAPAN REACTION TO USG THINKING
[...] (C) On April 6, Post conveyed reftel points regarding the status of USG thinking on Iran to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation and Second Middle East divisions, as well as the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI). MOFA also shared the information with its Po [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR XE JA
06TOKYO1886MOFA REORGANIZES SOUTH ASIA DEPARTMENT; SIGNALS
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is creating a South Asia Department by merging parts of the Southwest Asia, First Southeast Asia and Second Southeast Asia divisions of the Asian Affairs Bureau. The move stems from a perceived organizational need to devote more resources [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN JA
06TOKYO1887JAPANESE BUREAUCRATS SLAM METI'S TRADE PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary. Four Japanese Ministries slammed METI for its uncoordinated proposal for an East Asia Economic Partnership Agreement at a previously scheduled interagency meeting today. End Summary. 2. (C) METI Minister's Nikai's proposal for an East Asia Economic Partnership Agreement (see [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO1888JAPAN SEEKING MORE EVIDENCE WHILE CONSIDERING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel points regarding Tehran's treatment of religious minorities to MOFA Second Middle East Division on April 5 . On April 7, Second Middle East's Koichi Nakao replied [...]
2006-04-07 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI IR JA
06TOKYO1889OZAWA WINS DPJ PRESIDENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO1894WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...]
2006-04-07 12:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA
06TOKYO1897HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-08 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1903 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-1
[...] The flight paths will avoid the skies over the Henoko, Toyohara, and Abu districts in Nago. 2. In determining the construction site based on the government's plan, consideration will be given to: (a) the safety of the residents near the new airfield; (b) natural conservation; and (c) th [...]
2006-04-10 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1904 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1906MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY/JAPANESE
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published Monday morning because of a press holiday. Quasigovernmental broadcaster NHK-TV gave top play to MOFA Ambassador Yamamoto's meeting Sunday evening with North Korean Foreign Ministry Deputy US Affairs Director Chong, during which Yamamoto urged the N [...]
2006-04-10 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1916TOKYO VISIT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 30, 2006, in Tokyo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez met with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare; and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. He raised beef, enhanced cooperation on IPR protection and [...]
2006-04-10 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO1919HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-10 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1925 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-3
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1931JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1932MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN AID QUESTION -
[...] "Caution Needed on Decision to Suspend Aid to Palestinian Authority" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/11): "The US and EU have announced that they will halt or freeze direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA),as its cabinet is led by the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, whic [...]
2006-04-11 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1940ANNUAL ALTERNATE NUCLEAR MATERIAL REPORT DELIVERED
[...] ESToff delivered the 2005 Annual Alternate Nuclear Material Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Official Hikohito Oishi on April 10. Oishi thanked ESToff for the report. SCHIEFFER [...]
2006-04-11 05:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY ENRG PARM JA
06TOKYO1953 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1959WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's top priority in Latin America is to revitalize its economic relationship, MOFA Latin American Affairs DG Sakaba told WHA A/S Shannon April 10. Sakaba said policy mistakes by Latin American governments over the past 10-15 years have lead to widening income gaps, a broad d [...]
2006-04-11 23:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON XR CH LA XK JA
06TOKYO1960WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) Summary: Over a April 10 working lunch, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan will not interfere in the extradition process between Chile and Peru on former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. Japan is interested in exploring possible ways to pa [...]
2006-04-11 23:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON TW XR CH KS LA JA XK
06TOKYO1962JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 00:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1965MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning Iran's announcement. 2. "IAEA Likely to Convene Emergency Meeting" Vienna correspondent Sakuraniwa of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (4/12): "Following Iran's announcement of its successful production of low-level e [...]
2006-04-12 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1977 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1978 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1982EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH ASIAN DG SASAE ON
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 11 tour d'horizon of issues affecting the Asian region, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told A/S Hill: -- Japan is emphasizing relations with Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam in its strategic thinking with ASEAN; -- Japan will not stand in the way of Russia becoming a [...]
2006-04-12 09:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ETRD EAID ASEAN ID TW IN CH
06TOKYO1984EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH
[...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]
2006-04-12 10:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO1985EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA VICE
[...] (C) Summary. EAP A/S Hill emphasized to VFM Yachi April 11 the importance of getting North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks negotiating table, while noting the focus of Japan's media on his decision not to meet bilaterally with DPRK officials. Yachi confirmed that North Korean officials ha [...]
2006-04-12 10:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ETRD MARR CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO1989VCI SENIOR ADVISOR HEINTZELMAN AND ISN/RA SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection Senior Advisor for Harry Heintzelman, IV, and ISN Regional Affairs Senior Advisor Eliot Kang met with MOFA non-proliferation officials on April 7 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in dismantling North Korean nuclear facil [...]
2006-04-13 00:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP JA KS KN
06TOKYO1990JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1992MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Iran's Uranium Enrichment: Tighten the Net" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/13): "Iran formally announced Tuesday that it had produced enough enriched uranium to generate electricity. Iranian President Ahmadinejad said proudly that Iran has joined the group of countries that possess [...]
2006-04-13 02:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2008WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]
2006-04-13 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2011JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2017AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 6 to 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to be designated a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. The Ministr [...]
2006-04-13 10:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2019JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2020MEDIA REACTION DPRK - TOKYO
[...] "Six-Party Talks: Pressure Mounting on North Korea" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/14): "Bilateral and multilateral dialogue in Tokyo among the chief delegates to the six-party talks ended without achieving anything. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ky [...]
2006-04-14 02:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2031 RECORD INDUSTRY WORRIES ON IP MULTICAST
[...] This is an action request please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: Three Japanese government working groups are addressing copyright issues for IP multicasting and are leaning towards adopting a change that would probably eliminate the ability of the U.S. recording industry to retain its righ [...]
2006-04-14 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO2040JAPAN: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE SULTAN'S APRIL VISIT
[...] (S) Saudi Crown Prince Sultan's April 5-6 visit to Tokyo was considered a "success" by both sides, according to MOFA Second Middle East Saudi Desk Officer Asako and Iran Desk Officer Nakao. Asako suggested the most thorough briefing material available was the joint statement from the visit, a [...]
2006-04-14 07:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPINR ECIN MARR PREL SA JA
06TOKYO2041 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2054MEDIA REACTION IRAN/JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] "The Iranian Issue: Not the Time for Mutual Intimidation" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/16): "Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear development in defiance of the UN Security Council. Although Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, the gap between Iran and the [...]
2006-04-17 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2058WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH METI DG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is happy with the results of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico and expects rapid progress in FTA negotiations with Chile, METI Trade Policy DG Kitamura told WHA A/S Shannon April 11. Little enthusiasm for a trade deal with Brazil and its MERCOSUR partners exist [...]
2006-04-17 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA
06TOKYO2059WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese companies see potential for investment in Latin America, particularly in the areas of minerals, energy, and food, Japanese business representative told WHA A/S Shannon on April 11. Noting the success of the Japan-Mexico free trade agreement, they hoped the Japanese [...]
2006-04-17 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA
06TOKYO2061WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) Summary. During a April 11 meeting with WHA A/S Shannon, MOFA Economic Cooperation Bureau DDG Sugita discussed Japan's ODA efforts in Latin America. He described difficulties increasing aid to the region due to Japan's traditional focus on Asia and poverty-alleviation efforts in Africa. [...]
2006-04-17 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EINV EAID APECO XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2063 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2065HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: JAPAN SUPPORTS CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC PHUM UNGA IO JA
06TOKYO2066U/S BURNS' LETTER DELIVERED TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC PGOV PTER RS BO GG MD AM AJ JA
06TOKYO2068JAPAN TO "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" G-8 AGENDA REQUEST;
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM AMED AJ BO GG MD RS JA
06TOKYO2072TOKYO REMAINS CALM OVER TOKDO/TAKESHIMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight on April 14, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Ito invited Political Officer to the Foreign Ministry to explain why Japan had notified the South Korean government that it intended to send a Maritime Safety Agency vessel to map the seabed in the area surrounding the [...]
2006-04-17 10:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS KS JA
06TOKYO2073WHALING: PRIVATE SECTOR GETS OUT OF WHALING
[...] Five private fisheries companies that own Kyodo Senpaku, the owner and operator of the vessels used in Japan's lethal research whaling program, have collectively decided to give away their shares to several public-interest organizations, including the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR). GO [...]
2006-04-17 23:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2074CHERNOBYL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, Japanese anti-nuclear and Chernobyl assistance organizations hosted a 20th anniversary symposium on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Yuri Scherbak, current Foreign Policy Advisor to outgoing Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Lytvyn and former Ukrainian Ambassador [...]
2006-04-17 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SOCI PARM TRGY JA
06TOKYO2075JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/06
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule Middle East focus: 4. Government plans to freeze aid to Palestinian Authority, lining up with US, EU 5. Vice foreign minister lining up talks with Iranian officials on nuclear issue China affairs: 6. Anot [...]
2006-04-18 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2079MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] Three major dailies gave inside-page coverage to President Hu's visit to the US. There were no immediate editorials or commentaries. 2. "Beijing Trying to Prevent Trade Friction from Escalating Before Hu's Talks With Bush" The Beijing and Washington correspondents of the liberal Asahi comme [...]
2006-04-18 02:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2093THE DPJ UNDER ICHIRO OZAWA: WHAT TO EXPECT (WHEN
[...] (C) Summary. The election of Ichiro Ozawa as leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) could have long-term significance for Japan's political scene, but there will be little or no immediate impact on U.S. interests. Ozawa has created a wide network of contacts throughout a lon [...]
2006-04-18 07:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2094 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2095SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR ON TERRITORIAL DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 18 meeting with the Ambassador, South Korean Ambassador to Japan Ra stated that: -- Seoul would adamantly oppose Japanese plans to map the area surrounding the disputed Tokdo/Takeshima islands; -- South Korea and Japan could come to blows if bilateral fricti [...]
2006-04-18 08:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EWWT KS KN JA
06TOKYO2098LIANCOURT ROCKS: JAPAN OFFERS SECRET PROPOSAL TO
[...] (S) MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Deputy Director General Kunio Umeda informed Political Minister Counselor Meserve on April 18 that Vice Foreign Minister Yachi had put forth a "secret proposal" to Ra Jong-il, South Korea's Ambassador to Japan. Under that proposal, the Japanese government [...]
2006-04-18 09:21:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPBTS PHSA PREL JA KS
06TOKYO2113MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] "China's Oil Policy Will be a Focal Point at Bush-Hu Talks" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi commented (4/19): "In a speech Monday in Washington, Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick pointed out that China's energy policy, as seen in its move to lock up oil supplies in u [...]
2006-04-19 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2117JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2130METI VICE MINISTER EXPLAINS REGIONAL FTA PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an East Asian free trade agreement (FTA) aims to balance a less-inclusive Chinese initiative, according to METI Vice Minister Kusaka. The proposal would also help to "neutralize" pressures within the Japanese business community for a [...]
2006-04-19 06:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ASEAN APECO JA
06TOKYO2134 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2135AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 19
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 13 to 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to become a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. On April 14, the [...]
2006-04-19 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2144 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2154THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT
[...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...]
2006-04-20 06:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2159JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE
[...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...]
2006-04-20 07:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2162 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2176JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2179MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS/TAKESHIMA
[...] There were no editorials on the Bush-Hu meeting. 2. "Speeches by Bush and Hu: Both Still at Odds over Human Rights and International Security" Washington correspondent Yamamoto of the conservative Sankei commented (4/21): "The speeches that Presidents Bush and Hu made prior to their meeting [...]
2006-04-21 02:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2182SUDAN SANCTIONS: JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 05:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PGOV SU DAFR JA
06TOKYO2193APRIL 23 BY-ELECTION A TOSS-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The April 23 by-election for Chiba District 7 pits LDP candidate Ken Saito against opposition DPJ candidate Kazumi Ota. The media is playing up the election as the first showdown between Prime Minister Koizumi and new DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa. Koizumi has a personal stake [...]
2006-04-21 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO2196 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-22 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2207JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2211MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS/TAKESHIMA
[...] "Bush-Hu Talks: Lingering Skepticism about China as a 'Responsible Stakeholder'" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/22): "President Bush once characterized relations between the US and China as 'positive but complicated.' The summit between Bush and Chinese President Hu Jin [...]
2006-04-24 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2216 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2221PATCHED UP HULL: JAPAN-ROK AGREEMENT ENDS MARITIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs DDG Sadoshima briefed Political Minister Counselor Meserve on the outcome of negotiations with the ROK to end the dispute that erupted over Japan's plan to conduct a bathymetric survey of a zone that lies between their contested EEZs. [...]
2006-04-24 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS
06TOKYO2224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2229WHALING: JARPA II LETHAL RESEARCH FLEET RETURNS
[...] The first of Japan's expanded lethal research whaling expeditions under JARPA II returned to Japan from the Antarctic on April 14. The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) praised the new research program as having been "successfully conducted", but will now turn to the difficult task of try [...]
2006-04-25 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2237 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2240MOFA DEPUTY MINISTER PUSHES FOR NEW ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mitoji Yabunaka proposed that the U.S. and Japan begin preparations for a new U.S. Japan economic framework in a meeting with the Charge on April 24. The full proposal, with a broad focus and more emphasis on cooperation could be fle [...]
2006-04-25 23:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG JA IN CH
06TOKYO2241JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2248MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA
[...] "Takeshima (Dokdo) Dispute: If Roh Is So Confident, He Should Take It to the ICJ" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/26): "Given the assurance he expressed about his country's claim, South Korea's President Roh should take the long-standing territorial dispute over the Take [...]
2006-04-26 05:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2275CUBA: JAPAN RESPONDS TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO2276 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2281JAPAN'S DIET AGENDA: FATE OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Three months into the 164th Diet session, Japanese lawmakers are finally turning back to policy after being distracted by scandals for many weeks. Several big bills with broad consensus support are still on track. A planned supplemental budget and the FY06 budget passed the [...]
2006-04-26 10:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO2282JAPAN CAN RELY ON STRONG U.S. TIES, EAP/DAS KEITH
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 discussion, visiting EAP/DAS James Keith told a Japanese scholar that Japan should approach its relations with China and Taiwan with more self-confidence, asserting that U.S. interests would always favor a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Japan would benefit from [...]
2006-04-27 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD CH TW JA
06TOKYO2283METI'S ASIAN FTA PROPOSAL: TACTICS WITHOUT STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's recent regional FTA proposal is a tactical move to counter an expected Chinese-backed regional FTA proposal to be presented to an August ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers' meeting. METI however, seems not to have considered the longer-term implications [...]
2006-04-27 06:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA
06TOKYO2298JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2302PSPC CHAIRMAN TANAKA WANTS TO END MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A level playing field should be established before the successor companies of Japan Post (JP) can expand their product offerings, Naoki TANAKA, chairman of the Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) clearly stated to ECOUNS on April 21. He was also positive on the nee [...]
2006-04-27 08:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EINV JA
06TOKYO2307AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 27
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 19 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. - Japan's 19.3 Million to OIE and FAO Further Discussed - 2. On April 25 and 26, the [...]
2006-04-27 10:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2311 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2312COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST TOKYO INFORMATION
[...] (U) Tokyo Information Officer Michael J. Boyle requests country clearance to visit the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from May 17 through May 25, 2006. Boyle will conduct public affairs training for American Embassy Kolonia employees, other USG agencies, and FSM government employees. [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA KPAO JA FM
06TOKYO2322JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 04:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2325 JAPANESE MISSION TO CHINA GETS WARM WELCOME,
[...] SUMMARY: Chinese officials from 13 ministries and agencies warmly received Japan's joint government- industry mission to China in mid-April. Although the Chinese were remarkably well prepared, the Japanese delegation was not satisfied with the answers they got on China IPR laws. While the a [...]
2006-04-28 04:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO2326 JAPANESE MISSION TO CHINA GETS WARM WELCOME,
[...] SUMMARY: Chinese officials from 13 ministries and agencies warmly received Japan's joint government- industry mission to China in mid-April. Although the Chinese were remarkably well prepared, the Japanese delegation was not satisfied with the answers they got on China IPR laws. While the a [...]
2006-04-28 04:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO2328 Japanese Responses to Questions on French
[...] The Japanese Ministry of Finance provided the following responses to the questions sent reftel: Question: Does Japan levy airline ticket taxes which are used for general development assistance, or any other non-aviation related purpose, within the country? Answer: No. Question: If s [...]
2006-04-28 05:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EAIR AFIN APECO JA
06TOKYO2330MEDIA REACTION NEPAL/IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Nepal: Back to the Starting Point for Democratization" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/28): "Facing daily demonstrations by over 100,000 people calling for the reinstatement of parliament, the defiant king had no choice but to yield. King Gyanendra announced [...]
2006-04-28 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2333EAP/DAS KEITH'S MEETING WITH METI OFFICIALS ON PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Questions from officials of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) focused on China's promises regarding exchange rate reform and intellectual property protection during an April 26 briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent U.S. visit by EAP Deputy Assis [...]
2006-04-28 06:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN ENRG APECO PREL CH JA
06TOKYO2339MOFA NON-PROLIFERATION DG NAKANE TO VISIT INDIAN
[...] EST MinCouns called on MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Science and Non-Proliferation Ambassador Takeshi Nakane on April 28 to get a preview of possible agenda items for Nakane's May 1 bilateral meetings in New Delhi with his GOI counterpart. Japan and India initially had been discussi [...]
2006-04-28 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JA IR IN KNNP IAEA PARM ENRG
06TOKYO2341 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2353JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2354MEDIA REACTION BIN LADEN AND ZARQAWI TAPES -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 04:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2375TIMING OF ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION LEGISLATION
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Tokyo newspapers ran stories this weekend quoting Prime Minister Koizumi as saying that it might be difficult to include implementing legislation for the alliance transformation agreement in the present Diet session ending June 18. Koizumi, who leaves office in September, w [...]
2006-05-01 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2377 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO239815TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...]
2006-05-01 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS
06TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2416MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN ACCORD ON US FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2423JAPAN'S THIRD S&T BASIC PLAN
[...] On March 22, Japan's Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP),which is chaired by Prime Minister Koizumi, approved Japan's Third Five-year Basic Plan for Science and Technology (S&T) Policy, covering JFY- 2006 to JFY-2010. The Third Basic Plan identifies 62 projects that are to rece [...]
2006-05-02 05:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL
06TOKYO2433 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2438AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 2
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 27 to May 2. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during that period. -- MAFF Suspends UK Poultry Imports, Turns to US for More -- 2. On April 29, the Min [...]
2006-05-02 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2439JAPAN ON TAIWAN OBSERVER STATUS BID FOR WHA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Global Issues Department Official Yuka Fujino on May 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the Taiwan observer status bid in advance of the World Health Assembly (WHA). He drew [...]
2006-05-02 09:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTBIO PREL JA TW WHO
06TOKYO2440CORRECTED COPY: JAPAN-KOREA-CHINA TALKS ON LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. In strategic bilateral talks on April 26 with China on Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, followed by China-Japan-Korea Consultations on the same subject: -- China stated its desire to double trade with the region by 2010; -- China described its policy as based on three pi [...]
2006-05-02 09:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EIND ETRD XR XK LA KS CH JA
06TOKYO2441JAPAN: MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) On April 18, ESToff and EST FSN delivered the talking points in reftel on the misuse of life science research and left a non-paper with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Office of International Cooperation Dire [...]
2006-05-02 09:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PTER EAGR JA PARM PREL BWC
06TOKYO2443FUKUDA MAKES HIS MOVE
[...] (C) Summary. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary (CCS) Yasuo Fukuda is very slowly inching up in the public opinion polls on current CCS Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to replace PM Koizumi in September's LDP presidential election. While Fukuda, like Abe, is not a declared candidate, his recent wor [...]
2006-05-05 02:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH JA
06TOKYO2445JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2450MEDIA REACTION DARFUR/NEPAL - TOKYO
[...] "Bring an End to the Human Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/7): "...A faint hope has emerged regarding an end to the civil war in Darfur, as officials from the Sudanese government and the largest anti- government force signed a peace agreement following talks in Nigeria mediated by t [...]
2006-05-08 04:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2467 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2481JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2500 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2519JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2524MEDIA REACTION SUDAN/THAILAND - TOKYO
[...] "Put an End to Tragedy in Sudan" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/10): "There are growing hopes that the human crisis in Darfur may be coming to an end. Though representatives from the Sudanese government and the largest antigovernment militia reached a peace agreement last wee [...]
2006-05-10 05:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2536JAPAN ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) EST M/C delivered reftel points to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Takashi Toguchi on May 10. A non-paper was sent to the Ministry in advance of the meeting. Toguchi explained that Japan would base its decision on the actual proceedi [...]
2006-05-10 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO JA
06TOKYO2540 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2550JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2559MEDIA REACTION IRAN/US IMAGE ABROAD - TOKYO
[...] "Stronger Diplomacy Needed to Avert Iran Crisis" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/11): "International diplomacy is entering an important phase following Iran's defiance of the UN Security Council chairman's statement calling for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment activities. [...]
2006-05-11 05:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2564 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/06
[...] The relocation plan is to be carried out in a manner of maintaining a balance between the maintaining of the deterrent capability of US forces in Japan and the reduction of burden on Okinawa. 2. The relocation plan is to be carried, based on the government plan, while being mindful of ( [...]
2006-05-11 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2571JAPAN DETECTS IMPROVED ATMOSPHERE WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: In a read out of the May 7-9 Japan-China vice ministerial, MOFA assessed that the PRC is seeking to improve the "atmosphere" of the bilateral relationship. MOFA believes that Beijing now understands that holding bilateral relations hostage to the Yasukuni issue is not in China' [...]
2006-05-11 09:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2572AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 11
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 2 to 11. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan-ASEAN Initiative to Combat Pandemic Influenza Launched -- 2. On May 2, the [...]
2006-05-11 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2573JAPAN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 09:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SY LE JA
06TOKYO2579JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2595MEDIA REACTION US-TAIWAN RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] "US Refusal of Transit Stay for Taiwanese President Chen Deepening Washington-Taipei Gulf" Taipei correspondent Ishii of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/12): "The gulf between the US and Taiwan is deepening following the US refusal to allow Taiwanese President Chen to stay i [...]
2006-05-12 06:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2599RESPONSE TO HHS WHA INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS MEETING
[...] ESToff delivered reftel invitation to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) International Affairs Division on May 11. MHLW confirmed that Japan's head of delegation Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Dr. Takashi Toguchi would attend the ministerial. International Affairs D [...]
2006-05-12 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO KFLU JA
06TOKYO2604 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2609S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]
2006-05-12 12:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2610S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WTIH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging discussion on May 11, MOFA Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Yabunaka told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner: -- The main focus for Japan at the St. Petersburg G-8 summit is to be energy security, but he was skeptical that a useful outcome could be r [...]
2006-05-12 12:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG IR KS RS CH ID JA
06TOKYO2612S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is pursuing a series of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia in order to meet the challenge of China's active economic diplomacy, even though it would prefer progress within the WTO framework, said MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Bureau Kaoru Ishikawa in a May 10 me [...]
2006-05-12 13:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2613S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]
2006-05-12 13:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2630JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/06
[...] The legislation is valid for only ten years. 2. Establish a realignment-related council in the Cabinet Office chaired by the prime minister. 3. Designate realignment-related special defense facilities to provide subsidies with municipalities in the vicinity. 4. Map out promotional p [...]
2006-05-15 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2635MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iranian Nuclear Issue: Tehran Needs to Make Wise Decision" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/15): "Work will soon get underway on drafting a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution regarding Iran's nuclear development. Although the US and European nations are still at odds with China [...]
2006-05-15 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2637S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner on May 10 that he was not hopeful for a short-term breakthrough in Japan's relations with South Korea. He argued that the Roh government's outlook, policies and low poll numbers explained much about t [...]
2006-05-15 03:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2638S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...]
2006-05-15 03:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA
06TOKYO2639S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH METI VM
[...] Summary: The need to deal with China's growing economic strength and the prospect of ASEAN Plus Three acceptance of a China-backed initiative for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) were the factors behind Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an alternative Asian arrangement, accordin [...]
2006-05-15 03:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2640S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH JDA VM
[...] SUMMARY: (C) During their May 10 meeting, S/P Director Krasner and Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya reviewed Japanese efforts to implement the Security Consultative Committee agreement on alliance transformation and the evolution of Japan's role in international s [...]
2006-05-15 04:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO2650S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]
2006-05-15 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2654U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4:
[...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...]
2006-05-15 07:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA
06TOKYO2655S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH ASIAN
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that: -- China is seeking to improve its relations with Japan; -- Japan's participation in Asian regional groupings can and will be consistent with U.S. and Japanese goals for APEC; -- Sasae per [...]
2006-05-15 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL APEC ARF CH KS IN JA
06TOKYO2656U.S.-ROK POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 11 bilateral lunch meeting between ROK and U.S. policy planners, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that although China is changing, it is still resistant to ideas that could limit [...]
2006-05-15 07:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH TW KN KS JA
06TOKYO2657JAPAN ATTENDANCE AT BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KMPI JA
06TOKYO2658JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ON CONTRIBUTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM UNGA JA
06TOKYO2659U.S.-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Japan's leadership role in Asia were the main topics of a May 11 conversation between U.S. and Japanese policy planners. DVFM Kohno told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that he had expected the U.S. to make a counte [...]
2006-05-15 08:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ASEAN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2662 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 08:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2663U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]
2006-05-15 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO2664U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: In Session 2 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook outlined t [...]
2006-05-15 09:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL APEC ARF MARR CH KS JA
06TOKYO2666U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary. During Session 5 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning Park In-kook characterized the NPT regime as under siege and that its "fatal loophole" allows parties to reach the brink of developing nuclear weapons under [...]
2006-05-15 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA KS RS IN JA
06TOKYO2672JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2673MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY - TOKYO
[...] "US to Deploy National Guard Troops Along US-Mexico Border" Washington correspondent Sadahiro of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/16): "President Bush has decided to deploy thousands of National Guard troops along the US-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration into the US, [...]
2006-05-16 02:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2688JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
[...] Summary. On April 21, a study group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study report revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ transplant operat [...]
2006-05-16 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED TBIO SOCI JA
06TOKYO2689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2691CORRECTED COPY - JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN
[...] This is a corrected copy of ref C. 2. Summary. On April 21, a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ t [...]
2006-05-16 09:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED TBIO SOCI JA
06TOKYO2699JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2708MEDIA REACTION RUSSIA - TOKYO
[...] "Putin Administration Needs to Show Dignity Befitting a G-8 Member" The conservative Sankei editorialized (5/17): "With the first G-8 summit in Russia only two months away, there are questions as to whether the host nation shares the values of freedom and democracy common to the G-8. The US an [...]
2006-05-17 06:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2713J APAN SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION
[...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Japan Copyright Office (JCO) officials had no comments on most of the issues raised in talking points in reftel for 2006 Special 301 Review, focusing instead on the new USG concern about copyrights in IP multicasts. They bel [...]
2006-05-17 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JP
06TOKYO2714U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: During the May 12 U.S.-Japan-ROK Policy Planning discussion, South Korea DFM Park In-Kook expressed concern over the conditionalities the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) places on recipient governments. Japan DVFM Masaharu Kohno observed that elections were key to the de [...]
2006-05-17 07:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID UNSC PHUM KS CH RS JA
06TOKYO2715 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2718SUNSHINE POLICY REACHES KOREAN COMMUNITY IN JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY On Wednesday May 17, 2006 Ha Byung Ok, leader of the pro-South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren): -- Signed a joint statement calling for reconciliation betwee [...]
2006-05-17 09:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL JA KS KN
06TOKYO2719AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 17
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 11 to 17. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- More Positive Cases from Last Year -- 2. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfa [...]
2006-05-17 09:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2724JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2728MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "US Not Pinning Hopes on Kim Dae Jung's June Visit to Pyongyang" Washington correspondent Sakamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/18): "The USG plans to watch former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's visit to Pyongyang in June carefully to see whether it will lead t [...]
2006-05-18 04:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2751JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2758AMBASSADOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer told Trade and Economy (METI) Minister Nikai that he was concerned about reports that Japan was pursuing East Asian economic integration initiatives that excluded the United States. Nikai replied that Japan, too, wanted to sustain close relations and communi [...]
2006-05-19 05:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON ECIN PREL CH JA
06TOKYO2768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2790JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2791MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "More Hurdles on the Way to Stability in Iraq" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/22): "A permanent Iraqi government based on the country's new constitution has finally been launched. There had been signs of deepening ethnic and sectarian divisions during the more than five month [...]
2006-05-22 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2803 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2816JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2822MEDIA REACTION LAUNCH OF PERMANENT IRAQI
[...] "Top Priority Should be Given to Improved Security" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/23): "A permanent Iraqi government has finally been launched after much delay. The political process stipulated in a UN Security Council resolution has basically been completed. Neverthel [...]
2006-05-23 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2836 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2844TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON
[...] (U) On May 23, Embassy Tokyo political officer joined Embassy of New Zealand Deputy Head of Mission Michelle Slade and Embassy of Australia First Secretary Catherine Wallace in delivering a joint demarche to MOFA Global Issues Department Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Director [...]
2006-05-23 10:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM AS NZ JA
06TOKYO2848JARPN II WHALING FLEET DEPARTS FOR WESTERN NORTH
[...] Japan's whaling fleet set off the morning of May 23 from three ports to conduct JARPN II (Second Phase of Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Western North Pacific),Japan' annual lethal research whaling program in the Western North Pacific, which started in 2000. JARP [...]
2006-05-23 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2854JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2861MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY - TOKYO
[...] "Can Palestinians Really Be Called Partners in Peace?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/24): "The prospects for Middle East peace talks have become cloudy, as the Palestine Authority (PA) is losing its ability to function as a negotiating partner. The PA is facing a sever [...]
2006-05-24 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2867MUKHERJEE JAPAN VISIT TO BUILD ON EXCHANGES,
[...] (C) Summary. The May 25-28 visit of Indian Minister of Defense Mukherjee to Tokyo will build on the momentum created by the Global Partnership announced by PM Singh and PM Koizumi in April 2005. The two defense ministers will announce specific plans to increase the number of exchanges betwee [...]
2006-05-24 07:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO2873 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 00:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2875JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2879JAPANESE BUSINESS WANTS STRONG US TIES; CONCERNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Fujio Mitarai told the Ambassador May 23 that Japan's most important foreign relationship was with the United States. He agreed with Ambassador Schieffer that it was time to consider further integration of the U.S. and Ja [...]
2006-05-25 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO2895MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] "Aso-Li meeting Ends Year-Long Diplomatic Vacuum" The liberal Asahi editorialized:(5/25): "...Japanese Foreign Minister Aso and his Chinese counterpart Li met for the first time in Qatar Tuesday. It was the first China-Japan foreign ministerial in a year. Although Li called for the 'Japanese l [...]
2006-05-25 05:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2896MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] "Aso-Li meeting Ends Year-Long Diplomatic Vacuum" The liberal Asahi editorialized:(5/25): "...Japanese Foreign Minister Aso and his Chinese counterpart Li met for the first time in Qatar Tuesday. It was the first China-Japan foreign ministerial in a year. Although Li called for the 'Japanese l [...]
2006-05-25 05:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2905JFTC Flexes Its Muscles on Bid-rigging
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's chief competition regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC),has made a good start in applying the new powers it gained at the beginning of the year in several bid-rigging cases. Though not a player in what has been arguably the most prominent bid-rigging cas [...]
2006-05-25 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ETRD EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO2907AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 25
[...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 17-25. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. Details on Draft Guidelines on Japan's ASEAN Tamiflu/PPE Stockpile --------------------------- [...]
2006-05-25 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2911JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...]
2006-05-25 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LK JA
06TOKYO2912JAPAN: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[...] GOJ Approves Nuclear Energy Policy for the Next Decade: On October 14, the GOJ agreed to follow basic recommendations put forth by the Atomic Energy Commission that call for maintaining the policy of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel for the next ten years. The new policy includes a study on t [...]
2006-05-25 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL SENV SOCI
06TOKYO2913 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2915JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...]
2006-05-25 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CE JA
06TOKYO2916JAPAN, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: GOOD
[...] (C) Summary: During a readout of the May 23 meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China, Embassy Tokyo's MOFA contact acknowledged there were no breakthroughs on the issues under discussion but stressed that: -- the meeting was a sign of China's desire to improve bilateral re [...]
2006-05-25 08:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2920JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/06
[...] Of important bills, they intend to pass an administrative reform promotion law and a set of bills to reform the medical system through the Diet during the current session. The outlook is that it will be extremely difficult to enact a bill to revise the organized crime law that would make "consp [...]
2006-05-26 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2922MEDIA REACTION CHINA - TOKYO
[...] "China's Military Power: The Dangers of an Expansion That Upsets the Balance" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (5/26): "The Pentagon's 2006 annual report on China's military development expressed greater concern than last year's over the expansion of Beijing's military power a [...]
2006-05-26 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2934 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2937JAPAN PRESSING FOR A MEETING WITH THE U.S. ON UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: Japan hopes to receive a response to the proposal on UN Security Council reform that Foreign Minister Aso passed to Secretary Rice during their May 2 meeting prior to the June 29 Summit, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. In addition, Japan "needs" a [...]
2006-05-26 09:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BR GM IN CH JA
06TOKYO2939AMBASSASOR YAMAMOTO PREVIEWS CT TRILATERAL PLANS
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Tadamichi Yamamoto reviewed Japan's strategy for the upcoming U.S.-Japan-Australia Counterterrorism Trilateral with the Deputy Chief of Mission on May 25, 2006. Yamamoto hoped for a short plenary session that would include a threat assessment and [...]
2006-05-26 10:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV AS JA
06TOKYO2940THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE
[...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...]
2006-05-26 10:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2946JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2952MEDIA REACTION OIL AND GAS NATIONALIZATION -
[...] "Market Concerned About Nationalization of Oil and Gas Resources in Latin America" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/28): "There is a new cause for concern in the international oil market, which is currently seeing high prices, and that is the moves in Latin America to nat [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2964 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2965WHALING: PRESS ON JAPAN'S POSITION AT IWC
[...] According to press reporting, on May 24, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its fisheries divisions and pro-whaling caucus to discuss Japan's goals and strategies for this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Annual Meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. [...]
2006-05-30 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2969JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2973THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...]
2006-05-31 06:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN
06TOKYO2975PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH DIET
[...] (C) Summary: During EAP PDAS Kathy Stephens' May 30 meeting with Diet member Fumio Kyuma, Kyuma called for increased defense industrial cooperation and underlined his support for concluding a bilateral agreement on protecting classified information. He said that Japan would be able to impl [...]
2006-05-31 07:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR JA
06TOKYO2980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2986DG SASAE MEETING WITH PDAS STEPHENS: MAY 30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 09:00:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PREL KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2987CO-CHAIRS APPEAL TO SRI LANKA TO PULL BACK FROM
[...] (C) Summary: U.S., Japanese, Norwegian and EU participants at the 30 May 2006 Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting concluded a joint statement presenting a strong Co-Chairs position on the failing Sri Lankan peace process. Participants agreed to cite Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) failure to prevent attacks by a [...]
2006-05-31 09:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA
06TOKYO2988ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S MAY 30 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with MOFA Vice Minister Yachi to discuss the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, SCA A/S Boucher said that he expected congressional approval for necessary amendments to U.S. domestic law. India and the U.S. must also satisfy NSG partners bef [...]
2006-05-31 09:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO2989A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA DG NAKANE
[...] (C) Summary. SCA A/S Boucher reviewed for MOFA Arms Control DG Nakane on May 30 the status of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Nakane explained that Japan had not yet determined its position, but that MOFA must be sensitive to the public,s nonproliferation concerns. He a [...]
2006-05-31 09:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO2990SCA A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA ASIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with visiting SCA A/S Boucher, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Sasae stated: -- Japan is committed to nation building in Sri Lanka; -- MOFA is carefully explaining to the public and the Diet Japan's interests in supporting the India nuclear initiative; -- [...]
2006-05-31 09:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM IN AF NP CE IR JA
06TOKYO2992A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DDG
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Europe Takeshi Yagi told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher that Japan will hold its second round of Foreign Ministerial-level talks with Central Asian nations on Monday, June 5. Tokyo hopes the Central Asian countries will adopt an Action Plan that will include int [...]
2006-05-31 23:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KZ KG UZ TI TX JA
06TOKYO3004JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3008AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 1
[...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 25 to June 1. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. H5N1 Designated As Government-Decreed "Quarantinable" Infectious Disease -------------- [...]
2006-06-01 04:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO3012 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06
[...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...]
2006-06-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3016MEDIA REACTION CONTINUING CONFUSION IN EAST
[...] "Prime Minister Alkatiri Has No Intention of Resigning" Dili correspondent Hanada of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (6/1): "Embattled East Timorese Prime Minister Alkatiri stated Wednesday during an interview that he would not meet rising calls for his resignation, saying that [...]
2006-06-01 08:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3018JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN
[...] Japan supports the proposal of the United States that it will come to the table with the EU 3 countries and meet with the Iranian representatives, as soon as Iran fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities. 2. Since it is essential for the international socie [...]
2006-06-01 09:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR JA
06TOKYO3019JAPAN TO PLACE HOLD ON ZINDANI DELISTING REQUEST
[...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura informed Embassy Political Officer on June 1, 2006 that Japan would place a hold on Yemen's request to remove Abd al-Majid al-Zindani from the UN 1267 Committee list of those su [...]
2006-06-01 10:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL CVIS EFIN ETTC SKEP KVPR PTER JA
06TOKYO302SECRETARY MINETA ELICITS COMMITMENTS FROM MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: At Secretary Mineta's urging, Transport Minister Kitagawa promised to become involved personally in upcoming civil aviation talks. Minister Kitagawa also agreed with Secretary Mineta on the need to actively pursue the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and to consider [...]
2006-01-19 09:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR JA
06TOKYO3020IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S
[...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...]
2006-06-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA
06TOKYO3023JDA'S TOKUCHI URGES GUIDELINES REPLACEMENT TO PDAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Japan Defense Agency May 29, Defense Councilor Tokuchi told visiting EAP PDAS Stephens that the 1997 U.S.-Japan Revised Guidelines need to be replaced by a "new policy framework" to enable successful implementation of the May 1 Security Consultative Committee ( [...]
2006-06-01 22:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL
06TOKYO3025JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3026MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Secretary Rice's 'Carrot and Stick' Approach to Iran" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Umehara reported (6/2): "The USG altered its policy toward Iran on Wednesday and expressed its readiness to talk to Tehran directly, though with conditions. Washington believes that showing flex [...]
2006-06-02 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3038 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3044LDP DIET MEMBER ISHIBA ON DPRI AND SDF DISPATCH
[...] (U) Summary. The main issues facing the Japanese government on implementing DPRI are finding funding within the government's budget and gaining the understanding of the Okinawan people, LDP Lower House Diet Member Shigeru Ishiba told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Paci [...]
2006-06-02 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO3045ASIAN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING DIFFERENCES
[...] (C) Summary: Reflecting Japan's preoccupation with the PRC when dealing with the question of Asia regional architecture, and sensitivity to being regarded as a less-than-equal partner, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau Regional Policy Director Kazutoshi Aikawa, in an exceptionally frank personal op [...]
2006-06-02 08:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD APECO CH RS JA
06TOKYO3052JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3057MEDIA REACTION IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUE - TOKYO
[...] "Don't Miss Historic Opportunity" The liberal Asahi wrote (6/5): "There are signs of progress on the deadlocked Iranian nuclear issue. This is because Iranian President Ahmadinejad has showed his readiness to consider a comprehensive proposal from the five permanent members of the UN Security [...]
2006-06-05 02:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3072 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3076METI VICE MINISTER ON LDP PRESIDENTIAL RACE; METI
[...] (C ) Summary. Vice Trade Minister Kusaka told Ambassador Michalak that Foreign Minister Taro Aso was seeking the support of METI Minister Toshihiro Nikai in the LDP presidential race. Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka was also looking to increase his waning influenc [...]
2006-06-05 09:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON JA PGOV PINR
06TOKYO3077DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the DCM's demarche urging support for U.S. efforts to pursue a UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Burma, MOFA DVFM Kohno stated: -- Japan shares U.S. concerns over human rights violations and for the lack of progress toward democratic reforms; [...]
2006-06-05 09:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH JA
06TOKYO3078CONSPIRACY LAW STALLED AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Despite ruling and opposition camp admissions that a bill to criminalize conspiracy is needed, the conspiracy bill remains locked in a Lower House committee with almost no chance of passage before the Diet session ends on June 18. The conspiracy law would bring Jap [...]
2006-06-05 09:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON JA
06TOKYO3087JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3096JAPAN "FAVORABLY CONSIDERING" PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 06:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO3101 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3104METI VALUES RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Trade Minister Nikai's proposal for an East Asian Free Trade Area was meant to preempt Chinese proposals for a low-standards Asian FTA, not to exclude the United States from the region, according to Vice Trade Minister Kazumasa Kusaka. Kusaka claimed that METI still v [...]
2006-06-06 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO3105METI'S KITAMURA PROMOTES ASIA FTA AS DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's proposal for an Asian FTA was an alternative to an "aggressive" Chinese push for an ASEAN 3 FTA, METI Trade policy DG Toshiaki Kitamura told visiting EAP/PDAS Kathleen Stephens on May 29. The Chinese plan, which will be recommended by an ASEAN 3 expert [...]
2006-06-06 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ASEAN APEC CH KS AS IN NZ JA
06TOKYO3117RE:TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SECOND REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL
06TOKYO3119JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3121MEDIA REACTION SUSPECTED US TROOPS' KILLING OF
[...] "Incomplete Investigation Cannot Build Confidence in the US" An editorial in the liberal Mainichi commented (6/7): "...In the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib scandal, there are suspicions that US troops have killed innocent Iraqi civilians in a number of cities. Although US military authorities ha [...]
2006-06-07 04:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3129JAPAN SUPPORTS DPKO POSITION ON RECONFIGURATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO ET ER JA
06TOKYO3134 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3138ABDUCTION ISSUE: STRONG SHOW OF U.S./INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer and representatives from 18 other countries voiced strong support for resolution of the DPRK abduction issue at a June 6 meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Suzuki. Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe addressed the start of the meeting, stressing [...]
2006-06-07 08:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL RS KS KN CH JA
06TOKYO3151JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 01:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3161MOFA'S ISHIKAWA CRITICIZES NIKAI EAST ASIA FTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan needs WTO negotiations to move forward while MAFF Minister Nakagawa is still in place, MOFA Economic Affairs DG Ishikawa told visiting APEC Ambassador Michalak, but Brazil needs to move first before Nakagawa can play his hand. Ishikawa cited problems with METI Minister Nika [...]
2006-06-08 06:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO3164METI SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA "INEVITABLE"
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is in no position to oppose an almost certain Chinese-led consensus among the other 12 member countries of the ASEAN Plus Three to pursue a regional free trade agreement (FTA),according to a senior official of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The [...]
2006-06-08 07:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL APECO JA
06TOKYO3169AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 01
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 1-8. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. Ibaraki Issue Safety Declaration -------------------------------- 2. On June 1, Masaru [...]
2006-06-08 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO3170 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3171NATO'S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: JAPAN UPBEAT BUT URGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is interested in pursuing closer relations with NATO through the Global Partnership framework, but prefers an incremental approach with participation in seminars or in exercises as observers preceding cooperation in operations. GOJ officials request further clarification on [...]
2006-06-08 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA
06TOKYO3172SPECULATION ON METI'S SUMMER ROTATIONS
[...] (C) Hirofumi Katase, director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at METI, said that ultimately METI Minister Toshihiro Nikai would have the final say on METI summer staff rotations. Most likely Economic & Industrial Policy Bureau Di [...]
2006-06-08 09:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD JA
06TOKYO3182JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3193FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]
2006-06-09 05:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO3196MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] The moderate Tokyo Shimbun also front-paged a White House press conference by President Bush, at which he described the US air strike as a crushing blow to al- Qaeda. 2. "Good News for US, Which is Stalemated in Iraq" Washington correspondent Wada of the liberal Mainichi commented (6/9): " [...]
2006-06-09 06:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3208 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3211SEEKING UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF JAPAN-KOREA EEZ TALKS
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba responded to reftel points on June 9 by stating that the June 12-13 resumption of Japan-ROK EEZ negotiations is, in itself, a very significant development given the air of crisis that existed between the two cou [...]
2006-06-09 09:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIS PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS
06TOKYO3219JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 02:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3223MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Can Zarqawi's Death Be Utilized?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/10): "...Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki welcomed the killing of al-Zarqawi by calling for Iraq's religious and ethnic groups to join hands, while President Bush called it a good opportunity to turn the tide in Iraq. To be su [...]
2006-06-12 06:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3224JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 06:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3237JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3238MEDIA REACTION IRAQ AND BUSH RESHUFFLES -
[...] "Hasn't President Bush Forgotten to Dismiss One More Senior Official?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/13): "Public support for President Bush remains low. With this falls mid-term elections in mind, it appears that Mr. Bush has been reshuffling senior administration officials in rapid succ [...]
2006-06-13 02:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3245JAPANESE OFFICIALS WARN OF MEASLES OUTBREAK
[...] Summary. On May 12, the Infectious Diseases Surveillance Center (IDSC) issued a warning that measles might spread across Japan. According to the IDSC, group outbreaks have occurred in Ibaraki and Saitama prefectures since early April 2006. In order to strengthen the countermeasures against [...]
2006-06-13 05:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED TBIO SOCI JA
06TOKYO3250 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3251MOFA OFFICIAL VOICES CONCERN OVER FTA STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN Plus Three countries will almost certainly launch free trade agreement (FTA) discussions later this year. That development will put Japan, which lacks a free-standing agreement with ASEAN, in a difficult negotiating position, according to the deputy director of the offic [...]
2006-06-13 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO3252SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE EAGER TO HOST FOREIGN BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Shizuoka Prefecture, located between Tokyo and Nagoya is eager to attract foreign direct investment even as it confronts problems with its large population of foreign factory workers. End Summary 2. (SBU) Introduction. Shizuoka will roll out the welcome mat for foreign inv [...]
2006-06-13 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO3259JAPAN/IAEA: STATEMENT ON IRAN TO FOCUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO3260FMCT: NO CHANGE IN JAPAN'S POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PREL PARM KNNP CDG JA
06TOKYO3263CHINA RELATIONS: SUPERFICIAL IMPROVEMENT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: On June 13 MOFA's China Director told Embassy Tokyo that: -- China's growing economic dependence on Japan had prompted Beijing to adopt a policy of improving relations with Tokyo despite the risk that PM Koizumi might visit Yasukuni shrine before he steps down from office; [...]
2006-06-14 02:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EINV CH JA
06TOKYO3264JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3265MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S SURPRISE VISIT
[...] "Bush's Visit to Iraq Aimed at Publicizing Progress" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (6/14): "President Bush made his second surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday. The visit was aimed not only at emphasizing complete US support for the permanent Iraqi gove [...]
2006-06-14 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3273JAPAN LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary. On June 13, the Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Global Issues Department Deputy Director General Tsuji and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Orihara. The Japanese and U.S. proposals are very similar, Tsuji obse [...]
2006-06-14 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL JA
06TOKYO3277 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3279JAPAN SUPPORTS MID-YEAR MULTINATIONAL FORCE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ JP
06TOKYO3289JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3308JAPAN: REPORT URGES PM KOIZUMI TO ENDORSE INDIA
[...] (C) The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on June 11, 2006 reported that Prime Minister Koizumi is expected to endorse the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during his summit with President Bush in late June 2006. The article states that Koizumi's decision reflects the importance To [...]
2006-06-15 08:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG JA IN
06TOKYO3316AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER DISCUSSES YASUKUNI,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with PRC Ambassador Wang Yi over lunch June 14. Highlights of their lunch included the following: -- FM's Aso's statement that "national interests are more important than personal image" during his meeting with Chinese FM Li had helped move the bilate [...]
2006-06-15 08:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR KS CH JA
06TOKYO3317AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 15
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 8 to 15. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Prefecture Poultry Industry Hit Hard by Last Year's LPAI Outbreaks -- 2. [...]
2006-06-15 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO3318AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER AND CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY
[...] (C) During a June 15 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, the Ambassador pressed for the formal reopening of Japan,s market for U.S. beef prior to the Prime Minister,s visit to Washington at the end of June. The Ambassador explained that we were concerned that if the ban was not lifted b [...]
2006-06-15 09:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR ETRD JA CM
06TOKYO3319 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3324 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3348JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF FOUR CHINESE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Teppei Kanda on June 16. Kanda thanked us for the notification and assured us that he had the information he needed. SCHIEFFER [...]
2006-06-16 09:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO3349JAPAN ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 10:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KDEM PGOV PREL NU JA
06TOKYO3357JAPAN-CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE RELATIONS:
[...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of Japan's relations with Central Europe, MOFA officials related that ties with Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are moving away from assistance and toward direct investment. Japan's relationship with Romania and Bulgaria is largely focused on ener [...]
2006-06-18 23:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID AADP SENV XH ZL ZS JA
06TOKYO3360JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. POSITIONS AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 02:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNPP PARM PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO3368JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3369MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "DPRK Must Not Launch Taepodong-2" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (6/19): "How many times has North Korea ratcheted up tensions in the region by undertaking preparations to launch a missile? US and Japanese national security officials, who are keeping close tabs on what appear t [...]
2006-06-19 07:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3394MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA
06TOKYO3398MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA
06TOKYO3407JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3415MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "Taepodong: A Chance to Think About the Defense of Japan" The conservative Sankei editorialized (6/20): "North Korea is preparing to launch a Taepodong-2 long- range missile. This would be a grave violation of the Pyongyang Declaration, which includes an extended moratorium on North Korean mis [...]
2006-06-20 02:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3430 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3432BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 08:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BK JA
06TOKYO3440JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3447MEDIA REACTION Q GSDF WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
[...] "GSDF Withdrawal Not an End to Japan's Assistance for Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/21): "...Following the GOJ's decision Tuesday to withdraw GSDF noncombat troops engaged in humanitarian and reconstruction assistance from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, JDA [...]
2006-06-21 04:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3449THE VIEW FROM JAPAN'S NORTHERN EDGE: ABSENCE OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The lack of a peace treaty hinders development of relations between Russia and neighboring Hokkaido, according to local officials. City officials in Wakkanai, Japan's northern-most city and close neighbor of Russia, point to visa and customs issues as preventing incr [...]
2006-06-21 06:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ETRD ECIN JA RS
06TOKYO3454 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3455AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER EXCHANGES MLAT INSTRUMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 09:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PREL ADPM JA
06TOKYO3462MEDIA REACTION Q US-JAPAN BEEF TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] "Wiping Away Distrust of US Beef" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (6/22): "The USG and GOJ agreed Wednesday on conditions for resuming beef trade, opening the way for Japan to begin importing US beef as early as late July. While some in the US voiced dissatisfaction w [...]
2006-06-22 05:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3479 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-22 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3481SOME DIET ECONOMIC GOALS ACHIEVED DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi christened the 164th Diet session the "administrative reform" Diet, a fitting moniker in terms of legislative achievement. He refused to extend the Diet past June 18, leaving behind much unfinished business such as Constitutional and educational reform ( [...]
2006-06-22 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO3491JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3508164TH DIET SESSION CONCLUDES WITH MUCH UNDONE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 164th Diet session closed on June 18, leaving many in Tokyo unsatisfied. Scandals, a change in the opposition's Diet management style and a Prime Minister determined to finish the session on time left many high-profile bills related to history and national identity in the [...]
2006-06-23 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MARR JA
06TOKYO3509Why did Vodafone fail in Japan?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vodafone Japan's CFO blamed the failure of the UK mobile phone operator, which was the largest foreign investment in Japan on: 1) bad managers brought in by Vodafone who never understood the local environment; 2) the difference in shareholder expectations of profitability in Euro [...]
2006-06-23 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON JP
06TOKYO3514AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 22
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 16 to June 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of French Chickens to Resume -- 2. On June 19, the Ministry of [...]
2006-06-23 09:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO3515DEFMIN NUKAGA LETTER TO SECDEF ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT
[...] (U) Embassy has received a letter from Defense Minister Nukaga to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dated June 22 regarding the changes to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (full text in para 2; original to follow via pouch). 2. (U) The letter, rece [...]
2006-06-23 09:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPINS MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO3516AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 10:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPTER EFIN JA
06TOKYO3517AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER MEETS WITH JAPANESE DIET
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 22 private, no-press meeting with the Upper House Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issues, Ambassador Schieffer: -- recounted his visit to Niigata and the President's personal interest in the abductee issue, --updated the Committee on North Korea's m [...]
2006-06-23 11:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR KN KS CH RS JA
06TOKYO3518JAPAN TO SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso during a June 22 interview with Reuters stated that Japan would take part if the international community imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The report also noted that Aso had urged his Iranian counterpart to seriously consider [...]
2006-06-24 02:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KNUC IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO3523JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3524MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Maliki Announces Plan for National Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei's Cairo correspondent Kano commented (6/26): "Speaking to Parliament Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced a plan for national reconciliation, which includes granting amnesty to detained Sunni insurgents. Th [...]
2006-06-26 02:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3529"OTHER RUSSIA" NGO EVENT: JAPAN UNDECIDED
[...] On June 23, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche seeking Japan's presence at the July 11-12 "Other Russia" NGO event to MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura. Nakamura said that Japan was still considering whether it would send a representative [...]
2006-06-26 06:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS JA
06TOKYO3534 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3539JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3552 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3555JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3560THE VIEW FROM NEMURO: HEART OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: Local governments in Hokkaido Prefecture are promoting the return of the four islands comprising the disputed Northern Territories in part by fostering "mutual understanding" with the islands' Russian residents. Visa-free exchanges and humanitarian assistance are their primary to [...]
2006-06-28 04:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EFIS RS JA
06TOKYO3563MEDIA REACTION Q US-INDIA NUCLEAR ACCORD - TOKYO
[...] "Premier Should Not Support US-India Nuclear Accord" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/28): "...During their June 29 talks at the White House, President Bush and PM Koizumi are expected to play up the US-Japan 'honeymoon' of the past five years. They are also likely to discuss troublesome mat [...]
2006-06-28 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3567Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal
[...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...]
2006-06-28 06:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON JP
06TOKYO3580 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3595JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3603MEDIA REACTION Q PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI RELATIONS -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 04:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3618JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS,
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...]
2006-06-29 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3620 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3622AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 29
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 22 to 29. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Announces End of AI Outbreaks -- 2. On June 23, the Ibaraki Prefectural [...]
2006-06-29 09:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO3623LIANCOURT ROCKS: GOJ TO RESPOND TO ROKG DISPATCH
[...] (C) Charge Donovan met June 29 with MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae at Sasae's request. Sasae stated that: -- the ROKG has rejected Japan's proposals to establish a mechanism to allow access to dispute territorial waters; -- the ROKG would dispatch a research vessel to disputed waters on Jul [...]
2006-06-29 10:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT PBTS PHSA KS JA
06TOKYO3632JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3638MEDIA REACTION Q PM KOIZUMI IN THE US - TOKYO
[...] There were no immediate editorials concerning the Bush- Koizumi meeting. 2. "Bush, Koizumi Play up Strong Relations" Washington correspondents Yoshiyama and Igarashi of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (6/30): "Thursday's summit between President Bush and PM Koizumi became [...]
2006-06-30 02:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3660VICE TRADE MINSITER KUSAKA SUPPORTS CLOSER
[...] (C) Summary. METI Vice Minister Kazumasa Kusaka praised the recent US-Japan Subcabinet level meetings during a recent meeting with DCM and EMIN. He added insights into the Nikai proposal for an ASEAN Plus Three FTA and apologized for not consulting with the U.S. before making the proposal. K [...]
2006-06-30 07:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO3671SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...]
2006-07-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO3676JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3683MEDIA REACTION Q BUSH-KOIZUMI TALKS/G-8 FOREIGN
[...] "The Finale of the US-Japan Honeymoon" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/1): "Was there any red carpet treatment greater than the one President Bush rolled out for visiting Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi? It was not just because both the president and the prime minister persona [...]
2006-07-03 03:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3707LIANCOURT ROCKS: ROK SHOULD "PAY A COST"
[...] (S) Summary: On July 3, the DCM delivered reftel A points to MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae, urging restraint and emphasizing that our common agenda on North Korea should not be side-tracked by the Liancourt Rocks dispute. DG Sasae said FM Aso would try this evening to call ROK FM Ban, but su [...]
2006-07-03 09:43:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEWWT PHSA PREL KS JA PBTS
06TOKYO3711 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-04 22:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3717JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3726MEDIA REACTION Q LAUNCHING OF NORTH KOREAN
[...] Most broadcasters hastily arranged special morning news programs with panels of defense and diplomatic experts expressing grave concern over the impact of Pyongyang's launch on regional security. Some experts wondered whether the North, unable to "lift" US financial sanctions, finally fired th [...]
2006-07-05 06:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3732 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/06
[...] Measures against North Korea (1) Japan calls for a moratorium on North Korea's missile-launching and demands that North Korea return to the six-party talks on its nuclear programs quickly and unconditionally. (2) Japan prohibits the North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong from calling at Japanese p [...]
2006-07-05 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3734JAPAN PLANNING STRONG DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE TO NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is seeking early diplomatic action in response to the July 5 series of North Korean missile launches. Within hours of the first launch, the government convened a Cabinet national security meeting which agreed to seek immediate UNSC action and review options for additional s [...]
2006-07-05 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NK JA
06TOKYO3735DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S
[...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...]
2006-07-05 08:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL ASEC JA
06TOKYO3736DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH: JAPAN PUBLIC REACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Japanese public reaction to North Korea's July 5 missile launches has been broadly critical and supportive of a strong response by the Japanese government, to include economic sanctions. Political party leadership, media pundits, local government leaders, and "man-in-the- [...]
2006-07-05 08:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO3737DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S
[...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...]
2006-07-05 10:09:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL ASEC JA
06TOKYO3738TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 10:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO374JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3743JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO375JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3755MEDIA REACTION Q LAUNCHING OF NORTH KOREAN
[...] These six papers carried editorials strongly protesting North Korea's Wednesday launches into the Sea of Japan. 2. "Protest Against North Korea's Reckless Act" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/6): "North Korea launched six missiles Wednesday morning and another later in the evening, brea [...]
2006-07-06 05:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO377 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3778METI ROTATIONS YIELD NO SURPRISES
[...] (SBU) METI,s annual rotations, announced on July 4 and effective July 10, yielded no surprises. As expected, current Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Director General (DG) Takao Kitabata will succeed Hideji Sugiyama as Administrative Vice Minister. Trade Policy Bureau DG Toshiaki Kitamu [...]
2006-07-06 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO3781RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 09:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO3782DPRK MISSILES: JAPAN PUBLIC OUTRAGE CONTINUES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese public outrage and anxiety continue to mount in response to yesterday's missile launches by North Korea. Press editorials called for sanctions, uniformly slamming the launches as "unforgiveable" and "reckless". Man-in-the-street comment echoed this anger. Local governme [...]
2006-07-06 09:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO3783DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO3789JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3791MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] "UNSC Resolution Alone Cannot Guarantee Japan's Security" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/7): "Now is the time for the world community to show its intention not to overlook North Korea's reckless act of launching a barrage of missiles, including a Taepodong-2 long-range [...]
2006-07-07 02:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3797RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS: POST-SUMMIT PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Koizumi plans to raise the Northern Territories territorial dispute during his meeting with President Putin on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Progress has been made in five of the 12 bilateral agreements signed [...]
2006-07-07 04:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG RS JA
06TOKYO380JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 04:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3808LIANCOURT ROCKS: JAPAN PROTESTS ROK SURVEY
[...] (C) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi called in ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil on July 5 to protest South Korea's marine survey in the Liancourt Rocks area. According to MOFA Northeast Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba, the protest included both the contested EEZ and the ROK-claimed [...]
2006-07-07 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEWWT JA KS PHSA PREL
06TOKYO3809 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO381JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 04:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3811AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 07
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 29 to July 07. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Incineration of All Kyoto H5N1 Bird Feces by Fall -- 2. On June 28, the Kyo [...]
2006-07-07 09:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO3812JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) In the course of a July 7, 2006 meeting to discuss reftel demarche, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka told Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Alexander Losyukov that the United Nations must send a strong, clear and united message that North Korea's recent launching of sev [...]
2006-07-07 10:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM UNSC IAEA JA NK
06TOKYO3814 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-09 22:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3815LTGEN EIKENBERRY MEETINGS ON TOKYO CONFERENCE,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-09 23:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PGOV
06TOKYO3817MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korea: Provocative Acts Will Gain It Nothing" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/9): "During a press conference Friday, Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, said in a sharp tone that relations between North Korea and Japan have gone beyond a bad si [...]
2006-07-10 02:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3818JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3825JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...]
2006-07-10 05:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3826DPRK MISSILES SHOOT DOWN MINDAN-CHOSEN SOREN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent reconciliation accord between pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang organizations of Korean residents in Japan has become an early casualty of the DPRK missile launches. The agreement, aimed at ending 50 years of confrontation between the rival groups, had been shaky from the [...]
2006-07-10 05:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS KN JA
06TOKYO3832GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...]
2006-07-10 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA
06TOKYO3835 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3838 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO384MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY - TOKYO
[...] "GOJ Should Use Outcome of Nago Mayoral Election to Advance Futenma Relocation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/25): "The central government should use the victory of Nago Mayor-elect Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, an independent backed by the two ruling parties, as momentum to [...]
2006-01-25 05:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3844JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3860MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] "Diplomacy Alone Cannot Prevent North Korean Missile Launches" Guest columnist Takushoku University Prof. Satoshi Morimoto commented in the conservative Sankei (7/11): "North Korea's missile launches last week pose a serious challenge and threat to the security of the international community, [...]
2006-07-11 05:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3867 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3873Japanese Government, Industry reluctant to back WTO case
[...] (SBU) Summary Japanese officials, particularly in the Trade Ministry, responded coolly to USTR's request that Japan join the United States in an IPR case against China in the next few months, saying that the GOJ was still studying the issue and could not respond until the fall at the earliest - [...]
2006-07-12 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TOKYO3878JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3879JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 02:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3882MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/G-8 SUMMIT
[...] "Continued Diplomatic Effort Needed for Adoption of Resolution on North Korea" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/12): "The adoption at the UNSC of a draft resolution condemning North Korea's missile launches has been postponed. It is important for members of the international co [...]
2006-07-12 05:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3886NAKAGAWA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC VIEWS AT DIPLOMAT'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ruling party policy heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa declared that Japan was finally on the path to a healthy economy and he highlighted the party's Policy Research Council (PARC) plan to cut budget expenditures to achieve a "primary balance" by 2011 during a recent lunch with dipl [...]
2006-07-12 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO3889DEMARCHE FOR ROKG ON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: On July 12, DCM Donovan took advantage of a call by ROK Embassy DCM Kim Young-sun to reiterate the need for a strong UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches, for the international community to speak with one voice, and to avoid allowing the DPRK to drive a wedge between the [...]
2006-07-12 09:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR KS KN JA
06TOKYO3890MILITARY PREEMPTION DEBATE RESURFACES IN JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: North Korea's missile launches have rekindled debate over whether Japan should be able to preempt an imminent attack by acquiring capabilities to strike abroad. Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Nukaga, Foreign Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe recently sa [...]
2006-07-12 10:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO3892MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 11:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3900MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST/NORTH KOREA
[...] "Japan Should Make Its Presence Felt in Middle East Diplomacy" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/13): "Ahead of the upcoming G-8 summit, Prime Minister Koizumi visited the Middle East and met Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert. Koizumi's visit to the region comes at [...]
2006-07-13 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3909 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 05:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3910JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 05:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3911JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 05:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3921 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 08:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3922 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 08:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3924JAPAN TO VOTE FOR QATAR-SPONSORED RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel talking points to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki on July 13. In a subsequent conversation, Takizaki explained that the Qatar-proposed resolution was already in "blue" and that it would be "difficult" to ask the Qataris to [...]
2006-07-13 12:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JA
06TOKYO3925INFORMATION ON "COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 12:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM CU JA
06TOKYO3930JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 02:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3931MEDIA REACTION Q G-8 SUMMIT/MIDDLE EAST
[...] "Nuclear and Missile Threats Will Test Unity at G-8 Summit" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/14): "The G-8 summit that begins this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be a major test of the Group's unity. In addition to the Iranian nuclear issue, North Korea's missile la [...]
2006-07-14 04:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3952 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 09:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3953AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 14
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 07 to 14. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. SCHIEFFER [...]
2006-07-14 09:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO3955 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-16 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3967JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO397TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER
[...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...]
2006-01-25 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU
06TOKYO3971MEDIA REACTION Q G-8 SUMMIT/UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] "Make International Cooperation on DPRK Effective" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/18): "It is fair to say that the international community has stepped up pressure on North Korea. The G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, ended with the adoption of a chairman's statement [...]
2006-07-18 02:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3985KOIZUMI AND ABE GET HIGH MARKS FOR UNSC
[...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe have gotten high marks from most of the media SIPDIS and observers for Japan's work at the UN Security Council and G-8 Summit. The majority of the press views adoption of the UNSC resolution on North Korea as a success, [...]
2006-07-18 08:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA
06TOKYO3988ROK AMBASSADOR CLAIMS "TURNING POINT" IN SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil told Ambassador Schieffer July 18 that public opinion toward North Korea had reached a "turning point" in South Korea as a result of the North's missile launches and bad behavior at the recent South-North ministerial. Ra worried, however, that a visit [...]
2006-07-18 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALJA KN KS PREL
06TOKYO3996JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3998MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanon Crisis: Syria's Isolation Deepening" The liberal Asahi's Cairo correspondent Tachino commented (7/19): "The deepening crisis in Lebanon has driven Syria into a tight corner. Syria has drawn criticism not just from the US but also from neighboring Arab countries for its role in support [...]
2006-07-19 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4011 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4014NEW METI VICE MINISTER PLEASED WITH CHINA LEAD ON
[...] (C) New METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Toshiaki Kitamura told EMIN he was pleased China was showing initiative on regional energy cooperation, making reference to official level discussions in Beijing mid-July between the United States, Japan and China. According to Kitamura, Ch [...]
2006-07-19 23:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL JA
06TOKYO4020JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4025PM KOIZUMI'S ADVISOR PROPOSES BILATERAL IPR AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters (IPSH) Secretary General Hisamitsu Arai set out an ambitious agenda for bilateral cooperation on IPR during a farewell call by the EMIN on July 14. Arai proposed issuing a joint statement on IPR cooperation at the next U.S.-Japan summ [...]
2006-07-20 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO4027MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "GSDF Withdrawal from Iraq: Reviewing the Experience" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/20): "Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops have arrived in Kuwait after leaving Samawah. About 600 GSDF personnel will soon return home to Japan, bringing an end to their two-and-a- half-year hu [...]
2006-07-20 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4031GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE
[...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]
2006-07-20 04:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4042 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4043TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 09:24:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO406 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 23:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4061JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4065MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "US Middle East Diplomacy at an Impasse" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Umehara wrote (7/21): "With Israel's offensive in Lebanon continuing, it appears that the Bush administration's Middle East diplomacy is at an impasse, as the US already has to deal with an Iraq on the verge [...]
2006-07-21 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4084 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4087JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4088JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA
06TOKYO4089AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 21
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 14 to 21. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. 2. The University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Sciences has begun collaborativ [...]
2006-07-21 11:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4100JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 01:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4101MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "Financial Sanctions on North Korea: National Will Must Be Made Clear" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/24): "North Korea's nuclear program and missiles pose an exceptional threat to the security of Japan, and every means must be taken to eliminate that threat [...]
2006-07-24 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4111BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON TSE'S NISHIMURO,
[...] (C) Tokyo Stock Exchange President and CEO Taizo Nishimuro is an extremely friendly and gracious man. He wears an almost constant smile on his face, unusual among the Japanese who have been known to say that one must look serious in order to be taken seriously. Nishimuro's long association w [...]
2006-07-24 08:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON PINR PREL JA
06TOKYO4115JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF MEAT PACKING
[...] (C) During a July 24, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador (septel),Vice Foreign Minister Yachi noted his recent conversation with the Ambassador on the BSE issue, adding that he appreciated the Ambassador's contribution to the solution of the problem. The two governments had held a "good exit [...]
2006-07-24 11:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAGR PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO4116MOFA REQUESTS ARF MINISTERAL BILATERAL ON JULY 27
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 11:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP JA
06TOKYO4118AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER AGREE TO REVIEW
[...] (C) Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga endorsed on July 21 a proposal by the Ambassador to initiate a broad-based "lessons learned" review of bilateral coordination in the wake of recent DPRK missile activities. The Ambassador emphasized the need to use this forum to institutionalize ad hoc da [...]
2006-07-24 18:52:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO4126JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4134MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "Dispatch of European Troops the First Step to Resolving Lebanon Crisis" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (7/25): "Though it has been two weeks since the Israeli military began action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the situation appears to be taking a turn for the worse rather [...]
2006-07-25 04:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4135JAPAN'S MOFA PUNTS NICARAGUAN ELECTION-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 05:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KDEM NU JA
06TOKYO414MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY - TOKYO
[...] "GOJ Should Seriously Take into Account the Will of Nago Residents" An editorial in the liberal Mainichi commented (1/26): "The GOJ should sit at the negotiating table and respond sincerely to the feelings of Nago residents.... The government has welcomed the victory of former Nago Municipal A [...]
2006-01-26 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4140TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4141TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4146 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4151JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4152JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4155MEDIA REACTION Q ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERIAL/WTO
[...] "ASEAN Looks to Help to Resolve North Korean Issues" Kuala Lumpur correspondent Hanada of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/26): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),in a joint statement issued at the end of its foreign ministerial, expressed concern over the r [...]
2006-07-26 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO416JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4183JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 03:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4184MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanon Crisis: Immediate Ceasefire Must Be Priority" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (7/27): "Israeli military attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon have been escalating, with civilian casualties continuing to mount. Though an immediate ceasefire is an urgent neces [...]
2006-07-27 03:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4192JAPAN: COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Please address the questions raised by MOFA desk officer Hashida in Para 2. 2. ESToff delivered reftel non-paper to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division desk officer Akiko Hashida on July 27, 2006. Hashida asked whether the U.S. delegation in Geneva had received ind [...]
2006-07-27 06:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG
06TOKYO4204 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4205AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 27
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 21 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Yamaguchi Prefecture to Conduct a Drill -- 2. In late August, Yamaguchi Prefectura [...]
2006-07-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4212JAPAN LIFTS SUSPENSION OF U.S. BEEF IMPORTS
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Japan announced July 27 that the suspension of processing of imports of U.S. beef has been lifted. The GOJ imposed the suspension January 20 following the discovery by Japanese inspectors of prohibited spinal bones in a shipment of veal from the United States. [...]
2006-07-27 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO4217JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 02:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4224MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanon Crisis: US-EU Discord Delays Ceasefire" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/28): "The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has left Lebanon facing a national crisis. Secretary of State Rice and the foreign ministers from European and Arab nations, joined by UN Secreta [...]
2006-07-28 05:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4229EMPEROR'S WORDS SPARK DEBATE ON YASUKUNI, HISTORY
[...] (C) Summary: Revelation of a memo quoting the late Emperor Hirohito as saying his refusal to go to Yasukuni Shrine was directly related to the enshrinement there of Class-A war criminals is already reshaping Japan's debate on Yasukuni. The release of the memo has refocused the debate as a [...]
2006-07-28 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4231ABE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
[...] (C) Summary. A week after Yasuo Fukuda's announcement that he will not run in the September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, it now appears likely that current Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has locked up the race and will consequently become Japan's next Prime Minister. [...]
2006-07-28 08:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4242MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korea Deepens Isolation at ARF" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/30): "The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ended after issuing a chairman's statement that not only expressed grave concern over North Korea's missile launches but also called on the DPRK to return unconditio [...]
2006-07-31 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4245JAPAN CONSIDERING MIGRATION FORUM ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG UNGA JA
06TOKYO4246JAPAN HOPES TO HAVE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA JA
06TOKYO4247JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...]
2006-07-31 06:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4259 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4260JAPANESE RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials expressed support for U.S. APEC goals set out in reftel, in particular, the completion of the IPR model guidelines and extension of the mandate of the Counter-terrorism Task force (CTTF). However, Japanese interlocutors were cautious of plans to reinvigorate [...]
2006-07-31 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID APECO JA
06TOKYO4273JAPAN TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will provide two million USD in emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon, according to a July 29 MOFA announcement. Japan has taken a low-key approach to current events in Lebanon, issuing three official statements concerning the ongoing hostilities. The Japanese press is pr [...]
2006-07-31 10:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM LE JA
06TOKYO4275JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4292MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanon Crisis: Suspension of Air Strikes Insufficient" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/1): "The Israeli military launched a late-night air strike against a housing complex in Qana, southern Lebanon, killing about 60 civilians, at least 37 of whom were children.... Through the more than tw [...]
2006-08-01 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4295JAPANESE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR IRAQI-UN LAUNCH
[...] (U) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on July 28 made the following statement of support for the Iraqi-U.N. launch of the International Compact With Iraq. BEGIN TEXT: Â [...]
2006-08-01 07:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO430 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 09:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4301LDP HOPEFULS TAKE THE STAGE AT TOKYO CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) drew huge crowds of supporters to its July 28 Tokyo bloc convention, the first in a series of 11 policy discussions to be held across Japan in the run up to September leadership elections. The low-key debate between Chief Cabinet Secr [...]
2006-08-01 08:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4305 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4306JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING
[...] (S) Embassy Tokyo officers delivered ref (A) points to Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Acting Director Kosei Murota on August 1. Both officials expressed Japan's full [...]
2006-08-01 08:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4323JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4326MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "International Unity Needed to Resolve Iranian Nuclear Issue" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/2): "The UNSC adopted a resolution that gives Iran until August 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face economic and other sanctions. This indicates the serious concern with wh [...]
2006-08-02 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4340COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND S/P
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 08-10, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Member Philip Levy. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office p [...]
2006-08-02 07:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PP JA
06TOKYO4343 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4356JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4364 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO43652006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...]
2006-08-03 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4368TOKYO TOUTS CANDIDATE FOR WHO DG: HHS A/S AGWUNOBI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 24, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Minister Jiro Kawasaki and other senior officials to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral health issues, includ [...]
2006-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4369JAPANESE CONCERNS ON IPAPI AND REGIONAL STOCKPILES
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is intended for internal USG use only. 2. (SBU) Summary. Japanese officials are concerned about management issues surrounding the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) and see the need for settin [...]
2006-08-03 12:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4372JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO438JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/06
[...] The US is taking seriously the inclusion of specified risk materials for BSE being found in a US beef shipment to Japan. It was a great shock to us. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already removed the companies involved from the list of beef exporters to Japan. It also has increased [...]
2006-01-27 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4395JAPAN PLAYS DOWN MARINE SURVEY IN LIANCOURT ROCKS
[...] (C) Asked on August 3 about press reports that Japan would soon be conducting maritime research in areas near the disputed Liancourt Rocks, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba suggested that the reports were not entirely accurate. According to Takaba, shortly after the ROK [...]
2006-08-04 08:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT MARR PBTS PHSA KS JA
06TOKYO4396JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...]
2006-08-04 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4402JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-06 03:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA
06TOKYO4403JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-06 03:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA
06TOKYO4409AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 03
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 27 to August 03. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. 2. In August, a research team of Hokkaido University and Shiga University Med [...]
2006-08-07 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4417JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 04:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO442JAPAN CONDUCTS NUCLEAR TERRORISM DRILL AT PLANT ON
[...] (C) On November 27, the GOJ conducted a one-day large-scale drill to respond to a potential act of nuclear terrorism under the auspices of the Protection of Citizens Law or PCL. The drill focused on the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefec [...]
2006-01-27 03:26:00Embassy TokyoSECRETENRG JA KNNP TRGY
06TOKYO4424WHALING: TOUTING HEALTH BENEFITS, JAPAN MARKETS
[...] In an effort to develop consumer demand for its increasing stockpile of whale meat (refs),the GOJ-linked "Geishoku Labo" (Whale Food Lab) held a whale tasting and lecture on July 27 in downtown Tokyo. From more than thirty recipes that Geishoku Labo created, the company offered sashimi (raw [...]
2006-08-07 06:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO4425JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2005
[...] According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2005, a total of 832 new HIV- positive cases and 367 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. While the number of new HIV positive cases incr [...]
2006-08-07 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA
06TOKYO4426NAGANO GOVERNOR RACE GOES TO POSTAL REBEL
[...] (U) Summary. Jin Murai, a former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Lower House member, defeated independent incumbent Yasuo Tanaka on August 6, in a Nagano Prefecture gubernatorial contest that was seen as more a test of Tanaka's poor leadership than any sort of wider referendum on natio [...]
2006-08-07 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4431 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4432TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 79 INFORMATION CONVEYED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO4433JAPAN CONTEMPLATING RESPONSE TO CASTRO'S ILLNESS
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Acting Political Minister-Counselor drew from reftel talking points to discuss Fidel Castro's illness and political transition in Cuba with MOFA's Mexico and Central America Division Principal Deputy Director Daisuke Na [...]
2006-08-07 09:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CU JA
06TOKYO4434 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 23:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4438JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4439MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanese Ceasefire: UNSC Resolution Must Be One on Which All Can Agree" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/8): "The resolution that the US and France submitted to the UNSC for a ceasefire in Lebanon was too pro-Israel, drawing immediate opposition from Lebanon and other countries. To [...]
2006-08-08 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4443JAPAN: SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is disappointed by the lack of progress toward peace in Sri Lanka and is reconsidering its approach to dealing with the LTTE, according to MOFA's Sri Lanka country officer. Tokyo is thinking of taking "tangible measures," likely declaring the LTTE to be a terrorist organ [...]
2006-08-08 03:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CE JA
06TOKYO4452 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4453THE "COLLAPSE OF TRUST" IN JAPAN - ROK RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Japan-ROK relations presently suffer from a &collapse of trust,8 according to Prof. Masao Okonogi, a leading Japanese expert on Korea. Upcoming elections for prime minister of Japan and for president of the ROK will impact the future course of the bilateral relationship, Okonogi [...]
2006-08-08 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
06TOKYO4470JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4472JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 06:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4473JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 06:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4477 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4486JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4499DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: EMPHASIS ON CHINA
[...] (C) Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Councilor Hideshi Tokuchi, principal editor of the 2006 JDA White Paper, pointed out to us just prior to the paper's August 1 release that its treatment of China was likely to grab a fair amount of attention. The report highlighted PRC reconnaissance flights, [...]
2006-08-10 05:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO450MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS - TOKYO
[...] "Will Chances for Middle East Peace Emerge?" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/27): "It appears that the radical Islamic group Hamas, which participated in Palestinian elections for the first time, has captured a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council. Given that th [...]
2006-01-27 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4500DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: ROK GETS GREATER, BUT
[...] (SBU) The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) 2006 White Paper (reftel) devotes much more attention than last year to the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and in particular, the Republic of Korea's defense policy. In 2005, the White Paper's section on South Korea was limited to a mere ten [...]
2006-08-10 05:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4507JAPAN FM TARO ASO'S AUGUST 3 VISIT TO BAGHDAD
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Middle East Affairs Sugiyama on August 9 described U.S. support for FM Aso's August 3 visit to Baghdad as "a perfect operation." Aso made Japan's first-ever cabinet-level visit to send a clear message of Japan's support for Iraqi reconstruction and to encourage Japa [...]
2006-08-10 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ JA
06TOKYO4508KANDAHAR-HERAT RING ROAD: JAPAN LOOKING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL AF JA
06TOKYO4512UNHRC LEBANON RESOLUTION: GOJ TO MAKE LAST MINUTE
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki August 10. Suzuki said Japan was unconvinced that Article 12 precludes UNHRC jurisdiction over the conflict in Lebanon. She said that Japan shares U.S. concern [...]
2006-08-10 09:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4513 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 17:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4523MEDIA REACTION Q AIRLINE TERROR PLOT IN BRITAIN
[...] There were no immediate editorials or TV commentaries concerning the terror plot. 2. "Plot Aimed at Dealing New Blow to US and Britain?" London correspondent Inada of the liberal Asahi commented (8/11): "With the fifth anniversary of 9/11 close at hand, it is believed that the terror plot u [...]
2006-08-11 04:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4525AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 10
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 03 to August 10. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of German Chickens to Resume -- 2. On August 8, the Ministry [...]
2006-08-11 05:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4543US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES:
[...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...]
2006-08-11 08:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PINR KN JA
06TOKYO4547ROK FM BAN KI-MOON'S MEETINGS WITH FM ASO, CCS ABE
[...] (C) Summary. During August 8-9 meetings with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon urged his interlocutors to emphasize dialogue with the DPRK, not pressure. Abe and Aso both responded that pressure was needed to produce d [...]
2006-08-11 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO4548 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4549JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4550JAPAN BEGINS DELIBERATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION TO NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM NATO PINR UP JA
06TOKYO4553EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]
2006-08-11 09:27:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4554COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JAMES AND PARTY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Staffdel James and party. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6811 Mobile [...]
2006-08-11 10:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4555JAPAN TO SUPPORT LEBANON RESOLUTION, ASKS HOW IT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor conveyed reftel demarche August 11 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, stressing our goals of an urgent cessation of hostilities and the expansion of UNIFIL into a robust international f [...]
2006-08-11 10:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER UN JA
06TOKYO4556DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON
[...] Post delivered reftel points to the responsible officer at the UN Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 12. Poloff was referred to the public statement of Foreign Minister Taro Aso, repeated below, for Japan's response. 2. Begin text: Japan welcomes the unanimou [...]
2006-08-12 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UNDC UNSC IS LE JA
06TOKYO4557EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]
2006-08-13 23:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4559JAPAN UNABLE TO ACT AGAINST MARITIME INSURER SEPIA
[...] (S) Summary. Further to reftels (A) and (B),MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara advised Embassy Tokyo Political Officer August 8 that Japan was unable to take further action against suspect maritime insurance company SEPIA. MOFA officials believe that Panama,s issuance [...]
2006-08-14 08:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KN JA
06TOKYO4560JAPAN WANTS UNANIMOUS JOINT ACTION UNDER BERN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche August 14 to the MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division's Noriko Tanaka. Tanaka said her division would coordinate with the China and Mongol [...]
2006-08-14 08:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4561FACTIONS RUSH TO BACK ABE AS TWO MORE CHALLENGERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. CCS Abe's August 12 informal announcement that he will run for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President on September 20 came as no surprise. As the front-runner for weeks, he faces no serious challenge from the two remaining candidates, Finance Minister Tanigaki and Foreign Mi [...]
2006-08-14 22:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4563MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO
[...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...]
2006-08-14 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4565JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 23:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4566MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO
[...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...]
2006-08-15 00:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4567MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO
[...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...]
2006-08-15 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4581 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4598JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 00:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4618JAPAN WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GUYANA'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS KDEM PGOV GY JA
06TOKYO4625UNAPOLOGETIC PM KOIZUMI VISITS YASUKUNI
[...] (C) Summary: Ignoring criticism from within Japan and abroad, Prime Minister Koizumi became the first Japanese premier in 21 years to pay respects at Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the anniversary of the end of World War II. In subsequent remarks to the press, Koizumi took an unrepentant "d [...]
2006-08-15 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
06TOKYO4626KANAGAWA GOVERNOR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer confirmed to Kanagawa Governor Matsuzawa on August 14 that there was no conventional alternative to forward deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Yokosuka. When Matsuzawa tried to enlist the Ambassador into seeking GOJ funding for a Kanagawa Prefectu [...]
2006-08-15 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO4628YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]
2006-08-15 07:58:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4629 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4630S/P KRASNER BRIEFS JAPANESE OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Dr. Stephen Krasner in Tokyo on August 9, briefed a number of Japanese MOFA officials on the proposed Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). MOFA DDG for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada responded that the PDG would fit well with Japan's a [...]
2006-08-15 23:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL JA
06TOKYO4637JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO464 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-27 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4643COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANGELA GJERTSON, U.S.
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 28 - October 4, 2006 visit to Japan by Angela Gjertson, U.S. participant in United Nations Fellowship on Disarmament. 2. (SBU) The Embassy Tokyo Point of Contact will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office [...]
2006-08-16 02:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PARM KNNP CH GM NL JA
06TOKYO4647MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO
[...] "Lebanon Ceasefire Should Not be Temporary" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/16): "The tragedy in Lebanon has come to an end for the time being following the acceptance by Israel and Hezbollah of a unanimous UNSC resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities.... However, complacency is [...]
2006-08-16 04:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4660MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING
[...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...]
2006-08-16 08:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4661JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT KAZAKHSTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA confirmed August 16 that Prime Minister Koizumi will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan August 28-30, 2006. The trip is intended to build upon the "Central Asia Plus Japan" Foreign Ministers meeting held June 2006 in Tokyo. No new assistance packages are contemplated. MOFA a [...]
2006-08-16 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO4662MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING
[...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...]
2006-08-16 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4663JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...]
2006-08-16 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4665RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR
[...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...]
2006-08-16 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4666TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN ALERTED TO NEW UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4670ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 09:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE JA
06TOKYO4686JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4691MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON - TOKYO
[...] "Ceasefire Must Not be Reversed" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/17): "In order to implement the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a 15,000-strong Lebanese Army unit and a similar-sized UN force must be quickly deployed in southern Lebanon.... With the warring parties still sq [...]
2006-08-17 02:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4699AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S AUGUST 15 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Financial Services Kaoru Yosano on August 15 to discuss the state of play on revisions to the law governing the consumer finance industry. Minister Yosano confirmed that the "gray zone" between [...]
2006-08-17 04:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN JA
06TOKYO4701JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO
[...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...]
2006-08-17 04:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA
06TOKYO4713JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA
06TOKYO4720 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4723U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY
[...] (C) In an August 16 meeting with MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura, Poloff delivered points ref A concerning the activities of USNS Victorious in waters north of the Senkaku islands and her interaction with PRC vessels. 2. (C) Nomura said MOFA was "glad" to hear that Vict [...]
2006-08-18 00:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA
06TOKYO4725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4732MEDIA REACTION Q JAPANQS RELATIONS WITH CHINA
[...] "After Koizumi's Yasukuni Visit: China and South Korea Look to Improve Relations with Next Prime Minister" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun carried a front-page commentary jointly written by Beijing and Seoul correspondents, which said (8/18): "...China's reaction to Prime Minister Koizumi's visit on [...]
2006-08-18 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4738JAPAN STILL FORMULATING POSITION ON RECAAP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4739ABE TO CALL FOR SWEEPING CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Shinzo Abe, the odds-on favorite to replace Junichiro Koizumi as Japan's next prime minister, plans to make constitutional revision a cornerstone of his campaign in the run up to the September 20 LDP presidential contest, according to an unofficial version reported in the Niho [...]
2006-08-18 07:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4740RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...]
2006-08-18 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4751 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4752MOFA OFFICIAL ON REINVIGORATING APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan agrees, in principle, on the need to institutionally strengthen APEC but believes more discussion is needed to determine the most effective way forward, according to Japan's APEC Senior Official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Acknowledging the prospect of p [...]
2006-08-18 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL APECO JA
06TOKYO4755THE DCM'S AUGUST 18 COURTESY CALL WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During a call on August 18 with newly appointed Counterterrorism Ambassador Suda, the DCM shared that DoS and DHS have agreed to return to the March draft of the Note Verbale as the basis for further negotiations on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP). Since a few points in [...]
2006-08-18 08:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CE JA
06TOKYO4762JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 01:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4772MEDIA REACTION Q CUBA-US RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] "After Castro: Cuba Should Improve Relations with US" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/21): "It has been three weeks since Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has ruled the country for nearly half a century, fell ill. It is time for the world to think about Cuba after he is gone.... The Cuban [...]
2006-08-21 05:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4783JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/06
[...] Aso 2. Abe 3. Tanigaki Asia  [...]
2006-08-22 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4786MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO
[...] There were no immediate editorials concerning Ayatollah Khamenei's remarks. 2. "Khamenei's Remarks Make Settlement of Iranian Nuclear Standoff Difficult" Cairo correspondent Hagi of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (8/22): "According to media reports from Tehran, Iran's supreme leader Ayato [...]
2006-08-22 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4795ASO ENTERS LDP PRESIDENT RACE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced his candidacy for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency on August 21; however, every indication suggests that frontrunner Shinzo Abe will win by a wide margin. In campaign pledges released the same day, Aso promised to focus on economic [...]
2006-08-22 06:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4797 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4798COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...]
2006-08-22 08:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4802GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4803GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4804GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695
[...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]
2006-08-22 22:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM JA KN KNNP MNUC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4806JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO482MEDIA REACTION HAMAS ELECTION VICTORY - TOKYO
[...] "Time for Hamas to Break with Terrorism" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/28): "The radical Islamic group Hamas has emerged as the Palestinians' leading political party after winning a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council. Fatah, the mainstream PLO group that was previous [...]
2006-01-30 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4823S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]
2006-08-23 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO4826JAPAN EXPECTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA
06TOKYO4829IAP DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO JAPAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda on August 23, 2006. Masuda thanked us for the Immigration Advis [...]
2006-08-23 10:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV JA
06TOKYO4830 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 23:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4834JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO484JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4845MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iran's Answer: Halting Uranium Enrichment the First Step to Regaining Trust" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/24): "Iran does not appear at all prepared to listen to the voices of those in the international community concerned about nuclear proliferation. It appears that [...]
2006-08-24 02:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4853AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 24
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 10 to August 24. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Company to Begin Clinical Test of AI Antiviral -- 2. The Toyama Chemica [...]
2006-08-24 05:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4855ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ASO
[...] (C) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, Foreign Minister Taro Aso expressed appreciation for the Admiral's efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance and praised the "2 plus 2" statement as a "historical accomplishment in our bilateral relations." [...]
2006-08-24 06:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4858DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. PROPOSAL FOR THE ICAO AVSEC
[...] (U) Per reftel, talking points were delivered by ECOUNS to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on August 14, and to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT) on August 18. 2. (SBU) MOFA Director of Specialized Agencies Division, Mr. Yoichiro Yamada said that he understand [...]
2006-08-24 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO OPDC KTIA CA JP
06TOKYO4861ADMIRAL FALLON MEETINGS WITH SENIOR JDA OFFICIALS
[...] (S) Summary: During Pacific Commander Admiral Fallon's August 23 meetings with Japan Defense Agency (JDA) senior officials, Joint Staff Office (JSO) Chief of Staff Admiral Saito urged the U.S. and Japan to quickly implement a number of "lessons learned" from the North Korea missile launches, i [...]
2006-08-24 08:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4863COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH PROSSER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 27-30, 2006 visit to Japan by State Department Official Sarah Prosser. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Tandy Matsuda. She can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 3224-5342 Home phone: 81 (0)3 3224-682 [...]
2006-08-24 09:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO4866JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4869MEDIA REACTION Q NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION -
[...] "Nuclear Nonproliferation: Issue Must Be Dealt with Resolutely" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/25): "This year's meeting of the United Nations Disarmament Conference was held in Yokohama. There appear to be no immediate solutions regarding the nuclear programs of the DPRK and Iran [...]
2006-08-25 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4876KOMEITO LEADER TO RESIGN, LDP WEIGHS IN ON
[...] (C) Summary. Takenori Kanzaki has announced he will step down in September after eight years as leader of New Komeito, part of a leadership reshuffle that may have wide-ranging implications for Japan's ruling coalition. Akihiro Ota and Toshiko Hamayotsu have been widely touted by the press [...]
2006-08-25 04:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO4889JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP
[...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...]
2006-08-25 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4891 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4892YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...]
2006-08-25 09:23:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4893YASUKUNI MUSEUM TO REEXAMINE SOME DISPLAYS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Yasukuni Shrine's war history museum has begun reviewing the way it characterizes U.S. strategy before and during World War II, Japanese media reported August 25. The shrine's response reflects in part Japanese response to growing public criticism from former senior U.S. offici [...]
2006-08-25 09:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4895JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4899MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korea: The Fate of Military-First Policy" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/27): "It has been nearly two months since North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. With rumors that Pyongyang will soon conduct an underground nuclear test, it seems [...]
2006-08-28 02:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4913IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...]
2006-08-28 07:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
06TOKYO4915JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]
2006-08-28 08:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO4919COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 09:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO4920JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...]
2006-08-28 22:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA
06TOKYO4926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06
[...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...]
2006-08-29 04:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4949JARPN II WHALING FLEET RETURNS FROM WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
[...] Japan's whaling mothership under JARPN II (Second Phase of Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Western North Pacific),its annual lethal research whaling program that started in 2000, returned to Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in the morning of August 21, about one [...]
2006-08-30 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO4962YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Japan relations. Our cooperative scientific relationship with Japan is one of the broadest and deepest in the world. Your attendance at the STS Forum and meetings in Kyoto will assist us to move forward on several specific [...]
2006-08-30 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV TRGY TSPL JA
06TOKYO4966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4969KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...]
2006-08-30 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA
06TOKYO4970IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...]
2006-08-30 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER JA
06TOKYO4978JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4986MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries on Iran's reported resumption of uranium enrichment. 2. "Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Vienna correspondent Ishiguro wrote (8/31): "The French news agency AFP, quoting a diplomatic source, reported [...]
2006-08-31 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4990METI VICE MINISTER CITES BUSINESS NETWORKS, CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Japan feels a need for legal protections for its companies' integrated production facilities and trade flows throughout East Asia. That and Japan's desire to stop or slow China efforts to assume a leadership role in the process of regional economic integration had spurred Japan [...]
2006-08-31 06:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4994 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4995JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...]
2006-08-31 11:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
06TOKYO4998JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 23:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5009MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - TOKYO
[...] "China, Russia Still Pursuing Dialogue" The liberal Mainichi's New York correspondent wrote (9/1): "The IAEA Thursday submitted a report to the UNSC that Iran is continuing uranium enrichment. The focus of discussion at the UNSC will now shift to whether or not to adopt economic sanctions in o [...]
2006-09-01 04:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO501 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5017ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...]
2006-09-01 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO502ITER: GOJ RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINALIZATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On January 30, EST M/C and ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Fusion En [...]
2006-01-30 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5023NEW ANRE OIL AND GAS DIVISION DIRECTOR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Shin Hosaka, newly appointed director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),assessed that the situation involving the Azadegan field in Iran was far from [...]
2006-09-01 08:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG JA
06TOKYO5025JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: LIANCOURT ROCKS
[...] (C) MOFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Kenichi Sasae informed Charge Donovan on September 1 that he would be in Seoul on September 7 accompanying Vice Minister Shotaro Yachi to the third round of the Japan-ROK "Strategic Dialogue." Sasae said Japan would again propose establishment o [...]
2006-09-01 09:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA KS
06TOKYO5026COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...]
2006-09-01 09:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5027JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT 5+5 MEETING AT UNGA
[...] (C) On September 1, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche, which asked 5 5 group members to reconvene at UNGA, to MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara. Kashiwabara said that Japanese officials would consider the proposal and attempt to deliver a formal [...]
2006-09-01 09:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO5028JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...]
2006-09-01 11:44:00Embassy TokyoSECRETECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO5033JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-05 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5036COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPSTONE DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 6-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Capstone Delegation members. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: [...]
2006-09-05 03:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA POL JA
06TOKYO5039AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 31
[...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 24 to August 31. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan's Cooperation with China -- Â [...]
2006-09-05 06:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO5042A/S HILL CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA DG SASAE
[...] (C) MOFA Asia/Oceania Director General Sasae reiterated to EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on September 4 the need for actions implementing UNSCR 1695, saying we had to show North Korea there were consequences before the next round of DPRK brinksmanship. A/S Hill said USG decisions on implement [...]
2006-09-05 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM JA KS KN
06TOKYO5050ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING GNEP
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) On September 5, science officer spoke to MOFA,s International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa regarding GNEP,s Statement of Principles (Reftel). Science officer provided additional background to Kitagawa on the [...]
2006-09-05 08:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA FR JA
06TOKYO5052AGRICULTURE REFORM IN JAPAN - TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR DOHA
[...] (SBU) Japan is set to change its policies in farm subsidies starting in fiscal 2007. Whether the changes will help the government to take a more accommodating posture in trade talks over the longer term -- both multilateral and bilateral -- remains to be seen, but nobody is predicting any dr [...]
2006-09-05 22:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON JA
06TOKYO5054JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 00:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5065RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE
[...] (C) REFTEL demarche was delivered to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. NASA Attach met with Japan,s lead delegate to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO),Mr. Toru Nakaya, Director of the International Organizations Office, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal [...]
2006-09-06 05:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTSPA JA SENV
06TOKYO5067NAVY SECRETARY WINTER MEETS WITH MOFA DG KAWAI
[...] (C) Summary. Acceptance of new U.S. military assets, efforts to locate a suitable location for night landing practice, relocation of Futenma, and Japanese commitment to operations in Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean dominated the August 28 conversation between Secretary of the Navy Donald Wi [...]
2006-09-06 05:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV OVIP JA
06TOKYO5080NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...]
2006-09-06 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5081IT'S A BOY! FIRST GRANDSON FOR JAPAN'S EMPEROR
[...] Summary. Japan's long wait for a male successor to the Chrysanthemum throne came to an end early on the morning of September 6, as Princess Kiko gave birth to the Imperial family's first male heir in 41 years. His birth is likely to bring an end to any remaining debate on revising Japan's I [...]
2006-09-06 09:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV JA
06TOKYO5082ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]
2006-09-06 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5084NAKASONE ON JAPAN AND NUCLEAR ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A proposal by former Prime Minister Nakasone that Japan study the option of acquiring nuclear weapons under certain conditions is drawing critical attention here. Although the original written proposal and Nakasone's subsequent remarks to the press are heavily caveated, medi [...]
2006-09-06 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM JA MNUC PREL
06TOKYO5089 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 23:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5091JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 23:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO510JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5113JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5138A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]
2006-09-08 05:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5139ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Hill and MOFA Director General Atsumi agreed September 5 on the importance of strengthening ties with the nations of Southeast and Southwest Asia and playing up the cooperative nature of U.S. and Japanese efforts to take on a more active role in the region. [...]
2006-09-08 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
06TOKYO5140LDP ELECTION OPENS, AS PARTIES AGREE TO ELECT NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi, in an apparent concession to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),has changed the opening date for the Extraordinary Diet session from September 22 to September 26, according to the press. Embassy Tokyo media contacts attributed the flip flop [...]
2006-09-08 05:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
06TOKYO5143LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]
2006-09-08 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5146MEDIA REACTION Q GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - TOKYO
[...] Most Friday evening papers gave prominent front- and inside-page play to reports from Washington concerning President Bush's speech Wednesday at the White House, in which he acknowledged for the first time that the CIA has interrogated dozens of terrorist suspects at secret overseas locations. [...]
2006-09-08 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5161LDP MEMBERSHIP DECLINES AS VOTING PATTERNS CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Membership numbers for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have fallen sharply on the mass defections of postal workers since the passage of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization package in 2005, according to recently released party statistics. Peaking [...]
2006-09-08 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
06TOKYO5166 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5176ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]
2006-09-10 22:44:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5177ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]
2006-09-10 22:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5182MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 -
[...] "International Community Needs to Realign Front to Fight Terrorism" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/10): "Five years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.... Establishing an effective strategy to combat and eliminate terrorism remains an unfinished task [...]
2006-09-11 04:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5187JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 06:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5208REPORTED TOTAL INTEREST IN AZADEGAN PROJECT
[...] (C) Regarding Total interest in the Azadegan project, we spoke to Shin Hosaka, director of the Petroleum and Gas Division at ANRE, who said that he was not privy to INPEX's private negotiations. We noted that METI was a major shareholder in INPEX but he insisted he would be getting his inform [...]
2006-09-11 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETTC EINV EPET ENRG JA
06TOKYO5209 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 08:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5210JAPAN AND KOREA REACH AGREEMENT ON JOINT RADIATION
[...] (C) MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Kenichiro Sasae told the DCM September 11 that following lengthy talks the week of September 4, Japan and the ROK reached a tentative ad referendum agreement to conduct a joint survey to search for possible radiation dumped by the Russians in the disputed areas [...]
2006-09-11 09:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA KS JA
06TOKYO5211VICE MINISTER YACHI CONVEYS NORTH KOREA-RELATED
[...] (C) During a telephone call on September 11, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi relayed two North Korea-related requests to the Ambassador. Prime Minister Koizumi will convene a Cabinet meeting on September 19, Yachi said, to announce new sanctions on North Korea. Koizumi wou [...]
2006-09-11 09:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO5212RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...]
2006-09-11 09:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
06TOKYO5213SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]
2006-09-11 22:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO5215COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-5, 2006 and October 11-12 visit to Japan by CODEL Chuck Hagel and delegation. An updated schedule will follow. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 32 [...]
2006-09-12 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH VM MG JA
06TOKYO5218MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 -
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]
2006-09-12 05:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5221JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 05:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5243 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/06
[...] Establishing political leadership TOKYO 00005243 002 OF 010 1) For speedy and accurate decision making that can meet changing times, implement the following reforms to strengthen the political leadership and establish a top-down system led by the Prime Minister's Official Residence (K [...]
2006-09-12 08:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5249JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 02:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5250MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...]
2006-09-13 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5286JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 02:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5288SCENESETTER FOR EB A/S SULLIVAN: INCOMING
[...] (SBU) With Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe the presumptive next prime minister, beef receding from the economic agenda, and a summit with President Bush anticipated in the coming months, your visit to Tokyo comes at an important point in discussions of how to broaden and deepen the bilater [...]
2006-09-14 03:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EFIN ETRD ECIN JA APECO
06TOKYO529 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5308 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5309JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...]
2006-09-14 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA
06TOKYO5322MEDIA REACTION Q G-7 FINANCE MINISTERIAL - TOKYO
[...] "G7 Finance Ministerial: Sense of Urgency Needed Regarding Slowdown" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/15): "A meeting of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors starts Saturday in Singapore. Amid an increase in risk factors, including a slowdown of the US economy, vigilance [...]
2006-09-15 04:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5325JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5330JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...]
2006-09-15 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON IS LE JA
06TOKYO5331 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5332U.S. COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AGENDA DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JA
06TOKYO5333UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA HA JA
06TOKYO5334ASSISTANT CABINET SECRETARY ANDO URGES STRONG U.S.
[...] (S) On September 15, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyasu Ando called the DCM to report that Japan will announce its steps to implement UNSCR 1695 during the Koizumi Administration,s last Cabinet meeting on September 19. Ando noted that he had briefed Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe earlier [...]
2006-09-15 09:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM KNNP PREL PGOV JA KN CH
06TOKYO5336DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE"
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...]
2006-09-18 22:12:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO5339JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5340MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] "North Korean Nuclear Program: Sanctions Will Only Continue" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/19): "...It has been one year since North Korea pledged in a joint statement at the six-party talks to abandon its nuclear program. However, Pyongyang has since refused to even attend the t [...]
2006-09-19 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5351COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/EAP ANALYST BENJAMIN R.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 13 -23, 2006 visit to Japan by INR /EAP Analyst Benjamin R. Goldberg. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone [...]
2006-09-19 05:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT OTRA PREL TH JA
06TOKYO5357 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO536JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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