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09THEHAGUE564	CWC: GUIDANCE REQUEST FOR CONTACT WITH THE [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (SBU) During the July session of the OPCW's Executive Council (EC),Delrep Granger was elected to chair consultations on financial matters (ref A). Also with the new leadership of the Executive Council that began in July, Iran, representing the [...]	2009-09-17 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR OFDP PARM PREL OPCW

09THEHAGUE565	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF G20 SUMMIT [...] Summary: At the Pittsburgh G20 summit, the Dutch will: - highlight their new Banking Code (which includes a cap on bank directors' bonuses of one year's salary) as an example of improved corporate governance and risk management; - strongly support the German Charter for Sustainable Economi [...]	2009-09-17 17:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE566	CWC: WRAP UP FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14- 18, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The only official meeting at OPCW this week was the budget consultation on September 17. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its regular weekly meeting on September 15. Meanwhile, multiple rece [...]	2009-09-18 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE567	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...]	2009-09-18 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AF NATO PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE568	NETHERLANDS/JSF: CONCERN ABOUT SECOND ENGINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Netherlands Minister of Defense (MOD) has expressed concern over the JSF second engine (F-136) being omitted from the U.S. 2010 Defense Budget. Dutch industry has high-value contracts supporting the development of the F-136 engine. The MOD has struggled to retain the necessary supp [...]	2009-09-21 07:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE569	NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER [...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...]	2009-09-21 08:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE571	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH CONFIRM EU CONSIDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU political directors have agreed to use common language to respond to offensive statements by President Ahmadinejad during the UNGA high-level event. The Dutch support U.S. redlines and are urging EU agreement on common redlines. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Post sent reftel A point [...]	2009-09-21 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA NL IR
09THEHAGUE572	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally share U.S. views on the agenda items for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Dutch are concerned about how to respond to Judge Goldstone's report on Israel and Russia's proposal to review the HRC process. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) DUTCH SUPPORT [...]	2009-09-21 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PHUM PREL NL
09THEHAGUE577	GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]	2009-09-22 17:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE578	CWC: LIBYA DESTRUCTION DEADLINE EXTENSION [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (S) Libya formally submitted its national paper to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on August 24 requesting an extension to its Che [...]	2009-09-23 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	LY PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE582	NETHERLANDS/HRC: SUPPORTING U.S. ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report, but some members in the Dutch Parliament will try to pressure FM Verhagen to take a more skeptical approach toward Israel. The MFA intimated there is a split on Israel policy between FM Verhagen and Development Mini [...]	2009-09-25 07:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL
09THEHAGUE584	CWC: UPDATE ON DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG) SELECTION [...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague September 24 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...]	2009-09-28 07:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE59	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 19-23, 2009 [...] (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is slowly returning to life after the holidays, with the first informal meetings this year of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) on January 20, and Article X on January 22. Delreps also met with the Algerian delegate to [...]	2009-01-26 14:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AG IZ PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE595	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES [...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]	2009-10-02 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE596	NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes you to The Hague to convene the 2009 Regional Energy Officers Conference. During your stay, you will also meet the Foreign Minister, Economic Affairs Minister, Royal Dutch Shell's Executive Director responsible for Russia/Central Asia, and address Dutch energy in [...]	2009-10-02 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL NL
09THEHAGUE597	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO [...] (SBU) In the run-up to the 58th Executive Council (EC-58),the frequency and number of meetings at the OPCW has increased. This cable covers the two weeks from September 21 to October 2 including the regular weekly meeting of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG); a range of budget co [...]	2009-10-02 18:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE598	NETHERLANDS: COURT ORDERS TOP BITTORRENT SITE MININOVA TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Dutch court has delivered another blow to BitTorrent web-sites operating in the Netherlands. The decision requires Mininova, reportedly the world's top BitTorrent site, to remove links to copyright material or face stiff fines. Dutch anti-piracy watchdog BREIN, which initiate [...]	2009-10-05 07:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON KIPR NL
09THEHAGUE60	NETHERLANDS: ING'S FINANCIAL WOES DEEPEN [...] Summary: ING, the largest Dutch financial services and insurance provider, announced January 26 that it will cut 7,000 jobs and replace Chief Executive Officer Michel Tilmant after reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss. ING also will accept additional support from the Government of th [...]	2009-01-26 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE601	CWC: SELECTION OF THE NEXT OPCW DG: RESULTS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The selection for the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) moved forward today after the first informal straw poll of Executive Council (EC) members. Results of the straw poll indicate a distinction between three candid [...]	2009-10-05 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE604	CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 58TH [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 16-18. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) While the selection of a new Director- General is consuming all the attention of delegates (ref A),the agenda for Executive Council 58 (EC- 58) [...]	2009-10-06 18:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AORC OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE607	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO NEW U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM NL
09THEHAGUE608	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NUKES, AMCITS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are mystified about Iran's decision to publicize the existence of the Qom nuclear enrichment facility. They appear reluctant to intervene with the GOI on the detained American citizens but are looking at whether they are "doing enough" on human rights. The Dutch embassy [...]	2009-10-09 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR PHUM NL
09THEHAGUE609	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch reaction to the new U.S. Burma policy is cautious, noting that the United States should emphasize its continuing resolve to encourage reform in Burma. The Dutch would welcome further updates and clarifications. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On October 8, the Dutch MFA Burm [...]	2009-10-09 17:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BM NL
09THEHAGUE615	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support the U.S. approach on the Goldstone report in New York and Geneva. The Dutch MFA hopes for additional information from the U.S. on next steps on the Goldstone report and on Middle East peace negotiations. There is a high-level political conflict between [...]	2009-10-15 10:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL EU
09THEHAGUE617	CWC: AMHET UZUMCU OF TURKEY NOMINATED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu (Turkish Perm Rep to the UN Office in Geneva) received a consensus nomination by the 41-member Executive Council to be the next Director- General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The nomination occurred on Friday, [...]	2009-10-16 21:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AORC AU FI GM ID TU UK AG
09THEHAGUE619	NETHERLANDS TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH MAIZE APPLICATIONS AT [...] Emboffs delivered Ref A points to Bart van den Assum, Coordinator for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, and Frans Koster, Policy Officer at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats, and Oils. According to these contacts, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Ge [...]	2009-10-19 12:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TBIO NL
09THEHAGUE62	NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS [...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...]	2009-01-27 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE627	CWC: SCHEDULE 2A/2A* LOW CONCENTRATION LIMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the Canadian proposal (ref A) and the subsequent reinvigoration of discussions on Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations, a series of consultations were held in The Hague prior to and during the 58th session of the Executive Council (EC-58). While consensus emerged around [...]	2009-10-21 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL EIND OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE628	CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, DONOR COORDINATION [...] (SBU) On October 12 before the formal opening of the 58th Session of the Executive Council (EC-58),the EC Chairman, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons (CW) destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Te [...]	2009-10-21 17:24:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE632	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (SBU) The 58th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was a remarkable success. The Council approved by consensus a recommendation to the Conference of States Parties (CSP) to appoint Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey to be the next Direc [...]	2009-10-22 18:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AORC EIND OPCW CWC AU FI GM ID TU
09THEHAGUE634	CWC: U.S.-CHINA NOVEMBER CONSULTATIONS DISCUSSED [...] (SBU) Delreps met separately with members of the Chinese and Japanese delegations in an effort to seek further clarification on the scope of the scheduled visit to Beijing (November 4-7, 2009) for CWC bilateral consultations on implementation and compliance issues (refs A and B). In an effort [...]	2009-10-23 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OPCW CWC CH JA
09THEHAGUE636	NETHERLANDS: URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN EU'S [...] (U) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: This is a joint message from AmEmbassy The Hague and USEU. The Dutch are approaching an October 27 deadline and request USG assistance if possible. Please see paragraphs 7-9. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: On the margins of the October 15-16 Belgiu [...]	2009-10-23 13:11:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN NL
09THEHAGUE638	CWC: LIBYA'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THEIR DESTRUCTION [...] (C) The Libyan request to extend their intermediate and final deadlines for the destruction of their declared chemical weapons (CW) was approved by the Executive Council (EC) on October 16, but only after questions were raised privately by the U.S. and the UK, and publicly by the European Uni [...]	2009-10-26 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC LY
09THEHAGUE639	CWC: LIBYA'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THEIR DESTRUCTION [...] (C) The Libyan request to extend their intermediate and final deadlines for the destruction of their declared chemical weapons (CW) was approved by the Executive Council (EC) on October 16, but only after questions were raised privately by the U.S. and the UK, and publicly by the European Uni [...]	2009-10-26 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC LY
09THEHAGUE640	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Hidde Baars, Policy Officer for Pakistan at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Baars confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officially joined the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and pledged 86 million euro (USD 126.9 million) at th [...]	2009-10-26 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE642	NETHERLANDS: COMMISSION MAINTAINS PRESSURE ON ABN [...] (SBU) Summary: Under pressure from the European Commission, the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced a deal October 20 in which ABN Amro will sell several business units to Deutsche Bank in order to allow its merger with Fortis to go through. However, the GONL and Commission remain [...]	2009-10-26 13:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE651	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTING MYERS FOR UN ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA NL
09THEHAGUE658	CWC: OPCW TOP STRUCTURE TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the transition to a new Director-General (DG) in July 2010, much of the top structure in the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is expected to change. The top structure includes the Deputy Director-General (DDG) an [...]	2009-10-30 17:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE659	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 19-30, 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Following the 58th Executive Council (refs A-F),no official meetings have yet been held. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on October 20 and 27, with little discussion. Delreps met privatel [...]	2009-10-30 17:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE663	NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]	2009-11-02 16:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE668	NETHERLANDS/GOLDSTONE: SAME REDLINES AS IN GENEVA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 10:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL PHUM PTER NL
09THEHAGUE669	NETHERLANDS: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY, PETER DE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 12:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NL
09THEHAGUE670	NETHERLANDS: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY, RON [...] (SBU) Post has confirmed that Ron Smeele's company Applied Research Laboratory Europe (ARLE) is a bona fide broker/recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. Embassy officials conducted a site visit of ARLE in April 2008 as part of an application check. As reported ref B, the re [...]	2009-11-04 12:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC NL
09THEHAGUE671	NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: SUPPORTING CONTINUED SANCTIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch support a "double rollover" of EU sanctions and travel restrictions for Belarus but are not optimistic about the EU supporting their view. The Dutch openness to compromise on Belarus may reflect concern about the Netherlands' image among member states. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-11-04 16:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM NL BO EU
09THEHAGUE673	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) Pol/Econ Counselor met with Jeroen de Graaf, political advisor to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, Nov. 6 and reviewed internal discussions on continue [...]	2009-11-06 17:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE674	NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: REQUEST FOR FBI REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA has requested information on the FBI report on Serbia's efforts to apprehend alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Ard van der Vorst, Coordinator for Political Affairs for the Western Balkans, requested a meeting with PolDep November 3 and request [...]	2009-11-06 17:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR
09THEHAGUE677	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: A YOUNG DIPLOMAT,S REPORT FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A junior Dutch diplomat working in Tehran gave Post her views on human rights, the economy, public diplomacy, and diplomatic life in Tehran. Most notably, Iran is now arresting family members of dissidents. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) HUMAN RIGHTS: On November 3, Kim De Jong, Dutch [...]	2009-11-10 08:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR NL PHUM PREL
09THEHAGUE686	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTING U.S. BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 08:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PREL BT NL
09THEHAGUE692	NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: "CONSTRUCTIVE" APPROACH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 16:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL KAWC ICTY SR
09THEHAGUE693	EUR/PGI WEINSTEIN'S VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR EUROPEAN [...] EUR/PGI's Ivan Weinstein, who heads EUR's policy formulation on engaging with Muslims and other minorities in Europe, visited The Netherlands September 21-23, 2009, to attend a conference on the intercultural policies of European cities, consult with Embassy The Hague, and meet with the America [...]	2009-11-16 08:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI NL
09THEHAGUE701	NETHERLANDS: IDEAS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE CORE GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 11:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV BT NL
09THEHAGUE705	NETHERLANDS/MACEDONIA: SUPPORTING EU ACCESSION [...] (U) The Dutch support beginning EU accession negotiations with Macedonia. Post delivered reftel points to Dominique Kuhling, head of the EU enlargement division at the Dutch MFA, on November 19. Kuhling said the Netherlands was "quite pleased" with Macedonia's progress on meeting the eight b [...]	2009-11-19 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NL MK EU
09THEHAGUE706	CWC: ARTICLE X ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION WORKSHOP [...] (U) Delrep attended the Eleventh Annual Workshop on Coordination of Article X Assistance and Protection held November 1-3 in Doha, Qatar. The workshop was co-sponsored by the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) and the Qatari National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons, Qatar's CWC Nationa [...]	2009-11-20 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE707	NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: "DISMAYED" [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch will support EU consensus on the anti-Israel resolutions at UNGA, having negotiated a strong Explanation of Vote (EOV) by the EU. FM Verhagen was dismayed by the latest Israel decision on settlements in Gilo, and angered by the surprise announcement of new settlements [...]	2009-11-20 15:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA IS PINR KPAL NL EU
09THEHAGUE71	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26- 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) Speculation on the process to select a new Director General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is beginning in earnest, with a formal agenda item now on the calendar for the next Executive Council (EC- 55) in February. The Western European and Othe [...]	2009-01-30 15:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AG IZ PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE716	NETHERLAND/IRAN NUKES: SUPPORTING NEXT STEPS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch continue to support a firm approach with Iran but also continue to seek details on possible new sanctions. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Key Dutch MFA contacts -- MFA Iran Desk Loek Ten Hagen and Deputy Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Christoffer Jonker -- welcom [...]	2009-11-24 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM NL IR
09THEHAGUE718	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch officials report that Dutch decision-making on an Afghanistan deployment post-2010 is frozen, but President Obama's new plan provides an opportunity to engage D/PM Bos, who remains the most difficult figure in the Dutch political decision. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/ [...]	2009-11-24 17:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR NL AF
09THEHAGUE719	CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR THE 14TH CONFERENCE OF THE [...] (SBU) The 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) should smoothly wrap up the year's worth of activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),as intended in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This year, unlike many in the past, the Executive Council (EC) [...]	2009-11-27 17:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EIND OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE72	NETHERLANDS/NATO ENLARGEMENT: EXPECT MID MARCH [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch expect to deposit the ratification for the protocols accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by mid-March. End Summary. 2. (U) Policy Advisor Anouk Vos, from the Dutch MFA's NATO Affairs Security and Defense Policy Division, confirmed the First Chamber of the Par [...]	2009-02-02 07:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM NL PREL
09THEHAGUE725	NETHERLANDS/IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: SHELL CONFIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Royal Dutch Shell executives told EconOff December 2 the company's activities should not trigger action under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). The Department's review process has grabbed Shell's attention. With in-house counsel looking on, Shell executives described the status of the [...]	2009-12-02 17:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR NL
09THEHAGUE726	NETHERLANDS: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Dutch Defense Minister van Middelkoop and the leader of the largest coalition party in parliament told Ambassador they expected the Government to find a way to stay in Afghanistan after 2010, albeit with a significantly reduced presence. Press coverage of the President's address was [...]	2009-12-03 08:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE727	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORTING U.S. APPROACH [...] (C) The Dutch will support the U.S. approach of urging the GOB to engage in dialogue with the opposition and minority groups, to permit dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her political leadership, and to encourage Asian governments in this effort. Pol Deputy raised reftel points wit [...]	2009-12-03 09:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL
09THEHAGUE729	NETHERLANDS: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Post is pleased to submit 10 nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington in early 2010 (see paragraph 3). This initiative complements a wide range of activities already underway at this Mission to promote diversity and outreach to the Netherlands' large Muslim [...]	2009-12-04 17:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI NL
09THEHAGUE730	NETHERLANDS: SEEKING CLEAR 2010 ROADMAP FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will work in Copenhagen to secure a pragmatic, operational agreement at COP-15 as proposed by Danish PM Rasmussen. But they are concerned the climate negotiations process will bog down after political momentum subsides in 2010. They also fear domestic backlash in Europe if [...]	2009-12-04 17:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE731	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: SWAYING THE DUTCH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: All evidence suggests the Dutch will not/not retain a significant number of troops in Uruzgan, and the coalition government could fall over this issue. Pushing the government to collapse on this matter is not in our interest. Accepting Dutch compromise proposals is to our advantage. [...]	2009-12-04 17:54:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE734	CWC: THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF OPCW NATIONAL [...] (U) The eleventh annual meeting of the National Authorities was held at the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on 27-29 November 2009. As in previous meetings, this one focused on providing those National Authorities that are working o [...]	2009-12-08 10:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE738	CWC: PATH FORWARD ON REPORTING RECOVERED CHEMICAL [...] This is an action request -- see paras 17, 20, 26, 29, 34, and 35. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (SBU) This cable reports on a series of meetings between the U.S. Delegation and the Iraqi Delegation held on November 29 - December 3 on the margins of the 14th Session of the [...]	2009-12-09 15:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE745	CWC: DISCUSSION WITH GENERAL KHOLSTOV ON STATUS [...] (SBU) The 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties was held at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from November 30 through December 4. On November 30, Victor Ivanovich Kholstov, serving as Head of the Russian Delegation, delivered the National [...]	2009-12-11 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL RS CWC
09THEHAGUE746	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (SBU) The 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) unanimously approved the appointment of Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey as the next Director-General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),to begin his four-year term in July 2010. The Conference was [...]	2009-12-11 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE75	NETHERLANDS: MIXED REACTION TO USG RETALIATION IN WTO BEEF [...] SUMMARY: Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officials cautioned that some EU Member States may push for more protectionist measures in response to the USTR's decision to increase tariffs (reftel),rather than finalizing the U.S.-EU "negotiated solution." The GONL will push the Commission and [...]	2009-02-03 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EUN NL
09THEHAGUE754	CWC: OPCW WORKSHOP ON OTHER CHEMICAL PRODUCTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In conjunction with its annual meeting for National Authorities (ref A),the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hosted a workshop on other chemical production facilities (OCPFs) in The Hague on November 25. Washington experts from State/VCI and Commerce [...]	2009-12-17 11:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE755	CWC: TRILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN LIBYA, UK AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 12:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	LY PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE757	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE OF [...] (U) This contains an action request: see para 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) (ref A),the U.S. Delegation met bilaterally with the observer Israeli delegation, with the Indian delegation to discuss industry issues, and with the Alge [...]	2009-12-18 13:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE759	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING - [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...]	2009-12-21 16:28:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE764	CWC: ASD WEBER DELIVERS PRESENTATION ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request: see paras 12, 18 and 24. ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ 2. (SBU) Senior Department of Defense representative Andrew Weber (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) visited The Hague November 30 - D [...]	2009-12-22 15:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE768	CWC: TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT PLANS FOR EXPERTS [...] (C) On December 22, Delreps met with senior Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss plans for the trilateral meeting with Iraqi and U.S. experts January 12-13, 2010, on the status of the Iraqi chemical weapons bunkers (reftel). Senior TS staff had met with the Director-General (DG) an [...]	2009-12-23 16:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE78	NETHERLANDS: RENEWING OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Through high level visitors and expanded Mission outreach in 2009, we have perhaps the opportunity of a generation to re-invigorate our strategic partnership with the Dutch. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Need: The Dutch are one of our closest allies in Europe; we work together o [...]	2009-02-03 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON NL
09THEHAGUE79	Iraq phantom haunts Dutch government [...] (SBU) Summary: Long resistant to calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the Dutch government's support for the U.S. intervention in Iraq, Prime Minister Balkenende surprisingly proposed the establishment of an independent investigation by a blue-ribbon panel on February 2. This will buy time [...]	2009-02-03 16:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE86	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are promoting human rights and business in Iraq. The Dutch MFA has been affected by the parliamentary discussion of the Netherlands' response to the Iraq war. End summary. 2. (C) On February 3, Herman Quarles van Ufford, Director of the MFA's Gulf State Division, dis [...]	2009-02-09 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM NL IR
09THEHAGUE87	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PHILIPS NOT ACTIVE IN IRAN'S ENERGY [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary company information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to questions regarding its possible licensing of LNG technology to Iran, Royal Philips Electronics emphasized that it has no activities whatsoever in the LNG field, especiall [...]	2009-02-09 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETTC ETRD PREL NL IR
09THEHAGUE88	CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL [...] (SBU) With few scheduled meetings the past few weeks, OPCW has been buzzing with corridor conversations on the aftermath of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP) in December and whether Iran will request a special session of the Conference, and on potential candidates for the office of Di [...]	2009-02-09 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE91	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH ASSESSMENT FROM TEHRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch official posted to Tehran emphasized that the regime is still seeking nuclear weapons, is increasing oppression, and is facing pressure due to a sagging economy. The diplomat offered suggestions for U.S. diplomacy and intelligence work, and he described the diffic [...]	2009-02-11 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL ECON PARM KNNP PINR IR NL
09THEHAGUE92	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]	2009-02-11 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE93	CWC: CWC: WRAP-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2-9, 2009 [...] (SBU) As delegations prepared for the upcoming marathon of meetings -- the Industry Cluster February 10, the experts' meeting on the Scientific Advisory Board report February 11-13, and the Executive Council (EC-55) February 17-20 -- conversations in at OPCW swirled around the search for a ne [...]	2009-02-11 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE94	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, State representatives met bilaterally with Russian MFA (Rozhkov) and then trilaterally with Netherlands MFA (van der Kwast) to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Fifth Plenary Meeting scheduled for June 16-17, 2009 in The Hague. It [...]	2009-02-12 07:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS NL
09THEHAGUE99	CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Discussions during the two Industry Cluster meetings on February 10 continued from those held in November 2008 (ref A) with little movement on the two issues on the agenda, enhancements to declarations for Other Chemical Production Facilities (OCPFs) and low concentrations for S [...]	2009-02-16 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THESSALONIKI1	NOTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy in Athens damaged over 100 downtown Thessaloniki businesses, including a about 20 banks. Ref A.) Some businesses, including a Starbucks, a Benetton and several banks, were completely destroyed. Anarchists and other an [...]	2009-01-08 10:44:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINT PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI12	THESSALONIKI: INVITATION TO TRANSBORDER COOPERATION [...] ConGen Thessaloniki is pleased to announce a training seminar for southeast European police officers and prosecutors on "Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation to Combat Cyber Crime" in the northern Greek border city of Drama on June 1-4, 2009. ConGen Thessaloniki is organizing the seminar [...]	2009-03-16 19:56:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI13	THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 14:56:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC GR CY
09THESSALONIKI14	THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 15:02:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC GR CY
09THESSALONIKI16	THESSALONIKI: NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2009 [...] (U) On March 9, the President of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece Vassilis Thomaidis stated that local businesses have implemented reduced work hours in order to avoid substantial lay-offs. On March 17, Alumil S.A. President Giorgos Milonas announced that employees in his company [...]	2009-04-04 13:37:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU MK
09THESSALONIKI17	THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...]	2009-04-08 20:31:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR
09THESSALONIKI18	THESSALONIKI: BOMBS IN CHURCHES FAIL TO DETONATE BUT RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An anarchist group claimed responsibility for planting three explosive devices with timing mechanisms in two of Thessaloniki's most well-known churches on April 9. Tipped off by an anonymous caller, police found the devices before they had detonated. One of the devices caused [...]	2009-04-10 17:45:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GR
09THESSALONIKI2	THESSALONIKI EMERGENCT ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] Consulate General Thessaloniki's Emergency Action Committee convened in January to review all aspects of the Consulate's security after the recent violent demonstrations in Thessaloniki and throughout Greece (Reftels). The Consulate General's location in a downtown commercial building located [...]	2009-01-21 10:26:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GR
09THESSALONIKI23	THESSALONIKI: SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES NEAR OLD JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 1 visit to Thessaloniki, Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for the Office of Holocaust Issues, visited a subway construction site at the edge of the old Jewish cemetery that has attracted the attention of American and European Rabbis. The head of met [...]	2009-04-16 05:52:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM GR
09THESSALONIKI24	THESSALONIKI: GREECE IMPLEMENTING PROMISED MEASURES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek Government continues to implement several measures it announced in February 2007 (Ref A) aimed at addressing concerns of the Turkophone Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece. While the GoG has made progress in hiring imams and cancelling taxes on Musli [...]	2009-04-27 10:16:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI27	NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) On April 1, the Thessaloniki Port Authority announced the cancellation of an earlier tender for the privatization of the port's Cargo Station. The decision followed weeks of deliberations on how to proceed, after the winning bidder Hutchison Whampoa withdrew its bid which was valued [...]	2009-05-08 07:29:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI29	NORTHERN NOTES MAY 2009 [...] (U) On May 05, local media reported that the port of Thessaloniki's international role is gradually diminishing. Media stated that in the first quarter of 2009, only 8% of the containers handled by the Cargo Station were in transit for other countries, compared to 19% the year before. How [...]	2009-06-10 20:41:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI30	THESSALONIKI: STRENGTHENING BALKAN COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's fourth annual regional seminar on Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation, which focused this year on Cyber crime, confirmed strong regional interest in tackling Balkan transnational crime. Police and prosecutors from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Gre [...]	2009-06-30 15:35:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU

09THESSALONIKI31	NORTHERN NOTES [...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...]	2009-07-02 12:42:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI33	THESSALONIKI: HOW NORTHERN GREECE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Location, history, infrastructure, economy and multi-ethnic character make northern Greece a natural engine and source of ideas for Balkan stability and prosperity. Unfortunately, inertia, corruption and lack of leadership have sometimes made Greek Macedonia seem like mo [...]	2009-07-27 14:20:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU
09THESSALONIKI34	NORTHERN NOTES - JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) On July 29, local media reported the arrest of a Greek Muslim on charges of espionage for Turkey. The arrested man, who comes from Thrace, was allegedly approached by two Turkish people who were unknown to him and asked to photograph Greek military installations alongside a series of [...]	2009-08-05 06:02:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI36	ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOUND BURIED OUTSIDE THESSALONIKI [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, 02 September 2009 at 13:30 hours, eight U.S. anti-tank rockets were discovered buried in the mountains of Nea Vrasna in the Northern Greek prefecture of Thessaloniki by the Special Financial Investigation Service (YPEE) regional headquarters for Northern Greece. The rocket [...]	2009-09-04 14:06:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI4	NORTHERN NOTES - JANUARY 2009 [...] Since January 20, farmers around Greece have kept national roads blocked in protest against the low prices they receive for their produce and their high production costs. In Northern Greece, farmers have also blocked the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey. Their actions infuriated truck dr [...]	2009-02-05 13:29:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EIND ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
09THESSALONIKI40	GREECE: THESSALONIKI TRADE FAIR DEMONSTRATIONS WELL MANAGED [...] (SBU) Details on demonstrations occurring around the opening of the 74th annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, historically known for anti-government mass protests, follow below. In general, the Fair was considered one of the most peaceful in recent memory, with violent demonstrations [...]	2009-10-09 14:35:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV ECON GR
09THESSALONIKI41	NORTHERN NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Muslim Election Campaign Dynamics in Thrace o Poll Data on Importance of Macedonia Name Issue o Eastern Macedonia and Thrace SecGen Hosts Ifta [...]	2009-10-15 09:19:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU
09THESSALONIKI45	THRACE COURT REJECTS "TURKISH UNION OF XANTHI'S" APPEAL FOR [...] (U) On 30 September, the Appeals Court in Thrace rejected an application by local Muslim community organization "Turkish Union of Xanthi" to reverse earlier decisions by national courts prohibiting it from being recognized and registered under that name. The Union's appeal was based on a 27 M [...]	2009-10-21 12:08:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI46	BUS HIJACKING INTENATIONAL SEMINAR IN THESSALONIKI [...] (SBU) From September 28 through October 2, 2009 Greek police authorities conducted an international bus-jacking seminar at their new police training center in the northern Greece city of Veria (36 miles west of Thessaloniki.) The seminar was organized by the Greek police and was conducted for [...]	2009-11-06 15:29:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI47	NORTHERN NOTES OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Winner of this month's Greek national election PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement) made substantial gains in traditionally conservative Northern Greece, too. In Thrace, the two current Muslim MPs were re-elected with PASOK, while the decision by the far-right LAOS leader Georgios K [...]	2009-11-06 16:13:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI52	NOMINATION: THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM GR
09THESSALONIKI54	NEW INTERIOR DEPMIN TO FOCUS ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Interior DepMin Tzakri expects to be given national policy responsibility for integration of immigrants as well as regional responsibility for legal immigration, implementation of new decentralization initiatives, and general administration. Her role and duties will be def [...]	2009-12-01 15:00:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG PINR PHUM CACS SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI55	HOSTAGE SITUATION AT THESSALONIKI GERMAN SCHOOL RESOLVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02 December, a Greek national with imagined grievances against German authorities infiltrated the Thessaloniki German School while classes were in session armed with guns, explosives, and hand grenades. He held three school officials hostage demanding 10 million Euro ransom [...]	2009-12-04 16:43:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI57	NORTHERN NOTES -- NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Local Reactions to New Opposition Leader Samaras o Papandreou Hosts Trilateral Environmental Meeting o Rainbow Party Opens Second Office o [...]	2009-12-29 15:28:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU
09THESSALONIKI8	THESSALONIKI: HEAVY AMMUNITION FOUND IN JUNKYARD NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police and military officials report that two anti-tank missiles and five mortars found in an illegal landfill in Thrace, northern Greece on February 26 had been stolen from a northern Greek military storage facility installation on the border with Turkey in November 2008. [...]	2009-03-02 14:16:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER GR
09THESSALONIKI9	NORTHERN NOTES - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) In Komotini, a Muslim woman challenged successfully a decision by the local mufti to give custody of two of her four children to her husband, reportedly an alcoholic suffering from psychological problems. On February 18, the Greek first instance Court of Rhodopi gave the woman custody [...]	2009-03-05 15:35:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI GR TU
09TIJUANA1116	QUANTIFYING VIOLENCE: TIJUANA'S DRUG VIOLENCE AS REFLECTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 19:31:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SOCI MX
09TIJUANA1144	RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS NEAR US CONGEN TIJUANA [...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate General Tijuana's Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) reports two recent incidents of shooting near the U.S. Consulate General (USCG). Mission personnel were not involved in the incidents, but they occurred within a few blocks of where Mission personnel work and live, [...]	2009-11-13 17:23:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PINS MX CASC
09TIJUANA1275	WAR BETWEEN CARTELS FLARES WITH A VENGEANCE: SURGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND CG COMMENT: The relative restraint that the two principal organized crime cartels struggling for control in Baja have shown for the past half-year was shattered this month by an apparent breakdown in the truce between "El Teo" and "El Ingeneiro". The renewed wave of gris [...]	2009-12-17 23:59:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PINS SNAR MX CASC
09TIJUANA304	EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - ARREST OF SIGIFREDO NAJERA [...] (SBU) On March 23, 2009, Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss potential impact relating to the arrest on Friday, March 20, 2009 in the Monterrey Mexico area of Subject, Sigifredo Najera Talamantes aka El Canicon. EAC participants included CONS/Acting CG, RSO, DEA, DHS- [...]	2009-03-23 21:37:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KCRM PTER PINS SNAR MX
09TIJUANA33	STILL PURSUING THE AMERICAN DREAM: AN UPDATE ON TIJUANA'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 00:31:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI SMIG ECON
09TIJUANA541	EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS DETAINEE [...] (U) On May 18, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened to discuss Reftel regarding the U.S. position concerning unreleased detainee photographs, and Post's response to any potential local reaction. EAC participants included CG, CONS, RSO, DEA, DHS-ICE, MGT, PAO, CLO, and OB [...]	2009-05-19 17:06:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER PINS MX
09TIJUANA642	NATIONAL ACTION PARTY BENEFITS FROM VOTER DISAFFECTION IN [...] The ruling National Action Party (PAN) is likely to dominate July 5 mid-term elections for federal deputies in Baja California Norte. The opposition in Baja California is divided. Voters are frustrated with politicians of all parties, but will manifest their dissatisfaction by staying h [...]	2009-06-16 17:08:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MX
09TIJUANA666	EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS LOCAL [...] (U) On June 22, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened to discuss a crime incident involving the contract Local Guard Mobile Patrol, and Post's response to mitigate any potential vulnerability. Post's contract Local Guard Force Mobile Patrol (LGP)guards were Car-Jacked by th [...]	2009-06-23 23:24:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PINS PTER MX
09TIJUANA709	LAW ENFORCEMENT HIGH JINKS IN TJ: HOW NARCOTRAFFICKERS EVADE [...] (C) Mexican state and federal authorities have made impressive numbers of arrests and narcotics seizures over the last two years in Baja California, weakening, but not defeating, the organized crime syndicates that operate in the state. Despite these successes, the complex interact [...]	2009-07-08 23:51:00	Consulate Tijuana	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS SNAR KCRM MX
09TIJUANA732	POLICE MURDERS SHOW THE DIFFIUCLTY OF BRINGING DOWN THE DRUG [...] (C) The evening of July 6, two municipal police officers, one from Tijuana and one from Rosarito, were killed and a third policeman was injured in four separate attacks by presumed drug traffickers (a fourth police officer escaped unharmed). One of the bodies was found with a note threatening [...]	2009-07-14 17:29:00	Consulate Tijuana	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM MX
09TIJUANA774	SILICON VALLEY (SOUTH) [...] Mexico has had only moderate success in attracting high-tech industries. Guadalajara, in south-central Mexico, claims to be the "Mexican Silicon Valley", being a leading producer of software and electronic and digital components. Some states have attracted aerospace companies. However, mos [...]	2009-07-29 22:07:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD MX
09TIJUANA883	REPORT FROM LA FRONTERA: BORDER PATROL'S BATTLES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Migrant and drug trafficking patterns along the Mexico-U.S. border vary from sector to sector and are difficult to pin down because the routes and tactics used by traffickers are in constant flux. Most traffickers prefer to avoid confrontation with U.S. law enforcement, and the ab [...]	2009-08-22 00:24:00	Consulate Tijuana	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KCRM PREL MX
09TIJUANA908	EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANNING [...] (SBU) On August 31, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss potential impact on Baja California, Mexico, of Hurricane Jimena and to discuss post's response to potential storm damage. EAC participants included CG, CON, CON/ASC, MGT, DEA, DHS-ICE, RSO, and PAO. 2. ( [...]	2009-09-01 05:55:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR CASC AMGT MX PINS
09TIJUANA911	HURRICANE JIMENA: TIJUANA SITTEP # 2 [...] According to the National Hurricane Center morning report, Hurricane Jimena weakened slightly overnight, to a low Category 4 storm, but is still expected to maintain hurricane strength (Category 3 or 4) until making landfall late Wednesday (02 September) morning. The projection then indicate [...]	2009-09-01 21:22:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PGOV MX
09TILISI1526	GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 11:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TIRANA100	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 16:17:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09TIRANA104	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The Financial Crimes Task Force of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office has concluded the investigation of a major property related fraud case that involved the illicit transfer of land titles to a major Albanian builder. The list of those charged includes the Head of Property Restitution Commissio [...]	2009-02-17 14:51:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR AL
09TIRANA112	LIST OF INDICTED IN GERDEC SCANDAL GROWS TO 37 [...] (C) Prosecution has provided Post with the list of those it has indicted or is in the process of indicting in relation to the Gerdec tragedy (ref). Since some of the individuals on the list have not been notified yet, prosecution has asked we keep this list confidential. ARRESTED IN MARCH 2 [...]	2009-02-18 15:53:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV PARM ASEC
09TIRANA113	REQUEST FOR DS AND DHS ASSISTANCE WITH ALBANIAN COMMANDO [...] SUMMARY. Albanian Commando soldiers returning from military service in Iraq have applied at U.S. Embassy Tirana for tourist visas to visit friends and family in the United States. Many of these soldiers have presented letters of invitation from former U.S. Government contractors and military [...]	2009-02-19 06:42:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS SMIG KFRD ASEC AL
09TIRANA114	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT EFFECTIVELY KILLS LUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 16 decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the Lustration Law pending a full review by the Court and then to refer it to the Venice Commission for review effectively kills the Law and ensures that it will almost certainly never be implemented as drafted and p [...]	2009-02-19 12:22:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA12	Resurrecting the Communist Bogeyman [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha announced on January 7 a draft bill for the establishment of an anti-communism institute that would study the crimes of communism and educate the younger generation about the evils of that system. He also announced the erection of a massive obelisk in honor of the [...]	2009-01-09 11:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS AL
09TIRANA140	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE - [...] (C) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Yes, there are four major religious groups that in theory, could carry out anti-American demonstrations. However, as Albania has a long history of inter-faith tolerance and almost all Albanians are pro-American, we judge the prospect to be remote. Some radical elements [...]	2009-02-27 13:40:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET	ASEC PTER
09TIRANA145	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- None known. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD -- January 13: Maritime Advisor met with Mr. Rustim [...]	2009-03-04 10:48:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA146	DEMILITARIZATION: GRADUAL PROGRESS BUT REMAINING [...] (C) Summary. On February 26-27, PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams visited Tirana to review progress on Albania's demilitarization efforts and to meet with Defense Minister Oketa. There has been recent positive progress, although several issues remain. To date, the Defense Minister has not sig [...]	2009-03-05 06:38:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV MASS PREL AL
09TIRANA149	Will the Real John Withers Please Stand Up? [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Tirana has receivd extremely positive feedback regarding Ambassador Withers' appearance on the high-viewership variety/comedy show "Portokalli" (Orange) on March 1. The Ambassador's appearance on this type of TV show is the latest example of the Mission's innovative PD program [...]	2009-03-06 11:12:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL AL
09TIRANA150	Will the Real John Withers Please Stand Up? [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Tirana has received extremely positive feedback regarding Ambassador Withers' appearance on the high-viewership variety/comedy show "Portokalli" (Orange) on March 1. The Ambassador's appearance on this type of TV show is the latest example of the Mission's innovative PD progra [...]	2009-03-06 11:19:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL AL
09TIRANA151	RULING PARTY SHOWS SACKED MINISTER NO MERCY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha on March 4 fired Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Tourism Ylli Pango less than one hour after a TV program broadcast video from a hidden camera showing Pango requesting sexual favors from a job applicant at Pango's Ministry. Pango's sacking marked a quick a [...]	2009-03-06 12:50:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA153	ALBANIA: FINANCIAL CRISIS REACHES ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis is finally starting to affect Albania. Albanians have been withdrawing their deposits from banks, affecting banks' ability to buy domestic treasury bonds to help finance the deficit. The Ministry of Finance has gone to commercial banks seeking 300 m [...]	2009-03-06 14:10:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA159	IS ALBANIA'S ID CARD SYSTEM ON TRACK? [...] (SBU) With just over one hundred days to go until the June 28 parliamentary elections, attention is focused on the issuance of new Qards. Changes in the electoral code require voters to possess either a new ID card or a valid passport in order to vote. As of now, some 750,000 voters have no v [...]	2009-03-11 12:32:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA16	ALBANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RUSSIAN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania is somewhat insulated from the immediate effects of the Russian-Ukrainian gas spat since Albania imports no natural gas. However, rising fuel and energy costs in the region, primarily for electricity, could create problems for an economy largely untouched by the global [...]	2009-01-12 11:55:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA160	SOCIALIST PARTY TO CALL FOR POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: As the June 28 Parliamentary elections approach, early polling gives the opposition Socialist Party (SP) a slight lead over the ruling Democratic Party. Nevertheless, the SP has serious concerns about the GOA's ability to issue voter ID cards to the voters who require them. Citi [...]	2009-03-12 08:08:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AL
09TIRANA162	RE: ENGAGING ALLIES AND PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Post delivered reftel on March 4 to MFA Director of the Americas Department Ilir Melo. Melo confirmed Albania's support for the August 20 date of Afghan elections. He also confirmed that Albania will send a company (around 125 additional troops) to Afghanistan later in the year, as Berisha s [...]	2009-03-12 14:16:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
09TIRANA164	THE KINGMAKER FOR THE JUNE ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: As the June Parliamentary elections approach, the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) clearly sees itself as the kingmaker in an election where neither of the two leading parties appear likely to win an outright victory. LSI hopes to win 15 seats and expects the SP and DP t [...]	2009-03-13 13:33:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AL
09TIRANA168	Tirana Weekly Report - The Rise and Fall of a Sexual [...] As the last sexual scandal involving the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports Ylli Pango was blasted all over Albanian newspapers in the past week, one can't help but wonder about the ethics of Albanian politics. Of course, "it is not new in any way, shape, or form", people say - r [...]	2009-03-17 09:33:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM AL
09TIRANA17	GOA ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE CRITICAL NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest move to muzzle critical voices, police forces have surrounded the offices of the small daily paper Tema and have prevented Tema's staff from entering the premises for the past four days, despite a Tirana court's January 6 ruling that Tema may remain in its offices. [...]	2009-01-13 06:42:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA172	ALBANIA ON THE EVE OF NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Albania will reach the April 3-4 Strasbourg summit less with a purposeful stride than with a pronounced limp. Widespread economic and political reforms that marked 2007 slowed to a crawl after Albania received its NATO invitation in April 2008. The GOA at the highest levels is [...]	2009-03-18 15:41:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AL
09TIRANA179	WELCOME TO ALBANIA [...] WELCOME Congratulations on your assignment to Tirana, Albania. The American Embassy community of Tirana welcomes you in advance and looks forward to your arrival. We are confident that you will find Tirana and the Embassy a rewarding place to live and work. To help us keep in touch with yo [...]	2009-03-24 08:54:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AFIN AL
09TIRANA18	PRESIDENT TOPI LEANING AGAINST VETO OF LUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, President Topi signaled clearly that he will not veto the Lustration Law. Instead, he told Charge that he will almost certainly sit on the bill until the twenty-day review period expires on January 14, thereby passively allowin [...]	2009-01-13 12:45:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA180	GITMO DETAINEES IN ALBANIA POSE LIMITED THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in Albania has proven to be a success, even though significant challenges remain. Nearly three years after their arrival in Albania, seven former detainees remain in Albania, with one having received asylum in Sweden. Of the seven, all ha [...]	2009-03-24 12:06:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AL
09TIRANA184	ALBANIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ELECTIONS RIGGED? [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Selim Muca, Chairman of the Albanian Islamic Community (AIC),announced the AIC would hold elections for the Chairman, and three days later Muca was elected unopposed to another five-year term. However, on March 24, in response to a March 20 lawsuit filed by some AIC [...]	2009-03-25 13:32:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL AL
09TIRANA185	ALBANIA: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? [...] (C) As predicted reftel, the global financial crisis is having a growing effect on Albania. The GOA, unable to finance its 2009 budget deficit by selling domestic bonds or organizing a Eurobond issue, was forced in January to seek 250 million euro through commercial financing. (Note: Since [...]	2009-03-25 13:40:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA189	ALBANIA COMPLETES NATO RATIFICATION [...] On March 26, The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved Albania's NATO Accession Protocol. Minutes after the Parliamentary session, Albanian President Topi signed the protocols into law, in what the media noted was "record time" for a law in Albania. Director of the Albanian MFA's America [...]	2009-03-27 14:39:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO AL
09TIRANA197	GERDEC TRIAL DATE SET; BERISHA AND MEDIU FORM [...] (C) Summary. On March 25, the Albanian Supreme Court announced that the trial against former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu will begin May 4. The day before, Mediu filed his own charges against Prosecutor General Ina Rama and lead investigator in the Gerdec case Sokol Stojani. Prime Minister [...]	2009-04-01 13:36:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KCOR KJUS KDEM AL
09TIRANA2	ALBANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, SIX MONTHS OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The passage of the Electoral Code on December 29 cleared the last major legislative hurdle necessary for the 2009 parliamentary elections, which will take place at the end of June. With the Electoral Code out of the way, attention will increasingly focus on the election campaign [...]	2009-01-05 10:49:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA205	GOA WELCOMES MORE U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 13:14:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA207	INVESTOR IN ID CARD BUSINESS GIVES HIS TAKE [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Ambassador, the Amcit President and CEO of the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund (AAEF),which has a 25 per cent stake the French company Sagem's concession to produce the voter ID cards, went to great lengths to explain that the AAEF is not at fault for delays i [...]	2009-04-03 13:33:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA212	WILL ELECTORAL GREMLINS THWART ELECTION DAY? [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Arben Ristani, brushed aside many concerns or difficulties involved with implementing the new Electoral Code, saying that his main worries were over the election's budget and with the lists of party delegates [...]	2009-04-06 14:57:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA216	INTERAGENCY MARITIME OPERATIONS STILL STALLED [...] (U) Summary. To accomplish the Albanian Navy's dual role as Coast Guard, current Albanian law calls for the establishment of an Inter-Institutional Maritime Operations Center (IMOC) to coordinate maritime protection and law enforcement between the Ministries of Defense (MoD) and Interior (MoI) [...]	2009-04-07 13:58:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA217	ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...]	2009-04-08 08:07:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA221	DEMIL: LITTLE MOVEMENT LIEKLY BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. One week before the April 4 NATO Summit, the Ministry of Defense ordered the temporary suspension of all demilitarization activity. The stated reason was to avoid any accident that might mar events around Albania's NATO accession (as the Gerdec tragedy did only two weeks before A [...]	2009-04-09 05:42:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MASS AL
09TIRANA23	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- None known. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD -- December 1: Maritime Advisor met with SGS instru [...]	2009-01-14 14:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA24	ALBANIA ACTIVELY PURSUING COMPLETION OF NATO [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Albania has begun domestic ratification of their NATO accession and expects to have it completed by mid-February. They will then wait for the official invitation to deposit their ratification in Washington. The Albanian MFA has been actively following progress [...]	2009-01-14 15:26:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AL
09TIRANA241	ALBANIA FULLY SUPPORTS U.S. IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA243	BECHTEL TO GOA: DON'T OPEN THE DURRES-KUKES ROAD IN JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: (Note: Please close-hold names and references to Bechtel executives. End note.) Mike Adams, President of Bechtel Civil, and Synon Tara, President of Bechtel's partner Anka in the Durres-Kukes road construction project, called on Prime Minister Berisha on April 16 to tell him [...]	2009-04-17 11:36:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA244	NEW REVELATIONS IN GERDEC SCANDAL AND DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) Summary. A string of revelations and decisions this past week have put the Prosecutor General Ina Rama on the defensive and have incited PM Berisha to step up his public rhetoric against Rama. First, media has brought attention to the fact that 15 of the 28 accused in the Gerdec scandal ar [...]	2009-04-17 12:34:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS AL
09TIRANA245	RE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] Enclosed are Embassy Tirana's responses to reftel. - Yes the central government receives U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds. - Yes the host country's budget is publicly available. - Yes incomes and expenditures are included in the publicly available budget. - Post believ [...]	2009-04-17 14:18:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL AL
09TIRANA246	CUSTOMS DIRECTOR FIRED ON EVE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) On April 15, the Ministry of Finance dismissed Customs General Director Perparim Dervishi and replaced him with a Customs technocrat, Endri Pema. Dervishi has served as head of Customs for almost four years. Concerning his dismissal, the Deputy Minister of Finance publicly stated, "At the [...]	2009-04-17 14:33:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET	PGOV KCOR KHLS AL
09TIRANA247	ID CARD PROCESS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 15 the GOA announced its latest plan to reduce fees for ID cards for needy Albanians, establishing a fee schedule that eliminates entirely or significantly reduces the ID card fees for practically all Albanian citizens currently receiving public assistance. In contras [...]	2009-04-17 14:46:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA248	ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 15:02:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA250	MICROVEST I INVESTMENT IN OPPORTUNITY ALBANIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 14:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AL
09TIRANA255	Albania End Use Monitoring Report for CY 2008 [...] The following is Albania's submission for the CY 2008 End Use Monitoring (EUM) report, which provides information on the disposition and use of all INL-funded program support provided under the International Narcotics Control and Law enforcement Programs. This report is submitted according to [...]	2009-04-23 14:42:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AFIN KCRM AL
09TIRANA259	SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ALBANIA'S FOURTH CELLULAR LICENSE [...] (SBU) Parliament on April 23 passed a law awarding Albania's fourth cellular license to the PTK consortium, consisting of Kosovo Post and Telecommunications and a group of Albanian businesses. The law bypassed Albania's tendering procedures and followed a decision by the Telecommunications Reg [...]	2009-04-24 11:12:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV AL
09TIRANA271	GREECE TAKES THE COAST [...] (C) On April 27-28, Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis visited Albania, the first such visit by a Greek PM since 1992. A 2005 visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias was cut short when Papoulias left the country without meeting with his GOA counterpart due to protests. But now a new day has dawned [...]	2009-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SMIG GR AL
09TIRANA272	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Withers told Foreign Minister Basha on April 30 that the U.S. is surprised by Albanian objections to Dame Audrey Glover's appointment as Head of the upcoming ODIHR Election Observation Mission to Albania. He cautioned the FM against Albania setting an unfortunate prec [...]	2009-04-30 15:19:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV OSCE AL
09TIRANA275	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (U) Note. This scenesetter deals with your bilateral meetings with Albanian officials while in Tirana and does not discuss your meetings with third-country foreign ministers or with the Adriatic Charter conference, which we understand will be handled by other posts and by EUR/SCE. End Note. [...]	2009-05-05 05:21:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
09TIRANA279	ALBANIA MOVES CLOSER TO FINANCING ITS DEFICIT [...] (SBU) After two months of difficult negotiations, the GOA on May 5 signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank and Deutsche Bank to syndicate a 250 million euro loan to finance a large part of its 2009 budget deficit (reftel). The agreement, required by Albanian law, spells out interest rates and [...]	2009-05-06 13:47:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA285	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ALB [...]	2009-05-12 13:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA286	DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...]	2009-05-13 07:27:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AL
09TIRANA295	GERDEC LEAKS CAUSE POLITICAL CIRCUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, the Supreme Court finally began hearing the Gerdec case against 27 defendants including former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu and former Chief of Defense General Luan Hoxha. The court turned down the prosecution's request to remove three judges due to conflict of inter [...]	2009-05-15 14:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR KJUS PREL PGOV MASS AL
09TIRANA299	ID CARD UPDATE - CITY OF BERAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Embassy team on May 15 made a follow-up visit to the central Albanian city of Berat to check the ID card registration process and get an overall feel for local attitudes concerning the elections. In Berat, interlocutors told the Embassy that the decision to provide subsidized [...]	2009-05-18 13:02:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA3	ASSA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 13:45:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM AL
09TIRANA300	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report - FM Basha in the Dock [...] Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has reasons to be confounded these days. He does not know yet whether the criminal case that has haunted him for the last two years for abuse of office over the construction of the road linking Albania with Kosova is closed for good or whether a new decision taken [...]	2009-05-18 13:03:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA319	MP LISTS ARE OUT: DP PURGES PARTY AND SP BREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26, the Central Election Committee (CEC) approved candidate lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections for both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party (SP),but not without the usual amount of last-minute drama. The CEC initially rejected the [...]	2009-05-27 13:40:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA326	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ALB [...]	2009-05-29 13:46:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA333	DEMARCHE ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION: U.S. CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 15:34:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA
09TIRANA334	DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 15:36:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA335	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 15:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA336	Edi Rama and the SP: Spinning Their Wheels [...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: With 26 days to go until general elections, the opposition Socialist Party (SP) is stuck in neutral. Lagging behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in terms of money and organization, the SP, by its own admission, is consumed with hand-wringing over the ID card process and ot [...]	2009-06-03 09:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA338	SOME VICTIMS OF COMMUNIST REGIME TO RECEIVE [...] (SBU) On May 28, the GOA published the second of two lists of individuals who were persecuted under the Communist regime and are entitled to compensation from the state. The lists were prepared by the Ministry of Justice and approved by the Council of Ministers and are now in the hands of the [...]	2009-06-03 12:17:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA339	DP vs. SP - A Tale of Two Strategies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the campaign period now officially open, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party have deployed widely differing campaign strategies in order to get to 71 seats - the bare number necessary to secure a majority in the 140 seat parliament. The DP has [...]	2009-06-04 14:41:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA342	How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget [...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...]	2009-06-05 14:42:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA343	QUIET PROGRESS ON DEMIL DESPITE ELECTION FRENZY; [...] (C) Summary. Despite fears that all progress would be held hostage to the national election frenzy, the Government of Albania (GOA) has recently made significant progress on demilitarization. Most significantly, the GOA has finally allowed commencement of industrial demil at Polican, where t [...]	2009-06-05 14:44:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS PARM AL
09TIRANA346	ALBANIA COULD LOSE OVERFLIGHT FEES [...] (SBU) According to General Electric, a Belgian court has awarded GE some portion of overflight fees Eurocontrol pays to Albania for providing air traffic control for high altitude flights crossing Albanian airspace. Albania receives roughly USD 20 million per year in overflight fees. 2. (S [...]	2009-06-08 09:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAIR PGOV AL
09TIRANA348	ALBANIA: 2009 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) All four (4) previous claims of United States persons against the Government of Albania (GOA) are considered extinguished. 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1939 c. Claimant and her family left Albania in 1939 when the Italian occupying government allegedly expropriated their home and adjoinin [...]	2009-06-08 13:13:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV AL

09TIRANA35	THE OUTLINES OF PM BERISHA'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six months to go until the parliamentary elections, the rough outlines of Prime Minister Berisha's electoral strategy are becoming clearer. Berisha's election strategy seems, at least for now, to be focused on three pillars - anti-communism; vast government spending; and sh [...]	2009-01-16 16:22:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KJUS AL
09TIRANA350	Media Coverage of USG-Financed Poll Follows Partisan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As expected, media coverage of Sunday's release of a USAID-UK sponsored election poll broke heavily along partisan lines, with pro-GOA outlets touting the findings and pro-opposition outlets largely ignoring the poll altogether. (NOTE: The poll gives the ruling Democratic Par [...]	2009-06-08 13:45:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA351	FROM CIVIL SOCIETY TO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, several prominent civil society actors are running for MP for the opposition Socialist Party (SP). In separate conversations with two of these activists, both bemoaned the partisan atmosphere, but also seemed to be enjoying their new roles immensely. Both ca [...]	2009-06-09 11:16:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA352	LOOKING TO THE ENDGAME ON ID CARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With nineteen days left until the elections, the ID card process has entered the home stretch. The Interior Ministry has set June 15 as the last day to apply for an ID card - after that date ID card centers will be open for distribution of cards only. With nearly 1.3 million I [...]	2009-06-10 11:26:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA360	HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION, ALBANIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Although the conduct of Albanian elections has shown steady improvement over the years, ODIHR election assessments since 1996 read at times like a how-to guide for flawed and rigged elections. Allegations of vote buying, bribery of electoral commissioners, fraudulent voter IDs, v [...]	2009-06-12 15:29:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA37	ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Tirana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested reftel. 2. Proposal 1: Promotion of the IBP Franchising Show, Washington DC. a) Albanians are very entrepreneurial people as witnessed by the large number of small shops and service businesses thro [...]	2009-01-20 06:31:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO EINV ECON AL
09TIRANA375	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (SBU) With only nine days to go until the parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Although the Democratic Party (DP) clearly has the advantage in terms of money and perception of strength, polls continue to show a near dead heat. A Zogby poll released on June 18 gives th [...]	2009-06-19 17:18:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA408	ALBANIA'S REMITTANCES [...] (SBU) Albania's economy and its domestic population of about 3.2 million rely on remittances from roughly one million Albanians working abroad. Although remittances have fallen from an estimated 947 million euro in 2007 to 800 million euro in 2008, there are signs the decline is abating and re [...]	2009-06-23 09:53:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB AL
09TIRANA409	ALBANIA'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC BUDGET PICTURE [...] (SBU) While both government revenues and remittances from Albanians working abroad continue to drop, there are signs the rate of decline is slowing. According to the Central Bank, tax and customs revenues for the first five months of 2009 were at 94 percent of plan. However, revenue collectio [...]	2009-06-23 11:59:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA411	GOA PLEASED WITH TIER 2 RANKING [...] (SBU) On June 15, Poloff delivered ref A talking points and information to Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, who was visibly pleased to learn that Albania had been lifted to Tier 2. He expressed his gratitude for this ranking and, recognizing past mistakes by the GOA in dealing [...]	2009-06-23 14:02:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA417	SUBJECT: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE ELECTIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary: With only three days until the elections, the question of what happens afterwards is being discussed more frequently, and in some cases, with increasing concern. If no one party or coalition wins an outright majority of 71 seats on June 28, they will have two months to try and [...]	2009-06-26 08:06:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA429	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. -- Albanian Defense Minister Gazmend Oketa visited the Norfolk base for a ceremony to raise the Albanian flag after Albania's NATO membership at the Strasbourg/Kiel Sum [...]	2009-06-30 14:30:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA440	DP Declares Victory; Early Lessons from the Election [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At this point it is likely that Sali Berisha's Democratic Party (DP) coalition will emerge as the winner of the June 28. According to unofficial election results, the DP coalition has secured at least 70 seats, making the coalition the largest single coalition, and the Democrat [...]	2009-07-06 05:14:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA448	ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary election results, giving Sali Berisha's Democratic Party coalition a 71-65 lead over the Socialist Party coalition in terms of seats won. The SP immediately cried foul, saying the CEC has no right to discuss [...]	2009-07-06 14:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA452	ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...]	2009-07-08 06:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV AL
09TIRANA453	THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT [...] (C) Although the outcome of the elections on June 28 are still uncertain and the next government lineup may not come into focus until September, certain leadership styles are likely to reign in the next government regardless of the outcome. And regardless of which party forms the next governm [...]	2009-07-08 07:03:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL
09TIRANA474	SUPREME COURT SETS ANOTHER TRAFFICKER FREE [...] (C) Summary: On May 28, notorious human trafficker Genci Hysa, who was found guilty of human trafficking, had his conviction reversed and was freed from prison by the Supreme Court. The high court claimed that he could not be charged in Albania for crimes he was already acquitted of in Italy, [...]	2009-07-14 12:59:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KTIP KCRM PGOV PREL AL IT
09TIRANA480	MEICO AND ARMS DEALS IN ALBANIA [...] (C) Summary. Due to its involvement in the Gerdec tragedy and revealed arms scandals, the image of Albania's Military Export-Import Company (MEICO) suffered a significant blow last year. As result, MEICO Director Granit Leka claims that arms sales from Albania have virtually dried up, although [...]	2009-07-15 14:46:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET	PGOV PARM KCOR AL
09TIRANA483	DELIVERY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 08:06:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP AL
09TIRANA50	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) An unusually high number of eyes were fixated on TV screens on Tuesday across Albania, expressing both emotion and anticipation as citizens from all walks of life tuned in to watch the inauguration of President Obama. Local stations all aired the ceremony live, and local bars and clubs wer [...]	2009-01-26 06:23:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS AL
09TIRANA511	INTERNAL SP RUMBLINGS ON EVE OF GATHERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, in anticipation of the Central Election Commission (CEC) announcing the results of the last three regions, Tirana, Fier, and Shokdra on July 27, the SP will convene to determine its next steps. Mayor of Tirana and SP Party Chairman Edi Rama told Ambassador that the SP [...]	2009-07-28 08:41:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA518	DELIVERY AND RESPONSE TO ALBANIAN HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 15:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AL
09TIRANA52	ALBANIA'S INSURANCE PRIVATIZATION MAY HIT A SNAG [...] (C) Dallas-based American Reserve Life Insurance Company (ARLI) is negotiating with the Ministry of Finance to conclude its purchase of state-owned insurance company INSIG. ARLI won the tender for 61% of INSIG On December 9 (reftel). EBRD, which owns 19% of INSIG's shares, was not initially [...]	2009-01-27 06:19:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KCRM PREL AL
09TIRANA535	THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER; WHO IS IN PARLIAMENT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, the Central Election Commission (CEC) certified the June 28 parliamentary elections. The Democratic Party (DP) has 70 Members of Parliament, the Socialist Party (SP) 66, and the Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) four. The DP and LSI will form a governing coal [...]	2009-08-05 15:34:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA537	WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99? [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 15:42:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TIRANA552	CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...]	2009-08-13 13:53:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA56	SUPREME COURT RELEASES HUMAN TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Court recently overturned two suspected traffickers' convictions and a lower court's decision to confiscate their assets, believed to be worth several million euros. The Supreme Court ruled that since the victims were "cohabitating" with their traffickers (the traff [...]	2009-01-27 15:48:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL IT AL
09TIRANA567	16 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 VIRUS IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) Four new cases of the H1N1 virus were confirmed on August 18, bringing the total number of reported cases in Albania to 16. Two of the 16 cases have been children. In a recent development, Albania has begun to treat suspected cases with Tamiflu. H1N1 symptoms have been relatively mild [...]	2009-08-24 05:18:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT CASC KFLU PINR PREL AL
09TIRANA57	Albanian Electricity Situation - Finally Improving [...] (U) Steady rains over the last few months, with more in the forecast, have allowed Albanian citizens and policy makers to breathe a sigh of relief. Memories of electricity blackouts are growing dimmer as reservoirs fill to capacity. For the first time in several years, Albania, almost complet [...]	2009-01-28 15:10:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD ECON AL
09TIRANA585	ECONOMY STILL GROWING, BUT CAUTION IS KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against all odds, the consensus view among economists is that the Albanian economy will post positive growth for 2009. Although the GOA's projection of 4.8 percent growth for 2009 is almost certainly too high, Ministry of Finance economists privately say that the economy will n [...]	2009-08-28 15:25:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AL
09TIRANA594	EXBS ALBANIA REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE AND JULY 2009 [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS --June 18: An inauguration event for the Joint Border Crossing Point (JBCP) of Muriqan/Sukobine at the Albania/Montenegro border was held. This is the first joint border crossing point in the Balkans. The inauguration event was atten [...]	2009-09-02 13:31:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA596	GOA STRUGGLING TO PLAN FOR H1N1, PAY FOR VACCINE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of September 1, there have been 30 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Albania. The GOA's slow response has hindered its ability to procure the H1N1 vaccine. Lack of funds for the purchase of a sufficient number of vaccine doses and failure to plan weaken Albania's overall p [...]	2009-09-02 14:57:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CASC KFLU PINR PREL AL
09TIRANA598	SEEKING ORAL STATEMENTS FOR ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 14:35:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA599	UNGA 64: ALBANIA'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) On September 2, Poloff delivered reftel information to Saimir Repishti, Director of the UN Department at the MFA. Repishti thanked us for the information and said most of Albania's UNGA goals meshed with those of the U.S. He then provided us with a general overview of Albanian objectives f [...]	2009-09-03 14:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV AL
09TIRANA602	SURPRISE TOP BRASS SHAKEUP: MILITARY CRIES FOUL [...] (U) On September 2, President Topi's office announced several dismissals and appointments in the top ranks of the military. Current commander of Naval Command Captain Kristaq Gerveni was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD),a position that has been vacant since July, when prev [...]	2009-09-08 05:23:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM AL
09TIRANA618	SP INSIDER: NO END IN SIGHT TO BOYCOTT; DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ben Blushi, Socialist Party MP and member of the SP's ruling body (and prominent critic of SP Chairman Edi Rama),told PolOff on September 11 that Edi Rama will try to sustain the SP's boycott of Parliament until PM Berisha agrees to negotiate with Rama over SP demands. In blast [...]	2009-09-11 13:12:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PINS AL
09TIRANA63	ALBANIAN MILITARY ON EVE OF NATO MEMBERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent media interview, CHOD BG Maksim Malaj stated that as NATO membership becomes imminent, the largest challenges for the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) are: first, to increase operational capability and cooperation with Allies; second, to transition to an all-volunteer force [...]	2009-01-30 14:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS AL NATO
09TIRANA633	POST VISITS NOTORIOUS BURREL PRISON AND NEWER KORCA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloffs traveled to two high-security, remote prisons in Burrel and Korca recently and had unfettered access to prison grounds and to the prisoners themselves. Overall, prison conditions appear to have improved significantly in recent years. The Directorate of Prisons has made a [...]	2009-09-22 12:52:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN PREL AL
09TIRANA634	DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: TIRANA RESPONSE [...] Summary: Below is Post's response to ref A request concerning information on the Albanian diaspora. End summary. 2. Albania is a country of approximately 3.6 million comprised of ethnic Albanians (95 per cent),Greeks (3 per cent) and other groups, such as Roma (Gypsies),Serbs, and Macedoni [...]	2009-09-22 14:35:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09TIRANA637	ALBANIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: As Albania's new Foreign Minister, Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) Chairman Ilir Meta will likely contrast sharply both in style and substance with the former FM Lulzim Basha, who now serves as Minister of the Interior. Meta previously served as Prime Minister and FM, an [...]	2009-09-24 12:17:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AL
09TIRANA639	IMAMI: THE ACCIDENTAL MINISTER? [...] (U) Summary. The announcement of Arben Imami, until now Prime Minister Berisha's chief of staff, as Albania's new Minister of Defense caught even Imami by surprise. Imami is a founding member of the Democratic Party (DP),although he was estranged from the party for a decade and reconciled wit [...]	2009-09-24 14:41:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR AL
09TIRANA646	Tirana Impressions [...] Tirana Airport Partners, the consortium that won a 20 year concession to manage the Tirana International Airport (TIA),finalized last week stage B of the modernization and expansion of the airport. The 20 million euro stage B investment, which was preceded by a 50 million euro stage A invest [...]	2009-09-28 05:03:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN PHUM AL
09TIRANA667	MAJOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT TAKES TROUBLING TURN [...] (C) Summary. A lack of transparency in recent developments concerning the Government of Albania's tender for medium-lift helicopters has caused us concern. After a seemingly successful meeting with Prime Minister Berisha and new Defense Minister Imami on September 16, Sikorsky (who has advocac [...]	2009-10-06 12:08:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AL
09TIRANA674	Tirana Impressions [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide additional political, economic and cultural insight into current developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- What Rama's Boycott Means ------------- [...]	2009-10-09 13:54:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA686	BERISHA: FLIRTING WITH GREATER ALBANIA? [...] (C) Summary: A series of public comments by Prime Minister Sali Berisha since August about "uniting the Albanian nation" have caused concern throughout the region. While the government assured Post that it had no intention of seeking the territorial unity of Albania and Kosovo, an early Octobe [...]	2009-10-15 09:16:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KV AL
09TIRANA690	ALBANIA ARRESTS LOCAL IMAM FOR PROMOTING TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albanian authorities arrested a local imam, Artan Kristo AKA Muhammad Abdullah Al-Albani, on 12 October 2009, based on allegations that he had incited religious hatred and propagated terrorist acts. According to local press accounts, Kristo made appeals for terrorist acts on the [...]	2009-10-20 13:52:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS KCRM KHLS KISL AL
09TIRANA694	EXBS ALBANIA REPORTING CABLE FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS --August: The results of the election were officially announced with the Democratic Party winning by a small margin. The new cabinet is as follows: Sali Berisha, Prime Minister; Ilir Meta, Deputy Prime Minister; Ilir Meta, Foreign Af [...]	2009-10-22 08:45:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA698	ALBANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:02:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA
09TIRANA699	UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:03:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PTER AL
09TIRANA7	EXPLOSION AT POLICAN HIGHLIGHTS UNRESOLVED [...] (C) Summary. On January 6, an employee of the Polican Mechanical Plant was killed when hit by the accidental explosion of a mortar fuse. Polican is one of two sites (along with the Mjekes Explosives Factory) designated for industrial demilitarization, planned to begin this month. U.S. contrac [...]	2009-01-08 10:26:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV MASS AL
09TIRANA70	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): POINT OF [...] (U) The POC for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues at Tirana Embassy post is Political Officer Megan Roberts, email: RobertsMJ2@state.gov. 2. (U) The POC for NPT-related issues with the GOA is MFA Multilateral Director Saimir Repishti. WITHERS [...]	2009-02-02 13:36:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09TIRANA700	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. Central Bank Taking More Active Role in Economy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. Central Bank Governor Ful [...]	2009-10-26 15:30:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM PINR AL
09TIRANA701	ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:30:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA714	ALBANIA INCSR SUBMISSION FOR 2009 [...] Albania is a transit country for narcotics traffickers moving primarily Afghan heroin from Central Asia to destinations around Western Europe. In 2009, seizures of heroin increased but seizures of marijuana declined. Cannabis continues to be produced in the remote mountain regions of Albania fo [...]	2009-11-05 05:48:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR SOCI AL
09TIRANA715	DISAPPEARANCE OF 416 BLANK VISA FOILS AND 63 BLANK [...] On the night of October 22-23, 2009, the Danish Embassy in Tirana, Albania, was burglarized and consular supplies have disappeared. On November 5, 2009, the US Embassy in Tirana received a copy of CM 4514/09, a Communication from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union da [...]	2009-11-05 13:22:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC AL
09TIRANA717	AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS SPARK RUSH TO IMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 23 speech at a Tirana conference on the subject of integrity, Ambassador Withers voiced strong support for Prime Minister Berisha's September vow "to demolish the wall of immunity," a reference by Berisha to his long-standing pledge to revoke the broad immunity [...]	2009-11-05 16:22:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA719	Albanian Railways: Going Nowhere Slowly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sali Berisha's recent statements on the need for a rail connection between Albania and Kosovo as well as Minister of Economy Dritan Prifti's comments to PolOff in support of the privatization of Albania's railroads seem to demonstrate a renewed interest in the coun [...]	2009-11-06 05:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EINV AL
09TIRANA722	CHINESE VISIT ALBANIA [...] (C) On October 29-31, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang visited Tirana and met with Prime Minister Sali Berisha, President Bamir Topi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli, and participated in economic related events. According to Armand [...]	2009-11-06 15:51:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH AL
09TIRANA723	LONG ELECTORAL PROCESS SLOWING DOWN ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an unprecedented flurry of anti-trafficking activity in 2008, in 2009 the GOA's anti-trafficking efforts appear to have come to a standstill, a victim of the entire GOA's preoccupation since April of this year with the June parliamentary elections and subsequent government [...]	2009-11-06 16:08:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KTIP SMIG SOCI AL
09TIRANA724	MORE STRIFE IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The latest shakeup in the Albanian Islamic Community (AIC) has resulted in the removal of the AIC's deputy, in a decision that is widely-viewed as illegal and personal. The dismissal appears connected to the former deputy's criticism of the AIC Chairman, but some GOA officials a [...]	2009-11-09 14:41:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KIRF AL
09TIRANA727	(C) DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN ACTIVITIES IN ALBANIA [...] (C) On November 11 DCM delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi. Harxhi agreed fully with U.S. concerns regarding proposed trade and cultural agreements between the governments of Iran and Albania and direct commercial air traffic between Tehran and Tirana. 2. (C) D [...]	2009-11-10 15:56:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR AL
09TIRANA728	NEW GOVERNMENT INCREASES FOCUS ON DEMIL [...] (SBU) Summary. During his November 11-14 trip to Washington, Defense Minister Imami will share his government's recent impressive accomplishments in demilitarization. Prime Minister Berisha has accelerated the completion date for demilitarization from 2015 to 2013. Although likely unachievab [...]	2009-11-12 05:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MASS PREL AL
09TIRANA730	Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC [...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...]	2009-11-13 05:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL
09TIRANA731	H1N1 Update - Albania [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 12 Albanian authorities reported a total of 57 verified cases of H1N1 in Albania, as well as an increase in the number of unspecified "respiratory illnesses" compared to this time last year. On November 10, the Albanian Public Health Institute announced that it has be [...]	2009-11-13 13:57:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT CASC KFLU PINR PREL AL
09TIRANA74	GOA CONSIDERING REGIONAL ANTI-TIP FORUM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, Melo said the GOA is considering initiating a regional platform to address TIP as part of an effort to increase Albania's leadership in the region. Melo said that with Kosovo's independence achieved, t [...]	2009-02-03 12:23:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PREL PGOV KWMN ECON AL
09TIRANA740	ALBANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 15:41:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA AL
09TIRANA742	Albania: Weak Lek Makes Headlines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent period of high volatility of the Albanian lek versus the euro has made headlines and shaken market confidence. The contributing factors are short-term and more psychological and speculative such as reactions to the Prime Minister's comments on adopting the euro. Long [...]	2009-11-18 09:48:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ZL AL
09TIRANA747	H1N1 - GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES AN "ALMOST" PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Minister of Health Petrit Vasili held a press conference November 19 to declare that Albania is "on the edge of an epidemic spread of the H1N1 virus." He stated that "there is no reason to panic, but citizens should be careful and follow given instructions." Vasili stated that schools w [...]	2009-11-19 16:27:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI AL
09TIRANA75	ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 15:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD AL
09TIRANA751	SP Rally Ends, But Party Vows More to Come [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 48 hours of fiery speeches, traffic congestion and booming music, the opposition Socialist Party's latest protest rally ended on Sunday afternoon. The rally concluded without incident, free of provocations or violence as some had feared. The demonstration was lar [...]	2009-11-23 16:47:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM AL
09TIRANA755	SUPRISE POLICE SHAKEUP REVEALS AN "UNTOUCHABLE" [...] (C) Summary. After only one week in power, newly appointed General Director of the State Police Hysni Burgaj announced reassignments of almost all regional and functional police directors. Two weeks later, Burgaj made similar staff changes in the Border Police. While the speed of the shakeup [...]	2009-11-25 07:31:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCOR PINS AL
09TIRANA757	ALBANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 10:04:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AL
09TIRANA761	BERISHA TO SP: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Democratic Party MP close to PM Berisha told PolOff on November 24 that Berisha reacted very negatively to Socialist Party calls for early elections and was now determined to "respond in kind" to the SP's hard line. The MP told PolOff that the GOA would sponsor its own demonstr [...]	2009-11-25 18:36:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM AL
09TIRANA768	ALBANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 14:11:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA AL
09TIRANA776	GOA AGREES TO ACCEPT MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings with Special Envoy Daniel Fried on December 2, Prime Minister Sali Berisha agreed to accept for resettlement at least three and up to six Guantanamo detainees, provided "they are not ethnic-Uighurs and are not too dangerous." In separate meetings with the Prime [...]	2009-12-07 15:00:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET//NOFORN	KDRG PREL PTER PINR PREF PGOV AL
09TIRANA777	ALBANIA DECLARED MINE FREE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE [...] (U) Albania took advantage of the Cartagena Summit on a Mine Free World to declare completion - one year ahead of schedule - of a nine-year project to clear all landmines from its territory to meet its obligations under Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention banning landmines. Since Albania met is [...]	2009-12-08 08:06:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MASS PREL AL
09TIRANA788	DOES ALBANIA NEED A NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL? [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortly after the March 2008 Gerdec tragedy, Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced his intention to create a National Security Council (NSC) to "coordinate the work of all agencies involved in security affairs." However, during the year and a half that followed, no action has b [...]	2009-12-11 13:40:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PINS AL
09TIRANA790	GOA HAS REGAINED MOMENTUM ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In two recent meetings with Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)officials, the GOA seems to have regained its momentum on anti-trafficking efforts. Both ministries outlined new initiatives and ideas and the MOI provided a report demonstrating that th [...]	2009-12-11 13:54:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KTIP SOCI SMIG PREL ELAB AL
09TIRANA793	ALBANIA: First Deaths Due to H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary : Albania announced its firstH1N1 death of an otherwise "healthy" patient on December 13, bringing the total to four deaths in the past three weeks. Incidence rates for respiratory illness overall have hit ten year highs but have fallen short of epidemic status and have stabilize [...]	2009-12-14 15:20:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KFLU AL
09TIRANA803	EXBS ALBANIA REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS --None. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD --October 14-15: Maritime Advisor (MA) met with the State [...]	2009-12-15 15:09:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA81	FORMERPRESIDENTS PESSIMISTIC ON THE FUTURE UNDER [...] (C) Summary: uri(ng a February 3 lunch with Ambassador, formerPPresidents Alfred Moisiu and Rexhep Mehdani delivee d a very pessimistic view of Albania's politica future. Both warned strongly that Albania is headed in the wrong direction and declared that PM e risha will do "anything" to sta [...]	2009-02-05 12:01:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KDDEM AL
09TIRANA812	BERISHA VS. RAMA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three weeks of increasingly sharp rhetoric and provocative actions, neither Prime Minister Berisha nor opposition Socialist Party (SP) Chairman Edi Rama appear willing to enter into dialogue with one another or to extend any kind of olive branch in an effort to end the curr [...]	2009-12-18 15:00:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL
09TIRANA813	The GOA's Overly Optimistic 2010 Budget [...] (SBU)Summary: Last month, Parliament approved the 2010 budget. The budget anticipates a growth rate of 6.5 percent (vs 2009 revised budget),revenue growth of 11 percent, a budget deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP and inflation stable at three percent. Even though Albania is one of the few countri [...]	2009-12-19 12:29:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL
09TIRANA814	IS CHILD LABOR DECREASING? [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO and GOA officials covering child labor have indicated that child labor in the formal economy may be decreasing slightly, but any decreases are likely offset by increases in child labor in the informal economy. Economics and greater awareness seem to explain the potential de [...]	2009-12-19 12:29:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PREL SCUL SMIG AL
09TIRANA821	Tirana Impressions [...] The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. --------------------------------------------- --- ALBANIA'S POLITICAL VOCABULARY: A NATIONAL SHAME ---------------------------------- [...]	2009-12-24 09:44:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KTIP AL
09TIRANA827	TIRANA RESPONSE FOR EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] The following is in response to reftel request and answers are keyed to reftel format. -- Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant interlocutors. [...]	2009-12-30 14:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PGOV PHUM XG AL
09TIRANA87	LUSTRATION LAW: DON'T COUNT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the growing number of NGOs, political parties and associations that have filed challenges to the Lustration Law with the Constitutional Court, Post is increasingly seeing strong anecdotal evidence that the Court will not overturn the Law - in part a result of repeated sta [...]	2009-02-06 13:44:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL
09TIRANA9	PRESIDENT TOPI: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although generally regarded as the most respected political figure in the country, President Topi occupies a precarious and lonely position as President of the Republic. Elected by the Parliament in 2007, Topi sees himself as a defender of the constitution and independent democr [...]	2009-01-09 07:37:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AL
09TIRANA92	BERISHA FAMILY LINKED WITH WORLD BANK CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In late-January 2009 the Albanian parliament and press began accusing the Government of Albania (GOA),and specifically Prime Minister Sali Berisha's son-in-law, Jamarber Malltezi, of misusing World Bank (WB) project funds for personal interest. The WB halted the project and i [...]	2009-02-10 15:21:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV AL
09TIRANA96	INDICTMENTS ISSUED IN GERDEC SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary. On February 11 the Prosecutor General issued at least eleven indictments in connection with the Gerdec tragedy, including against Former Defense Minister Mediu and Former Chief of Defense Luan Hoxha. The accused are charged with abuse of office and will not be detained pending th [...]	2009-02-11 16:14:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KCOR KCRM KJUS ASEC AL
09TOKYO100	TREASURY VISIT ASSESSES SEVERITY OF JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's economic recession may turn out to be longer and deeper than the U.S. downturn, Japanese government, academic, and private sector economic and financial experts told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner. The Japan-based economic analysts explained t [...]	2009-01-16 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO1000	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the death of an infant in the U.S. as a result of the H1N1 influenza, as well as yesterday's summit in Beijing between Prime Minister Aso and Chinese Premier Wen. 2. "DPRK Plays Up Crisis to head off UN sanctions" A correspondent for th [...]	2009-04-30 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1002	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 827 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 03:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1004	GOJ REQUESTS COPY OF U.S.-UAE BILATERAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma, during a April 28 meeting with Econoff on other issues (septel),expressed interest in the status of the U.S.-UAE bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement. He explained [...]	2009-04-30 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE JA
09TOKYO1005	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1007	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 830 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1008	MGSF01 APRIL 30 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Minister said Japan remains at pandemic alert level one and will increase the number of "fever clinics" within hospitals, bolster antiviral stocks, and accelerate vaccine production. The Health Ministry instru [...]	2009-04-30 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1009	JAPAN, RUSSIA LIKELY TO CONCLUDE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Japan and Russia likely will conclude a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement in May during the planned visit of Prime Minister Putin to Tokyo. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials and a Russian Embassy contact indicate an agreement is in the final stage [...]	2009-04-30 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE RU JA
09TOKYO101	TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PREL PGOV JA LE
09TOKYO1013	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

09TOKYO1014	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CHRYSLER [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to the announcement by the Health Ministry that a high school student in Yokohama is likely to have contracted the new strain of Type A influenza. 2. "Has President Obama Taken Necessary First Steps toward Change?" The liberal Tokyo Shi [...]	2009-05-01 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1019	CHINESE INFO TECH ANNOUNCEMENT, JAPANESE REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Japanese media have reported extensively over the past week on China's proposed IT security disclosure requirements. While there is some relief China walked back from immediate implementation, Japanese industry remains concerned. Praising the effect of U.S.-Japan coordination to [...]	2009-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINT ETRD ETTC JA KIPR TINT CH
09TOKYO1020	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR STEPHEN W. [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 11-12, 2009, visit to Japan by S/R Stephen W. Bosworth, Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, NSC Asia Director Daniel R. Russel, and DPRK Desk Officer Amy Patel. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Kna [...]	2009-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
09TOKYO1021	JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...]	2009-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO1024	MGSF01 May 1 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-month-old baby arriving at Yokota Air Base May 1 tested positive for Type A influenza. The baby is in isolation together with the mother at Yokota Hospital and is undergoing further evaluation and treatment. The case is being evaluated for possible H1N1. Thirteen other [...]	2009-05-01 11:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1025	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 12:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1026	MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...]	2009-05-01 12:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO
09TOKYO1027	MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...]	2009-05-01 12:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO
09TOKYO1029	MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...]	2009-05-05 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1030	MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...]	2009-05-05 09:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1031	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAURA ROSENBERGER [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 11-12, 2009, visit to Japan by Foreign Affairs Officer Laura Rosenberger. Ms. Rosenberger will be traveling with S/R Bosworth's delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Knapper. H [...]	2009-05-07 01:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
09TOKYO1032	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR [...] (S) Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said his offic [...]	2009-05-07 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09TOKYO1033	ACTION REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) , Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Takao Shishikura and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Atsushi Tanizawa, delivered the following non-paper in English May 1 in response to ref [...]	2009-05-07 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO1034	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN [...] (S) Emboff delivered nonpaper contained in ref A to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said hi [...]	2009-05-07 05:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO1035	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1036	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1042	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Thursday morning due to a press holiday. Lead stories in news broadcasts on Thursday morning included updates on the worldwide spread of H1N1 influenza. 2. "'Carrot' Should Not Be Given to North Korea for Military Expansionism" The conservative [...]	2009-05-07 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1043	MGSF01 May 7 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All previous reports of suspected H1N1 cases in Japan in the end have tested negative for the novel virus. The Japanese government is preparing for the possibility of the WHO raising its pandemic alert to Ph [...]	2009-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1047	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 00:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO105	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA AND OBAMA'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included today's inauguration of President-elect Obama, as well as a GOJ panel finding that cloned beef and pork are safe to eat. 2. "Ceasefire Should Be Used to Jumpstart Peace Talks" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (1/20): "Direct t [...]	2009-01-20 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1050	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a huge revenue loss posted by GM. 2. "Deeper Strategic Dialogue Necessary to Enhance Alliance" On a recent U.S.-Japan defense ministerial, the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/8): "Japan plans to renew the 'National Defense [...]	2009-05-08 03:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1057	MGSF01 May 8 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary said the GOJ has no current plans to take additional steps should the WHO raise its pandemic alert level to Phase Six. A 6-year-old boy living in Chicago is the first Japanese cit [...]	2009-05-08 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1059	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO106	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 01:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1061	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 00:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1063	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Monday morning included Sunday's announcement by the Health Ministry that another Japanese was confirmed to be infected with the new H1N1 influenza strain, bringing the total number of cases in Japan to four. 2. "Clear Departure Needed from Cold War Mental [...]	2009-05-11 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1067	JAPAN-IRAN: FOREIGN MINISTER NAKASONE VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone visited Tehran May 2 where he met separately with President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Motaki. In a conversation with Charge d'Affaires, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Toshiro Suzuki characterized the [...]	2009-05-11 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CASC KNNP KN AF IR JA
09TOKYO1068	JAPAN PLACING IMPORTANCE ON TIES TO INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan sees Indonesia as the pillar of Tokyo's foreign policy in Southeast Asia. Recent discussions between Embassy Tokyo and Indonesia watchers suggest that Japan sees the world's largest Muslim country as an integral part of Japan's strategy in the region. Indonesia's large bu [...]	2009-05-11 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN JA ID
09TOKYO1069	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1072	MGSF01 May 11 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All four were among a Japanese school group that arrived at Narita Airport on a flight May 8 from Detroit following a school trip to Canada; and are being treated in isolation at medical facilities near Nar [...]	2009-05-11 10:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1076	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 00:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1077	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to DPJ President Ozawa's announcement on Monday of his intention to step down as party leader. 2. "Mutual Distrust between U.S. and Afghanistan" The moderate Yomiuri wrote from Washington (4/12): "Regarding the U.S. air raids in Afghani [...]	2009-05-12 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1080	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 22:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1081	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 00:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1082	RESIGNATION OF DPJ LEADER ICHIRO OZAWA [...] (C) Summary: DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa resigned from the party presidency on May 11, succumbing to a combination of sinking polls, criticism from within his own party, continuing press scrutiny over his role in a political funds scandal, and the realization that he had become a liability in the [...]	2009-05-13 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV JA
09TOKYO1083	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA UNREST AND REPLACEMENT OF [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the upcoming DPJ presidential election on Saturday, as well as yesterday's summit between Prime Minister Aso and Russian Premier Putin. 2. "Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka" On the civil war in Sri Lanka, the liberal Asahi editorialize [...]	2009-05-13 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1084	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1085	NIAG 9041: RESPONSE FROM MITSUBISHI ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) gave Emboff non-paper May 13 in response to points in ref B. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." 2. (S) TEXT OF NONPAPER AS RECEIVED [...]	2009-05-13 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA
09TOKYO1086	MGSF01 JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] This message contains an Action Request, please see para. 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. While no Americans were among the infected, four Americans who had been confined to their Kyoto hotel rooms because of their suspected pro [...]	2009-05-13 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1090	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1091	JAPAN POST: NEW PRODUCTS NECESSARY FOR IPO, SAYS [...] (C) For the initial public offerings of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to be successful, the postal financial entities should be permitted to issue new products, Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) Chairman Naoki Tanaka told emboffs May 13. Tanaka said he understands some [...]	2009-05-14 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO1093	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 07:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1096	DEMARCHE TO JAPAN CONVEYING THANKS FOR SABERI [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC IR JA
09TOKYO1097	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09 [...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...]	2009-05-15 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1100	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's national dailies gave prominent top play to the official announcements by DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama and former party President Okada that they will run in Saturday's party presidential election. 2. "Concerted International Pressure Imperative" On addition [...]	2009-05-15 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1103	JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU [...] (C) Japan is "seriously concerned" about the Burmese authorities' treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her transfer from house arrest to Insein Prison, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said May 15. The Japanese Government has raised its concerns with the Burmese Ambassador and has calle [...]	2009-05-15 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM JA
09TOKYO1104	FIRST MOFA OFFICIAL DEPARTS FOR CHAGHCHARAN, THREE [...] (SBU) The first MOFA official to be seconded to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan departed Japan for Afghanistan 14 May, according to MOFA National Security Division Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Jiro Kanzawa, who until recently was assigned to the Foreign Minister's Secretariat, is an Arab [...]	2009-05-15 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA
09TOKYO1105	MEXT SUPPORTS GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION MISSION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle appropriately. 2. (SBU) The EST Chief delivered ref A points and the letter contained in ref B from Commerce Under Secretary Lubchenco to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Deputy Director-General Masaaki Tanaka Ma [...]	2009-05-15 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR TSPA SENV JA
09TOKYO1106	OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS INDICT JAPAN POST CEO [...] (U) Twelve Diet members from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),the People's New Party (PNP),and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted a third-party criminal indictment of Japan Post Holdings CEO Yoshifumi Nishikawa to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office May 15, a [...]	2009-05-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO1107	JAPAN-RUSSIA SIGN NUCLEAR COOPERATION PACT [...] (C) Summary. Nuclear cooperation and trade and investment, rather than the Northern Territories issue, dominated Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's May 11-13 Tokyo visit. The countries signed an historic accord on nuclear cooperation and agreed to expand economic and other cooperative efforts in [...]	2009-05-15 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA RS
09TOKYO1108	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-17 22:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1109	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO111	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1112	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the increasing number of cases of domestic infection of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Japan. 2. "Political Oppression in Burma Unpardonable" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (5/18): "Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu [...]	2009-05-18 01:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1114	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD MICHAEL SCHIFFER AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 24-28 visit to Japan by DASD Schiffer and Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile pho [...]	2009-05-18 05:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO1120	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD REBECCA HERSMAN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 25-27 visit to Japan by DASD Hersman and Lieutenant Colonel Smith. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6 [...]	2009-05-18 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO1122	JAPAN ON ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN'S IDP [...] (C) Japan will consider requests for additional funding for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida. However, Yoshida reminded us that Japan last April provided grant aid totaling USD 5 million for IDPs i [...]	2009-05-18 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO1124	NEW DPJ PRESIDENT HATOYAMA KEEPS OZAWA IN KEY ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Yukio Hatoyama's election as party President over Katsuya Okada on May 16 and his appointment of outgoing President Ichiro Ozawa to a senior position signals a continuation in the status quo for the opposition DPJ, according to Embassy contacts, and should result in few changes i [...]	2009-05-18 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1125	MGSF01 H1N1 OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 130 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. With the exception of four patients in quarantine near Narita Airport, all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the ma [...]	2009-05-18 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1126	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1127	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA (ADDITIONAL) [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the increasing number of cases of domestic infection of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Japan. 2. "Burma in Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/16): "Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged and jai [...]	2009-05-19 00:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1129	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDIA, SRI LANKA, AND MIDDLE EAST [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Sankei gave top play to a report on an arrest warrant against a Japanese company president, who allegedly exported to North Korea two large trucks that are prohibited for export due to the potential that they could be converted for use as vehicles to transport bal [...]	2009-05-19 02:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1130	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON SITUATION IN SRI LANKA [...] (U) Japan announced May 15 it would give assistance in kind worth approximately USD 470,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. The assistance will include 560 tents, 30,000 jerry cans, 4,000 plastic sheets, 10,00 [...]	2009-05-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE JA
09TOKYO1131	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TELEPHONES BURMESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a first-ever telephone call by a Japanese Foreign Minister to his Burmese counterpart, Foreign Minister Nakasone May 18 telephoned Burmese Foreign Minister U Nyan Win to express Japan's "deep concern" about the case against Aung San Suu Kyi. MOFA had already called in the Burm [...]	2009-05-19 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM JA
09TOKYO1133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1135	DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) Emboff delivered reftel non-paper to Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and his successor, Hiroaki Machii, May 18. Tanizawa said METI is willing to loo [...]	2009-05-19 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR
09TOKYO1141	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 00:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1143	JAPANESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DAW AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo delivered the Ref A demarche to MOFA Deputy Directors Ken Ota, First Southeast Asia Division, and Kazumi Yamada, United Nations Policy Division. Mr. Ota stated that Japan is in agreement on the need to drop the charges on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and release her from detention. [...]	2009-05-20 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA
09TOKYO1144	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Asahi front-paged a report from Washington claiming that the Obama administration informed the Japanese government on Tuesday of its decision to nominate California lawyer John Roos as the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan. 2. "Force Alone Can Not Bring Peace" T [...]	2009-05-20 01:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1147	USAF CHIEF OF STAFF'S MAY 13 CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Accompanied by the Charge and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) Commander Edward Rice, visiting U.S. Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz called on Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on May 12. Gen Schwartz expressed appreciation for all of Japan's contribution to Iraq and Afghanistan. [...]	2009-05-20 04:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO1150	MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 236 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. Nearly all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the majority of confirmed cases involve students and young adults, th [...]	2009-05-20 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1151	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 22:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1154	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1155	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the confirmation on Wednesday of the first two cases of the new strain of H1N1 influenza in Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. 2. "Junta Should Immediately Stop Shameful Acts" The business-oriented Nikkei editori [...]	2009-05-21 03:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1156	REPLY: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK [...] (C) Emboffs delivered points in ref A to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara and Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Wataru Kikuchi and MOF International Bureau International Organi [...]	2009-05-21 04:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN JA
09TOKYO1158	GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...]	2009-05-21 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA
09TOKYO1159	JAPAN'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) EST Chief met Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Senior Negotiator for Climate Change Yoshiko Kijima May 21 to discuss Japan's programs and funding for adaptation to climate change per reftel request. Kijima said the GOJ combines funding for adaptation and mitigation programs and does [...]	2009-05-21 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO1160	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 07:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1161	MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese authorities confirmed the first two cases of A H1N1 influenza in Tokyo and its neighbor city, Kawasaki (in Kanagawa Prefecture) the evening of May 20. Two students, who attend the same high school in Kawasaki, returned to the Tokyo area from New York May 19, and tested [...]	2009-05-21 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1162	TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1163	TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] (C) Begin text of Scenesetter: Mr. Deputy Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan will continue to be a close friend and partner, but our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challeng [...]	2009-05-21 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1165	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 00:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1166	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, BURMA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Nikkei led with a speech by Prime Minister Aso on Thursday, during which he expressed Japan's commitment to provide aid of $67 billion in total to help Asian economies 'double' their respective GDPs by 2020. 2. "Time Has Come to Seal Accord on Nuclear Test Ban" [...]	2009-05-22 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1170	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 07:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1171	MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Cases of H1N1 infection were reported in previously unaffected areas in Japan, although only in isolated cases. One additional case was reported in Tokyo City in a woman who returned from the United States May 19. The GOJ implemented a new policy to respond to the less virulent [...]	2009-05-22 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1177	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 00:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1178	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR TEST BY NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning Japanese national dailies led with statements of condemnation released by the U.S., Japan, Russia, and China of Monday's nuclear test by North Korea. 2. "U.S.-China Coordination Needed to Stop North Korea's Reckless March" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/ [...]	2009-05-26 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO118	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1181	FM NAKASONE MEETS BURMESE COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: FM Nakasone met with Burmese FM Nyan Win in Hanoi May 25 and expressed "strong concern" about the ongoing trial of Aung San Suu Kyi. Nakasone predicted a harsh international reaction to a guilty verdict and called on the Burmese authorities to allow Suu Kyi and others to partici [...]	2009-05-26 06:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM JA
09TOKYO1184	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1185	JAPAN, THE U.S., AND TIP: AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an unprecedented multi-year, multi-agency effort to meet TVPA (Trafficking Victims Protection Act) minimum standards, the Government of Japan has indicated at a high level that it is considering no longer cooperating with the United States in providing information for th [...]	2009-05-26 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA
09TOKYO1190	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 00:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1191	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included North Korea's additional launch of two short-range missiles off its coast in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. 2. "Strong Unity Imperative" On expected UN Security Council deliberations on a new resolution against North Korea's nuclear t [...]	2009-05-27 01:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1192	JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...]	2009-05-27 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA
09TOKYO1193	GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...]	2009-05-27 03:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1194	STAFFDEL SHELLY HAN VISIT TO JAPAN FROM 9-12 JUNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the visit of Ms. Shelly Han to Japan from June 9-12, 2009. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile phone: (81-80)1202-8406 Fax: [...]	2009-05-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO1197	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OTTAWAY + 8 TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth Ottaway, Leslie Maher, Richard Love, Samuel Howerton, Kenneth Cole, Bruce Bennett, Donald Romberger, Jonathan Newmark, and Douglas Lyons for their May 24-29 visit to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Politica [...]	2009-05-27 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO1198	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1199	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 00:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

09TOKYO12	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the start on Saturday evening of Israel's ground attack on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. 2. "Hatred Could Lead to Quagmire" A correspondent wrote in the liberal Asahi from Jerusalem (1/5): "Israel's air and ground attacks are the larg [...]	2009-01-05 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1200	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 03:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TBIO ARF JA
09TOKYO1202	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the growing likelihood of GM filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy following the failure on Wednesday of its talks with creditors. 2. "Financial Sanctions and Ship Inspections Should Be Implemented" The conservative Sankei edito [...]	2009-05-28 05:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1204	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1205	IS JAPAN READY TO DISCUSS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports suggesting Japan is willing to consider easing its requirements on testing of cattle for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have raised speculation the GOJ might be prepared to engage the USG to lift remaining barriers to U.S. beef. Current BSE-related [...]	2009-05-28 09:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL JA
09TOKYO1207	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO121	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INAUGURATION OF [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers focused intense coverage on the inauguration of President Obama. 2. "Obama Is Tasked with Rejuvenating America" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/21): "President Obama is set to reconstruct the role of a federal government in the belief that the [...]	2009-01-21 05:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1210	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a Yomiuri story claiming that the GOJ has decided to tighten controls on domestic technologies and information that could be used for military purposes, including the development of WMD, by requiring Japanese universities, research institutio [...]	2009-05-29 03:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1214	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1216	WHALING: JAPAN UNLIKELY TO COMPROMISE IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) While the Japanese public does not oppose whaling - in fact most support continued whaling - interest groups here are divided over whether to accept a compromise in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that would allow Japan limited coastal whaling in exchange for a reduction/elim [...]	2009-05-29 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA
09TOKYO1217	UNION DELIVERS MESSAGE ON U.S. LABOR LEGISLATION [...] Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan, delivered the following letter and resolution regarding the Employee Free Choice Act to the Embassy May 28. Kato, who is also Vice President of the Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),said he delivered the message in his ca [...]	2009-05-29 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV JA
09TOKYO1218	CLIMATE CHANGE: STAKEHOLDERS DIFFER ON JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Aso intends to announce Japan's midterm greenhouse gas reduction target by mid-June in order to use it at the G8 Summit/MEF and in the UNFCCC negotiations. There remain wide differences over the size of an appropriate target, however, among the various climate/e [...]	2009-05-29 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO122	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1224	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...]	2009-06-01 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1225	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to GM's plans to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as today. 2. "Step toward Ethnic Reconciliation" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/1): "President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka declared victory in the civil war. The governme [...]	2009-06-01 02:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1228	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1230	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09 [...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...]	2009-06-02 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1232	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GM BANKRUPTCY [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to GM's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. 2. "Reconstruction Is a Long Way Off" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (6/2): "... The bankruptcy and nationalization of GM, which used to be the world's largest [...]	2009-06-02 06:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1234	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/09 [...] While they were unable to narrow their gaps on such key issues as the consumption tax hike and global warming prevention measures, this meeting gave hints to each side's thinking on the next House of Representatives election. The first policy consultation between the DPJ and Nippon Keidanren [...]	2009-06-02 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1238	JAPAN TAKING WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO GM BANKRUPTCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and auto industry representatives expressed concern at the announcement of General Motors' bankruptcy, but not alarm. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Toshiro Nikai pledged unspecified financial support for Japanese small and medium- [...]	2009-06-02 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD PREL WTRO JA
09TOKYO1239	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 00:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO124	PM ASO URGES PRESIDENT LEE TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Aso strongly urged South Korean President Lee to accelerate consultations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) during their January 12 summit, according to MOFA Economic Partnership Director Shinichi Hosono. Aso made the push because current working-level tal [...]	2009-01-21 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL JA
09TOKYO1241	IRAN INVITE TO EMBASSY TOKYO NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Tokyo seeks guidance on whether to invite Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi to our national day reception. 2. (C) Ref A indicates representatives of the Iranian government "may" be invited to this year's national day receptions. Ordinarily, given [...]	2009-06-03 04:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP IR JA
09TOKYO1242	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Asahi gave top play to the disclosure by several sources close to the DPRK leadership that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has selected his third son Kim Jong Un as his heir. 2. "Treasury Secretary Shows 'Low Key' Attitude in China" The conservative Sankei [...]	2009-06-03 04:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1244	JAPAN'S PACIFIC ISLANDS SUMMIT: ENVIRONMENT, [...] (C) Japan hosted the fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) in Hokkaido May 22-23. The tri-annual summit meeting between Japan and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum was divided into three sessions focused on climate change, human security and expanding people-to-people exchang [...]	2009-06-03 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO1245	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 07:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1248	DPRK RESOLUTION: MOFA HIGHLIGHTS ARMS EMBARGO, [...] (C) MOFA UN Policy Division Director Naoto Hisajima requested a meeting with Poloff June 3 to convey Japan's position on a proposed UNSC resolution on the DPRK. Referring to a non-paper which he said has already been provided to the State Department in Washington and to the U.S. Mission in New [...]	2009-06-03 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KN
09TOKYO1250	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 00:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1251	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included Health Ministry data pointing to a rise in Japan's fertility rate for the third consecutive year. 2. "U.S. Secretary Guarantees 'Dollar's Security'" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/4): "During his meetings with Chinese lea [...]	2009-06-04 01:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1252	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1253	LESSONS LEARNED FROM H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Effective coordination among multiple agencies at Post, our five consulates general, and United States Forces Japan (USFJ) helped the Mission to prepare for the spread of H1N1 in Japan, inform official and non-official Americans in Japan of developments, and report to Washington [...]	2009-06-04 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09TOKYO1255	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1257	DASD FOR EAST ASIA SCHIFFER'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushige Takamizawa and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer discussed Japan's next generation fighter program (F-X). While the May 25 DPRK nuclear test highlights the need for close [...]	2009-06-05 06:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1258	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH IN CAIRO [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front-paged a speech in Cairo by President Obama, in which he reportedly expressed his strong commitment to engage the Muslim world. 2. "High Hopes for 'New Beginning'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/5): "Given that the relationship between [...]	2009-06-05 06:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1261	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary - Meeting June 2 with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Board of Governors discussed the possible economic policies of a DPJ-led government, Japan's economic situation, including how the current global recession has affected J [...]	2009-06-05 07:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP PGOV JA
09TOKYO1262	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship remains the core to an approach on several regional and global issues, including security, engagement with China, and redesigning the East Asian architecture, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice-Foreign Minister Mit [...]	2009-06-05 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON JA
09TOKYO1263	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama said that his key priority, after securing an electoral victory, is building a cooperative relationship with the United States to confront the global challenges of nucle [...]	2009-06-05 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PARM OVIP KN JA
09TOKYO1266	JAPAN'S PLANS FOR NSG PLENARY MEETING PRESENTATIONS [...] (SBU) Japan has no plans to give Iran-related presentations during the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meeting in Budapest, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Disarmament, Nonproliferation and Science Department, Assistant Director for Export Control Shinichi Sato. Econoff [...]	2009-06-05 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL ETTC ENRG TRGY JA
09TOKYO1268	MOFA COMMENTS ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan's official position of supporting zero growth in the IAEA budget has not changed, but within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),officials are moving to relax the policy in an attempt to reach a compromise position between the U.S. and those countries supporting zer [...]	2009-06-05 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA
09TOKYO1269	ASD FOR APSA GREGSON DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: Key challenges to strategic balance in the region and strategic deterrence come from China, North Korea and Russia, Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson during a June 1 meeting on [...]	2009-06-05 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR CH KN KS RU JA
09TOKYO1270	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-07 22:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1274	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 00:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1276	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH IN CAIRO AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers front-paged Secretary of State Clinton's remarks on North Korea during an ABC interview on Sunday. 2. "Moderates Should Be Involved" The conservative Sankei editorialized (6/7): "... Efforts to remove anti-U.S. sentiment among the Muslims and win ove [...]	2009-06-08 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1279	SECOND JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC DIALOGUE -- LONG ON [...] (C) Summary: After an 18 month hiatus, Japan and China held the second High Level Economic Dialogue June 7 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, issued 11 documents highlighting cooperation in areas including promoting a global eco [...]	2009-06-08 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL CH JA
09TOKYO128	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 04:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1281	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1284	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1285	JAPAN-RUSSIA ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials expect economic engagement with Russia to proceed slowly despite Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's widely-reported pitch for broader investment in the Russian Far East. The bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement will advance cooperation in the nuc [...]	2009-06-09 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG PREL PUNE TRGY JA RS
09TOKYO1286	WHALING: JAPAN SUPPORTS ANOTHER YEAR FOR FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Japan supports continuing the Future of the International Whaling Commission process until the 2010 IWC Annual Meeting, Fisheries Agency of Japan Deputy Director General Jun Yamashita told Emboffs June 8. However, Japan is concerned the "starting point" for the Small Working Grou [...]	2009-06-09 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO1287	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the GOJ's draft of basic policies for economic and fiscal reform for fiscal 2009. 2. "Relisting North Korea as Terror Sponsor Is Obvious Choice" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/9): "Secretary of State Cli [...]	2009-06-09 03:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1289	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1292	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 832 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 23:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1294	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 00:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1295	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 833 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 00:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1296	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Sankei gave top play to the finding by intelligence authorities that DPRK leader Kim Jong Il's third son Jong Un has been given a post within the country's National Defense Commission, which is defined by the Constitution as "the highest guiding organ of the mi [...]	2009-06-10 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1297	SUDAN CONFERENCE: JAPANESE REPRESENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SU JA
09TOKYO1298	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 834 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1299	Delivery of Talking Points on Ending the E-Passport [...] (U) On June 9, Conoff met with Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Passport Division Director Nobuyuki Kawamura and delivered reftel message requiring emergency and temporary passports to either have electronic chips or a visa. Kawamura and his staff said they understood the regulatio [...]	2009-06-10 06:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT KPAO PREL PBTS JA
09TOKYO13	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1301	CANADIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER FONBERG'S TOKYO [...] (C) Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defense Robert Fonberg visited Tokyo from 1-3 June for talks with senior Japanese government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD). Embassy of Canada Political Counselor Karen MacArthur told Poloff that Fon [...]	2009-06-10 06:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1302	OKINAWA PRIVIDES LEADERSHIP ON INFORMATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Contains Proprietary Information. 2. (U) Summary: Okinawa's information technology (IT) sector is breaking some new ground and represents a key sector in the Prefecture's economy, as shown in emboff's recent visit. Prefectural officials reported on successe [...]	2009-06-10 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON EINV TINT JA
09TOKYO1304	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 22:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1305	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH JAPAN [...] (U) Post offers the following information on U.S.-Japan joint energy initiatives in response to ref A. Collaborative Research ---------------------- 2. (U) The Department of Energy has actively cooperated with Japan on energy, science, and technology over the past several decades, includ [...]	2009-06-10 22:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECIN APECO JA
09TOKYO1306	JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...]	2009-06-10 22:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO131	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the launch of the Obama administration on Tuesday. 2. "President Obama to Take 'Soft but Sound' approach?" The liberal Asahi wrote in an editorial (1/22): "... President Obama expressed his willingness to establish a new relationsh [...]	2009-01-22 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1311	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 00:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1312	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with Prime Minister Aso's press conference on Wednesday, during which he revealed Japan's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The papers also gave front-page play to the agreement reached on Wednesday am [...]	2009-06-11 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1315	JAPAN AGREES: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper 11 June to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. "We agree that this is not the right direction," Miyamoto said, and emphasized [...]	2009-06-11 05:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA
09TOKYO1317	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1319	Japan Announces Midterm Greenhouse Gas Target [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of internal GOJ discussion and input from various study groups, Prime Minister Aso announced June 10 that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Looked at from a 1990 base year, the figures would equal an e [...]	2009-06-11 21:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG ECON JA
09TOKYO1324	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 00:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1325	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning Japanese dailies led with the official WHO declaration of a worldwide 'pandemic' of H1N1 influenza. 2. "China Holds Key to Enforcement of New UN Resolution" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/12): "There is no doubt that North Korea trampled on previous [...]	2009-06-12 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1327	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) Japan supports open discussions of fuel bank proposals at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting. Energy Attach and Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref June 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and N [...]	2009-06-12 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1328	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1329	INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS OVER POSTAL ROW [...] (C) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama resigned June 12 after learning PM Aso would reappoint Yoshifumi Nishikawa as Japan Post Holdings (JPH) CEO despite Hatoyama's objections. Hatoyama has been a public critic of Nishikawa and JPH's attempt to sell off assets unr [...]	2009-06-12 07:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO1335	IAEA: JAPAN PROMISES STRONG STATEMENTS ON SYRIA [...] (C) Econoffs delivered points contained if ref regarding statements on Syria and Iran at the upcoming IAEA BOG meeting to MOFA Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa June 12. Ichikawa said Japan agrees fully with the U.S. call for strong statements an [...]	2009-06-12 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY JA
09TOKYO134	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 5TH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Econoff accompanied Dutch Embassy First Secretary (Political) Onny Jalink and Russian Embassy Second Secretary (Political) Andrey Savinov to meet with the MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy D [...]	2009-01-22 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC JA
09TOKYO1341	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1343	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the arrest of a senior Health Ministry official for "postal system abuse" involving a fabricated ministry document, as well as the landslide victory of the opposition-backed candidate in the Chiba mayoral election on Sunday. 2. "Dtente [...]	2009-06-15 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1344	JAPAN INTENDS TO JOIN IRENA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan intends to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the June 28-30 meeting in Egypt but has not yet finalized legal and financial preparations, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials said in response to ref A d [...]	2009-06-15 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV JA
09TOKYO1345	NIKKEI BREAKS 10,000 SUGGESTING THE ECONOMY HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of relatively positive economic news, both international and domestic, pushed the Nikkei 225 to close over the psychologically important 10,000 level on June 12. Some politicians and pundits argue the economy has "hit bottom" and will recover, albeit slowly, over the nex [...]	2009-06-15 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL JA
09TOKYO1346	U.S., JAPANESE OFFICIALS ENGAGE IN EXTENDED [...] (S) A U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Rebecca Hersman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer, and accompanied by VCI Senior Advisor Harry Heintzelman, engaged in a discussion on the 2009 Nuc [...]	2009-06-15 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH RU JA KN
09TOKYO1347	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1349	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 00:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO135	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1350	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included an Asahi report from Beijing claiming that it has learned from several sources connected to North Korea that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son Kim Jong Un made a secret visit to Beijing on or around June 10 as a special envoy for h [...]	2009-06-16 01:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1353	FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN DISCUSSES BROADBAND, DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's focus since 2000 on infrastructure expansion as a national priority has yielded good results, with nearly all Japanese households now having access to broadband Internet, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Vice Minister Akira Terasaki told FCC Commissi [...]	2009-06-16 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1357	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 21:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO136	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1361	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 02:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1365	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND U.S.-ROK SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Wednesday morning included growing unrest in Iran over the recent reelection of President Ahmadinejad and yesterday's summit in Washington between President Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee. 2. "No More Bloodshed" The conservative Sankei editorialized [...]	2009-06-17 04:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1367	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 21:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1368	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1369	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that an analysis by the Ministry of Defense shows that the long-range ballistic missile apparently being prepared for launch by North Korea from the Dongchang-ri missile site on the country's northwest coast will l [...]	2009-06-18 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO137	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave front-page play to Secretary of State Clinton's first day on the job at the State Department on Thursday. 2. "President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo" The liberal Mainichi wrote from Washington (1/23): "President Obama ordered on Thursday the closing of the de [...]	2009-01-23 02:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1373	TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Begin text of Scenesetter: Ms. Under Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan is a close friend and partner. In spite of this, our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challenges. [...]	2009-06-18 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL OVIP JA
09TOKYO1375	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1378	APEC FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will not send officials to participate in the August 1-2 APEC Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop in Singapore, according to MOFA Senior Coordinator for APEC Taisuk [...]	2009-06-19 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON APECO
09TOKYO1379	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 00:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO138	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA

09TOKYO1381	CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON JA
09TOKYO1382	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT AND U.S. DIPLOMACY [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Friday morning included a Yomiuri report on a recent notice issued by the Chinese government to local government entities recommending that they select domestic products when procuring goods and services in order to stimulate the economy. 2. "Good Opportuni [...]	2009-06-19 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 24-26, 2009 visit to Japan by Under Secretary of Defense Michele A. Flournoy and her party. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 H [...]	2009-06-19 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO1387	DELAY TO COMPLETION DATE FOR JAPAN'S MOX [...] (U) The scheduled completion date for Japan's program of converting Light Water Reactors (LWRs) so that they are able to use Mixed Plutonium Uranium Oxide (MOX) fuel has slipped from 2010 to 2015. Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) issued a press release announcing the revi [...]	2009-06-19 06:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1388	JAPAN'S POSITION ON MIDDLE EAST DESALINATION AND [...] (C) The GOJ fully supports the goals of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC),but would like to see it providing more tangible results, Foreign Ministry First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told econoff June 19. Tsuji said a lack of clearly defined [...]	2009-06-19 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL PREL MU XF JA
09TOKYO139	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] Overcome the financial crisis (78.7 PERCENT ) 2. Favorable impact on the Japanese economy (48.0 PERCENT ) 3. Environmental policy (37.3 PERCENT ) 4. North Korea problem (34.0 PERCENT ) 4. Middle East stabilization (22.7 PERCENT ) These issues should be undertaken by the Japanese governme [...]	2009-01-23 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1393	READOUT OF CHARGE'S MEETING WITH MOFA DFM SASAE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo is conveying a firm message to Burmese leaders as part of Japan,s engagement strategy with the country, Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Kenichiro Sasae told Charg Zumwalt on June 17. Sasae said that he used his June 3-5 trip to Burma to press Rangoon on human rights issues, [...]	2009-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA BM
09TOKYO1394	JAPAN PROPOSING TRILATERAL TRACK II DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo would like to restart Track II discussions, dormant since the mid 1990s, among the United States, Japan, and Russia to learn more about Russia,s "intentions" behind its growing security and energy interest in the Asia-Pacific region. Washington and Tokyo should encourage R [...]	2009-06-19 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS JA
09TOKYO1395	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1397	DIET APPROVES BILL AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW [...] Japan's Diet approved legislation amending the Copyright Law June 12. The revised law goes into effect January 1, 2010 and addresses piracy issues and the use of digital content as well as facilitates information access for the handicapped. Illegal downloading ------------------- 2. T [...]	2009-06-19 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO140	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 821 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1400	SETTING NEW FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) has released its draft basic policy framework for 2009. Known as the honebuto ("big-boned" or "robust"),the policy framework is meant to place this year's policy priorities in a medium-term context. The 2009 honebuto makes clear that the [...]	2009-06-22 00:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO1401	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1402	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND U.S. FINANCIAL REFORM PLAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included an Iranian state media report saying that at least 10 people were killed and 100 injured in clashes on Saturday between demonstrators and police. 2. "Fairness Should Be Guaranteed" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/21): "... Ther [...]	2009-06-22 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1404	TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: JAPANESE [...] Japan remains committed to its pledge of economic assistance to Pakistan, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, First Country Planning Strategy Division, Southwest Asia Team Chief Hitomi Sato told AID counselor. MOFA announced June 9 an additional $10 million in emergency g [...]	2009-06-22 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PK JA
09TOKYO1405	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 21:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1406	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 00:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1407	THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Japan Investment Initiative recently completed its eighth year of work on improving Japan's investment climate and contributing to economic growth in both countries. The Initiative can claim a number of successes. However, we may be able to engage Japan more effectiv [...]	2009-06-23 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL JA
09TOKYO1408	CHILD LABOR: JAPAN [...] (SBU) In interviews with government officials (Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice),International Organizations (ILO Office in Japan, IOM Japan),worker organizations (RENGO),and academics and NGOs involved in Child Labor issues (JNATIP),Embassy Tokyo has discovered no [...]	2009-06-23 02:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTIP JA
09TOKYO1410	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included a Nikkei report saying that the U.S. and Japan plan to conclude a new agreement to streamline their customs clearance procedures. 2. "Concern about Oppression of Reformers" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/23): "Transformation into [...]	2009-06-23 04:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1411	NISSAN DISCUSSES U.S. AND GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY, [...] (SBU) Nissan Senior VP for External and Government Affairs Hitoshi Kawaguchi and International Affairs General Manager Takehiro Kasai met June 10 with EMIN and FCS Minister Counselor, the first such meeting between senior Nissan personnel and emboffs in a number of years. Kawaguchi opened st [...]	2009-06-23 04:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO1412	METI OFFICIAL: JAPANESE EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Japan Government continues to restrict export credit insurance for Iran to only short-term transactions in accordance with UNSCR 1803, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Deputy Director for Trade Insurance Toshihiro Kawakami. The GOJ continues to decline of [...]	2009-06-23 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL IR JA
09TOKYO1413	JAPANESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING ASEAN [...] (C) Japan is committed to enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1874 and to encouraging ASEAN member states to do the same, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told the Charge on June 23, in response to Ref A demarche. "Japan is listening and is ready to help," Sasae noted, and [...]	2009-06-23 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KN JA ASEAN
09TOKYO1414	JAPAN PREPARING SPECIAL MEASURES BILL ON DPRK [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing a special measures bill that would authorize Japan to inspect cargo on DPRK ships beyond the limits of Japan's territorial waters. The government plans to submit the bill to the Diet in the current session, which ends 28 July. Key aspects of [...]	2009-06-23 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER
09TOKYO1415	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 21:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 00:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1422	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning included questionable corporate donations received by Finance Minister Yosano. 2. "'Democracy' Is Tested in Iran" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/24): "Political confrontation [between reformists and conservatives] is developing int [...]	2009-06-24 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1424	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1426	YOKOSUKA ELECTION PROJECTION: LDP-BACKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ryoichi Kabaya--the 64 year-old independent incumbent backed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),Komeito, and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)--will most likely retain his seat during the June 28 Yokosuka City mayoral election, according to U.S. Embassy Diet contacts. Yokosuka [...]	2009-06-24 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
09TOKYO1427	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 00:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1429	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play on Thursday morning to Japan Post's business improvement plan submission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 2. "No Path to Dialogue in Sight" The liberal Asahi wrote from Washington (6/25): "The Obama administration's strategy of s [...]	2009-06-25 04:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1430	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 835 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 04:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1432	METI RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Security Export Control International Affairs Office Director Takao Shishikura provided emboff the following non-paper June 23 in response to points delivered as per reftel. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." [...]	2009-06-25 04:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY
09TOKYO1433	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 837 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1434	ENDING THE CAMBODIAN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL DEADLOCK: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings May 14-15 with senior officials of MOFA's First Southeast Asia Department, as well as with a Japanese judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson suggested a possible solution to the logjam in negotiations [...]	2009-06-25 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL JA
09TOKYO1436	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1437	ASO IGNORES CALLS TO STEP DOWN; NO WORD ON [...] (C) Summary: Rapidly falling popularity ratings, a string of local electoral defeats, internal party discord over the resignation of Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama, a lackluster performance in a head-to-head debate with the opposition leader, and a growing dearth of justifications for [...]	2009-06-25 08:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
09TOKYO1441	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 00:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1442	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri led with final arrangements between the Iraqi government and three Japanese oil companies concerning the purchase of an oil concession to develop a field in southern Iraq. 2. "Iranian Leadership Should Exercise Self-Restraint" The moderate Yomiuri edit [...]	2009-06-26 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1445	POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...]	2009-06-26 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA
09TOKYO1448	DPRK CARGO INSPECTION: JAPAN COAST GUARD TO LEAD [...] (C) The draft special measures bill authorizing Japan to inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) identifies the Japan Coast Guard as the lead operational agency, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Takamizawa. The Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) will sup [...]	2009-06-26 04:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER
09TOKYO1449	JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REVISES H1N1 INFLUENZA GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Government revised its guidelines for responding to H1N1 influenza outbreaks June 19. Acknowledging the difficulty in using border controls to keep the H1N1 virus from entering Japan, the GOJ will, in many cases, allow arriving passengers with flu symptoms to enter t [...]	2009-06-26 05:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC TBIO PREL MG EAGR JA
09TOKYO145	NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL ECON KTIA JA
09TOKYO1452	MEETINGS BETWEEN USG AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Washington comprised of representatives from the Department of State and the Terrorist Screening Center, supported by Embassy Tokyo, met with Japanese government officials in Tokyo on June 4 and 5 to discuss a possible agreement related to the sharing of terrori [...]	2009-06-26 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS CMGT ASEC PTER PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1453	JAPANESE UNIONS REITERATE SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) President Tsuyoshi Takagi sent the following letter to the CDA in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Takagi's letter follows a visit by Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan and an executive member of the Union Network In [...]	2009-06-26 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV JA
09TOKYO1454	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 06:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1455	JAPAN AIRLINES TO RECEIVE LOANS UNDER INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) Summary: Japanese press reports the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and three other financial institutions will provide Japan Airlines (JAL) a 100 billion yen (approximately $1 billion) loan facility under a GOJ program to assist companies adversely affected by the economic downturn (ref) [...]	2009-06-26 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ELTN ETRD WRTO JA
09TOKYO1456	U.S. AUTOMAKERS NOTE CHALLENGES IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan's Automotive Committee, representing GM, Ford, and Chrysler, told the country team during the monthly meeting with the ACCJ Board of Governors that they face several non-tariff imports of U.S. manufactured vehicles. Particular probl [...]	2009-06-28 21:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1458	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1459	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Sunday's Japan-ROK summit in Tokyo and a revelation by a former vice foreign minister about a U.S.-Japan secret accord on the introduction of nuclear weapons by U.S. warships and aircraft. 2. "Coordination Must Be Maintained to Deal with N [...]	2009-06-29 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO146	TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PETR EFIN PREL PGOV JA PK
09TOKYO1461	STAFFDEL TRIVEDI'S JAPAN VISIT FROM JUNE 30-JULY [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes the Japan visit of Mr. Atman Trivedi from June 30-July 5. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile phone: (81-80)5479-4214 Fax: [...]	2009-06-29 05:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC OREP JA
09TOKYO1463	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 07:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1464	IAEA ELECTIONS- JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN AND REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ would appreciate continued U.S. outreach to IAEA board members in support of Yukiya Amano's candidacy for IAEA Director General. MOFA Non-proliferation Director Ichikawa told emboffs June 29 the GOJ would like the USG to emphasize to other member states the need to resolv [...]	2009-06-29 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1467	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1468	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. FORCES FROM IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the arrest on Monday of the presidents of three Tokyo trading firms for an alleged attempt to illegally export to Myanmar on behalf of North Korea a device believed to be necessary for developing long-range ballistic missiles. 2. "Turnin [...]	2009-06-30 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO147	TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN ETTC PINR PREL PTER JA IR
09TOKYO1474	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1475	JAPAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PK JA
09TOKYO1476	JAPAN: RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE TRANSACTION BETWEEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KN BM JA
09TOKYO1477	JAPAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT AIMED [...] (C) Summary: Japan's goal in concluding its recently signed nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia is to acquire fuel services, both to supply domestic needs and to permit Japanese companies to sell reactors with fuel contracts. The GOJ is pleased with the Russian concessions to submit so [...]	2009-06-30 21:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP RU JA
09TOKYO148	UNU PEDOPHILIA CLEARANCE [...] (U) After a review of sources and contacting NGOs, Embassy Tokyo found no indication that the United Nations University (UNU) grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or [...]	2009-01-23 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JA
09TOKYO1485	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 00:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1486	JAPANESE RESPONSE TO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (U) Mitsuko Shino, Director of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division delivered to Embassy Tokyo officers the following non-paper of comments on the "2008 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Japan." TEXT OF JAPANESE NON-PAPER -------------------------- 2. (U) (Non Pape [...]	2009-07-01 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM JA
09TOKYO1487	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Wednesday morning included Prime Minister Aso's plan to shuffle his cabinet and the LDP leadership as early as tomorrow. 2. "Strong-Armed Posture to Constrain Ties with U.S." A Tehran-based reporter for the moderate Yomiuri wrote (7/1): "There is no doubt that [...]	2009-07-01 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1488	JAPAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 02:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA KN
09TOKYO149	FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...]	2009-01-23 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA
09TOKYO15	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO150	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1501	PRC HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER: OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHINA"S [...] (C) Chinese lawyer Feng, Zhenghu, the first Shanghai signer of Charter '08, met with Embassy Tokyo in late June. Feng has tried three times to return to China from Japan but has been turned around and sent back to Japan each time. Feng says he believes the initial decision not to allow him to [...]	2009-07-01 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	CH JA PGOV PHUM
09TOKYO1502	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 21:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1505	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1506	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDONESIA AND RUSSIA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's decision on Wednesday to appoint two new cabinet ministers. 2. "Splits in Muslim Society in Indonesia" The liberal Asahi wrote from Jakarta (7/2): "Religious conflicts and the human rights issue are serious prob [...]	2009-07-02 02:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1507	CARGO INSPECTION LAW: CABINET SUBMISSION SLATED [...] (C) The Japanese government will submit a special measures bill authorizing Japan to interdict and inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) to the Cabinet for formal approval "early next week," Director General for International Peace Cooperation Headquarters in the Cabinet Office Takata told Charge an [...]	2009-07-02 03:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER
09TOKYO151	JAPAN: MOFA ON BURMA AND DFM SASAE,S RECENT TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington and Tokyo &differ in process" regarding Burma "but share the same goals: democracy and rule of law,8 MOFA,s First Southeast Asia Director recently told Embassy Tokyo. During a briefing on Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae,s recent visit to Burma, our interlocutor explain [...]	2009-01-23 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM JA
09TOKYO1515	CLIMATE CHANGE: SENIOR JAPANESE MOE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Ministry of Environment Deputy Director General for Global Environment Masaru Moriya discussed preparations for the Major Economies Forum leaders meeting and progress towards a post-2012 agreement on climate change in the UNFCCC when he met with EMIN and EST Chief July 1. Moriya said the [...]	2009-07-02 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO1518	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1524	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 00:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1529	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA, IRAQ, BURMA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers led with the victory of the DPJ-backed candidate in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Shizuoka, saying that the results are clear evidence of growing popular support for the opposition party. 2. "Stronger Coalition against North Korea Necessary" On N [...]	2009-07-06 02:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1532	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1533	JAPAN CONSIDERING ECOSOC NGO VOTE REQUEST [...] (C) On July 9 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Tomoko Yoshihiro of MOFA's Global Issues Cooperation Division. Yoshihiro stated that Japan had an observer present when the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations deliberated the case of the DCP [...]	2009-07-06 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM JA
09TOKYO1534	JAPAN REPORTS FIRST CASE OF TAMIFLU-RESISTANT H1N1 [...] The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced July 2 it has detected the first case in Japan of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza A virus. The patient, a woman in her 40s from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had been administered Tamiflu since May 18 as a preventive measure after she [...]	2009-07-06 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO JA
09TOKYO1536	ASO WEAKENED FURTHER BY INDECISION ON CABINET, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision July 1 to make just two minor adjustments to his Cabinet and leave other portfolios and party executive positions unchanged has touched off a new round of criticism over his inability to exercise decisive leadership. Media reports cite his failure [...]	2009-07-06 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1539	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 00:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO154	JAPANESE SENIOR OFFICIALS SEEK TO SCHEDULE [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament, Non-proliferation, and Science Director General Toshio Sano told EMIN he will travel to Washington in February to attend the second meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND). Japan co-chairs ICNND [...]	2009-01-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC NRR NPT TRGY JA
09TOKYO1540	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NORTH KOREA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play to the U.S.-Russia summit on Monday in Moscow. 2. "Progress Toward 'World without Nuclear Weapons'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (7/7): "The U.S.-Russia summit, which was held ahead of the G-8 summit starting on Wednesday, marked a milestone in [...]	2009-07-07 04:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1542	MEGAPORTS: NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Megaports Initiative technical team met GOJ officials June 24-25 to review data sharing arrangements and to discuss proposed areas for technical cooperation areas. Both sides agreed to continue discussions in early October 2009 to address remaining issues. Japanese officials [...]	2009-07-07 05:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD PREL JA
09TOKYO1543	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1544	TRADE UNION AND NGOS DELIVER LETTER ON DISARMAMENT FOR THE [...] (U) Representatives of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),the Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (GENSUIKIN) and the National Council for Peace and against Nuclear Weapons (KAKKIN) met EMIN July 2 to deliver a letter to President Obama signed by the heads of their de [...]	2009-07-07 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PUNE KNNP JA
09TOKYO1548	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 02:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1549	U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest levels to express concerns over China's proposed new information security and content filtering regimes. Senior Japanese officials have raised the information security testing regime [...]	2009-07-08 02:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH
09TOKYO155	JAPAN PREPARING FOR MARCH MSDF DISPATCH TO HORN OF [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing to dispatch Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels to the Horn of Africa and is aiming to have the ships on station by the time Prime Minister Taro Aso has his first meeting with the President, according to MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy [...]	2009-01-23 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PINR PREL PTER MARR
09TOKYO1553	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND UNREST IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included consultations scheduled for later this month between the U.S. and Japan over the "nuclear umbrella." Other news included the revelation by a former Japanese ambassador to the U.S. that the GOJ in 1974 considered allowing port visits by U.S [...]	2009-07-08 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1558	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 21:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO156	JAPAN RELEASES GLOOMY DECEMBER TRADE DATA [...] (U) Summary: Japan's trade surplus dropped 80 percent in 2008, according to trade data released January 22 by the Ministry of Finance. Both exports and imports fell sharply late in the year, with December exports down by 35 percent, year-on-year, and imports down by 21.5 percent. Japan ran a [...]	2009-01-23 09:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA
09TOKYO1567	ITSO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TOKYO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON INTELSAT KTIA JA
09TOKYO1569	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UIGHUR [...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning papers gave front-page play to the G-8 statement on the world economy. 2. "High-handed Policy Will Not Solve Problem in Uighur" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/9): "The bloody riots in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region showed the depth of ethnic conf [...]	2009-07-09 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO157	EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...]	2009-01-23 09:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA
09TOKYO1572	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 02:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1573	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Asahi gave top coverage to the revelation by several unnamed former GOJ officials that a senior MOFA official in around 2001 instructed his deputies to dispose of all ministry documents pertaining to a U.S.-Japan secret accord on the introduction of nuclear weapon [...]	2009-07-10 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA

09TOKYO1575	OPPOSITION LEADER OFFERS ASSURANCES ON ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Chair Kenji Yamaoka told Embassy Tokyo July 8 that, in spite of the often contradictory statements about the Alliance that his party's members make, "when the DPJ takes power, we will have a unified policy." The relationshi [...]	2009-07-10 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
09TOKYO1577	ASO AND THE LDP: STRUGGLING FOR MOMENTUM BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: After a series of poor ruling party showings in local elections, Prime Minister Aso and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may face another loss in July 12th's Tokyo city assembly election. A loss in this contest-seen by many as a bellwether of the public's mood-may intensify ef [...]	2009-07-10 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1578	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09 [...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...]	2009-07-12 21:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1579	GOJ REQUEST TO COORDINATE NUCLEAR ISSUES RELATED [...] (U) Please see action request contained in para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Senior working level MOFA officials are interested in deepening cooperation with the U.S. to further non-proliferation efforts with third countries. Particular instances listed where MOFA would like to work more closely [...]	2009-07-12 21:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP MY AE KS JP
09TOKYO1581	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 00:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1582	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN GHANA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers gave top play to the results of Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, in which the opposition DPJ became the leading party by winning the largest number of contested seats. 2. "President Obama Calls for End to Violence and Corruption" The li [...]	2009-07-13 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1586	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1587	POSITIVE REACTION TO, FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche July 10 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kotaru Otsuki and to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu. 2. Umetsu said that MOFA sees the agreement as an important step in enha [...]	2009-07-13 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RS JA
09TOKYO1588	JAPANESE DIET DISSOLUTION: PRIME MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan won a decisive victory in the July 12th Tokyo city assembly elections, a bellwether of the public's mood in the weeks ahead of a required general election. PM Aso, according to media reports, has decided to dissolve the Diet on July 21st [...]	2009-07-13 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1589	U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...]	2009-07-13 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA
09TOKYO1593	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN XINJIANG AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday papers gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's official announcement on Monday of his intention to dissolve the Lower House next week and hold a general election on August 30. 2. "Split among Uighurs" The moderate Yomiuri reported from Urumqi (7/14): "In order to cal [...]	2009-07-14 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1594	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1595	DPJ TO TAKE SOFTER LINE ON ALLIANCE ISSUES? [...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may be taking a softer line on U.S.-Japan Alliance matters, according to recent statements in Japanese media reports. In its October 2008 party manifesto, the DPJ called for a "drastic review" of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). With a [...]	2009-07-14 04:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1598	AUSTRALIA GROUP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CBW JA
09TOKYO1599	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 22:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 00:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1603	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Wednesday morning included Tuesday's passage of a nonbinding censure motion against Prime Minister Aso by the House of Councillors, as well as the rejection by the House of Representatives of a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. 2. "China Concern [...]	2009-07-15 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1604	JAPAN ON PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEMBERSHIP [...] Embass Tokyo delivered reftel non-paper 7 July to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. Japan agrees, in principle, with opening participation in Contact Group on Pir [...]	2009-07-15 04:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA
09TOKYO1607	JAPAN REVISES ORGAN TRANSPLANT LAW [...] The GOJ amended the National Organ Transplant Law of 1997 for the first time July 13, making in-country organ donations easier. The amended law, which passed the Diet's Upper House by a vote of 138 to 82, recognizes brain dead persons as legally deceased and abolishes the age limit for organ d [...]	2009-07-15 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AEMED SOCI PGOV JA
09TOKYO161	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1613	JAPAN, U.S. SIGN CARGO SECURITY ARRANGEMENT [...] Japan and the United States have signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) aligning security standards in both countries' trade partnership programs. Under this arrangement, signed on June 26 in Brussels, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau (CTB) r [...]	2009-07-15 21:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ELTN ELTD PREL JA EWWT
09TOKYO1614	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 21:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1619	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GM's RECONSTRUCTION AND CHINA'S GAS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to moves within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to urge Prime Minister Aso to hold a party presidential election ahead of the next general election. 2. "New GM to Depart from Nationalization?" The moderate Yomiuri wrote in an edit [...]	2009-07-16 04:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO162	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - OBAMA DIPLOMACY, GLOBAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the results of Sunday's gubernatorial election in Yamagata Prefecture, in which the opposition-backed candidate defeated the LDP-endorsed incumbent. 2. "'Fairness' Needed to Remove Distrust in U.S. Foreign Policy" The liberal Mainichi edi [...]	2009-01-26 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1620	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09 [...] The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...]	2009-07-16 05:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1625	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 21:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1629	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1630	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND NON-ALIGNED [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with the continued disarray within the ruling LDP over Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House next week for a snap election on August 30. 2. "U.S. Diplomacy Entering Stage of Implementing Policies" On President Obama's foreign poli [...]	2009-07-17 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1631	GOJ LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED COOPERATION ON IRENA [...] (SBU) The GOJ looks forward to continuing its work with the USG to advance common positions in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),including pressing for a permanent seat on the IRENA Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Security Division officials Daigo Takeichi [...]	2009-07-17 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV JA
09TOKYO1632	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 21:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1638	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1639	JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...]	2009-07-21 05:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA
09TOKYO1640	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no newspapers on Tuesday morning because of a press holiday. Broadcasters gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House today for a snap election on August 30. 2. "Outflow of Nuclear Technology Must Be Monitored" On the UN Security Council d [...]	2009-07-21 05:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1644	A/S CAMPBELL MEETS DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OKADA [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada told EAP A/S Kurt Campbell July 17 that, in the event of an opposition victory in the next election, his party will need a strong relationship with the United States to remain in power. That said, the DPJ will need to address issues [...]	2009-07-21 05:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO1646	JAPAN CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES-PROTEST MEETING [...] Representatives from the NGO "Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines" (JCBL) visited the embassy July 16 to request the U.S. accede to the Mine Ban Treaty. The JCBL presented 1,500 butterfly-shaped cards from Osaka residents calling on the U.S. to join the treaty. Embassy representative advised that [...]	2009-07-21 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR JA PGOV
09TOKYO1649	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 21:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1651	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 00:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1655	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - VP BIDEN'S VISIT TO UKRAINE, [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers led with the effective start of campaigning for the general election scheduled for August 30. 2. "U.S. Expresses Continued Support" On Vice President Biden's visit to Ukraine, the liberal Mainichi wrote from Moscow (7/22): "Vice President Biden he [...]	2009-07-22 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1659	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1664	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 00:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1667	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ASEAN POLICY AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included yesterday's total solar eclipse visible from some of Japan's southern islands and a draft DPJ policy manifesto for the August 30 general election. 2. "U.S. Policy of Attaching Importance to Southeast Asia Becoming More Pronounced" [...]	2009-07-23 03:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1669	JAPAN TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON TWO NGOS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 06:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM JA
09TOKYO1671	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1673	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 00:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1674	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front-paged arrangements being made between the U.S. and Japan for President Obama to visit Japan in mid-November. 2. "Do Not Overlook Signs from U.S." On recent remarks by DOS officials, including Secretary of State Clinton and Assistant Secretar [...]	2009-07-24 03:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1676	MOVING FROM 3 TO 2 NUCLEAR PRINCIPLES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: The recent disclosure of a "secret" agreement between the United States and Japan dating from the 1960s has caused a media and political stir on the continued relevance of Japan's "Three Non-nuclear Principles." Former Vice Foreign Minister Ryohei Murata, who served as VFM from [...]	2009-07-24 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA MNUC PREL
09TOKYO1677	GREENPEACE'S WHALE BACON THEFT [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: While investigating allegations that Japan's "scientific whaling" was a cover for commercial whaling activities Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki seized a box of whalemeat (labeled as "cardboard") on May 15, 2008, held a press conference to release their findi [...]	2009-07-24 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECON EFIS PGOV PHSA PHUM JA
09TOKYO1678	UNGA: JAPAN NOT YET ABLE AT PRESENT TO PROVIDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA JA
09TOKYO168	DG SAIKI ON CHINA, KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUES [...] (C) MOFA Asia DG Saiki told Charge January 26 that his government welcomes the Obama Administration's emerging Asia lineup, as well as some of the recent high-level statements on Japan and the U.S.-Japan relationship. Saiki looks forward to the opportunity to meet with his new counterpart to [...]	2009-01-26 07:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
09TOKYO1681	ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: During a July 17 meeting, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell told Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone that a strong, robust partnership with Japan was essential to meet the geopolitical challenges in East Asia. Secretary Clinton highly values the conversations she has had with t [...]	2009-07-24 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL JA KN
09TOKYO1683	ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (S) Summary: Over a 17 July lunch, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho engaged on Russian interests in Asia, discussed greater Indian involvement in East Asia, and reviewed China-Taiwan relations. End [...]	2009-07-24 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1685	READOUT OF A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH MOFA DG [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Assistant Secretary Campbell discussed challenges in dealing with China during his July 17 meeting with Foreign Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Akitaka Saiki. A/S Campbell and DG Saiki noted progress in their countries' respective relations with China, b [...]	2009-07-24 07:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH JA
09TOKYO1686	HISTORIC LOWER HOUSE ELECTION SET FOR AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: With the July 21 Diet dissolution, the stage has been set for Japan's first general election since September 2005. Although campaigning is to begin on August 18, most politicians in the House of Representatives have already started to make preparations for the historic race on [...]	2009-07-24 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1689	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-26 21:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1693	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 00:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO17	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Tuesday morning included a Sankei report indicating that the Democratic Party of Japan, Japan's main opposition party, plans to make a new proposal for MCAS Futenma relocation by reviewing the current plan to relocate the airfield's functions to Camp Schwab. 2 [...]	2009-01-06 05:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO170	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 819 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1700	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND U.S.-CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Several national dailies on Monday gave top coverage to the official release today by the DPJ of its policy manifesto for the August 30 general election, in which the party will propose the creation of a "National Strategy Bureau," which would be headed by the prime minister and [...]	2009-07-27 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1701	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR [...] (U) At its 60th session the UN Commission on Human Rights appointed for a three year term a Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons especially women and children. This Special Rapporteur is charged with taking action on violations committed against trafficked persons, as well as submittin [...]	2009-07-27 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTIP PHUM JA
09TOKYO1706	DPJ ADVISOR DISCUSSES PARTY'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The DPJ wants to work closely with the U.S. and resolve any differences through dialogue, DPJ Policy Affairs Chief Kiyoshi Sugawa told Embassy Tokyo July 27. Sugawa came to the Embassy to deliver and discuss the DPJ's Policy Index 2009, a 60-page document outlining the Party's pos [...]	2009-07-27 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO171	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 813 AND 815 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1710	JAPAN INCREASES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT-AFFLICTED [...] USAID Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General Akira Yamada urging Japan to consider increased emergency and humanitarian assistance for Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Fully aware and concerned about drought conditions and food emergencies in the Horn of A [...]	2009-07-27 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID JA AFR
09TOKYO1711	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 00:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1714	JAPAN RE=ORGANIZES FOREIGN AID POLICY BUREAU [...] Summary: USAID Counselor paid introductory courtesy calls the week of July 20 on the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, including Masato Kitera, Director General for International Cooperation, Akira Yamada, and newly-arrived Kazuo Sunaga, [...]	2009-07-28 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV JA
09TOKYO1720	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA DIALOGUE, IRAN, AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave prominent top play to yesterday's release of the official DPJ policy manifesto for the August 30 general election. 2. "Economic and Strategic Dialogue Marks Launch of 'G2' System" The liberal Mainichi commented on Monday's commencement of U.S.-Ch [...]	2009-07-28 05:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1722	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 21:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 00:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1727	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA DIALOUGE [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning included a draft LDP policy manifesto for the August 30 general election, in which the ruling party calls for a review of the current constitutional interpretation regarding the ban on collective defense. 2. "U.S. Policy Turnaround for Economic Re [...]	2009-07-29 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1729	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 06:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1730	APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials and U.S and Japanese [...]	2009-07-29 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV PREL APECO JA
09TOKYO1731	DPJ BACKTRACKING ON SUPPORT FOR OEF REFUELING [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will end Japan's refueling support to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) if it takes the reins of government in the August 30 election, according to July 29 Japanese press reports. Media quote DPJ President Hatoyama as saying that if the party win [...]	2009-07-29 07:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1733	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 00:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1735	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Thursday morning included a proposal made by a Justice Ministry panel to lower the age of majority to 18 from the current age of 20 on the condition that the voting age for national elections is also lowered to 18. 2. "Cooperation Necessary to Ensure Peace" The lib [...]	2009-07-30 03:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1739	Japanese Media Spins U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue [...] Summary. The Japanese press gave the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (July 27-28) detailed coverage that has yet to abate. While much of the press reaction has been positive and supportive of the initiative, segments of the Japanese media have (possibly deliberately) distorted the P [...]	2009-07-30 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO JA CH
09TOKYO174	LAYOFFS GENERATE HEADLINES, LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Company layoffs in Japan have become a staple of recent daily newspaper and television reporting despite relatively low unemployment numbers, especially in comparison with other parts of the world. Expectations the markets will continue to deteriorate, a perception vulnerable groups bear [...]	2009-01-26 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO1740	JAPAN ON UIGHUR MEDEVACS FROM PALAU [...] (C) Charge D' Affaires delivered reftel talking points July 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director General Umemoto. Umemoto said Japan would give "serious thought to the matter" and indicated he understood pressure in the U.S. to close Guantanamo. ZUMW [...]	2009-07-30 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDRG JA PS
09TOKYO1741	METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...]	2009-07-30 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA
09TOKYO1742	THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...]	2009-07-30 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1743	RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050104138 [...] Masanori (Mac) Matsushita, Aerospace Department Manager at Shintoa Corporation, confirmed the procurement of the United States Munitions List (USML) brush block power harness identified in reftel is for the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) upgrade of the US-1A Search and Rescue Aircraft. Shintoa [...]	2009-07-30 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	JA
09TOKYO1744	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 21:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1745	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 00:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1747	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - "SUMBARINE RACE" IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri led with the finding that a student from an Iranian research institution, which is on a GOJ list of foreign entities suspected of engaging in nuclear development, was allowed to study nuclear technology at one of Japan's leading universities. 2. "'Subm [...]	2009-07-31 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1748	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL JA
09TOKYO175	JAPAN AIRLINES DISCUSSES CURRENT CIVAIR MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Airlines (JAL) is coping with the decrease in business travelers by focusing more on the market for leisure travel and maintaining its strategy of flying smaller aircraft with larger load factors, according to a JAL executive. The JAL Vice President for International Affai [...]	2009-01-26 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1753	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1755	POLICY ENTERS THE JAPANESE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Japan's major political parties released their campaign platforms this week, directing voter attention to the issues that will decide next month's general election of the Diet's lower house. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will run under the mantra of "regime change [...]	2009-08-02 21:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1757	DPJ FISCAL POLICY -- AMBITIOUS SPENDING, UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The release of the Democratic Party of Japan's "manifesto" (platform) and accompanying policy index have given a better sense of the party's fiscal priorities as well as its specific spending and financing plans. As reported (reftel),the DPJ's proposed fiscal policy contains [...]	2009-08-02 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO1758	JAPANESE IDEAS ON ENDING TORTURE: "JUST DON'T DO [...] (C) In response to Reftel, Embassy Tokyo asked Japanese governmental and non-governmental organizations and academicians for examples of programs, policies, and initiatives, that are successful in countering torture and assisting victims in other countries around the world. The main themes th [...]	2009-08-02 23:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNDC JA
09TOKYO1759	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 00:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO176	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT BY [...] (SBU) The Government of Japan has not received an application from Japan Post Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance for a new cancer insurance product, officials from the Office for the Promotion of Privatization of Postal Services (OPJP),the Financial Services Agency (FSA),and the Ministry of [...]	2009-01-26 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD JA
09TOKYO1760	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Mainichi gave top play to an interview with a crew member of the Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. 2. "U.S., Japan Need to Exercise Power to Lead" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/3): "The U.S. and China held the fi [...]	2009-08-03 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1764	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? The Immigration Bureau tracks entries and exits for all travelers, both foreign and Japanese, on a nationwide computerized database. The system [...]	2009-08-03 06:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS
09TOKYO1769	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 07:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1773	JAPANESE POLITICS MAKE CHILD PORN SIMPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the Diet,s dissolution, there were media reports that the ruling and opposition parties had reached an agreement to ban the simple possession of child pornography (CP). According to Embassy contacts, however, these reports were apparently an attempt by the ruling Liberal [...]	2009-08-03 21:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PHUM JA
09TOKYO1774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 00:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1775	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MTCR: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA JA
09TOKYO1776	PANEL REPORT FORWARD-LEANING ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) A civilian expert panel charged with providing an independent assessment of Japan's defense and security capabilities will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office on August 4. The report is to be briefed immediately to the Cabinet Security Council and incorporated subseque [...]	2009-08-04 03:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO1778	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 838 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 03:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1779	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 839 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 03:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1780	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 840 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 03:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA

09TOKYO1782	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top play to the first trial in Japan involving lay judges that started on Monday. 2. "Difficult Voyage for New Iranian Administration" The liberal Asahi wrote from Tehran (8/4): "Reelected President Ahmadinejad kicked off his second term followi [...]	2009-08-04 04:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1784	JAPAN-CHINA TALKING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Fifth Japan-China Human Rights Dialogue, held July 9-10 in Tokyo, produced "useful" discussions about basic human rights policies in the respective countries and seemed to spark lively debate, particularly on issues related to Japan's pending child pornography law and Beijing's [...]	2009-08-04 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH JA
09TOKYO1786	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 21:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1788	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 00:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1790	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with yesterday's surprise visit to North Korea by former President Bill Clinton and his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il. 2. "Main Principle of Denuclearization Must Not Be Compromised" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/5): "Concern [...]	2009-08-05 04:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1792	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 21:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1793	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 00:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1797	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the arrival of the two freed American journalists at an airport near Los Angeles on Wednesday. 2. "Developments Following Journalists' Release" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/6): "Although there might be moves to [...]	2009-08-06 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1799	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 21:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1800	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1804	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 841 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 04:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1805	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 842 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 04:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1806	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 843 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 04:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1807	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 844 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 04:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
09TOKYO1808	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FORMER [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's conclusion of the first trial involving lay judges. 2. "Former Soviet Republics Distance Themselves from Russia" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote from Moscow (8/7): "Following the Russian military's clash with Georgian [...]	2009-08-07 06:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1811	DPJ SHOWS PRE-ELECTION AMBIGUITY TOWARDS THE [...] (C) Summary: Media portrayals of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as pro-U.S. and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as less friendly to our interests are overly simplified. While DPJ politicians have been more vocal in questioning issues related to the U.S.-Japan Allian [...]	2009-08-07 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1812	DPJ GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: With the possibility of a DPJ victory in the August 30 Lower House election, how the party is organized will impact its decision-making process and the assignment of key positions within the government and Diet. Post-election maneuvering within the party, and differing loyalties t [...]	2009-08-07 07:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1813	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-09 21:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1815	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 02:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1816	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the ceremony at Nagasaki on Sunday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing. 2. "Iranian President Should Clear up International Doubts about Nuclear Development" The Liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/10): "The gre [...]	2009-08-10 04:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1819	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 06:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO182	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1822	MOFA CAUTIONS ON U.S. MILITARY INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS [...] (C) The U.S. military should tighten discipline in response to recent crimes and accidents involving locally based U.S. servicemen, particularly in view of Japan's approaching elections, MOFA Director General for North America Kazuyoshi Umemoto told the Charge d'Affaires in an August 10 lunch [...]	2009-08-10 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1825	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 00:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1829	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included the impact of Typhoon No. 9, which brought heavy rains, floods, and landslides to western Japan on Monday. 2. "Afghanistan Should Take First Step toward Independence" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/11): "Terrorism is esca [...]	2009-08-11 04:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO183	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW ADMINISTRATION'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning papers gave front-page play to President Obama's address on Monday on his environmental policy. 2. "Obama Diplomacy Should Ensure Both Principles and Fight against Terrorism" The conservative Sankei editorialized (1/27): "President Obama signed an executive or [...]	2009-01-27 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1832	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 21:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1834	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 00:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1835	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the conviction on Tuesday of Aung San Suu Kyi. 2. "Burmese Junta Poses Threat to Asia" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/12): "The international community, including Japan, is calling on Myanmar's (Burma's) junta to release all politic [...]	2009-08-12 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1839	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1840	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT INITIAL RESPONSE ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government understands the importance the Obama Administration has placed on the closure of Guantanamo and wants to cooperate as much as possible on assisting with possible Uighur medevacs from Palau, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA noted, h [...]	2009-08-12 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDRG JA PS
09TOKYO1841	JAPAN: GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPPING YASUKUNI VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso and most of his Cabinet are signaling their decision to forgo August 15 visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. In keeping with his longtime opposition to ministerial Shrine visits, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama also said that he [...]	2009-08-12 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	CH JA
09TOKYO1842	HIGH HOPES IN JAPAN FOR OBAMA,S NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: Every year on the occasion of the August 6 and 9 anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagaki atomic bombings, Japanese media give extensive coverage to the anti-nuclear weapons movement and suffering of radiation victims. This year's coverage, however, differed markedly from that o [...]	2009-08-12 21:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA MNUC PREL
09TOKYO1843	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1845	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to Wednesday's one-on-one debate between Prime Minister Aso and DPJ President Hatoyama. 2. "Myanmar Should Not Become 'Another North Korea'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (8/13): "Many people share the view that there are 'insuff [...]	2009-08-13 04:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1847	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO185	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1851	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO186	METI HOSTS SEMINAR ON IRAN SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) recently hosted German attorney Dr. Harald Hohmann at a speaking engagement at its Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). Hohmann advised GOJ officials managing Japan's Iran policy on "grey areas" Japanese companies [...]	2009-01-27 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL JA IR
09TOKYO1863	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Friday morning included North Korea's release on Thursday of a South Korean worker it had detained since March. 2. "Resilience of U.S. Economy Remains Weak" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (8/14): "The view has become prevalent in financial mar [...]	2009-08-14 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1866	JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (C) On August 13, Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama and Section [...]	2009-08-14 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN JA
09TOKYO187	METI LOOKING TO CONTINUE FORMAL BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: METI wants to continue a bilateral economic dialogue similar to the Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) with the U.S., according to METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige. He envisions the new partnership having three pillars -- (a) macro-economy and trad [...]	2009-01-27 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SENV PREL JA
09TOKYO1871	READOUT OF TRILATERAL WORKSHOP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan hosted the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Workshop on Efforts to Empower Moderate Sectors of Society, July 27-28. Participants detailed assistance programs aimed at empowering credible institutions and voices in Southeast Asia. The Workshop also discussed diversifying ed [...]	2009-08-14 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER AS JA
09TOKYO1873	JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO JA
09TOKYO1877	DEBATE OVER FTAS AND AGRICULTURE FEATURE IN [...] (U) Summary: Japan's agricultural lobby has pushed the opposition DPJ back from an earlier election proposal that Japan negotiate an FTA with the U.S. This predictable reaction by agricultural interests against any threat to the status quo has not completely drowned out, however, public debat [...]	2009-08-14 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PREL JA
09TOKYO1878	JAPAN EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT ABOUT AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ shares Washington's deep disappointment over the August 11 verdict and subsequent decision by the Burmese regime to extend Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) house arrest. MOFA officials also stress the importance of recognizing indications that Burma is heeding international conc [...]	2009-08-14 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM JA
09TOKYO1879	PART 1 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] (S) The Assistant Secretary-level U.S.-Japan-ROK Defense Trilateral Talks convened July 16-17 in Tokyo. The U.S. interagency delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson, and the Japanese and ROK delegations, led by Japanese Mi [...]	2009-08-14 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1880	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1881	PART 2 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1882	PART 3 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1883	PART 4 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1886	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO189	DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 09:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA
09TOKYO1890	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Monday morning due to a press holiday. Broadcasters reported over the weekend on the first death from H1N1 influenza virus in Japan. 2. "U.S. Not Relaxing Sanctions on North Korea" The liberal Asahi wrote from Washington (8/15): "The U.S. is sh [...]	2009-08-17 05:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1892	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel information as a non-paper to MOFA First North American Division Deputy Director Yamamoto 17 August. Yamamoto expressed appreciation for the information as well as for U.S. agreement to take a case-by-case approach in the event of any medical emergency that may ari [...]	2009-08-17 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDRG JA PS
09TOKYO1893	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 21:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1894	POST-LOWER HOUSE ELECTION MECHANICS [...] (SBU) Summary: Regardless of who emerges victorious in the August 30 election, the mechanics for forming a new government are determined by Japan's Constitution. These include calling a special session of the Diet to order and electing a new Prime Minister. With the Pittsburgh Summit and [...]	2009-08-17 21:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
09TOKYO1897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 01:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1898	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to Monday's televised debate among the leaders of six major political parties ahead of the official start of the Lower House election campaign on Tuesday. 2. "What's Behind North Korea's Staging of Dialogue?" The business- [...]	2009-08-18 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1903	JAPAN: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 03:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN JA
09TOKYO1906	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1910	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 00:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1912	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DEATH OF KIM DAE-JUNG [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the official start on Tuesday of the campaign for the August 30 House of Representatives election and the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Tuesday. 2. "Mixed Results of 'Sunshine Policy'" The libe [...]	2009-08-19 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1917	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1921	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 00:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1922	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DEATH OF FORMER ROK PRESIDENT KIM [...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Asahi led with projections concerning the August 30 general election, saying that the DPJ may win as many as 300 seats, while the ruling LDP could lose almost half of its current seats. 2. "Debate to Continue over Pros and Cons of Sunshine Policy" On the de [...]	2009-08-20 00:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1925	MGSF01 AUGUST 19 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Three people have died from the H1N1 virus in Japan during the past week, Japan's first H1N1 related deaths, and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) is reporting nationwide infection rates that are at epidemic levels. On August 19, the Minister of Health, Labor a [...]	2009-08-20 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1926	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1929	JAPAN AF-PAK ASSISTANCE AND THE ELECTION(S) [...] Summary: (C) On the eve of Afghanistan elections, Government of Japan (GOJ) Special Representative for Afghanistan-Pakistan Motohide Yoshikawa re-iterated to AID Counselor the country's highest priority commitment to the region, echoing verbatim the USG's interests in a "secure, credible, an [...]	2009-08-20 22:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AID JA PGOV PREL PK
09TOKYO1931	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 00:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1934	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Nikkei and Yomiuri gave top play to their predictions about the August 30 general election, with both pointing to a landslide victory for the DPJ. 2. "Rough Road Ahead toward Self-Reliance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Kabul (8/20): "The Afg [...]	2009-08-21 04:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1938	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1944	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 00:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1945	STAFFDEL LAUGHLIN REASSURES GOJ OFFICIALS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On August 18, MOFA and MOD officials expressed relief upon hearing from visiting staffers of the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees that the Senate's proposed $211 million budget cut for realignment-related construction in Guam was a "means to elicit transparency [...]	2009-08-24 00:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL
09TOKYO1948	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave extensive front- and inside-page coverage to yesterday's meeting between South Korean President Lee and a North Korean delegation that visited Seoul to convey condolences over the death of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung. 2. "North Korea Uses S [...]	2009-08-24 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO195	JAPAN-CHINA: UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both Japanese Foreign Ministry officials and PRC diplomats stationed in Tokyo are upbeat about the current state of Sino-Japanese relations and optimistic about the future of the relationship. Neither believes all problems have been solved, however. Territorial disputes and Ja [...]	2009-01-27 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
09TOKYO1950	METI HALTS JAPANESE FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF SERVO-MOTORS [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Masaaki Takabatake and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Hiroaki Machii, gave emboffs the following lightly-edited, English-language document Au [...]	2009-08-24 05:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE ETTC PREL MNUC KSCA JA IR
09TOKYO1953	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 21:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1954	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1958	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the growing H1N1 influenza epidemic in Japan. 2. "Change in North Korea's Approach" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (8/25): "Despite the fact that North Korea employs such tactics often, it was surprising how quickly the nation changed [...]	2009-08-25 05:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1959	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1961	AMBASSADOR MEETS SENIOR JAPANESE LEADERSHIP [...] (C) During August 25 introductory calls on Prime Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, the Ambassador underlined his goals of strengthening bilateral ties, bringing the peoples of our two countries closer together and addressing the challenges before us, including issues as divers [...]	2009-08-25 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SENV ECON MARR JA
09TOKYO1962	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 00:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1963	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included an Asahi report on the Japanese government's alleged request to the U.S. in 1999 to classify the declassified government documents concerning a reported U.S.-Japan "secret accord" on the introduction of U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan. [...]	2009-08-26 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 21:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1968	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 00:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1972	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - REAPPOINTMENT OF FED CHAIRMAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included an Asahi prediction for the August 30 general election in Japan that the largest opposition party DPJ could win as many as 320 seats, two-thirds of the total seats in the Lower House. 2. "Next Four Years to Be Challenging" The liberal M [...]	2009-08-27 04:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1976	AMBASSADOR STRESSES TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN CALL [...] (C) During his August 27 introductory call on South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun, the Ambassador stressed the importance of enhancing trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK),particularly with respect to dealing with North Korea. Kwon concur [...]	2009-08-27 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS JA
09TOKYO1977	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 21:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1978	DPJ POISED FOR MAJOR VICTORY IN THE 2009 JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Japanese voters will choose between 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners, or give the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-which has called for major changes in the way Japan is governed, spends its [...]	2009-08-27 21:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
09TOKYO198	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1983	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 23:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1984	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri and Mainichi gave top play to the results of their respective latest nationwide opinion surveys both projecting a landslide DPJ victory in Sunday's general election. 2. "Policy Turnaround by Ayatollah Khamenei" On Wednesday's remarks by Iran's supreme [...]	2009-08-28 02:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1986	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-30 21:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1987	AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka that continuity in Japan's foreign policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance following the August 30 Lower House elections are critical. VFM Yabunaka concurred fully on the need for continuity in Japan's [...]	2009-08-30 21:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO199	TERRORIST FINANCE: IMPLICATIONS OF JAPAN,S POOR [...] (S) Summary: The Financial Action Task Force,s (FATF) mutual evaluation of Japan,s illicit finance safeguards and countermeasures gives the country low marks that should be a call to action for Japanese government, financial regulatory, and financial institutions. The exhaustive assessment [...]	2009-01-28 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KCRM ECON KNNP SNAR PTER PINS EFIN IR JA
09TOKYO1991	GOLDBERG-SAIKI LUNCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 lunch hosted by MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General Akitaka Saiki, Ambassador Philip Goldberg described UNSCR 1874 as having a positive impact on North Korean behavior. Both Ambassador Goldberg and DG Saiki noted the apparent easing of ten [...]	2009-08-31 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNSD PARM KN JA
09TOKYO1993	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 02:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1994	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG VISIT: MOD OFFICIAL ASSURES [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 meeting, a senior Ministry of Defense official told Ambassador PhilipGoldberg, Coordinator for Implementation of UNSCR 1874, that policy on the implementation of UNSCR 1874 will not change after the August 30 elections even if the opposition Democratic Party of [...]	2009-08-31 02:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PARM KN JA
09TOKYO1995	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S INTER-AGENCY MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 25, GOJ officials led by MOFA Asia DG Akitaka Saiki and Ambassador Philip Goldberg discussed UNSCR 1874 implementation and issues related to the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs. JapaQe officials said they are happy with the current level of coordination between the [...]	2009-08-31 02:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA KN PARM KNSD UNSC

09TOKYO1996	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AUGUST 25 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR GENERAL UMEMOTO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 03:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM UNSC KN JA
09TOKYO1997	JAPAN EXPLAINS VISIT BY BURMESE OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo invited Burmese Agriculture Minister Htay Oo to Japan because of his "high standing" in the Burmese regime and his position as a central decisionmaker on agriculture policy, a key area of interest to Japanese aid policy planners, particularly in the continuing aftermath of [...]	2009-08-31 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM JA
09TOKYO1998	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1999	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL ELECTION IN JAPAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers were dominated by coverage of the DPJ's landslide victory in Sunday's general election. 2. "DPJ Must Respond to People's Expectations" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/31): "The election results should be considered a reflection [...]	2009-08-31 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Friday morning due to a press holiday. However broadcasters reported on Israel's continuing air attacks on Gaza. 2. "No Mediator for Gaza" The moderate Yomiuri's correspondent reported from Cairo the following (1/1): "... The U.S., Europ [...]	2009-01-02 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO20	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2000	HISTORIC WIN FOR THE DPJ [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)'s victory on August 30 in the 45th Lower House (House of Representatives) was historic and unprecedented. Alone, the DPJ took 308 out of 480 seats, a record-setting figure. There was also record turnout and interest in the election [...]	2009-08-31 21:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
09TOKYO2001	JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA
09TOKYO2002	SECNAV, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS "UNSHAKEABLE" [...] (C) Summary: In wide-ranging security discussions with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (SecNav) on August 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials reaffirmed the importance of close security ties with the U.S. MOFA officials assured SecNav that force po [...]	2009-08-31 23:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
09TOKYO2003	AMBASSADOR ROOS'S MEETING WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
09TOKYO2005	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2008	MGSF01 SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Three additional H1N1-related deaths have been confirmed in Japan, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the novel influenza to eight. The infection rate during the week of August 17 to August 23 stood at 2.47 patients per medical facility, up from 1.69 patients per facility [...]	2009-09-01 04:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO2009	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL ELECTION IN JAPAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the DPJ's preparations for forming a ruling coalition with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party. 2. "Foundation of Foreign Policy Should Be U.S.-Japan Relations" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/1): " [...]	2009-09-01 05:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO201	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the enactment on Tuesday of a second supplementary budget. 2. "New Environment Policy to Call for Change in U.S. Industries" The business-oriented Nikkei argued in an editorial (1/28): "President Obama revealed his plans to impose str [...]	2009-01-28 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2010	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2017	DFM SASAE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On September 1, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae in advance of Sasae September 5-6 trip to Tehran to ask that he urge the Iranian Government to cooperate completely with the IAEA, to address fully the international c [...]	2009-09-01 21:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM CASC IR JA
09TOKYO2018	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 02:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2020	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers front-paged the GOJ decision to convene a special Diet session on September 16 to select the next prime minister. 3. "Hatoyma Administration Should Change its Policy toward U.S." The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/2): "The most serious c [...]	2009-09-02 03:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2024	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AUSTRALIA GROUP DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the non-papers contained in reftels to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Ms. Kaori Mita on August 27. Mita, the Division's officer responsible for Australia Group matters, said she would disseminate the [...]	2009-09-02 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC JA
09TOKYO2025	JAPAN WILL OPEN EMBASSY IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) On September 2, MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoaki Kamoshida told the Embassy that Japan intends to open an embassy in Mauritania on December 1, 2009. In November 2008, the U.S. had asked that Japan defer a plan to open its embassy there on January 1, 2009, in orde [...]	2009-09-02 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR JA
09TOKYO2026	POLITICAL TRANSITION MAKES JAPAN'S UN PLANS [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA UN Planning Division Deputy Director Yoko Tsuda. Tsuda remarked that her division had "carefully followed" Ambassador Rice's speech at New York University and had translated it into Japanese. She stated that the Obama administrat [...]	2009-09-02 06:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM UNGA JA
09TOKYO2027	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 21:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2028	IRAQI CHARGE URGES AUGUST 19 BOMBING INVESTIGATION [...] (C) During a September 2 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Iraqi Embassy Charge William Odisho strongly urged the creation of a UN Security Council-sanctioned commission -- similar to the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) in Lebanon -- to investigate the August 19 Baghd [...]	2009-09-02 21:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY JA
09TOKYO203	DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS: UN RAPPORTEUR IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The human rights situation in the DPRK is grim and worsening, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on DPRK human rights. The specter of famine looms again for eight million people, with the WFP only able to feed about one third of that number. There are reports that the governm [...]	2009-01-28 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID KTIP PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL UNGA
09TOKYO2030	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 00:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2032	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to President Obama's telephone conversation early Thursday morning with DPJ President Hatoyama. 2. "Nuclear Cooperation between North Korea and Iran Should Be Prevented" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/3): " [...]	2009-09-03 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2033	AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART [...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...]	2009-09-03 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA
09TOKYO2034	NPT: GOJ SEES DISARMAMENT ON TRACK; ACADEMIC WARNS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 21. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Japan wants a successful 2010 Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon),and believes the current momentum towards disarmament should help achieve a positive outcome, according to a Ministry of [...]	2009-09-03 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NPT CDG KNNP JA
09TOKYO2035	AMBASSADOR MEETS HATOYAMA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Democratic Party of Japan President -- and presumptive Prime Minister -- Yukio Hatoyama on September 3. The Ambassador and Hatoyama pledged to work together to strengthen the bilateral relationship as our two countries cooperate to address issues as varied as N [...]	2009-09-03 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO2040	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 21:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2041	LDP REELING AFTER LOSS [...] (C) Summary: With its thorough defeat in the August 30 Lower House election, the now-opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is facing an existential crisis. A power vacuum at its most senior levels, combined with widespread uncertainty about its political identity, are posing direct and [...]	2009-09-03 21:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2042	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] (C) Emboff delivered non-paper contained in ref A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Non-Prolferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Mizuyo Kuwako September 2. Kuwako said her office would review the proposals and would respond to ISN through the Japanese Embassy in Washin [...]	2009-09-03 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM JA
09TOKYO2043	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning Japanese papers gave top play to DPJ President Hatoyama's decision to appoint Deputy President Ozawa as DPJ Secretary General. 2. "Confidence Building Required" On growing concerns in the U.S. about a recent essay by DPJ President Hatoyama carried by the New [...]	2009-09-04 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2044	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/04/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 05:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2050	JAPAN REQUIRES CONSENSUS FOR ISRAEL TO GET JUSCANZ [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Seitoku Kawakami of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Kawakami said that Japan's official position on JUSCANZ membership for Israel remains "unchanged:" "We support a consensus-based decision: [...]	2009-09-04 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM UNGA JA
09TOKYO2051	JAPAN CONSIDERS IRAN'S CHANCES FOR HRC MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Seitoku Kawakami of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Kawakami stated there are already five candidates from the Asian Group for Human Rights Council (HRC) membership, "Malaysia, Iran, Thail [...]	2009-09-04 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM UNGA JA
09TOKYO2054	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-05 22:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2055	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 00:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2057	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Econoff delivered the demarche and nonpaper contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Principle Deputy Director Naoto Nakahara and Deputy Director Katsura Sasaki September 4. Nakahara said Japan fully agrees with the [...]	2009-09-08 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA JA
09TOKYO206	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2060	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G20 FINANCIAL MINISTERIAL AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Tuesday morning included a DPJ plan to ask Social Democratic Party (SDP) Chairwoman Fukushima and People's New Party (PNP) Chief Representative Kamei to assume cabinet portfolios in the Hatoyama administration. 2. "Challenges Awaiting New Prime Minister" On the con [...]	2009-09-08 05:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2061	HATOYAMA CONFIDANTE ON UPCOMING HATOYAMA [...] (C) Ruling DPJ Diet member and Yukio Hatoyama confidante Yorihisa Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo September 4 that the presumptive next Prime Minister's ""first priority"" will be to establish a close relationship with the United States and President Obama. To that end, Hatoyama had already turned [...]	2009-09-08 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2066	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 21:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2067	PM-ELECT HATOYAMA ANNOUNCES STRICTER GREENHOUSE GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister-Elect Hatoyama, on September 7, called for a new target of reducing Japan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2020, from 1990 levels. The goal is far more ambitious than the proposal put forth by former PM Aso in June and approximately double the p [...]	2009-09-08 21:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO2068	EARLY PICKS FOR THE HATOYAMA CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administration has started to take shape with the reported decisions on several important posts. DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama announced on Saturday his intention to nominate DPJ Acting President Naoto Kan as Minister of the planned Natio [...]	2009-09-08 21:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA PINR ECON
09TOKYO2071	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 00:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2072	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with continued discussions among the DPJ, the SDP, and the PNP on the formation of a coalition government. 2. "U.S. to Consider Pros and Cons of Dialogue with DPRK" On the conclusion of U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Boswor [...]	2009-09-09 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2079	INSURANCE: DELAY OF JAPAN POST IPO LIKELY [...] (SBU) Japan Post watchers are trying to predict what will happen to the privatization process as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) forms a coalition government with the People's New Party (PNP),which strongly opposes the postal privatization process, and the Social Democratic Party. The co [...]	2009-09-09 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO2080	BUSINESSES AND METI UNHAPPY WITH HATOYAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: PM-Elect Hatoyama's September 7 announcement that the GOJ would target a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, from 1990 levels, by 2020 (Ref A) was made with little or no consultation with Japanese ministries. Businesses and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus [...]	2009-09-09 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO2088	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 21:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2089	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 00:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO209	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2094	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's agreement among the DPJ, the SDP, and the PNP to establish a coalition government. 2. "U.S. Considering Dialogue with North Korea while Maintaining Sanctions" Claiming that U.S. Special Representative for North Korea P [...]	2009-09-10 03:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2098	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 06:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2101	A STRONGER DPJ SET TO LAUNCH TRIPARTITE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: After about a week of negotiations, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) reached an agreement on September 9 with two smaller parties-the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP)-with which it had said it would enter into a coalition arrangement after the A [...]	2009-09-10 21:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA PINR ECON
09TOKYO2103	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 23:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2105	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged ongoing coordination within the DPJ to select ministers for the Hatoyama cabinet. 2. "Do Not Allow Afghanistan to Harbor Terrorists Again" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/11): "In order to prevent the reemergence of [...]	2009-09-11 00:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2108	AMBASSADOR ROOS DISCUSSES BASING ISSUES WITH KANAGAWA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 7 courtesy call with Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa, the Ambassador said there would be no renegotiation of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and stated the USG implements the higher of the U.S. or Japanese standards on environmental prot [...]	2009-09-11 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2109	JAPAN OFFERS COOPERATION FOR CONSENSUS IN THE HRC [...] (C) Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Directors Makoto Tanabe, Manabu Murakami, and Seitoku Kawakami, as well as UN Planning Division Deputy Director Kei Kamei. MOFA's reaction to the various elements of reftel fo [...]	2009-09-11 05:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM JA
09TOKYO211	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the successful development by Japanese researchers of a new vaccine that appears to be effective in animal tests against all types of influenza. 2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over Obama-led War on Terror" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's correspo [...]	2009-01-29 02:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2112	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING SRI LANKA ON [...] (C) On September 10, Embassy Poloff and Embassy USAID Counselor separately delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida and MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Director Hikariko Ono, urging that Japan join the U.S. in pressing the Government [...]	2009-09-11 06:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09TOKYO2113	UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION [...] Japan does not yet know if it will be able to participate or at what level, since the new Japanese Government will not be in place until September 16. In response to reftel demarche, GOJ officials said there is a strong expectation that Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama will name Katsu [...]	2009-09-11 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09TOKYO2114	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2118	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 00:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO212	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 04:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2120	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included competition between American Airlines and Delta Airlines to take control of ailing Japan Air Lines. 2. "'Irresponsible' Corporate Culture Remains Unchanged" On the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago, the liberal Mainichi editorialized ( [...]	2009-09-14 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2125	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. The United States and its Allies have reached an "inflection point" and need a new strategy to convince Pyongyang to change, visiting DepSec told PM Taro Aso during a June 1 meeting in Tokyo. Steinberg said he plans to tell the PRC that unless the North Korea agrees to change it [...]	2009-09-14 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO2133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2134	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave top play to a report from Washington claiming that the White House studied the possibility of then President Ford visiting Hiroshima when he visited Japan in 1974. 2. "Climate Change and Nuclear Disarmament to Be Focus of UN General Assembly" The business-oriented N [...]	2009-09-15 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2135	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2137	DPJ MOVES QUICKLY TO CREATE NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY [...] (C) Incoming Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has named former DPJ President Naoto Kan to head a new National Strategy Bureau (NSB),which will be responsible for formulating a framework for the budget and creating a broad domestic policy vision. The DPJ wants the [...]	2009-09-15 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2138	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto Ito September 15th. Ito agreed with USG concerns about Middle East issues dominating the agenda, and said Japan's missi [...]	2009-09-15 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS JA
09TOKYO214	JAPANESE REPORT GEORGIA CONCERNED UNOMIG MAY LAPSE [...] (C) Georgian officials are worried about the prospect of maintaining an international presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia if UNOMIG's mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to MOFA's Central Asia and Caucasus Division Director Hiroshi Tajima. Tajima met with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister [...]	2009-01-29 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN JA GG RS
09TOKYO2141	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 21:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO215	DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...]	2009-01-29 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA
09TOKYO2154	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 00:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2155	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the planned election today of DPJ President Hatoyama as the nation's 93rd prime minister by both houses of the Diet. 2. "Iran Trying to Avert Sanctions" On Iran's likely talks concerning its nuclear development with UN Security Coun [...]	2009-09-16 00:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/09 - 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2162	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) On September 16, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche seeking to expand the number of countries encouraging Iran to take advantage of the P5 plus 1 proposal to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Poloff expressed appreciation for Japan's continu [...]	2009-09-16 06:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR JA
09TOKYO2163	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2164	MOFA DEPUTIES OFFER VIEWS ON ASIA [...] (C) Summary: MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs deputy directors-general (DDG) discussed a wide range of Asia-related policy issues during separate meetings with Political Minister-Counselor September 9-10. The PDAS/DAS equivalents noted that the Foreign Ministry is providing policy briefs to D [...]	2009-09-16 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN KS BM JA
09TOKYO2170	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2172	DPRK REFUGEES: A JAPANESE NGO'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Japan-based NGO with twenty years of experience working with DPRK refugees in the DPRK-China border region estimates there are a total of 100,000 DPRK refugees throughout China, cumulative over twenty years since the early 90's. These "refugees" are in various states of assimil [...]	2009-09-17 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KTIP PHUM PREF CH KN KS JA
09TOKYO2173	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the launch on Wednesday of a DPJ-led government in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party following the election of DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama as prime minister. 2. "Foundation of U.S.-Japan Relations Sho [...]	2009-09-17 03:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2175	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/17/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2177	PROFILE OF NEW HATOYAMA CABINET [...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama was elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan on September 16, succeeding Taro Aso, who resigned with his cabinet earlier the same day. Hatoyama then introduced his new 17-member Cabinet. Stacked with current and former Democratic P [...]	2009-09-17 21:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA
09TOKYO218	TWO IRANIAN OFFICIALS VISIT TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Iranians officials, Senior Advisor to the President Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi and Foreign Ministry Spokesman and Special Advisor to the Minister Hassan Qashqavi, recently paid separate visits to Tokyo to push Tehran's views on the situation in Gaza and in the wider Middle East [...]	2009-01-29 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KWBG KNNP IR JA
09TOKYO2184	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2186	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DECISION TO CANCEL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the results of opinion surveys by various national dailies, all pointing to 70 percent or more support for the Hatoyama administration - the second highest approval rating ever for a new cabinet. 2. "Eastern Europe Could Become Concerned" [...]	2009-09-18 02:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO219	GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...]	2009-01-29 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA
09TOKYO2190	JAPANESE REQUEST FOR CHANGE TO/COMMENTS ON DRAFT [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The GOJ is concerned there is an inconsistency in one paragraph of the draft UNSC Resolution on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, and would like to propose alternate wording to resolve Japan's concern [...]	2009-09-18 05:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM KNNP UNSC IAEA JA
09TOKYO2191	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PHUM UNSC JA
09TOKYO2194	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 21:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2196	EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ DIET AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENJI YAMAOKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 21:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	JA PGOV PINR PREL
09TOKYO2197	EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General (DG) of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Akitaka Saiki at the latter's Tokyo office on September 18. DG Saiki praised [...]	2009-09-21 21:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN
09TOKYO2198	EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. New Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada promised there would be no surprises in Japan's foreign policy. During his initial 100 days as Minister, he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, force realignments and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanis [...]	2009-09-21 21:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA PINR
09TOKYO2199	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO22	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS AND JAPAN- [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included an Israeli attack on Tuesday on three UN schools sheltering civilians in Gaza that killed at least 45 people. 2. "U.S. Should Stop Israel" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (1/7): "... No country or organization, including the UN, se [...]	2009-01-07 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2200	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning dailies front-paged Prime Minister Hatoyama's departure yesterday for the U.S. for a series of summits with President Obama and other world leaders. 2. "High Expectations for U.S. Leadership" On the upcoming UN climate change conference in New York, the lib [...]	2009-09-22 02:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2204	WALKOUT REDLINES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 06:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNGA JA

09TOKYO2207	JAPAN'S COMMENTS ON INFORMAL CTBT MEETING [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the invitation contained reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu September 22, concerning a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) informal meeting. Umetsu told econoff later in the day that MOFA [...]	2009-09-22 07:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KTBT KNNP JA
09TOKYO2208	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 21:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2216	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO222	MESSAGE FROM FORMER DPJ PRESIDENT MAEHARA TO [...] On January 28, 2009, Embassy Tokyo received a congratulatory letter to President Barack Obama from Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Vice President Seiji Maehara. Following is the English translation provided by the DPJ International Department. The original letter will be sent via diplomatic [...]	2009-01-29 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC JA PGOV PREL
09TOKYO2221	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to Prime Minister Hatoyama's speech on Tuesday at the UN climate change summit, during which he reiterated Japan's mid-term goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. 2. "No Better Way to Win [...]	2009-09-23 03:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2222	AMBASSADOR ROOS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE [...] (C) Ambassador Roos paid a brief courtesy call on Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on September 18 at the Ministry of Finance. Fujii stressed that he wanted to work closely with the United States, looked forward to working with the Ambassador, and hoped to meet Secretary Geithner at the G-20 S [...]	2009-09-23 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO2223	RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information in response to reftel inquiry. Post officers are unable to conduct a site visit, as the foreign consignee, Unitech Corporation, is located in Nagasaki Prefecture, approximately 600 miles from Tokyo. Alternatively, emboff spoke with Unitech Corporati [...]	2009-09-23 05:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC JA
09TOKYO2226	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2228	JAPANESE PRESS MORNIGN HIGHLIGHTS 09/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 23:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2229	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND UN CLIMATE [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the summit meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Hatoyama on Wednesday in New York. 2. "Additional U.S. Commitment Needed" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (9/24): "As President Obama reconfirmed in his s [...]	2009-09-24 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2234	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK [...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...]	2009-09-24 21:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2236	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 21:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2237	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK [...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...]	2009-09-24 22:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2238	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hatoyama looks forward to working with President Obama on climate change and a nuclear-free world, Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa told the Ambassador during a September 18 courtesy call. Ozawa credited President Obama's election for triggering similar political chang [...]	2009-09-24 23:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PBIO KGHG JP
09TOKYO2239	RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information in response to reftel inquiry. Emboffs visited the premises of the foreign consignee, Mitsuhiro Corporation, and spoke with the firm's president, Kenzaburo Nagao, Managing Director Atsushi Kato, and Iyori Imamura and Takaaki Kato (identified below a [...]	2009-09-24 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC JA
09TOKYO2240	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 00:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2241	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT, U.S.-RUSSIA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with Thursday's unanimous adoption by the UN Security Council of a motion calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons.' 2. "Pending Issues Put on Backburner" On the summit between President Obama and Prime Minister Hatoyama, the top-circulation, [...]	2009-09-25 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2243	JAPAN'S TAKE ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Yuichi Mikami, Head of the Middle East Peace Process Section in MOFA's First Middle East Division, and Seitoku Kawakami, Deputy Director of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Mikami said, "Frankly we believe the re [...]	2009-09-25 03:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM JA
09TOKYO2246	INSURANCE: DPJ'S FIRST STEPS ON POSTAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led government appears likely to take several steps to halt, and in some cases reverse, the postal privatization process. Although no official statement has been made, by all accounts the government plans to pass a bill in the extraordinary [...]	2009-09-25 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO2247	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2255	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 00:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2256	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNSC RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to press remarks on Sunday by Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Maehara, during which he revealed his plan to drastically review Japan's special budgetary account for airport construction. 2. "UNSC Resolution S [...]	2009-09-28 03:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO226	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2266	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 21:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2268	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT: MOF EMPHASIZES GOJ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSCR 1874 Implementation Coordinator Ambassador Philip Goldberg said the goal of the recent U.S. Advisory relating to UNSCR 1874 was to bring transparency to North Korean financial activities in an August 26 meeting with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director-General Takehiko Nakao a [...]	2009-09-28 21:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA
09TOKYO2269	ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Strategy Bureau, Economic and Science and Technology Policy Naoto Kan in Tokyo on September 18. The officials spoke about the historic nature [...]	2009-09-28 21:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV JA PINR
09TOKYO227	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to Japan Post's plan to temporarily freeze its planned sale of its resort facilities. 2. "Obama Administration to Face Big Challenge on Afghanistan" The moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent wrote (1/30): "President Obama met with [...]	2009-01-30 01:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2271	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2272	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the election of former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki as the new LDP leader in the party's presidential election on Monday. 2. "Stage Being Set for Resumption of Six-Party Talks" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote (9/29): "Regarding the [...]	2009-09-29 00:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2274	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/29/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2277	A/S CAMPBELL'S SEPTEMBER 18 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell stressed the importance of close U.S.-Japan consultations as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) settled into its role as the ruling party. Close high-level U.S.-Japan engagemen [...]	2009-09-29 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2278	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-04 23:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2279	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND "EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY" [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included new LDP President Tanigaki's appointment of key party officials. 2. "U.S. to Apply Pressure on Iran in Coordination with China, Russia" Concerning planned talks tomorrow between Iran and the P5 plus Germany on Iran's uranium enrich [...]	2009-09-30 01:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO228	TOYOTA DISCUSSES AUTO MARKETS, HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Toyota hopes Congress will pass the proposed economic stimulus package quickly and act to "save" the Big Three automakers, Toyota Vice Chairman Katsuhiro Nakagawa told EMIN. Toyota and other automakers are hit by both tight markets for commercial credit and problems consumers h [...]	2009-01-30 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO2282	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...]	2009-10-05 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2283	INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM: JAPAN POSTPONES [...] (C) Officials at the Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) informed Post late Monday, September 28 that the Government of Japan would need to postpone signing the amendment extending the 1999 Memorandum of Understanding for the Information Gathering System (reftel). Chief Cabinet [...]	2009-09-30 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA KSTC ETTC PINR PREL TSPA JA
09TOKYO2284	JAPAN WELCOMES CONCLUSION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) On September 29, Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel points to MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Deputy Director Takuma Sakaguchi. Poloff reaffirmed Washington's fundamental interests, including a unified, peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Burma, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi [...]	2009-09-30 07:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM JA
09TOKYO2285	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2286	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 23:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2288	Media Reaction to Ambassador Roos's Hiroshima Visit [...] Ambassador Roos's visit to Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park with his family October 4 attracted wide coverage in the Japanese media. The national editions of the Mainichi and Yomiuri; the regional editions of the Asahi and Sankei; regional newspapers including the Sanyo Shimbun and Chugoku Shim [...]	2009-10-01 00:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO JA
09TOKYO229	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2291	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEOPLE'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island early Wednesday evening. 2. "China Should Seek Affluence Instead of Strength" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (10/1): "For China, which had been invaded by imperialist power [...]	2009-10-01 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2292	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...]	2009-10-05 21:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2293	MGSF01 October 5 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: The GOJ's task force on new influenza led by Prime Minister Hatoyama released guidelines for vaccination against H1N1 influenza October 1. According to the guidelines, medical professionals will be offered the vaccine first, followed by pregnant women, children from age one through [...]	2009-10-05 22:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO2294	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2297	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 00:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2298	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the planned start later this month of H1N1 influenza vaccinations. 2. "Iran Should Stop Provoking World" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/2): "Of course Iran has the right to use nuclear energy peacefully. However, this should be premis [...]	2009-10-02 00:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO23	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2301	SAVOIE CASE: PROMPTING JAPAN ON THE HAGUE [...] He noted that the tragic Savoie case in Fukuoka had only highlighted the urgent need for the United States and Japan to agree on a mechanism for parents to resolve their disagreements over child custody issues. DCM pointed out that we would like to follow up on Vice Foreign Minister Yabunak [...]	2009-10-02 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CASC KOCI PGOV JA
09TOKYO2302	DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]	2009-10-02 06:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2305	DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]	2009-10-02 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2306	DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]	2009-10-02 06:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2308	SAVOIE CASE: PROMPTING JAPAN ON THE HAGUE [...] He noted that the tragic Savoie case in Fukuoka had only highlighted the urgent need for the United States and Japan to agree on a mechanism for parents to resolve their disagreements over child custody issues. DCM pointed out that we would like to follow up on Vice Foreign Minister Yabunak [...]	2009-10-02 06:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CASC KOCI PGOV JA
09TOKYO2309	ON THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF JAPAN'S TIP LAWS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A consensus of Japanese legal scholars believes that Japan's set of anti-TIP laws prohibits "recruitment through fraudulent or deceptive means." (NOTE: This crime is thought to be closely linked to forced labor in which a recruiter knowingly, and with intent to fraud, uses materi [...]	2009-10-02 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA
09TOKYO231	JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...]	2009-01-30 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA
09TOKYO2311	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 00:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2313	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Tokyo Shimbun led with a report on declassified MOD data regarding ASDF airlift operations in Iraq between July 2006 and December 2008, saying that 67 percent of transported personnel during that period were American service members. 3. "Kim Jong Il holds T [...]	2009-10-06 00:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2314	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met with Deputy Secretary Steinberg 1 October and said that during his initial 100 days as Minister he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, including force realignment and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-06 00:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SENV MARR KGHG JA
09TOKYO232	METI COMMENTS ON JAPANESE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Japanese electronics manufacturers are expected to announce grim 3rd quarter financial results over the coming days. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) acknowledges the difficult conditions affecting this bellweather sector of Japan's economy, but is looking more at adju [...]	2009-01-30 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD JA
09TOKYO2320	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...]	2009-10-06 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2321	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2322	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO JAPAN OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO2324	JAPAN LOOKS TO BUILD MIDDLE EAST PROCESS SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: MOFA is considering a possible initiative to build support for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) in Southeast Asia should MEPP discussions restart. Key elements of MOFA,s nascent plan would be expanding the base of support for the MEPP beyond the neighboring Arab countries, s [...]	2009-10-06 21:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SN MY ID JA
09TOKYO2325	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 00:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2326	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's announcement by the administrative reform minister that some 2.5 trillion yen will be pared down from the 15 trillion-yen supplementary budget that was compiled by the former LDP administration. 2. "Do Not Repeat Talks [...]	2009-10-07 04:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2327	MOFA PONDERS NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and Poloff, MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki discussed possible next steps in Afghanistan assistance. MOFA is weighing three questions in that regard: 1) How to further the expansion o [...]	2009-10-07 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF JA
09TOKYO2328	JAPAN AND TIP: A NEW NATIONAL PLAN IS IN THE WORKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's Inter-Ministerial Liaison Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons is formulating a new National Action Plan that is expected to be released early next year. Observations from individuals in attendance at planning meetings paint a mixed picture: some ministries do not a [...]	2009-10-07 06:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KTIP PGOV PHUM JA
09TOKYO2329	PRIME MINISTER HATOYAMA'S FOCUS ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister (PM) Yukio Hatoyama has made Sino-Japanese ties a foreign policy priority as he seeks to establish political footing abroad. A key policy challenge facing his new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led coalition government is maintaining the current political goodwi [...]	2009-10-07 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
09TOKYO233	JAPAN INCHES CLOSER TO SETTING MID-TERM CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: A subcommittee of scientists and academics is close to finalizing its recommendations for Japan's mid-term climate targets, according to a Ministry of Environment (MOE) official. The Council on Global Warming Issues will weigh these recommendations and advise the Prime Minister, w [...]	2009-01-30 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG ELTN EWWT PREL JA
09TOKYO2330	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/07/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 21:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2331	BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5 PLUS 1 GENEVA TALKS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Drawing on background provided in reftel, Embassy Poloff on October 7 briefed MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto and Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi on the outcome of the October 1 P5 plus 1 m [...]	2009-10-08 21:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
09TOKYO2332	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 00:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2335	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EAST ASIAN TOUR, [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the first meeting on Thursday of a new GOJ tax panel created under the Hatoyama administration. 2. "U.S. to Call Attention to Stronger Ties with China" On the White House announcement concerning President Obama's upcoming trip to East Asi [...]	2009-10-09 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2342	PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING HATOYAMA ADMINISTRATION AND ITS [...] (U) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was swept into power in the Lower House election on August 30 by voters hungry for change after a half century of nearly unbroken rule by a Liberal Democratic Party, which the media judged ineffectual and out of touch with the people. On September 16, the [...]	2009-10-09 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2343	JAPAN PREPARING FOR SECOND TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is preparing for the second Japan-China-South Korea Summit, slated for Beijing, October 10. The Third Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting, held in Shanghai October 2, expounded on agreements from the first Summit in December 2008, and helpe [...]	2009-10-09 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
09TOKYO2344	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 21:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2349	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2350	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IDEA OF "EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY" [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Tuesday morning because of a press holiday. Television news stories on Tuesday morning included North Korea's apparent firing on Monday of short-range missiles. 2. "Study of East Asian Community to Begin" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/11 [...]	2009-10-13 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2358	APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials in the Ministry of Fo [...]	2009-10-13 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PREL APECO JA
09TOKYO2359	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09-2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 21:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO236	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/02/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2361	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 00:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2362	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Wednesday morning papers led with the Okinawa governor's submission to MOD of a position paper concerning the ministry's environmental impact survey on Futenma relocation. 2. "Russia Cautious about Sanctions on Iran" On Secretary of State Clinton's meeting with Russian [...]	2009-10-14 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2365	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 06:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2367	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MCAS FUTENMA RELOCATION AND RUSSIA'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the likelihood that budgetary requests from government ministries for fiscal 2010 will hit a record high, with the total amount estimated to be over 90 trillion yen. 2. "Prime Minister Hatoyama Should Accept Futenma Relocation within O [...]	2009-10-15 00:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2368	A/S CAMPBELL'S OCT 12 MEETING WITH MOFA STATE [...] (C) EAP A/S Kurt Campbell cited recent and upcoming high-level interaction between the U.S. and Japanese governments, including the visits to Japan by the President and Secretary Gates, as evidence of U.S. intent to work closely with the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government in his O [...]	2009-10-15 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2369	MANAGING ALLIANCE ISSUES: A/S CAMPBELL'S [...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell urged Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) and State Minister for Okinawa Seiji Maehara to inform Prime Minister Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Okada that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government's attempts to review every aspe [...]	2009-10-15 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO237	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS CONFERENCE AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included Secretary of State Clinton's possible visit to Japan as part of her first official overseas trip. 2. "Davos Conference Shows Seriousness of Economic Crisis" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (2/2): "Many participants in this [...]	2009-02-02 03:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2370	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2372	JAPAN'S SOUS-SHERPA UNABLE TO ATTEND NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Japan's sous-Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Tsutomu Arai will be unable to attend the November sous-Sherpa meeting in Washington, but Japan will send a representative from its Embassy in Washington in order to contribute to the meeting. MOFA [...]	2009-10-15 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PUNE ENRG KNNP JA
09TOKYO2375	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 06:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2376	SENIOR DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: It is essential for the Secretary to speak frankly with Japanese Minister of Defense Kitazawa about the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Director General Takamizawa. FRF will be Kitazawa's top priority during the offi [...]	2009-10-15 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO2377	A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS PM HATOYAMA'S [...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell underscored in his October 11-12 meetings with senior-level Japanese officials the U.S. Government's concern regarding Prime Minister Hatoyama's remarks during the October 10 Japan-China-ROK Summit in Beijing on U.S.-Japan relations. He strongly urged Japan [...]	2009-10-15 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09TOKYO2378	A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF [...] (S) A State-DOD delegation led by EAP A/S Kurt Campbell engaged October 12 with Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Akihisa Nagashima and officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense on the historical background on realignment of U.S. forces and plans to relocate Futenma Ai [...]	2009-10-15 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2379	SINGAPORE PM LEE EXPRESSES CAUTION TO PM HATOYAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama exchanged views on overall bilateral ties, APEC, climate change, and his "East Asian Community" (EAC) vision during an October 6 meeting and lunch with visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee underscored the importance of working clos [...]	2009-10-15 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR JA
09TOKYO238	DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...]	2009-02-02 03:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA
09TOKYO2380	AMBASSADOR RAISES AVIATION AND RAIL WITH JAPAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Seiji Maehara, who is also State Minister for Okinawa and Space Minister, seemed intent on discussing only alliance and Okinawa-related issues during his initial meeting with the Ambassador October 14. When pressed [...]	2009-10-15 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ETRD ELTN JA
09TOKYO2381	EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Participation by the United States is crucial in any East Asian Community concept, Cabinet member Seiji Maehara (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; State Minister for Okinawa, Northern Territories and Disaster Prevention; and Space Minister) told the Ambass [...]	2009-10-15 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELTN CH JA
09TOKYO2384	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 23:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2385	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers front-paged stories about the major ministries filing their budget requests for fiscal 2010, noting that the total state budget for the next fiscal year is estimated to be a record high of more than 90 trillion yen. 2. "U.S. Cross-Border Attacks Reinfo [...]	2009-10-16 02:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA

09TOKYO2386	GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 03:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNSC JA

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