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07TOKYO2161	JAPAN DENIES PRESS REPORTS OF AID TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) MOFA categorically denies a May 10 Yomiuri Shimbun report that Japan is planning to resume Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) to the Palestinian Authority (PA),according to MOFA First Middle East Division Director Hideo Sato. Sato called in Embassy Tokyo political officer on May 14 [...]	2007-05-14 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL JA

07TOKYO2171	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-16, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Cynthia Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6837 Mobile phone: 81-90-5430-0384 F [...]	2007-05-15 02:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO2177	The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]	2007-05-15 04:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2185	JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officers delivered reftel demarche May 10 to MOFA Second Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi and May 14 to MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi. Mizuguchi said Japan shares the U.S. concerns that Ven [...]	2007-05-15 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR JA
07TOKYO2188	JAPAN'S UNHRC VOTING STRATEGY FOR SLOVENIA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PREL PHUM BL BO SI JA
07TOKYO2189	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO SE ASIA REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER JA
07TOKYO2190	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]	2007-05-15 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2232	JAPAN-ROK EXCHANGE "CANDID" VIEWS DURING [...] (C) Summary. After a three-year hiatus, the resumption of Japan-ROK security talks is part of a broader effort to improve relations. Though somewhat stilted and formulaic, the talks helped move the relationship forward. The May 10 dialogue resulted in a "candid exchange of views," with both [...]	2007-05-17 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO2233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2234	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC JA
07TOKYO2245	DEMARCHE ON ARRESTED IRANIAN-AMERICAN HALEH [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo political officer May 18 delivered reftel background points to officials at MOFA's First North American Division and Second Middle East Division, and requested Japan to engage with Iranian officials to urge the prompt release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari. In addition, politica [...]	2007-05-18 05:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO225	JAPAN LIKELY TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EFIN HA JA
07TOKYO2251	The Japan Economic Scope - May 18, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 18, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP and DPJ Staff Members Discuss Upper House election 4. Keidanren Joins G-8 Business Declaration (SBU) 5. KORUS Creates Some Pressure for Japan-U.S. FTA (SBU) 6. FTA/EPA Debate Cont [...]	2007-05-18 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2256	JAPAN'S CHOICES FOR COLOMBO PLAN [...] (C) Japan plans to offer support to the candidates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Korea for the short list for Colombo Plan Secretary General, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division officer Michiko Nakano told Embassy political officer on May 18. Japan is inquiring who, in addition to [...]	2007-05-18 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC JP
07TOKYO2258	UNSCR 1747: JAPAN SUPPORTS BROAD DEFINITION OF ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO2259	JAPAN STUDYING TLSA, WILL RESPOND WITHIN TWO WEEKS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 18 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto. Fujimoto explained that Japan will need at least one week before it can make a substantive comment. 2. (SBU) MOFA POCs for the TLSA are [...]	2007-05-18 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR KPKO JA
07TOKYO2268	JAPAN OPPOSES NORWEGIAN DRAFT TEXT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) On May 18, Embassy Tokyo delivered ref (A) demarche regarding U.S. concerns about the Norwegian draft text on cluster munitions (CM) to MOFA Conventional Arms Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa, noting that Tokyo was "really concerned" about the draft text, reiterated that Japan r [...]	2007-05-21 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO2269	ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]	2007-05-21 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2272	EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE DRAGS ON [...] (C) Summary. The dispute over oil and gas exploration in an area in the East China Sea claimed by both Japan and China is no closer to resolution following a technical experts meeting in April, according to an Embassy contact at METI's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE). China's [...]	2007-05-22 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO2287	JAPAN-RUSSIA VICE MINISTER TALKS: NO PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. The May 17 Japan-Russia Vice Ministerial talks addressed a range of topics, but focused on preparations for the PM Abe-President Putin meeting on the margins of the G-8, MOFA and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo political officer. Japan asked for clarification on repo [...]	2007-05-22 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
07TOKYO230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL AND DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-22, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, and NSC Director Victor Cha. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer will be Keith Jordan. He can be r [...]	2007-01-18 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO2315	DEPUTY VICE MINISTER PROTESTS TIP RANKING [...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Deputy Chief of Mission May 23 to reiterate Japan's unhappiness with being listed as a Tier Two country in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. After earlier TIP Reports criticized the lack of specific legislation in Japan, the Diet made [...]	2007-05-23 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO2316	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT LOFTIS AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 30-June 2, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Robert Loftis, DOD Japan Country Director Scott Buchanan and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He c [...]	2007-05-24 00:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2328	BSL-3 LAB REPORTED AT NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE [...] (C) In a meeting with Embassy Science Fellow Alan Lindquist and EST FSN on May 1, Dr. Yasuo Seto of the National Research Institute for Police Science (NRIPS) in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, said that NRIPS maintains a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. Dr. Seto mentioned the BSL-3 la [...]	2007-05-24 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PREL PARM SENV JA
07TOKYO2329	JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HYBRID OPERATION [...] (U) This message contains an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 23 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto and UN Policy Division Sudan Desk Officer Hirotaka Ishikawa. Fuj [...]	2007-05-24 04:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU JA
07TOKYO2330	CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO2352	The Japan Economic Scope - May 25, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 25, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ministry of Agriculture Concerned About U.S. - Japan FTA 4. 4. Australian Ambassador Promotes EPA during Hokkaido Visit 5. Does METI Want to Launch FTA Talks with the United States? 6. [...]	2007-05-25 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2357	KOMEITO: "YES" TO EXPANDED ROLES FOR JAPAN'S [...] (C) Summary. Komeito, the LDP's indispensable partner in Japan's ruling coalition, has changed it's policy on Japan's right to use military force. Responding to four scenarios currently under consideration by a panel of experts appointed by Prime Minister Abe, the Komeito holds that the use [...]	2007-05-25 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2358	FM ASO TELEPHONES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI; RAISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso telephoned Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki May 24 to urge Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities and to take a constructive approach in coming talks with the United States. Aso raised with Mottaki the subject of detained Iranian-American citizens and sai [...]	2007-05-25 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO238	JAPANESE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MFO [...] (SBU) Japan recognizes the important mission played by the MFO in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East, but is precluded by budget constraints from increasing its voluntary contribution to the organization at this time, according to Yusuke Yamasaki, Senior Deputy Director of MOFA [...]	2007-01-19 01:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MFO PKO JA
07TOKYO2389	MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US, Iran Agree on Iraq's Stabilization, But Outlook for Improved Ties Unclear " Tehran correspondent Ando of the liberal Asahi wrote (5/29): "The US and Iran held direct talks Monday in Baghdad to discuss Iraq's stabilization. Though the Monday meeting was at the ambassadorial level, it was t [...]	2007-05-29 06:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2397	MATSUOKA SUICIDE SHAKES ABE ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) The suicide of scandal-tainted Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) Toshikatsu Matsuoka in his Diet apartment on May 28 has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Abe. While negative sentiments toward Matsuoka himself may quickly fade, Abe's responsibility for failing to dismis [...]	2007-05-29 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2431	JAPAN OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR ASIAN DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Japan supports expanding regional cooperation to promote democracy, Asian Regional Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Yasuhiro Kobe told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer during a May 29 discussion about the [...]	2007-05-31 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL XB JA
07TOKYO2451	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 4-8, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD Brian Green, LT COL Brian Bohannon, Suzanne Basalla, Steve Rosenkrantz, Michael Viland, Thomas J. Roth, Jeff Dillemuth and COL Sutton. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. [...]	2007-06-01 05:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2459	The Japan Economic Scope - May 31, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 31, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Issues Interim Report 4. Upper House Member Shares Views on Reform 5. METI to Sell Share of Japex 6. Japan and India to Cooperate on IPR 7. Decentralization Minister Pledges S [...]	2007-06-01 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2461	JAPAN'S REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747 [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo political and EST officers delivered reftel demarche to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto, 2nd Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi, and Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Officer Isami Takada. Fujimoto said t [...]	2007-06-01 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JA
07TOKYO2464	"LABOR BIG BANG" PROPOSALS ON HOLD [...] (C) New Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) proposals to reform the labor market are on hold until after July's Upper House elections, and the six labor bills that the cabinet forwarded to the Diet are "so compromised" they will have little effect, CEFP private sector member Naohiro [...]	2007-06-01 10:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2477	JAPAN RESPONDS TO RUSSIA-BURMA NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) On May 30, EST Officer delivered points in reftel to Satoshi Kikuchi of the Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Kikuchi said that Japan shares many of the U.S. concerns about the announced Russia-Burma civil nuclear agreement, a [...]	2007-06-04 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU BM RS KNNP IAEA JP
07TOKYO2483	JAPAN URGES U.S. TO CO-SPONSOR NEGOTIATING MANDATE [...] (C) Summary. During a June 1 briefing on the May 24-25 Lima conference on cluster munitions (CM),MOFA officials stressed that there had been no change in the Japanese position and that Tokyo still sought to balance security and humanitarian issues. Citing concerns about growing momentum in t [...]	2007-06-04 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO2505	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD JAMES C. CLAD [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 6-8, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD James C. Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile phone [...]	2007-06-05 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2507	VANISHING PENSIONS TEST ABE'S LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is making a concerted effort to recover the political football he fumbled last week over revelations that the Social Insurance Agency (SIA) mishandled pension benefits, forcing remedial legislation through the Lower House. The aggressive tactics, coupled with [...]	2007-06-05 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN JA
07TOKYO2508	THE US-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA CIVIL-MILITARY DISASTER ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS ATTAIN THEIR OBJECTIVES--CAN WE PUSH FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Embassy/Tokyo co-hosted with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) the third U.S.-Japan-Australia Civil-Military Disaster Assistance Workshop on May 30-31, 2007. The first day of the workshop focused on [...]	2007-06-05 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID JA MARR PREL PRM TPHY AORC
07TOKYO2530	JAPAN CONSIDERING PLIGHT OF DPRK BOAT REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA NK
07TOKYO2531	JAPAN ARRESTS MAN LINKED TO RED ARMY HIJACKERS [...] (C) Japanese police arrested Kuniya Akagi, a man linked to the radical Red Army Faction, on June 5 upon his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara confirmed to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 6. Akagi had just ret [...]	2007-06-06 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL JA NK
07TOKYO2532	JAPAN, PRC, ROK TRILATERAL FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. During the June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting attended by officials from Japan, South Korea and the PRC, all three parties agreed on the need for an early resolution to the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) issue, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 5. Japan F [...]	2007-06-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KS CH JA
07TOKYO2534	DEMARCHE ON DETAINED/MISSING AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2553	FORMER SWEDISH DPRK AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTH [...] (C) Summary. DPRK foreign ministry officials appeared "tense" as a result of Pyongyang's 2006 missile and nuclear tests, former Swedish Ambassador to North Korea Paul Beijer told Embassy Tokyo Political Minister Counselor on June 4. Beijer judged the North Korean military to be in poor condit [...]	2007-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO2555	TOKYO TO HOST PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu-Amr will visit Tokyo June 11-13, hosted by Foreign Minister Aso. Japan's message to Abu-Amr will be that the Palestinians must solve their internal problems and resume the peace process with the Israelis. Abu-Amr is expected to request a res [...]	2007-06-07 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2557	JAPAN WELCOMES U.S. ADVICE ON DPRK BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: Legal and technical constraints prevent the Japanese government from cooperating with foreign organizations to conduct radio broadcasts into North Korea, Japanese government officials reiterated on June 5. Nonetheless, Tokyo will spend USD 1.1 million to undertake shortwave broad [...]	2007-06-07 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BBG PHUM JA KN KS
07TOKYO2558	PENSION CRISIS LEADS TO CHANGES IN LDP PLATFORM [...] (C) Summary. Alarmed by plunging approval ratings, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has reordered the party's platform for the upcoming Upper House elections. Pension reform has replaced Prime Minister Abe's core issue of constitutional revision as the top item in the LDP's list of [...]	2007-06-07 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO2559	KOIZUMI AIDE PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, SLAMS ABE [...] (C) Summary. Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi's senior aide, Isao Iijima, shared his analysis of the LDP's and Komeito's chances in the upcoming election with Embassy Tokyo on June 6. Iijima, who said he had spent the morning meeting senior LDP Diet members, predicts a stunning loss for the ruling [...]	2007-06-07 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2560	KOIZUMI AIDE PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, SLAMS ABE [...] (C) Summary. Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi's senior aide, Isao Iijima, shared his analysis of the LDP's and Komeito's chances in the upcoming election with Embassy Tokyo on June 6. Iijima, who said he had spent the morning meeting senior LDP Diet members, predicts a stunning loss for the ruling [...]	2007-06-07 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2561	KOIZUMI AIDE PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, SLAMS ABE [...] (C) Summary. Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi's senior aide, Isao Iijima, shared his analysis of the LDP's and Komeito's chances in the upcoming election with Embassy Tokyo on June 6. Iijima, who said he had spent the morning meeting senior LDP Diet members, predicts a stunning loss for the ruling [...]	2007-06-07 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2599	The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. VFM Yachi on FTA, WTO, Agriculture 4. Bilateral Investment Working Group Business Outreach; FTA, Transparency, DHS 5. Asia Pacific Business Leaders Discussed Regional Economic [...]	2007-06-08 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2619	JAPAN, CHINA, PRESS FORWARD WITH MEETINGS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The importance of the Six-Party Talks, the need to resolve problems associated with the transfer of funds from the Banco Delta Asia to North Korea, and Chinese concerns over former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui's June visit to Japan topped the agenda during the June 3 meeting [...]	2007-06-11 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KTIA CH KS JA
07TOKYO2630	NO JAPANESE DEMOCRACY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IN IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's involvement with Iranian civil society is limited to the work of two non-governmental organizations that focus on refugee relief efforts. In addition, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently involved in four projects which provide technical assistan [...]	2007-06-12 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EAID IR JA
07TOKYO2650	REQUEST FOR JAPAN'S HELP ON POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan's Ambassador in Tokyo, Haron Amin, expressed skepticism on June 11 that Japan would be willing to invest large sums in upgrading Afghanistan's electrical power distribution sector, given Japan's focus to date on funding rural development and the Disbandment of Illega [...]	2007-06-12 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF JA
07TOKYO2651	JAPAN ACTIVELY WORKING TO MAINTAIN UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR AADP JA
07TOKYO2662	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WEBB [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 30-July 2, 2007 visit to Japan by CODEL Webb. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Ray Greene. Assisting control officer will be Political Intern Jonathan Stradling. Contact information as follows: [...]	2007-06-13 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PREL TH VM JA
07TOKYO2664	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2665	JAPAN SUPPORTS REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON SCO [...] (C) This cable contains an action request for SCA, see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Japan "will likely support" our request for demarches to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) participants on the need to avoid statements inimical to Coalition interests at the August SCO summit meeting, acc [...]	2007-06-13 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO ZK JA
07TOKYO2690	ABE-PUTIN G-8 SUMMIT: RUSSIA AGREES TO [...] (C) Summary. During their June 7 summit, PM Abe and President Putin agreed not to shelve the Northern Territories issue, and Putin promised to instruct his deputies to ""accelerate"" the negotiations, according to MOFA Russian Division Director Muto. On North Korea, Putin expressed frustrati [...]	2007-06-14 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO2692	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BLAMES U.S., ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu-Amr, speaking June 13 at a press conference in Tokyo, blamed U.S. and Israeli policy for the violence now taking place in Gaza, asserting that the failure to deal with the Palestinian government has inevitably led to the current situation. [...]	2007-06-14 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2716	SALE OF THE CENTURY STARTS OCTOBER 1: A JAPAN POST [...] (SBU) Japan Post -- a public corporation with assets the size of China's GDP -- begins a ten-year privatization process October 1. The institution, which encompasses a bank and an insurance company and is collectively the world's largest financial institution, has played a central role in Ja [...]	2007-06-15 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO2718	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-June 20, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Hill and EAP Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Keith Jordan. Contact information is as follows: Office phone: (81 [...]	2007-06-15 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2719	AMBASSADOR LOFTIS DISCUSSES SMA WITH DIET MEMBERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Robert Loftis, Senior Advisor on Security Negotiations and Agreements, met with Diet Members, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense (MOD),Ministry of Finance (MOF) and DFAA to outline the U.S. Government desire for a three-year extension of the Special M [...]	2007-06-15 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO2728	JAPAN TO PUSH FOR EFFECTIVE HYBRID OP FRAMEWORK, [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel C demarche June 15 to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto and UN Policy Division Sudan Desk Officer Hirotaka Ishikawa. Ishikawa said that Japan agrees with all of the U.S. concerns about the mandate and the comman [...]	2007-06-18 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU JA
07TOKYO2737	JAPAN WILL HAVE FIRST MEETING WITH "GUAM" COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 05:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP JA
07TOKYO2741	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO; MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu-Amr enjoyed a "positive, fruitful" visit to Tokyo June 11-13, according to MOFA contacts. FM Aso discussed the possibility of resuming direct assistance to the Palestinians through the Office of President Abbas, although a final decision had [...]	2007-06-18 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2744	JAPAN WILL SUPPORT DE ALBA PROPOSAL TO UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR AADP JA
07TOKYO2764	PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE'S BILATERAL MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bilateral meetings on the margins of the G-8 Summit were successful in building support for Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to MOFA sources. Abe also agreed to work together with the EU and other G-8 countr [...]	2007-06-19 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREK SENV UNSC AF CH FR GM LE JA
07TOKYO2766	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WAE JAMES A. PIERCE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for WAE James A. Pierce to Japan for TDY support to the Political Section from June 26-August 31, 2007. 2. (U) Point of contact will be Political Minister-Counselor Mike Meserve. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5330 Hom [...]	2007-06-19 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2786	FORMER JAPANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: NEW DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazuhiro Sugita, former Director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO),believes Japan must support United States policy toward the Middle East but, at the same time, be more willing to pursue its own strategies and engagements in the region. He fears that follo [...]	2007-06-20 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JA
07TOKYO2787	JAPAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, embassy officials raised the DPRK,s possible procurement of Japanese-manufactured currency counterfeiting equipment with the government of Japan. We explained that, given the unlikelin [...]	2007-06-20 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2788	MOFA PRESENTS TALKING POINTS FOR UPCOMING G/TIP [...] (C) On June 19, 2007 MOFA Organized Crime Division Director Akihiko Uchikawa presented talking points to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer concerning the upcoming visit of Ambassador Lagon to discuss the 2007 G/TIP report. Though not visibly upset, Uchikawa was clearly frustrated and disappoin [...]	2007-06-20 10:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB JA
07TOKYO2790	JAPAN-PAKISTAN RELATIONS: SLOWLY WARMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan-Pakistan relations appear to be slowly warming, after having suffered a breach following Pakistan's detonation of a nuclear device in 1998. Japan's overriding concern regarding Pakistan is to maintain stability in the South Asia region and, therefore, to help keep it a moder [...]	2007-06-20 20:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID PK JA
07TOKYO2826	The Japan Economic Scope Part 2 - June 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Political Agenda for Coral Transplants Around Disputed Pacific Islets Denied (SBU) 4. Expansion of Social Insurance Coverage (U) 5. Electric Power Market System Under Review [...]	2007-06-22 04:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2829	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK LAGON AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 1-3, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Mark Lagon, and Mark Taylor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)322 [...]	2007-06-22 04:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2830	NISSAN MOTOR CO. PROJECT WITH THE RUSSIAN [...] (S) On June 22, 2007, EST officer delivered the points in the reftel to MOFA's International Science Cooperation Division, Ms. Ryoko Henna and Tetsuo Takagi. MOFA officials thanked Embassy for passing the information. However they requested time to study the new information with other GOJ coll [...]	2007-06-22 05:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM TNGD
07TOKYO2831	The Japan Economic Scope Part 1 - June 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. See septel for part two. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. JUSBC Chair Called for Enhanced Cooperation for US-Japan FTA 5. Japan and Doha Talks 6. [...]	2007-06-22 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2876	PRC EMBASSY: WARMING TREND IN CHINA-JAPAN TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: The warming trend in Sino-Japanese ties will continue even if Prime Minister Abe steps down after the July election, Chinese Embassy political officer Chen Zhiwen told Tokyo political officer during a June 18 meeting. Although the possibility of Abe resigning is slim, due to the [...]	2007-06-25 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV CH TW JA
07TOKYO2895	INFORMATION SECURITY: AN ALLIANCE PRIORITY [...] (S) Summary: In tandem with the deepening of our bilateral alliance, the amount of information -- diplomatic, technical, intelligence, and operational -- provided to Japan has necessarily expanded exponentially over the past decade. Our ability to maintain momentum on information sharing, howe [...]	2007-06-26 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO2898	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2905	UNSCR 1747/OECD DEMARCHE ON RESTRICTING EXPORT [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche to MOFA OECD Division Director Naohiro Tsutsumi on June 26, following up on earlier Embassy discussions on the same issue with Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and MOF officials (Refs C and D.) Tsutsumi confirmed that he had already consulte [...]	2007-06-27 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR JA
07TOKYO2906	JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY TOWARD BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Using humanitarian aid and technical assistance to keep bilateral lines of communication open is the backbone of Japan's foreign policy strategy on Burma, MOFA contacts told Tokyo Embassy political officer on June 20. Japan shares many of the United States' concerns on Burma, [...]	2007-06-27 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM JA
07TOKYO2947	LDP-KOMEITO COALITION LIKELY TO LOSE UPPER HOUSE [...] (C) Summary: The outlook for Japan's ruling LDP-Komeito coalition in upcoming House of Councillors elections is grim, as the support rate for Prime Minister Abe and his ruling LDP continues to fall over the botched handling of pension accounts. Abe's premiership, and the ruling coalition's [...]	2007-06-28 10:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2964	JAPAN'S REFORM AGENDA - PLENTY OF FOREST BUT FEW [...] (C) Summary. The Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP),the Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform (CPRR),the Asia Gateway Strategy Panel (Asia Gateway),and the Innovation 25 Strategy Council (Innovation 25),all advisory bodies to the Prime Minister's Cabinet office, each is [...]	2007-06-29 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD JA PGOV
07TOKYO2966	The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]	2007-06-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2971	JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]	2007-07-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO2972	JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]	2007-07-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP JA NK
07TOKYO307	JAPANESE RECONSIDER, WILL SEND MINISTER TO PARIS [...] (C) Japanese MOFA officials informed Lebanese Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo January 23 that after further consideration, Japan has decided to send Minister of Environment Masotoshi Wakabyashi to lead its delegation to the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon, and will make a [...]	2007-01-23 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA
07TOKYO3075	IRANIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SAFAR'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Maintaining a positive relationship with Iran would be difficult unless Iran heeds the international community's concern about its uranium enrichment program, Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka told Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Mahdi Safari in Tokyo on June 28. Safari claimed [...]	2007-07-05 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER JA IZ
07TOKYO3078	SENIOR VICE MINISTER ASANO'S SYRIA MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Syria must tighten its border controls and use its influence to help resolve internal strife in Lebanon, Senior Vice Minister Asano told Syrian President Al-Asad in Damascus on June 25. Asano delivered a "strong message" from Prime Minister Abe during his visit, according to a J [...]	2007-07-06 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE IZ TU JA
07TOKYO3087	NEW DEFENSE MINISTER FACES TOUGH ROAD AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Japan's new Defense Minister, Yuriko Koike, will face an uphill battle to establish her policy and managerial credentials. Koike acknowledges that she was chosen primarily to help boost the ruling party's prospects in the July 29 Upper House election and, as such, will be subject [...]	2007-07-06 03:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
07TOKYO31	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 11-12, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner, Dr. William Inboden, and Mr. James Green. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Read [...]	2007-01-05 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO3100	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3125	The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. G-10 Agriculture Ministers Issue Another Statement on Doha 4. An Early Glimpse at G-8 Planning 5. Advisory Councils-- Recommendations - Few Details for Concrete Action 6. [...]	2007-07-09 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3127	The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. JBIC Will Finance Pipe Manufacturing in Russia Autos, Energy 4. International Auto Standards and ACCJ Japan American Auto Industries Subcommittee 5. Nissan on Exchange Rates, O [...]	2007-07-09 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3128	LDP HISTORY GROUP REACTS TO HONDA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. The pendulum may be swinging back toward more assertive action by a group of conservative LDP lawmakers concerned with the comfort women issue, after passage of the Honda Resolution in committee on June 25, according to LDP League to Consider Japan's Future and Historical Educat [...]	2007-07-09 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA

07TOKYO3137	JAPANESE ABDUCTION GROUPS UNEASY ON U.S. STANCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of AFVKN and NARKN, two NGOs dedicated to the return of Japanese nationals abducted by the DPRK, expressed growing concern about the U.S. commitment to resolving the abduction issue in a meeting with political officers on June 27. Motivated by a strong desire to aff [...]	2007-07-10 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO3157	ABDUCTION ADVISOR NAKAYAMA POSITIVE ON U.S. VISIT [...] (C) The Prime Minister's Special Advisor on the Abduction Issue, Kyoko Nakayama, was very satisfied with her May 28-June 2 visit to the U.S., according to Councilor Naoki Fujii in the Office of the Prime Minister. Fujii, Nakayama's deputy on abduction issues, told Embassy political officer o [...]	2007-07-11 05:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KN PREF
07TOKYO3164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3166	RADIO BROADCASTING TO THE DPRK [...] (C) Summary: Kazuhiro Taguchi, Acting Director of the Policy Planning Division in the Prime Minister's office overseeing abduction issues told Embassy Tokyo on July 5 that the Japanese government would begin short-wave radio broadcasts to the DPRK on July 9. Japanese officials believe the [...]	2007-07-11 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO JA KN
07TOKYO3167	JAPAN UNWILLING TO COMMIT ABOUT TOP IOM JOB [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG JA
07TOKYO3186	G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON'S JULY 2 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 TIP Report assessment of Japan is unfair, said Foreign Policy Deputy Director-General Shimbo to Trafficking in Persons Ambassador Mark Lagon July 2 during a meeting with the Japanese anti-human trafficking inter-ministerial task force. The Report does not take into acc [...]	2007-07-12 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3187	REGIONAL INCOME GAPS: PRE-ELECTION FOCUS ON INCOME [...] (SBU) As July,s Upper House election approaches, regional income disparities have emerged as a priority issue in the national conversation on growing income gaps. Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politicians recognized as early as mid-2006 that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DP [...]	2007-07-12 06:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI JA
07TOKYO3194	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SIX PARTY TALKS DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 13-15, 2007 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul T. Haenle and Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sco [...]	2007-07-12 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3235	JAPAN PRESSES IRAN ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: UN Security Council "confrontational moves" towards a new resolution would only lead to minimal Iranian cooperation with the IAEA, Iranian Director General Hamid Baeidinejad declared at non-proliferation talks in Tokyo on July 11, according to MOFA Non-Proliferation, Science an [...]	2007-07-16 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA PREL IR
07TOKYO3236	The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 12, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Informal Civ Air Talks in Tokyo (SBU) 4. Star Flyer to Open KIX -- HND Flight (U) 5. Centrair Strongly Supports USG Cargo Position (SBU) 6. Nuclear Fusion Research Cen [...]	2007-07-17 00:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3237	The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 12, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. 18. Disappointing Report by DC Pension Study Group Calls for Minimal Changes 4. Number of Foreign Business Headquarters in Kobe Hits Triple Digits 5. Nara Mayor and Governo [...]	2007-07-17 00:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3243	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 01:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3263	JAPAN: NUCLEAR POWER: EARTHQUAKE CAUSES FIRE AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY JA
07TOKYO3265	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 21:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3312	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HELVEY AND BRENDAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-August 1, 2007 visit to Japan by David Helvey and Brendan Kelly. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)32 [...]	2007-07-19 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3318	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3321	The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reaction to Doha Draft Texts 4. Japan Agriculture: Doha Draft Text Triggers Customary Hyperbolic Response 5. Battered Agriculture Minister Faces Press 6. FSA Creates [...]	2007-07-20 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3322	The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains the part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Mississippi Governor Seeks Nagoya FDI 4. Sumitomo Chemical President Describes Japan-Saudi Rabigh Joint Project 5. Sharp, Kyocera, and Sanyo to Accelerate Manufacturing [...]	2007-07-20 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3346	DCM'S MEETING WITH ACCS YANAGISAWA ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Per ref A instructions, on July 20 the DCM delivered the draft Bilateral Information Security Task Force Terms of Reference (BISTF TOR) to Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Yanagisawa and urged the Japanese government to SIPDIS agree to the draft text and be ready to discuss the [...]	2007-07-20 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO3360	JAPAN OPPOSING TAIWAN UN BID [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Japanese officials in Taiwan informed the Taiwan Authority on July 20, 2007 that Tokyo will not support Taiwan membership in international organizations, including the United Nations, when statehood is a prerequisite, MOFA contacts [...]	2007-07-23 10:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO3375	LDP PROSPECTS FOR JULY 29 ELECTIONS WORSEN [...] (C) Summary. The ruling LDP-Komeito coalition looks almost certain to lose its majority in the July 29 Upper House elections. Voters continue to fault Prime Minister Abe for his perceived failure to deal adequately with the pension mess and a host of administration scandals. Continued verba [...]	2007-07-24 10:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3376	JAPAN GEARED TO RATIFY THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO3420	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANE BRITTING, ANGELA ENG, [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 26-August 6, 2007 visit to Japan by Political Officers Jane C. Britting, Angela K.Eng, and Kristin R. Willey. 2. (U) Control officer for the Tokyo visit will be Political Officer Mary Wilson. She can be reached at Office ph [...]	2007-07-26 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA JA
07TOKYO345	The Japan Economic Scope - January 12, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Insider Disappointed with Reform Report 4. Japanese Stock Markets Merging? 5. Electricity Deregulation: METI Backing Away; Commercial Customers Face Continued Price Discrimination 6. MHLW: Number of Drug Reviewers to Be Increased 7. Agriculture Prot [...]	2007-01-25 02:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3450	The Japan Economic Scope--July 26, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from July 26, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Deputy Secretary Set to Arrive in Tokyo 4. Niigata Earthquake: Damage Toll Mounts 5. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Shutdown Squeezes Tokyo's Electricity Supply 6. Earthquake Dents Japan's Auto [...]	2007-07-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3452	HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED, JAPAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL JA
07TOKYO3453	RULING PARTIES TO TAKE A BEATING IN JULY 29 [...] (C) Summary. A sense of resignation appears to have taken hold in the ruling LDP, as the latest polls and predictions point to the strong possibility that the ruling coalition might win fewer than 50 of the 121 seats up for election in the Upper House on July 29. The ruling parties need 64 [...]	2007-07-27 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3469	COUNTRY CLEARANCE DASD FOR SEDNEY, BASALLA, GEIS, [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 28, 2007 to August 2, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, John Geis, and Major Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political-Military Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: [...]	2007-07-30 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3475	PM ABE'S LDP TAKES A BATH IN UPPER HOUSE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a crushing defeat in the July 29 Upper House elections, returning only 37 of 64 incumbent seats and, in the process, losing control of the chamber. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was the big winn [...]	2007-07-30 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3491	ABE ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY DIET SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Abe told the press that his near term agenda includes a short session of the Diet, a reshuffle of senior party positions, and a cabinet change. End summary. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Abe appeared before the press on July 30, minutes after receiving an endors [...]	2007-07-31 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3496	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3508	JAPAN WILL SUPPORT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL JA
07TOKYO3509	JAPAN WILL CONSIDER REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE TO UNSYG [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN JA
07TOKYO3541	JAPAN TO APPROACH USUN IN NEW YORK ABOUT PARALLEL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN JA
07TOKYO355	JAPAN RENEWS PUSH TO IMPROVE TIES WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Yachi's January 26-27 trip to China is intended to maintain the momentum in improving bilateral relations, according to MOFA China Division Principle Deputy Director Nomura. Yachi and his counterpart, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, will sta [...]	2007-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG CH JA
07TOKYO3553	Honda Motors on DHS's CBP Advance Trade Data Elements and [...] (SBU) Summary. Honda Motor Company visited the Embassy on July 20 to provide feedback on U.S. Custom and Border Protection's (CBP) proposed Advance Trade Data Elements (ATDE) requirement. Honda also outlined some of their experiences with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [...]	2007-08-03 04:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECOM JA
07TOKYO3554	Country Clearance for CODEL Hastert [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman J. Dennis Hastert and his delegation traveling to Japan from August 4-7, 2007. The delegation is as follows: Rep. J. Dennis Hastert Rep. John Shadegg Mr. David Cavicke Mr. William Koetzle Maj. David Kincaid Post un [...]	2007-08-03 04:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
07TOKYO356	ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's January 17-18 Tokyo visit, she signed an agreement to elevate policy talks from DG-level to VFM-level and reached agreements for Japanese business and cultural exchanges, according to MOFA and Israeli Embassy contacts. Japan agreed t [...]	2007-01-25 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KPAL XF IR IS JA
07TOKYO3560	The Japan Economic Scope--August 2, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 2, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Crushed By DPJ in Upper House Election 4. Agriculture Minister Steps Down 5. Expert Level Beef Talks Resume in Tokyo 6. METI Urged to Play More Assertive Role on FTA Policy 7. [...]	2007-08-03 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3567	JAPAN FAVORABLE ABOUT CARR FOR RED CROSS STANDING [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC JA
07TOKYO3587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a working lunch hosted for the Deputy Secretary by Vice Foreign Minister Yachi, MOFA officials made SIPDIS the following points: -- Japan is hopeful the September report on progress in Iraq will be positive, but is realistic and expects it may not meet expections and will [...]	2007-08-06 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG XF IZ IR IS IN AF BM PK JA
07TOKYO359	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3591	POST-ELECTION MOOD DARK AT LDP, KOMEITO HQS [...] (C) Summary. In meetings at Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito headquarters on July 31 and August 1, staff members revealed a deep discontent with the July 29 Upper House (UH) election results and with Prime Minister Abe's failure to resign. They spoke freely about Abe's lack of [...]	2007-08-06 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3592	MOFA ASKS ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN THE UN-AU HYBRID [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Media reports are premature that Japan will provide 50 billion yen (USD 417 million) to PKOs in Sudan, said MOFA First Africa Division Deputy Director Sotaro Ozaki during a meeting with Embassy Tokyo Political Offi [...]	2007-08-06 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PREF SU JA
07TOKYO3593	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S COURTESY CALL ON PRIME [...] (C) Prime Ministerial Advisor for Abductions Kyoko Nakayama emphasized the importance of the abduction issue in a meeting with the Deputy Secretary on August 3. She asked for continuing support from the United States in resolving the issue. Councillor Nakayama also asked for understanding o [...]	2007-08-06 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN JA
07TOKYO3595	TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 27, 2007. Both counterparts thanked Embassy O [...]	2007-08-06 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PTER JA
07TOKYO3596	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, 2007. Both counterparts thanked Emba [...]	2007-08-06 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN FI PREL PTER UNSC JA
07TOKYO3600	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...]	2007-08-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3617	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: In an August 3 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice SIPDIS Minister Moriya said the Japanese government would exert maximum effort to address its information security shortcomings and welcomed the agreement on the Bilateral Informat [...]	2007-08-07 22:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
07TOKYO3618	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Koike reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to the Deputy Secretary on August 3 and asked for the return of additional land from Camp Foster. She also reiterated the Japanese government's interest in purchasing F-22s, given continued security risk [...]	2007-08-07 22:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
07TOKYO3624	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 01:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3635	JAPAN'S REACTION TO N/S KOREA SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) Japan has responded positively to news that South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a summit in Pyongyang August 28-30. Japan hopes dialogue between the two Korean leaders will lead to a "relaxation of tensions," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told re [...]	2007-08-08 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KS KN PGOV
07TOKYO3660	UPPER HOUSE ELECTION COMPLICATES ECONOMIC [...] (C) The stunning defeat Japanese voters handed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on July 29 stems primarily from domestic concerns the Diet will have to tackle when it reconvenes in the autumn. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) takeover of the Upper House complicates the LDP's abili [...]	2007-08-09 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON JA
07TOKYO3681	The Japan Economic Scope--August 9, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 9, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP's Political Foundation Has "Crumbled," Says One Pundit 4. Postal Privatization, Other LDP Legislative Initiatives, Up for Review? 5. Beef Talks Grind Down, No Consensus Yet 6. [...]	2007-08-10 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3682	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and Ambassador Schieffer, in a meeting on August 9, discussed extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law for the JMSDF Indian Ocean mission, strengthening information security, and Japan's next generation fighter aircraft. End summ [...]	2007-08-10 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KS KN PGOV MOPS MARR
07TOKYO3690	TERMS OF REFERENCE SETS MILESTONES FOR FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) approved on August 3 a Terms of Reference (TOR) and set of ambitious Milestones aimed at strengthening Japan's ability to protect classified information. The Japanese delegation was co-chaired by the Ministry of Defe [...]	2007-08-11 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PINR PREL
07TOKYO371	S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES JAPAN-INDIA RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Japan and India will continue to pursue their many common interests, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shimizu told visiting S/P Director Krasner on January 12. On the economic front, Japanese firms hope to create a hedge against the financial risks of operating in China by i [...]	2007-01-26 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN JA
07TOKYO3716	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-2 [...] Officials from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry explained the current state of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling operations based on the said law. But many DPJ members voiced dissatisfaction calling the ministries to disclose more detailed information. House of Councillor [...]	2007-08-13 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3718	DPRK RELIGIOUS PRISONER DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM JA
07TOKYO3719	JAPAN CONSIDERING INVOLVEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PREL JA
07TOKYO372	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner on January 12, Japanese Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada welcomed the possible participation of the OECD in the Partnership for Democratic Governance initiative. He noted that ho [...]	2007-01-26 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM OECD JA
07TOKYO3720	JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on August 9, 2007. Both counterparts [...]	2007-08-13 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN JA
07TOKYO3725	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ON POST-ELECTION [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo officers spoke to a Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) staff member and a DPJ House of Councilors member about a range of issues following the July 29 Upper House election. The staff member discussed the post-election timeline, economic reforms, the upcoming Diet session and wh [...]	2007-08-14 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO374	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...]	2007-01-26 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO3765	WEAKENED PRIME MINISTER ABE TO VISIT INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, weakened by his party's defeat in last month's Upper House elections and facing dropping support from the public and rising criticism from within the LDP, will depart Tokyo August 19 for a visit to Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. He returns to [...]	2007-08-15 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PARM IN ID MY JA
07TOKYO3766	Country Clearance for NTSB -- Rosenker, Mark; Doyle, [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance to the NTSB delegation traveling to Tokyo August 19-27, 2007, for meetings with Japanese automobile manufacturers. The delegation is as follows: Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman Thomas W. Doyle, Counselor to the Chairman, Barbara A. Czech, [...]	2007-08-15 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ELTN EAIR ASEC NTSB JA
07TOKYO3778	LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEMBERS DISCUSS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Discussions with three Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet members during August 9-10 revealed concern over the upcoming cabinet reshuffle and Diet session, speculation on Prime Minister Abe resigning, and possible scenarios for dissolving the Lower House. The three recognized that Abe mi [...]	2007-08-16 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3783	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3785	JAPAN WILL NOT FIELD CANDIDATE FOR UNCAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
07TOKYO3798	The Japan Economic Scope--August 16, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 16, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Tokyo Markets Respond to Global Turmoil 4. Limited Subprime Impact on Japanese Financial Institutions 5. Carry-Trade Unwind: More Bark than Bite (U) 6. Japan: Second Quarter Real GDP [...]	2007-08-17 04:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3817	JAPAN'S FIRST RESPONSE TO TIP ROADMAP [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 17 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss Japan's reaction to the "Roadmap to Tier 1," presented to the Japanese government July 2 (reftel). Sasahara said that the government needed clarification [...]	2007-08-17 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3820	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3831	JAPANESE OFFICIAL "NOT HOPEFUL" ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 17 with MOFA Aid Policy Planning Division Yukiko Okano to discuss Japan's contribution to the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). Okano said that Japan definite [...]	2007-08-20 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PREL JA
07TOKYO385	The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]	2007-01-29 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3855	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND JASON HAMM [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 22-24, 2007 visit to Japan by John Hill and Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobil [...]	2007-08-21 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO3870	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3871	PRC EMBASSY ON JAPAN-CHINA TIES, NEW CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: Beijing is refraining from raising disputes on history with Tokyo in a bid to continue the warming trend in relations, Chinese Embassy Political Officer told an Embassy Tokyo Political Officer on August 17. Should Japan decide to "rewrite history," however, China would have no [...]	2007-08-22 02:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO3877	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO391	JAPAN LEERY OF TRYING TO INFLUENCE AFRICAN UNION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-29 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA XW SU JA
07TOKYO3922	The Japan Economic Scope--August 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 23, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Official Discusses Japan's "Confused" Political Situation, East China Sea and More 4. WTO Talks Set to Resume as Japanese Negotiators Face Cabinet Reshuffle 5. Abe V [...]	2007-08-24 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3930	ABE ALONE SELECTING NEW LDP EXECUTIVES, CABINET [...] (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce his new Cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership slate on August 27. Leaving the media, outside observers, and his own party in the dark, Abe has involved virtually no one else in the decision-making process. Embassy Tokyo officers have [...]	2007-08-24 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO3955	EXPLAINING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT TIP SHELTERS IN [...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met August 23 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss the Japanese government's reliance on prefecture-level public shelters to protect victims of human trafficking. Embassy Political Officer delivered Ref A's "C [...]	2007-08-27 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO3962	FOREIGN MINISTER ASO VISITS JORDAN, ISRAEL, WEST [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso was clearly pleased with his August 13-15 visit to Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, calling it the most constructive diplomatic mission he has undertaken as Foreign Minister. The centerpiece of the visit was the "Ministerial Level Meeting of the Four Pa [...]	2007-08-27 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SENV EAID ETRD IR IS JO JA
07TOKYO3966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3967	JAPAN'S ABE CHOOSES VETERANS, PLAYS IT SAFE IN NEW [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe, avoiding criticism levied against his first cabinet that it was "friends of Abe," has filled his new cabinet and party leadership with seasoned politicians. The appointment of veteran lawmakers and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) insiders will help Abe maintain politica [...]	2007-08-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3968	JAPAN'S ABE CHOOSES VETERANS, PLAYS IT SAFE IN NEW [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe, avoiding criticism levied against his first cabinet that it was "friends of Abe," has filled his new cabinet and party leadership with seasoned politicians. The appointment of veteran lawmakers and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) insiders will help Abe maintain politica [...]	2007-08-27 13:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3969	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affairs Council Chairman -- Toshihiro NIKAI LDP Policy [...]	2007-08-27 14:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3970	ABE CABINET, LDP EXECUTIVE LINE-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. (This is a corrected copy amending paragraph 16.) This cable outlines the backgrounds of Japan's new cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership line-up announced on August 27, 2007. New appointees and posts are: LDP Secretary-General -- Taro ASO LDP General Affa [...]	2007-08-27 14:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO3987	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4010	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS SHUBERT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 21-22, 2007 visit to Japan by Thomas Shubert. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobile phone: [...]	2007-08-29 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4015	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4043	UNCERTAINTY CLOUDS TERMS OF DIET DEBATE ON OEF [...] (C) Summary: The terms of debate in the upcoming Diet review of the Anti-Terror Special Measures Law that governs Japan's contribution to the OEF Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) are still unclear. Direct negotiations between the ruling LDP coalition and opposition Democratic Party of Ja [...]	2007-08-30 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO4044	ABE'S NEW CABINET GETS BOUNCE IN POLLS BUT REMAINS [...] (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sagging poll numbers have received a boost with careful choices for his new Cabinet that included former and current Cabinet members and several Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction heads. That said, concerns remain about the fate of the Anti-terrorism bill, [...]	2007-08-30 07:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4052	The Japan Economic Scope--August 30, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 30, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Abe Reshuffles Cabinet 4. New Appointees and Postal Privatization 5. ACCJ T&L Committee Meets with CPRR on Aviation Policy Money Matters 6. Minimum Wage Non-Compli [...]	2007-08-31 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4053	JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on August 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. S [...]	2007-08-31 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER JA
07TOKYO4057	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RIAD SEIF TRAVEL BAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche and a copy of Department's statement on Riad Seif to MOFA First Middle East Division Syria officer Hitoshi Ishizuka, who replied that the Japanese Embassy in Damascus is in the process of checking the details of Seif's case and tha [...]	2007-08-31 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM EUN SY JA
07TOKYO4096	JAPAN'S NEW CABINET: GOOD NEWS FOR U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked a line-up of cabinet ministers friendly to the U.S. and committed to continuing to make progress in the areas of defense, security, trade, economic reform, and the environment. On defense and security issues the new ministers already have pledged suppo [...]	2007-09-04 10:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4101	THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE REORGANIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: September 1 marked the reorganization of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the elimination of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA). Under the reorganization much of DFAA's functions will be folded into MOD's Internal Bureau. Final allocation of workload and portf [...]	2007-09-05 02:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA

07TOKYO4167	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUZANNE BASALLA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Suzanne Basalla. 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)3224-6817 Mobile phon [...]	2007-09-07 02:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4184	The Japan Economic Scope--September 6, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 6, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Farming and Agriculture 3. Fukuoka Farmers Protest Free Trade 4. A New Agriculture Minister -- Financial Scandals Continue 5. Recent Agriculture Ministers Climate Concerns 6. Cle [...]	2007-09-07 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4187	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4218	MOFA ON OPPOSITION CRACKDOWN IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators and the opposition "does not necessarily signal a return to large-scale armed violence or an increased military threat," according to Japanese Foreign Ministry officials. Japan, at this point, has no plans for public statements criticiz [...]	2007-09-10 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA
07TOKYO4227	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PM SENIOR ADVISOR AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 20-26, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Jackson McDonald, CDR Thomas C. Herold, and LTC Phillip D. Janzen. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office pho [...]	2007-09-11 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4262	ABE RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe sent shock waves through Japan's political world on September 12 with his sudden announcement that he will resign. As for the reason behind his decision, he offered his concern that his continued tenure as PM is making it difficult for Japan to live up to its [...]	2007-09-12 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO4280	HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY CONTINUES JAPAN-PRC WARMING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Hu Jintao twice on the sidelines of APEC to discuss ways to strengthen economic, environmental, and security ties. Marked more by warm atmospherics than progress on substantive issues, the informal talks signal the warming tren [...]	2007-09-13 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO4283	JAPANESE REQUEST FOR LANGUAGE IN COMMUNIQUE OF THE [...] (C) Following up on Foreign Minister Machimura's message to the Ambassador that Japan seeks to strengthen the international reasons to continue to provide Maritime Self Defense Forces support to Operation Enduring Freedom (Ref A),MOFA National Security Division Principal Deputy Director Shing [...]	2007-09-13 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UN AF JA
07TOKYO4285	ABE HOSPITALIZED: ASO, NUKAGA, YAMASAKI DECLARE [...] (S) Summary. "Sheer exhaustion" left Prime Minister Abe physically and mentally unable to continue, according to LDP insiders. Abe was hospitalized on the morning of September 13. LDP leaders, meanwhile, have spent the day hammering out who will succeed Abe and how the election will be cond [...]	2007-09-13 11:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO4287	ABE HOSPITALIZED: ASO, NUKAGA, YAMASAKI DECLARE [...] (S) Summary. "Sheer exhaustion" left Prime Minister Abe physically and mentally unable to continue, according to LDP insiders. Abe was hospitalized on the morning of September 13. LDP leaders, meanwhile, have spent the day hammering out who will succeed Abe and how the election will be cond [...]	2007-09-13 23:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO43	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TERRORIST INTERDICTION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 18-20, 2007 visit to Japan by Robin Reichenbach, S/CT Terrorist Interdiction Program (TIP) representative. Post understands, per reftel, that no further assistance is required. 2. (U) Point of Contact for the Tokyo portio [...]	2007-01-09 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KFRD ASEC OTRA AEMR TH RP JA
07TOKYO4322	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNABLE TO ATTEND AD HOC [...] (U) Due to the unsettled political situation in Tokyo, Foreign Minister Machimura will be unable to attend the September 24 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting in New York, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Deputy Director Hideaki Adachi. The meeting will take place on the day after t [...]	2007-09-14 11:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF JA
07TOKYO4371	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTCOL MARC CZAJA AND DAVID [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 21-26, 2007 visit to Japan by LTCOL Marc Czaja and David Schlaefer. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81 [...]	2007-09-19 06:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4374	JAPAN UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Japan is disinclined to make financial contributions to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, although it is still considering a U.N. request to nominate judges for the tribunal, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Director Hideo Sato. His remarks were confirmed separately by U.N. Po [...]	2007-09-19 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC LE JA
07TOKYO4375	JAPAN SHARES U.S. POSITION ON MINUSTAH, AWAITING [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy Tokyo Political officer delivered reftel demarche September 19 to MOFA Caribbean Division Haiti Desk Officer Akiko Yamasaki. Yamasaki said that Japan will support the extension of the MINUSTAH mandate, and althoug [...]	2007-09-19 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPKO EFIN PGOV PREL HA JA
07TOKYO438	JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Japan supports the U.S. position on cluster munitions (CM) and believes that the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) is the best venue for discussing the issue, according to MOFA officials. Japanese au [...]	2007-01-31 10:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO JA
07TOKYO44	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Unemployment Dips to Under 4% 4. Cabinet Approves Conservative Regular Budget for FY07 5. New Tax Commission Chairman Pro-Growth 6. METI "Investment Security" Study Group: Japan's "Exon-Florio"? 7. CPRR Issues Mixed Final Reform Recommendations 8. Japan Pos [...]	2007-01-09 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4400	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4408	LATEST POLLS SHOW FUKUDA STRETCHING LEAD IN LDP [...] (C) Summary. Yasuo Fukuda has lengthened his lead over rival Taro Aso in the LDP presidential race, securing the backing of nearly 70 percent of LDP Diet members, according to a Kyodo News report on September 20. Fukuda is also out-polling Aso in the LDP prefectural vote, based on preliminar [...]	2007-09-21 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
07TOKYO4419	FUKUDA WINS [...] (C) Summary. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda defeated former Foreign Minister Taro Aso to win the LDP presidency by a comfortable margin on September 23. The generally conservative, pro-U.S. Fukuda garnered 330 of 528 votes cast, showing wide support among both LDP lawmakers and [...]	2007-09-24 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
07TOKYO4424	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4436	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4439	VICE FOREIGN MINISTER HEADING TO BURMA [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka will visit Burma September 29 to October 3 and is willing to convey a message from the USG to Burmese officials, MOFA contacts said on September 21. Japan is "deeply concerned" about the recent crackdown, but is not planning to issue a public statement conde [...]	2007-09-25 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN JA
07TOKYO4462	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4467	GOJ CONCERNED OVER OEF REFUELING ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: MOD Administrative Vice Minister Kohei Masuda called in DCM September 26 to express the GOJ's concerns over several press reports, attributed to U.S. sources, that assert that Japanese fuel provided for use in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) has been used by the U.S. Navy for ot [...]	2007-09-26 10:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
07TOKYO4468	NEW LDP EXECUTIVE LINEUP [...] (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda selected four senior faction leaders on September 23 to assist him in unifying the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),countering the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and preparing for the next Lower House election. The appointments are generally s [...]	2007-09-26 10:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
07TOKYO4474	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO449	JAPAN,S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minster Taro Aso's January 9-14 trip to Eastern Europe demonstrated Japan's increasing global focus, said a MOFA official during a January 16 meeting. In addition to promoting stability via economic development and exchanges, Japan took advantage of the trip to build supp [...]	2007-02-01 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BU HU LO RO JA
07TOKYO452	MEDIA REACTION - DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA'S [...] "The Responsibility of Defense Minister Kyuma" Guest commentator Naoyuki Agawa, a Keio University professor and former minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, wrote in the conservative Sankei (2/1): "...Meeting the press on January 24 at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Defense [...]	2007-02-01 03:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO4533	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER [...] Nearly one hundred guests attended the Ambassador's annual Iftar dinner, hosted at the residence on September 20. The guest list included Ambassadors and chiefs of missions from Islamic nations and their spouses, members of Tokyo's small Muslim community, and Japanese academics who specialize [...]	2007-09-27 22:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL ODIP JA
07TOKYO4542	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4552	The Japan Economic Scope--September 27, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from September 27, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Political 3. New PM Fukuda Keeps Economic Team Intact 4. Less Uncertainty in Japan's Trade Team 5. Fukuda's Campaign Pledges Squishy on Reform ( International Interrelations 6. [...]	2007-09-28 07:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4555	$3 TRILLION FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: JAPAN POST [...] (C) Japan Post -- an institution with assets comparable to the size of China's GDP -- begins a ten-year privatization October 1. The privatization directly affects U.S. commercial interests in banking, insurance, and express delivery services, and its sheer size means it is widely expected t [...]	2007-09-28 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO4558	JAPAN APPROVES PDG DECLARATION OF PRINCIPALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM OAS JA
07TOKYO456	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THY M. NGUYEN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 06 - May 03, 2007 visit to Japan by Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Foreign Affairs Officer Thy M. Nguyen. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached [...]	2007-02-01 03:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4560	JAPAN UNDECIDED ABOUT GAER FOR UNCAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
07TOKYO4561	JAPAN TO PLAY A PASSIVE ROLE IN COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV JA
07TOKYO4563	JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY CHANGE ON BURMA UNLIKELY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Tokyo is publicly condemning the violent government crackdown on demonstrators in Burma and is urging Burmese leaders to "exercise restraint," but has no plans to change its foreign policy strategy on Burma, [...]	2007-09-28 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN JA
07TOKYO4564	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 6-13, 2007 visit to Japan by CODEL Inouye. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Raymond Greene. Administrative points of contact are Political Officer John Nylin and Management Officer Peter Hayde [...]	2007-09-28 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA AMGT AFIN ASEC PREL JA
07TOKYO4567	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS IRANIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (now Chief Cabinet Secretary) pressed Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki, at a meeting on September 22 in New York, to comply with United Nations sanctions and cease uranium enrichment. Machimura also rejected as "unrealistic" [...]	2007-09-30 22:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ JA
07TOKYO4570	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO458	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND JOHN GEIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 02 -05, 2007, visit to Japan by OASD, East Asia John Hill and John Geis. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: [...]	2007-02-01 03:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4599	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEAN VAUGHN AND KEFF CARTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 9-12, 2007 visit to Japan by Dean Vaughn and Keff Carter. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6817 [...]	2007-10-02 00:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO461	JAPAN'S RESPONSE: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] On February 1, ESToff delivered reftel demarche to Principal Deputy Director Nobuharu Imanishi and Officer Masamichi Ito in MOFA's Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division. Imanishi said that he would share the demarche with other officials for interagency coordination. He reported [...]	2007-02-01 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM AORC EIND
07TOKYO4617	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-4, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6881 Mobile phone: 81-9 [...]	2007-10-02 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4635	PM FUKUDA AIMS FOR MIDDLE GROUND IN FIRST POLICY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda maintained a conciliatory tone in his policy speech given separately to the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet on October 1. He touched on many of the same subjects raised by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe three weeks ago, including the pension system, regi [...]	2007-10-02 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO4636	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER YACHI ON POSSIBLE OEF [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo and the US are working to provide Japan with the most accurate and up-to-date information on press speculation that Japanese oil contributions for Operation Enduring Freedom were used by the U.S. military for operations in Iraq, the Charge told MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Sho [...]	2007-10-02 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO4656	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN PM ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK must take concrete steps for the return of the abductees and provide a credible explanation for the purported death of each victim in order to demonstrate progress on the abduction issue, Japan's Special Advisor on the Abduction Issue Kyoko Nakayama told visiting EAP A/S [...]	2007-10-04 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO4661	PM FUKUDA PLANS NO SHIFT IN JAPAN POLICY ON [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will not alter Tokyo's policy approach to Russia or the Northern Territories, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials tell Embassy Tokyo. Russian Embassy representatives add that Moscow plans to continue its "two-track" approach toward Tokyo: 1) [...]	2007-10-04 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
07TOKYO4682	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 04:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER SA
07TOKYO4688	JAPAN ANTICIPATES INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East Tatsuo Arima was very pleased with the September 24 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting, as well as with meetings with NEA A/S Welch (reftel) and NSA Senior Director Abrams, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Deputy Director Hideaki [...]	2007-10-05 05:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JA
07TOKYO4689	The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]	2007-10-05 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4691	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MICHAEL W. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 9, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Michalak. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Marc Forino, Tel: (03) 3224-5467, Mobile: 090-5578-0102. 3. (U) Post understands that the meeting with Diet Member Shiozaki is [...]	2007-10-05 05:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4696	JAPAN CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE, WARY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JA
07TOKYO4699	JAPAN CONSIDERING AID REDUCTION FOLLOWING [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka met with Deputy Foreign Minister U Maung Myint, Ministry of Defense Acting Deputy Chief of the Office of Military Security Affairs (OCMSA) Colonel Aye Ko, and Minister of Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan on October 1. According to MOFA First [...]	2007-10-05 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN JA
07TOKYO4702	U.S. STATEMENT ON JAPAN'S OEF REFUELING OPERATION [...] (C) On October 5 Charge spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai to discuss U.S. plans to clarify press allegations of misuse of Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) fuel contributions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). K [...]	2007-10-05 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER JA
07TOKYO4726	JAPAN PLANS CONTRIBUTION FOR IRAQ REFUGEE SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IZ JA
07TOKYO4746	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO475	PM ABE'S MESSAGE TO EUROPE: WE SHARE YOUR VALUES, [...] (C) Summary. During PM Abe's January 9-13 trip to London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris, Abe underscored his desire to strengthen Japan's ties with Europe, including NATO, based on a new values-focused foreign policy. Abe's interlocutors agreed with him that the DPRK nuclear issue must be addres [...]	2007-02-01 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK FR GM BE KN CH JA
07TOKYO4766	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4768	JAPANESE POLITICIANS, ACADEMICS VOICE CONCERNS [...] (C) Burma experts in the Diet and academia are pressing the Japanese government to take a firmer stance against Burma's government over human rights violations. They are hopeful that intense media scrutiny after the death of a Japanese press photographer will convince Japan to ramp up its pre [...]	2007-10-11 04:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN JA
07TOKYO4769	JAPANESE DIET MEMBERS TO LOBBY AGAINST DELISTING [...] A group of "more than 10" lawmakers from the nonpartisan Parliamentarian League for Early Repatriation of Japanese Citizens Kidnapped by North Korea are planning to travel to Washington in early December to lobby against removing the DPRK from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, according [...]	2007-10-11 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO4775	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4784	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4787	The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]	2007-10-12 03:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4797	JAPAN: POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Thus far, Japan has taken a number of steps to influence events in Burma, including formal protests at the ministerial level. However, Japan can do more to signal to the Burmese junta that it is increasingly isolated. This cable summarizes Embassy Tokyo's view on possible next s [...]	2007-10-12 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PREF BM JA
07TOKYO4799	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4800	JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO ENCOURAGING BROAD SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Japan seeks a larger role in efforts to bring about democracy and respect for human rights in Burma, but realizes it lacks the leverage and influence necessary to bring about change, MOFA International Cooperation Division Deputy Director General Reiichiro Takahashi told Embassy Tokyo Aid [...]	2007-10-12 11:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA
07TOKYO4801	BILATERAL INFORMATION SECURITY TASK FORCE ADVANCES [...] (C) The DAS-level U.S.-Japan Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) and the Tokyo-based Implementation Group (IG) have made steady progress on implementing milestones agreed upon bilaterally on August 3. The BISTF process is divided into three broad phases. The first aims to enhan [...]	2007-10-15 00:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
07TOKYO4848	JAPAN CANCELS BURMA HUMAN RESOURCES CENTER GRANT [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura announced on October 16 that Japan canceled an estimated 552 million yen grant aid project in Burma to construct a Human Resources Center because of strong concerns about the human rights and democratization situation there. After briefing the Cabinet on [...]	2007-10-17 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA
07TOKYO4856	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 22:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO486	YACHI,S CHINA VISIT: NO SURPRISES [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi's January 26-28 visit to China went smoothly and there were no surprises, MOFA China Division Principle Deputy Director Kosei Nomura told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer January 29. Yachi and his Chinese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, [...]	2007-02-02 06:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS ENRG JA
07TOKYO4885	The Japan Economic Scope--October 18, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 18, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Trade Forum 3. AUSTR Cutler Meets DG Otabe in Tokyo 4. US-Japan Launch New Reg Reform Cycle Fiscal Structure 5. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Influence Declining, Says La [...]	2007-10-19 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4903	GOVERNMENT SUBMITS NEW OEF BILL; MSDF TO WITHDRAW [...] (C) The Fukuda Cabinet voted to forward a new bill authorizing a continuation of Japan's Indian Ocean refueling efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to the Diet late on October 17. Maritime Self-Defense Forces assets will be withdrawn on November 2, one day after the current law e [...]	2007-10-19 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO4905	OPPOSITION DPJ STRUGGLES FOR CONSENSUS ON OEF [...] (C) Summary. Main opposition DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa has drawn heavy criticism over the past week, including from some members of his own party, over a series of counterproposals seeking to replace Japan's current support to Operation Enduring Freedom with some form of as yet undefined support [...]	2007-10-19 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO4927	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 29-November 1, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Alexander Arvizu. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sangmin "Simon" Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2007-10-22 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4951	BURMA: JAPANESE ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE TRAINING [...] (C) Summary. Japan has no bilateral programs involving Burmese police, but has included Burmese representatives in widely attended multilateral seminars and training on the Japanese "koban" system and combatting drug crime. Japan currently has no legal restrictions on Burmese participation i [...]	2007-10-23 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JA BM
07TOKYO4953	ADVOCATING FOR TIP VICTIM IDENTIFICATION [...] Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met October 18 with MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara to discuss formal procedures for identifying victims of human trafficking. In proposing steps that Japan could take in this regard, Embassy Political Officer delivered R [...]	2007-10-23 22:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO4966	OUTLOOK GRIM FOR OEF BILL, AS MOD SCANDALS PUT [...] (C) Summary. Revelations of two Ministry of Defense-related scandals, emerging just as the Diet was scheduled to finally take up deliberations on new legislation to reauthorize Japanese refueling efforts in the Indian Ocean, are threatening to derail the ruling coalition's efforts to extend [...]	2007-10-24 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO4968	JAPAN WILL DECIDE UNIAAC VOTE AT THE LAST MINUTE [...] This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche October 22 to MOFA UN Planning and Administration Division Principal Deputy Director Kenichi Matsuda. Matsuda said that Japan would "carefully consider" Mr Walke [...]	2007-10-24 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA JA
07TOKYO4969	JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT APDP, DEPENDS ON PM [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MG JA
07TOKYO497	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 05-07, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]	2007-02-02 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO4970	JAPAN'S STRATEGY FOR THE THRID COMMITTEE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche October 21 and followed up October 22 with MOFA Human Rights Division Pricipal Deputy Director Takako Ito. Ito gave the following outline of Japan's strateg [...]	2007-10-24 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN KTIA JA
07TOKYO4971	JAPAN WILL DEMARCHE BOLIVIA AT A HIGH LEVEL OVER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BO IR KNNP PREL IAEA USUN JA
07TOKYO4976	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO498	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES ZUMWALT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 11-19, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP/J Director James Zumwalt. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]	2007-02-02 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO499	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 07-09, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Of [...]	2007-02-02 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL BM ID RP SG TH WHO
07TOKYO500	JAPAN NEGOTIATING TO RESUME ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is engaged in discussions with the Syrian Ministry of Transport and the Latakia Port General Company about entering into a technical assistance agreement to provide training and equipment to upgrade cargo handling facilities at the [...]	2007-02-02 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL EAID PTER SY JA
07TOKYO5003	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5019	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV MEETING WITH JAPAN FM KOMURA: [...] (C) Summary. Tokyo and Moscow made no progress toward resolving the Northern Territories issue during Russian FM Sergei Lavrov's October 23 visit to Japan, MOFA officials told Embassy Tokyo on October 25. Lavrov expressed concern about U.S.-Japan missile defense cooperation and BMD deployment [...]	2007-10-26 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
07TOKYO5020	JAPAN'S SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary. Japan extended sanctions originally imposed against the DPRK following the DPRK's 2006 missile and nuclear tests by six months on October 10. The sanctions are aimed at limiting trade and financial flows to the DPRK, while sending a strong public message to Pyongyang about the ab [...]	2007-10-26 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV EFIN ETTC EFIS ETRD JA KN
07TOKYO5021	DIET LEAGUE TO PROPOSE RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary. Lawmakers from a nonpartisan group supporting the democratization of Burma plan to submit a resolution to the Diet over the next few weeks to condemn the recent crackdown on peaceful protesters and urge dialogue between the Burmese government and the opposition. The Diet members [...]	2007-10-26 09:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM JA
07TOKYO5024	PILOTS CONVEY CONCERNS ABOUT JALWAYS-DOD JET INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On October 26, Econoff met with the Japan Federation of Aviation Workers' Union (JFAU) Chairman Hiroya Yamaguchi to receive a letter to the Ambassador conveying the union's concerns about an August 8 incident involving a U.S. military jet and a JALways commercial airliner near Guam. Yam [...]	2007-10-28 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECOM MARR JA
07TOKYO5025	The Japan Economic Scope--October 25, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 25, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Financial News 3. Recent Major Economic Indicators 4. Public Pension Fund Goes Small Cap for Big Returns 5. GOJ's Six Fiscal Projections Point to Consumption Tax Hike Transportatio [...]	2007-10-29 00:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5028	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5031	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] "What Happened to Syria-DPRK Connection?" The Liberal Mainichi wrote (10/29): "The US has decided to slap additional sanctions on Iran for its continued uranium enrichment.... The US has also claimed that Iran has been supplying arms to the Taliban and to Shiite militias in Iraq. However, Iran [...]	2007-10-29 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5034	NGO'S OUTLINE DEFININTION OF PROGRESS ON ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary. Japan must receive a clear statement from Kim Jong-il that North Korea will return all the abductees, release some of the victims it still holds, and start negotiations with Japan on the process of accounting for the others in order for Tokyo to achieve "progress" on the abductio [...]	2007-10-29 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO5035	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) This is an action message. Action request contained in paragraph 3. 2. (C) Japan will continue to monitor the situation in Burma closely and is committed to fully cooperating with UN Burma Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwaba [...]	2007-10-29 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BM JA
07TOKYO5036	JAPAN SUPPORTS HIGH REPRESENTATIVE MIROSLAV LAJCAK [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK NATO JA

07TOKYO5039	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5059	FUKUDA FAILS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR OEF IN FIRST [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda and opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa appear to have accomplished little in their first face-to-face talks on October 30, but did agree to continue talking later in the week, according to Embassy contacts and press reporting. LDP and DPJ party heads have held [...]	2007-10-31 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5061	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5066	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL, EAP SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 2-3, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein, and NSC East Asian Director Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be [...]	2007-11-01 04:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5067	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 7-9, 2007 visit to Japan by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and party. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: [...]	2007-11-01 05:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5076	JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT APDP [...] (C) Japan still cannot commit to attending the U/S Dobriansky-hosted breakfast in Bamako, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Yasuhiro Kobe told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 31. Per Ref A, MOFA raised the issue last week with the offic [...]	2007-11-01 10:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JA
07TOKYO5084	The Japan Economic Scope--November 1, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 1, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Fiscal Issues 3. Citigroup Shares to Hit TSE November 5 4. Unemployment Up Slightly to 4% 5. CPI Down 0.1% in September, 8th Consecutive Monthly Drop 6. BOJ's Economic Outlook: No [...]	2007-11-02 01:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5087	DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM EFIN JA
07TOKYO5096	MEDIA COVERAGE OF OCTOBER 31 COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 31, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo hosted a briefing for Japanese Diet members focusing on the international nature of OEF Coalition efforts in the Indian Ocean to combat global terrorism, as well as on the importance of Japan's contribution to OEF. Approximately 10 [...]	2007-11-02 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA
07TOKYO5099	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5114	FUKUDA-OZAWA MEETINGS INCITE LATEST POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa's November 4 offer to resign, and the private meetings with the Prime Minister that precipitated it, have further unsettled Japan's political scene. While much of the press reporting is focused on what sort of deal was proposed by whom in the Fukud [...]	2007-11-05 09:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5138	OZAWA WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION TO CRITICAL REACTION [...] (C) Summary. Ichiro Ozawa has withdrawn his resignation letter as leader of Japan's largest opposition party, bringing further uncertainty to an already unpredictable political situation. DPJ executives mounted a frantic campaign over the past several days to woo Ozawa back to the party, but [...]	2007-11-07 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5176	The Japan Economic Scope--November 8, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 8, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents 3. EisMAP and Fostering Sustainable Development in the Asia/Pacific Region Politics 4. Deja vu...D(PJ)eja -Vu 5. Unlikely to Get into Business School 6. Secretary of Defense Rob [...]	2007-11-09 03:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5192	BURMA: SLAIN VIDEOGRAPHER'S BURMESE INTERPRETER [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese interpreter for slain Japanese videographer Kenji Nagai is now in Japan thanks to the support of Nagai's former employer and close friend, APF News President Toru Yamaji. Since Nagai's death, Yamaji has been conducting a one-man campaign to pressure the Japanese Gove [...]	2007-11-09 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF BM JA
07TOKYO5193	JAPAN OPPOSES RESTRICTING PDG MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Japan opposes restricting membership in the Partnership for Democratic Governance, MOFA Aid Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiko Okano told Embassy Tokyo November 9. At the time of the October 1 PDG planning meeting, membership was open to any country willing to subsc [...]	2007-11-09 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM JA
07TOKYO5197	JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND SIGN STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE PACT [...] (U) Japan and New Zealand signed a pact November 5 which allows New Zealand access to Japan's strategic oil reserves for emergency use according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Under the agreement, New Zealand may purchase up to 90,000 metric tons, or 659,700 barrels of o [...]	2007-11-09 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO5203	JAPAN WILL ATTEND APDP BREAKFAST, STILL UNSURE [...] (SBU) Although Japan will not be able to send a cabinet-level representative to the U.S.-hosted breakfast on the Asian Pacific Democracy Partnership in Bamako, the government intends to "actively participate" in the discussion, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Pricipal [...]	2007-11-09 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL MG JA
07TOKYO5205	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON HAMM [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 12-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: 81 [...]	2007-11-09 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5219	KOMEITO LAWMAKER ANALYZES OZAWA'S STRATEGY, DIET [...] (C) Summary. Ichiro Ozawa may have dealt his own DPJ a lasting body blow, Komeito Lower House Diet member Otohiko Endo told the Embassy on November 8, but his resignation and return have opened the door for policy discussions with the ruling coalition. Endo, a senior member of the Komeito, do [...]	2007-11-13 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5221	STAS MEETING ON U.S.-JAPAN FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE FOR A SAFE [...] Summary. Dr. Nina Fedoroff, S&T Advisor to the Secretary of State and Mr. Yasutaka Moriguchi, Director-General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) co-chaired a meeting on October 10 to discuss the U.S.-Japan Frame [...]	2007-11-13 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TNGD PTER TBIO TSPL KSCA JA
07TOKYO5224	JAPAN WILL OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Japan is "ready to fight" against any additional amendments to the resolution condemning rape as a tool for political or military objectives, MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito told E [...]	2007-11-13 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM JA
07TOKYO5227	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5228	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5236	DECISION TIME FOR OPPOSITION AS OEF BILL REACHES [...] (C) Summary. Legislation authorizing the resumption of refueling for coalition vessels engaged in anti-terror operations in the Indian Ocean was forwarded to the opposition-controlled Upper House on November 14. MOFA assured Embassy Tokyo that the new bill will not/not add restrictions on th [...]	2007-11-14 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5258	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5267	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5268	JAPAN WATCHING CLOSELY SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was caught by surprise by Pakistan's declaration of a state of emergency only days after Foreign Minister Koumura announced significant increases in ODA to that country. As a result, he was forced to announce Japan will "reconsider" this decision in light of recent events. [...]	2007-11-16 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV MOPS PK JA
07TOKYO5270	RUSSIA EYEING JAPANESE RAIL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Summary. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin's November 4-6 visit demonstrates both countries' commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official. Russia would like to build a high-speed railway using Japanese expertise and techn [...]	2007-11-16 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL XH
07TOKYO5272	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5278	SUBJECT: PRC EMBASSY ON BOOSTING JAPAN COOPERATION [...] (C) Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute, Beijing and Tokyo are moving forward with plans for Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda to visit Beijing before year's end, Chinese Embassy Political Officer Zhiwen Chen told Embassy Tokyo on November 16. A significant brea [...]	2007-11-19 04:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA BM CH KN
07TOKYO5283	WHALING: JAPANESE FLEET SAILS ON LARGEST RESEARCH [...] Japan's whaling fleet set sail Sunday, November 18 on the largest hunt to date as part of phase two of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA II). For the first time since it began research whaling in 1987, Japan intends to take humpback whales (quota [...]	2007-11-19 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS PREL SENV IWC JA
07TOKYO5290	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5298	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5305	JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT APPROACH TO VENEZUELA [...] (U) This cable contains an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Japan's approach to the proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela is a "sensitive" and "delicate" matter, MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi told Embassy Tokyo P [...]	2007-11-20 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE JA
07TOKYO5306	ACHIEVING AGREEMENT ON SMA [...] (U) Action Request contained in para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Japanese officials are prepared to resume Host Nation Support (HNS) negotiations along the lines of the October 24 discussion between the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (Ref A). Japanese negotiators have told the Emb [...]	2007-11-20 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO5315	JAPAN: ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE INVITATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT CVIS KPAL KWBG IS JA
07TOKYO5321	EXCHANGE OF TELECOM MRA LETTERS [...] On November 21, 2007, and per instructions in ref, Embassy and GOJ effected the exchange of letters required to bring the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between Japan and the United States of America into force on January 1, 2008. The Embassy re [...]	2007-11-21 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL JA
07TOKYO5329	FUKUDA-ROH SUMMIT FOCUSES ON DPRK [...] (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met November 19 with ROK President Roh Moo-hyun, and the bulk of their conversation was focused on the DPRK. PM Roh underlined the importance of dialogue and generosity in dealing with the DPRK and explained that Kim Jong-il desires a security guarantee from th [...]	2007-11-26 06:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO5331	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 28-29, 2007, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Offic [...]	2007-11-26 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5333	JAPAN FAVORABLY CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CERD [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
07TOKYO5335	FUKUDA-WEN SUMMIT SETS OUT HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY, [...] (C) During their November 20 meeting in Singapore, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda offered to Premier Wen Jiabao to visit China "as soon as possible," which could be late this year or early next year depending on the Diet's schedule. Chinese President Hu Jintao will also visit Japan next year, mos [...]	2007-11-26 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5336	HIGH-LEVEL JAPAN-BURMA CONTACTS IN SINGAPORE [...] (C) During separate meetings November 20 and 21, PM Yasuo Fukuda and FM Masahiko Koumura called on their Burmese counterparts to take steps to promote democratization and human rights and to begin a "substantial" dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi. They also urged the Burmese authorities to conti [...]	2007-11-26 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM JA
07TOKYO5342	BURMA: JAPANESE FM KOUMURA MEETS WITH SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting in Singapore, Special Advisor Gambari told Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura that he has been pressing the Burmese authorities to relax their restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),engage in dialogue with her and take steps towards democratization in [...]	2007-11-27 02:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM JA
07TOKYO5343	JAPANESE PM FUKUDA MEETS WITH MEKONG REGION LEADERS [...] (C) Economic and infrastructure development cooperation figured prominently in PM Yasuo Fukuda's November 20 meeting with the leaders of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. PM Nguyen Tan Dzung, PM Bouasone Bouphavanh and PM Hun Sen welcomed Japan's efforts to develop two regional East-West Corridors [...]	2007-11-27 05:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VM CB LA JA
07TOKYO5345	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5346	JAPAN WILL NOT PRESENT AT G8 KIDNAPPING CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM JA
07TOKYO5347	KOMEITO THINKING ON DIET ROADBLOCKS, OEF BILL, [...] (C) Summary: Senior leaders of the LDP's coalition partner Komeito and its Soka Gakkai religious support group offered insights on Japan's current Diet impasse and the outlook for the next Diet session, prospects for the OEF refueling bill, and relations with the DPRK, during recent meetings wi [...]	2007-11-27 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN JA
07TOKYO5355	READOUT OF US-JAPAN TRADE FORUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An array of bilateral trade issues were addressed and policy discussions on FTAs held in the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Trade Forum in Tokyo on October 18. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler led the U.S. delegation, while Director General for Economic Affa [...]	2007-11-28 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
07TOKYO537	JAPAN-CHINA JOINT HISTORY PROJECT: AN EFFORT TO [...] (C) Summary. Historians from Japan and China will meet a second time in March to address differences in how they view their shared history. Neither side expects to resolve contentious issues, but hope to narrow gaps in understanding, according to Professor Shinichi Kitaoka, who chairs the J [...]	2007-02-06 04:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
07TOKYO5377	JAPAN'S REACTION TO U.S.-IRAQI DECLARATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main concern about the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America is reference to the fact that it is anticipated the next rollover of the UN Security Council resolution [...]	2007-11-29 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS UNSC IZ JA
07TOKYO5388	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO540	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5400	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-02 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO542	ASO REMARK THAT U.S. IRAQ POLICY "NAIVE": REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public remarks by Foreign Minister Aso on February 3 that the U.S. post-conflict planning in Iraq was "extremely naive" have made headlines here in the wake of more pointed criticism of the U.S. stance on Iraq and troop realignment by Defense Minister Kyuma. Vice FM Yachi said in [...]	2007-02-06 11:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JA
07TOKYO5426	JAPAN LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS JA
07TOKYO5451	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7, 2007 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office pho [...]	2007-12-05 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07TOKYO5456	INITIAL JAPANESE REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was surprised by the National Intelligence Estimate finding that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons development program, and has yet to draw any conclusions. Tokyo will be watching carefully how other nations react, but working level contacts believe the finding will make [...]	2007-12-05 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
07TOKYO5458	JAPAN AND VIETNAM AIM FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet's November 25-29 state visit to Japan was aimed at developing the two countries' "strategic partnership," with a strong focus on assisting infrastructure development, improving Vietnam's investment environment, raising bilateral trade and expanding polit [...]	2007-12-05 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VM JA
07TOKYO5460	BURMA NGO LETTER TO POTUS CALLS FOR UNSC ACTION [...] (C) Four representatives of the Joint Action Committee of the Burmese Community in Japan (JAC) met with Embassy Political Minister Counselor on December 4 to express their concerns over the situation in Burma. They also passed on a letter addressed to President Bush praising U.S. efforts on b [...]	2007-12-05 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV JA BM
07TOKYO5475	AMBASSADOR URGES DEFENSE MINISTER TO FINALIZE HNS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador urged the rapid conclusion of a new Host Nation Support (HNS) agreement during a December 5 meeting with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The Ambassador noted that ambiguities in past understandings on HNS, and unilateral efforts by Japan to reduce its financial co [...]	2007-12-06 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO5476	CUBA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
07TOKYO5477	TAIWAN, EAST CHINA SEA MAJOR TOPICS DURING [...] (C) The Taiwan UN referendum is an extremely "sensitive and serious issue," and Japan should not support it and must take care not to send the wrong message to Taiwan's independence forces, President Hu Jintao, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other senior officials told FM Koumura during his [...]	2007-12-06 23:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON CH JA
07TOKYO5481	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5482	JAPANESE VIEW OF ANNAPOLIS, PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan considers the Annapolis Conference a great success, terming it an "historic opportunity" to advance the Peace Process. Unfortunately, Japan was not represented at the ministerial level. Separately, given budgetary constraints, the issue of whether Japan can contribute to [...]	2007-12-07 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID XF WE IS GZ KWBG KPAL JA
07TOKYO5487	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOINT GUAM PROGRAM OFFICE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 8-10, 2007 visit to Japan by JGPO delegation members Lynn Hicks, James Cannon, Lou Cariello, Wesley Ishuhizu, John Gamez, Scott Forrest, William Taylor, David Demoske, Thomas Cole, Matthew Gagelin and David Bice. 2. (U) Co [...]	2007-12-07 04:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5496	The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]	2007-12-10 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5502	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5503	DIET EXTENSION, OVERRIDE VOTE ON OEF BILL GROW [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda appears poised to extend the current Diet session beyond December 15, with the expectation that his ruling LDP-Komeito coalition will use their two-thirds majority in the Lower House to override the opposition-controlled Upper House and pass key anti-terror [...]	2007-12-10 23:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5504	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 02:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5510	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5511	JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION AT PARIS [...] (C) Japan is still uncertain who will lead its delegation to the December 17 Paris Donors Conference and how much it will be in a position to contribute, according to Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Japan's Special Representative in charge of Peace in the Middle East. Embassy Tokyo Deputy Chief of [...]	2007-12-11 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT PREL KWBG KPAL IS JA
07TOKYO5512	FORMER SDF COLONEL SATO DISCUSSES ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. The ruling coalition will extend the Diet into January in order to pass the new Anti-terrorism law, according to Upper House Diet member Masahisa Sato. The next month will be critical for the new legislation and the LDP is planning a PR campaign to better explain the Indian Oce [...]	2007-12-11 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO5533	JAPAN WILL GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 09:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
07TOKYO5534	BAMAKO CONSULATATIONS DEMARCHE ON CUBA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 09:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CU JA
07TOKYO5539	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT PAYS LOW-KEY VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev paid a low-key visit to Tokyo November 14-16 during which he met with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the Emperor, and Minister of Administrative Reform Yoshimi Watanabe, whose father, former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe, was the first senior l [...]	2007-12-13 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KY JA
07TOKYO5552	JAPAN: ECONOMIC POLICY UNDER A DIVIDED DIET [...] (SBU) The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's loss in July 2007's Upper House election resulted in a divided Diet and legislative gridlock, which has undercut economic reform advocates and pushed economic policymaking away from the prime minister's office. The result is a tougher environment fo [...]	2007-12-13 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN JA
07TOKYO5568	(S) JAPANESE RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer December 13 delivered non-paper concerning missing AmCit Robert A. Levinson to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano, along with a request that Japan 1) r [...]	2007-12-14 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	CASC PREL PTER IR JA
07TOKYO5569	DIET EXTENDED; PASSAGE OF OEF REFUELING BILL ON [...] (C) Summary. The Lower House has approved extending the Diet session to January 15. The move puts the ball into the opposition court to complete deliberations on the OEF refueling bill and put the matter to a vote in the Upper House. The DPJ has stalled Diet deliberations on the bill for we [...]	2007-12-14 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS JA
07TOKYO5570	The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]	2007-12-14 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5571	HOST NATION SUPPORT: DETAILS ON SUBSTANTIVE [...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: The Country Team has reached a substantive agreement with Japan for a new three-year Special Measures Agreement (SMA) for Host Nation Support to U.S. Forces in Japan. The new SMA includes a cosmetic reduction in Utilities Cost Sharing (UC [...]	2007-12-14 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
07TOKYO5572	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-16 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO558	FEBRUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING [...] SUMMARY: On February 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries, Australia, Brunei Darussala [...]	2007-02-07 23:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV JA
07TOKYO5609	JAPANESE AGAIN RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda lunched December 19 with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Moshen Talaeli and urged him again to help resolve the case of missing American Citizen Robert Levinson. Other topics discussed included Iran's nuclear [...]	2007-12-19 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	CASC PREL PTER PARM IR IZ JA
07TOKYO5610	JAPAN: INSURANCE ADVOCACY PAYS OFF FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Over the past several months, U.S. insurers have struck deals to market products through Japan's extensive postal network, taking advantage of Japan Post's privatization. They are also poised to capitalize on deregulation measures, set to go into effect December 22, that will allow ban [...]	2007-12-19 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BEXP JA
07TOKYO5613	FUKUDA TAKES HIT ON PENSIONS, BUT NO BACK-TRACKING [...] (C) Summary. Uncertainty remains the watchword for Japanese domestic politics in the last two weeks of 2007, as fresh attention on the government's inability to resolve the issue of unidentified pension accounts, coupled with continued ruling and opposition party sparring related to the OEF r [...]	2007-12-19 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL JA
07TOKYO5615	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5620	UNION LEADER ON OZAWA, PENSIONS, BASE STRIKES [...] (C) Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tsuyoshi Takagi told the Ambassador December 19 that opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ozawa is not anti-American and that Ozawa's decision to oppose Japan's Indian Ocean refueling activities was primarily driven by political tim [...]	2007-12-20 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO5624	CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes the optimal solution to the cluster munitions issue is a legally binding agreement arrived at through the CCW process. However, because such an outcome is not certain, Japan will continue to participate in the Oslo Process in order to be able to influence any final [...]	2007-12-20 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS JA
07TOKYO5626	INITIAL JAPANESE REACTIONS TO SOUTH KOREAN ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials are pleased by the election of Lee Myung Bak as South Korea's next president and are hopeful that relations between Tokyo and Seoul will improve during his administration. They expect him to focus primarily on improving the South's economy and believe he [...]	2007-12-20 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SK JA
07TOKYO5641	The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]	2007-12-21 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5643	UN BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA XA XD JA
07TOKYO5646	TIP: FINAL CLARIFICATION OF JAPAN'S ROADMAP TO [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Japan has begun taking steps to follow the "Roadmap to Tier 1" (Ref A),MOFA International Organized Crime Division TIP Officer Hiroko Sasahara told us December 20. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref B's "Clari [...]	2007-12-21 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN JA
07TOKYO5647	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAUSCHER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 09-11, 2007, visit to Japan by CODEL Tauscher. 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)3224-6972 Mobile phone [...]	2007-12-21 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
07TOKYO5649	JAPAN: 2007 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Japan continued to increase efforts to prevent terrorism and there were no terrorist attacks in Japan in 2007. Domestically, Japan bolstered its defenses against terrorism by improving crisis management and first responder capabilities and took steps to strengthen border security. By December [...]	2007-12-21 06:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
07TOKYO5658	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5661	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOREIGN AGENTS IN THE UNITED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 03:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CJAN KJUS ASEC VE AR JA
07TOKYO5668	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5670	PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's 27-30 December visit to China is expected to produce positive visuals, but little in terms of substantive deliverables. PM Fukuda will highlight the common cultural and economic interests between the two countries, visiting a Japanese factory in Tianj [...]	2007-12-27 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5671	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5678	SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE [...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]	2007-12-28 06:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA

07TOKYO5689	The Japan Economic Scope--December 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japanese Government Moves 3. Personnel Shuffle at MOFA? 4. Reg Reform is Back 5. Japan Halts Plans to Start Hunting Humpback Whales Planes and Trains 5. Rail Improvement Cut in [...]	2007-12-31 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO57	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-31, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Mark Little, Ms. Nelsie Alcoser, and Ms. Erika Prochaska. Post understands, per reftel, that no further assistance is required. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the Tokyo portion of [...]	2007-01-09 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AGAO OTRA KS JA
07TOKYO583	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DPRI DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 4 -17, 2007 visit to Japan by the DPRI Delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home ph [...]	2007-02-08 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO602	PROGRESS ON BILL TO FUND MARINES MOVE TO GUAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legislation to fund the transfer of 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam will be submitted to the Diet for approval as early as the week of February 12, MOD Deputy Director-General Kanazawa told Embassy on February 5. He praised the recent Ambassador Schieffer-led visit of senior [...]	2007-02-09 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO617	JANUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING [...] SUMMARY: On January 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, [...]	2007-02-13 06:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM JA ENRG
07TOKYO645	The Japan Economic Scope - February 9, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Inbound FDI Negative for 2006, Japan Likely to Miss Five-Year FDI Target 4. Keidanren Chairman Visits Australia, Wants an FTA 5. Japanese Reaction to U.S. WTO Subsidy Case Against China 6. The New Reg Reform Council Launched 7. EMIN Meets Niigata and Kan [...]	2007-02-14 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO658	JAPAN: NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING [...] (SBU) Japan is not in a position at this time to make additional contributions to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund for UN middle ring security, MOFA Deputy Director for Second Middle East Division Masaki Yasumatsu told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer February 14. According to Yasumatsu, Japan g [...]	2007-02-15 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN IZ JA
07TOKYO659	A/S SILVERBERG'S JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan views positively recent steps taken by the United States to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process and is hopeful that progress will be made, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda told visiting Assistant Secretary for International [...]	2007-02-15 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KPAL IS IR LE SU JA
07TOKYO660	JAPAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-15 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO661	JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT PASSAGE OF "COMFORT WOMEN" [...] (C) The Abe government is moving ahead on several fronts to counter the proposed sense of Congress resolution condemning Japan for its treatment of World War II "comfort women." MOFA Asian Bureau Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa told us February 13, he had been asked to relay that the [...]	2007-02-15 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KS CH JA
07TOKYO692	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO695	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar January 24-31. Ogawa reports he found all four countries to be deeply concerned about the lack of stability in Iraq, critical of United States policy, a [...]	2007-02-16 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SA QA TU SY JA
07TOKYO696	JAPAN WELCOMES SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT, REMAINS UNEASY [...] (C) Summary. Japanese reaction to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) agreement is mixed. Popular reaction to the 6PT agreement is shaped by the strong and passionate view the Japanese public has on the abduction issue. PM Abe, who holds deep personal views on the abductions, shares the public view t [...]	2007-02-16 10:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO697	VFM YACHI ATTENDS FIRST JAPAN-RUSSIA STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials told VFM Yachi during his January 23-25 Moscow visit that Russia has no intention of "controlling" or "monopolizing" Central Asia, but said that Moscow should be "an important interlocutor" on issues affecting the region, according to MOFA Russia Division Direct [...]	2007-02-17 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET JA RU
07TOKYO701	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO708	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 16 MEETING WITH KOMEITO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 16 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Komeito Chief Representative Ota: -- stated his firm belief in the U.S.-Japan alliance; -- expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep abductions on the front burner in dealings with the DPRK; -- said he strongly supp [...]	2007-02-20 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
07TOKYO722	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 00:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO738	JAPAN NOT READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO AMISOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPKO MOPS SO JA
07TOKYO739	CHINESE FM LI ZHAOXING VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: China will "cooperate to the fullest extent possible" to help Japan resolve the abduction issue with the DPRK, Chinese FM Li Zhaoxing told the Japanese during a February 15-16 visit. According to MOFA China Division contacts, the two sides hope to reach general agreement on th [...]	2007-02-22 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV CH KS JA
07TOKYO741	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26 - 28, 2007 visit to Japan by Deputy National Security Advisor J.D. Crouch, Jr. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reac [...]	2007-02-22 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AS KS JA
07TOKYO742	MEETING WITH MEXT TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BILL ON [...] SUMMARY. On January 30, 2007, Embassy EST section met with MEXT officials to glean additional information on the Government of Japan (GOJ) plan to submit to the Diet a bill intended to prevent nuclear and radiological terrorism. The bill is being introduced to the Diet to ratify the U.N. Inter [...]	2007-02-22 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL
07TOKYO748	The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]	2007-02-22 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO760	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCOT A. MARCIEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 26-27, 2007 visit to Japan by Office Director Scot A. Marciel. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]	2007-02-22 09:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL RP JA
07TOKYO761	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR ROBERT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 11-12, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 H [...]	2007-02-22 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL TH BM LAS VM CBC KS JA
07TOKYO762	DIET ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2007 Diet convened on January 25 and will run 150 days to June 23 during which it will consider a number of economic bills with potential impact on this summer's Upper House election, particularly those designed to bolster PM Abe's "Second Chance" initiative to close a perce [...]	2007-02-22 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB EINV ETRD JA
07TOKYO774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO785	BOSNIA: JAPAN TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON OHR ISSUE, [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK JA
07TOKYO788	JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BM CH JA
07TOKYO799	ADDITIONAL E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche to counterparts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Finance (MOF). MOF officials stated they were already aware of reftel designations from their regular monitoring of Treasury,s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website. 2. [...]	2007-02-26 04:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN IR JA
07TOKYO805	NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION: ""NUDGE"" COULD HELP [...] (U) NOTE: This is an action request -see par. 5. 2. (C) Summary: On February 9, MEXT Nuclear Safety Division Officials suggested that U.S. encouragement of G8 allies to ratify the Nuclear Terrorism Convention could positively impact their efforts to achieve ratification by the Japanese [...]	2007-02-26 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO821	The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]	2007-02-27 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO825	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROANE AND WIRKKALA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-17, 2007 visit to Japan by INR/B Jamie Roane, Biographic Officer and Tiara Wirkkala, Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be re [...]	2007-02-27 09:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PINR JA
07TOKYO855	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/SENK SENIOR ADVISOR WHITON [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-05, 2007 visit to Japan by Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can [...]	2007-02-28 10:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM JA
07TOKYO859	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO879	JAPAN MOVES TO WEAKEN 1993 KONO APOLOGY ON [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is directing efforts to pursue World War II historical issues, including "comfort women," LDP Diet member Yasuhide Nakayama told Embassy Political Minister Counselor Meserve on February 28. The Japanese government actions are in response to the U.S. congressi [...]	2007-03-01 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO880	JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN [...] (C) Embassy EST coordinated with Embassy POL and delivered the points in the reftel to counterparts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, who is the working-level lead officer, stated that Japan continues [...]	2007-03-01 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP
07TOKYO894	POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: FOLLOWING THE MONEY [...] (C) Japan Post,s to-be-privatized insurance and banking entities need to focus on risk management and their asset/liability term mismatch (as much or more than they are focusing on new products) if they are to have a successful initial public offering (IPO). This was the principal conclusion [...]	2007-03-02 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD PREL JA
07TOKYO903	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO910	The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]	2007-03-05 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO950	JAPAN WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Japan has expressed disappointment that it has not been invited to attend the upcoming Baghdad extended neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Tokyo Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer he had recently dined with Japan's departing Ambassador t [...]	2007-03-06 10:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO967	PM ABE TAKES BACK FIRST OF "FAILED" POSTAL REBELS [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe's abrupt decision to allow postal rebel Seiichi Eto to rejoin the LDP for the purpose of running in the July Upper House election has the potential to further weaken his public support, reopen divisions within the party, and strain relations with ruling coalit [...]	2007-03-07 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO968	JAPANESE NON-PAPER ON EXPORT CREDITS AND TRADE [...] (C) As a follow up to reftels A and B concerning halting export credits to Iran, MOFA Second Middle East Division officer Junichi Sumi March 6 presented the following non-paper to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Sumi noted that a copy of the non-paper had been forwarded to Under Secretary Bu [...]	2007-03-07 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO973	IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran is willing to negotiate over its nuclear program, but will not agree to suspend enrichment activities as a precondition to talks, Iran's DFM for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araghchi told his Japanese hosts March 2. According to MOFA contacts, FM Aso and DFM Yabun [...]	2007-03-07 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO974	COMFORT WOMEN: JAPAN BACKS AWAY FROM HARD LINE [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has backed off on earlier instructions to a group of conservative LDP lawmakers to submit a proposal for a revised Kono Statement, according to one of the group's members. Instead, he has instructed the group to produce a statement criticizing the Honda resol [...]	2007-03-07 10:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA
07TOKYO977	JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BACK CLOSER TRILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Australian defense and diplomatic officials endorsed a U.S. proposal for an Assistant Secretary-level Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),and called for an ambitious, "results-oriented" agenda for the new body focused on "early deliverables", dur [...]	2007-03-07 22:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO978	EAP/MLS DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL,S FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Japan is still studying the question of how best to increase collaboration with the United States on assistance to Southeast Asia, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Maeda told EAP/Office of Maritime Southeast Asia Director Marciel, on February 27. Establish [...]	2007-03-07 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA PREL CH ID RP PO AS JA
07TOKYO979	(U) DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW INITIATIVE FOUR [...] (C) Summary. In a Defense Policy Review Initiative Roadmap for Realignment Implementation Oversight meeting on February 13, the Four Principals: (1) confirmed steady progress in most areas of realignment implementation; (2) identified differences related to Camp Foster returns as part of the [...]	2007-03-07 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
07TOKYO985	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07ULAANBAATAR297	Turbulence Ahead for Mongolia's Airline Sector? [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The General Director of Mongolia's Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) dismissed reports that Aero Mongolia is suffering serious financial difficulties, despite a series of safety related incidents an [...]	2007-05-23 05:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR418	TRAGIC CRASH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HELICOPTER SAFETY. [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The crash of a Mongolia Border Forces Russian-built MI-8 helicopter that claimed the lives of 15 firefighters has led to renewed focus on the safety of the country's dwindling helicopter fleet, [...]	2007-07-18 06:07:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON MG
07USNATO112	AFGHANISTAN: INFORMAL MEETING OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: -Force Generation: RC/S missions agreed that there was a general lack of clarity on just what CJSOR shortfalls remained post Seville, and several RC-S allies intend to ask the SYG for a clear list from SHAPE. Canada and the UK noted progress on the sensitive issue of bringing t [...]	2007-02-23 12:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MASS KPAO AF JA
07USNATO147	NATO-ASIA TIES STRENGTHENING THROUGH ISAF [...] (C) Recent exchanges between NATO and Japan, Korea, and China illustrate the rapid enhancement of practical cooperation through the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. NATO's A/SYG Erdmann is visiting Tokyo the week of March 5, while NATO is expected to fin [...]	2007-03-06 18:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL JA KS CH XB
07USUNNEWYORK415	U.S. BILATERALS AT THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky took advantage of the ministerial segment of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development's 15th Session (CSD-15) May 9-11 to conduct a number of bilateral discussions with key states, with climate change, energy and economic dev [...]	2007-05-25 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KGCC SENV EAID EAGR CH MD FI PK RS IN
07VIENTIANE508	READOUT FROM JAPANESE DCM ON LAO PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: Japanese DCM Kazuhiro Fujimura provided the Charge with an overview of the mid-May summit in Tokyo between the Lao and Japanese prime ministers. He said that the Japanese had pressed the Lao unsuccessfully at a meeting before the summit to support the UNGA human rights resolutio [...]	2007-06-18 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LA JA KN
07WELLINGTON686	NEW ZEALAND: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETINGS [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Hill has cleared this message, which was drafted by ConGen Auckland and approved by Embassy Wellington. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's New Zealand interlocutors emphasized the need to ensure that, as New Zealand approaches national e [...]	2007-09-19 04:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM KNNP NZ XV AF KN FJ TT
07YAOUNDE179	CAMEROON'S DIPLOMATS: IN THE COUNTRY'S DISSERVICE, [...] (C) The recent death of Cameroon's long-serving Ambassador to the E.U. resparked recurring public and media commentary on Cameroon's dramatically stagnant diplomatic corps. More than a dozen Cameroonian ambassadors have occupied their positions for more than 10 years, several have been in p [...]	2007-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM CVIS KCOR KFRD PINR PREL NI
07YEREVAN373	CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY AGREEMENT - CORRECTED TEXT [...] (SBU) On December 7, 2006, the GOAM submitted a Diplomatic Note to the Embassy with proposed changes to the draft Civil Aviation Security Agreement initiated by the USG in August 2006 (ref A). Unfortunately, post incorrectly transcribed the text of the Diplomatic Note and the text reported in [...]	2007-03-29 12:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIT PREL KTIA AM
08ADDISABABA1870	Japan Embargoes Ethiopian Coffee for Trace Insecticides [...] SUMMARY: The Japanese Coffee Association (JCA) has rejected the delivery of 16 container loads of Ethiopian coffee due to the presence of three banned insecticides. The JCA sent multiple teams to Ethiopia to obtain samples from throughout the supply chain to determine the source of the contamin [...]	2008-07-09 04:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ANKARA1054	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 12:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ASTANA2194	KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION AND CULTURE MINISTER SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 5 meeting, the Ambassador stressed to Information and Culture Minister Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed the importance of Kazakhstan's follow through on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform. Kul-Mukh [...]	2008-11-07 06:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO KZ
08BAGHDAD1838	MFA GOSSIP ON POSSIBLE KEY DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS [...] (C) During a June 17 meeting on embassy property issues (septel),Ambassador Srood Najib (strictly protect),MFA Director for Americas Affairs, shared gossip on possible Iraqi Ambassadorial assignments to a number of key diplomatic posts. According to Ambassador Najib, those on the inside tr [...]	2008-06-17 16:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD622	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MAY VISIT IRAQ IN APRIL; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. IN A SHORT MARCH 1 MEETING, JAPANESE PAGE 02 RUEHGBA0622 C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000622 AMBASSADOR KENJIRO MONJI TOLD AMBASSADOR CROCKER THAT IF JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER KOMURA ATTENDS THE APRIL 22 KUWAIT NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL, MONJI WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE HIM TO [...]	2008-03-03 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV JA IZ
08BASRAH34	UMM QASR DEPUTY UPBEAT ABOUTPORT'S PROPSECTS [...] (C//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: REO Officers met with merchant marine Captain Hussain Mohammed Abdullah, Assistant Director General (A-DG) for Management at the Port of Umm Qasr (PUQ). The GOI has sacked PUQ A-DG for Technical Affairs Safa Abud al-Hussein, who with militia influence had been appointed [...]	2008-04-21 15:12:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECON PINS IZ
08BEIJING1225	U.S.-CHINA DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: YOUR [...] (SBU) Your meeting with Ministry of Commerce Vice Minister (VM) Yi Xiaozhun in Tokyo will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the launch of the U.S.-China Dialogue on Foreign Assistance, which was proposed by Deputy Secretary Negroponte during his January meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao. We [...]	2008-04-01 05:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EFIN CH
08BEIJING1507	A FLURRY OF VISITS SETS THE STAGE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka visited Beijing April 14-15 to address three issues in advance of President Hu Jintao's May 6-10 visit to Japan: the poisoned dumpling case, the East China Sea dispute and Tibet. Japanese Embassy officials report that the dumpling investigati [...]	2008-04-18 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG CH JN
08BEIJING179	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE PROPOSAL DELIVERED [...] (C) Policy Planning (S/P) Director David Gordon met with Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Deputy Director General for American and Oceanian Affairs Wang Hongbo on January 17 to deliver the Director of Foreign Assistance's (DFA) proposal for a Development Assistance Dialogue with China. Wang prom [...]	2008-01-18 06:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING2010	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON EARTHQUAKE [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing, the Japanese Ambassador reported that PRC President Hu Jintao has taken personal ownership of Sino-Japanese relations and made the final decision to travel to Japan over the opposition by some in the Chinese Government. Ambassador Miya [...]	2008-05-23 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PGOV MARR KOLY SOCI SENV CH
08BEIJING2322	U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 06:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR
08BEIJING3035	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/06/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-06 08:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3065	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT 9, 08/09/2008 [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/09/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-09 07:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER CASC CH
08BEIJING3362	EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR ADVOCACY IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Effective advocacy for U.S. nuclear suppliers is essential to ensuring access to China's rapidly growing civil nuclear power market. With the exception of the bidding process that resulted in a contract for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, all reactor purchases t [...]	2008-08-29 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TPHY PREL CH
08BEIJING3459	SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS AFTER PM FUKUDA'S [...] (C) Summary: Although Japanese PM Fukuda was instrumental in improving Sino-Japanese relations and neither of his likely immediate successors are instinctively pro-China, Japan's growing economic reliance on China, coupled with pro-China Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders holding key posi [...]	2008-09-05 08:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING39	PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary. Chinese MFA and Japanese Embassy officials called PM Fukuda's December 27-30 visit to China a success because it codified an improvement in bilateral relations and featured high-level symbolic gestures such as a game of catch between PM Fukuda and Premier Wen Jiabao. Contacts told [...]	2008-01-04 14:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING4575	A NORTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE: BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: While the Six-Party Talks might eventually evolve into a Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM),most experts in Beijing believe a NEAPSM will only be possible after complete denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and the United States and Japan normalize diplomat [...]	2008-12-18 00:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH JA KS
08BEIJING602	GAMBARI CONFIRMS MARCH VISIT TO BURMA; ASKS USG [...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari February 19 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of March," though the Burmese Government has not yet confirmed the date [...]	2008-02-20 07:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING605	GAMBARI CONFIRMS MARCH VISIT TO BURMA; ASKS USG [...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari February 19 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of March," though the Burmese Government has not yet confirmed the date [...]	2008-02-20 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING825	DATE FOR HU'S VISIT HAS NO RELATION TO DUMPLINGS [...] (C) The date for President Hu Jintao's planned visit to Japan has still not been set for reasons unrelated to the poisoned dumplings incident, MFA and Japanese Embassy officials told PolOff on March 6. 2. (C) MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun said the ong [...]	2008-03-06 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BERLIN161	STEINBRUECK CALLS FOR TIGHTER BANKING [...] SUMMARY: For months, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck (SPD) refrained from commenting on the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the U.S. and possible measures to prevent similar turbulences in the future. Now, in the week leading up to the G-7 Finance Minister meeting in Tokyo he finally br [...]	2008-02-11 08:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV GM
08BERN612	BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SWITZERLAND AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 14:39:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PHUM EFIN SZ
08BOGOTA4083	COLOMBIAN COUNTERPROPOSAL TO U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On October 23 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Colombia (GOC) delivered its official response to Embassy Bogota on the Defense Cooperation Agreement text that we proposed on August 13. The GOC counterpropos [...]	2008-11-12 16:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PREF PTER MASS CO
08BRUSSELS348	PRESSING THE EU'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: FACTS, [...] (C) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will soon have a political discussion about Afghanistan. We believe this is an opportune time for the USG to make a renewed effort at convincing the EU to increase its contributions. The EU institutions have participated in Afghanistan reconstruction since [...]	2008-03-06 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EUN PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF EU
08CANBERRA185	AUSMIN 2008: SESSION II (DPRK, INDIA, CHINA, [...] (U) February 23, 2008; Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C/RL AUS) U.S. and Australian officials dedicated the second session of the 2008 AUSMIN conference to a consideration of regional security issues throughout Asia. They agreed to coordinate in managing the st [...]	2008-02-25 07:47:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	OVIP MOPS
08CANBERRA44	WHALES: GOA CONSIDERING OPTIONS, NO PRECIPITATE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Japanese whaling has been a major public issue in Australia over the past three days, with considerable media coverage of the January 15 detention of two Sea Shepherd Conservation Organization activists on a Japanese whaling vessel they had boarded. The media also highlighted [...]	2008-01-17 06:43:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS AS JA
08CANBERRA459	READOUT OF PRIME MINISTER RUDD'S U.S., EUROPE AND [...] (C) The GOA assesses Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's first major international trip, conducted during March 27 to April 13 to the United States, Europe and China, to have been extremely successful, marred only by the controversy over his failure to visit Japan, according to a readout from a senior [...]	2008-05-06 08:11:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL OTRA AS
08COLOMBO600	SRI LANKA: SEVERAL TRACK 2 AND 1.5 INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prominent Sri Lankans and interested members of the international community are pursuing a number of Track 1.5 and 2 initiatives to resolve Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. The One Text Initiative (OTI) appears to have progressed the most. Other initiatives are either embryonic o [...]	2008-06-20 07:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
08DAMASCUS660	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR CLAIMS INFLUENCE OVER SARG [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador Matsaki Kunieda told Charge during her September 17 courtesy call that he believed that he had twice been able to influence SARG decision-making on issues of concern to the West. Kunieda said he had suggested to MFA Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad in early 2007 th [...]	2008-09-18 14:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JA
08DARESSALAAM368	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER DISCUSSES ANJOUAN AND [...] (C) On June 3, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, discussed with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, next steps to hold accountable Comoran rebel Mohamed Bacar and strategies to prepare for the June 27 runoff election in Zi [...]	2008-06-17 16:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AU ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM370	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARMANDO [...] (SBU) During the Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Arusha, Tanzania, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, met with President Armando Guebuza on June 3 to discuss the MCC compact, the effect of rising oil and food prices on Mozambique's economy, and how the Government of Mozambique [...]	2008-06-17 20:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ECON PGOV MZ TZ
08DARESSALAAM471	A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, AU ISSUES [...] (C) On the margins of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation conference in Arusha, Tanzania on June 3, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, discussed with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete about preparations for the June 27 runoff elections in Zimbabwe, the LRA in Uganda, the si [...]	2008-07-29 16:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI AU TZ
08DILI95	JAPAN'S PLANS FOR MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A visiting Japan ministry of foreign affairs official briefed us on Japan's plans for providing maritime security assistance to Timor-Leste, possibly in partnership with Australia and the United States. A full government of Japan interagency assessment team will visit Dili i [...]	2008-03-27 09:48:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
08FRANKFURT636	Views from Frankfurt on German Banking Regulation and [...] SUMMARY. Following months of global financial turmoil, German banking regulators have taken steps to harmonize and standardize their practices. At the same time, Germany's Finance Minister has become more vocal in criticizing the current regulatory system, calling for higher capital requirem [...]	2008-03-04 14:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EU GM
08FUKUOKA8	THE NEW IWAKUNI MAYOR MUST NOW WALK A TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) House of Representatives member Yoshihiko Fukuda, who defeated incumbent mayor Katsusuke Ihara by less than 2,000 votes in a February 10 election (reftel),is a pragmatist and shrewd politician, whose election was cheered by many invol [...]	2008-02-28 14:33:00	Consulate Fukuoka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08HANOI1348	BEHIND JAPAN'S SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: Japan,s decision to freeze low-interest loans to Vietnam until it takes &meaningful8 steps to eliminate corruption in public works programs, publicly announced by Japan,s ambassador at a major meeting of donors and top Vietnamese officials, was a major embarrassment to Vietnam. W [...]	2008-12-11 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON PGOV VM
08HANOI243	VIETNAM TRADE IN 2007: U.S. EXPORTS UP 73 PERCENT, TOTAL [...] Summary. Vietnam's total trade with the world broke the $100 billion mark in 2007, capping 16 consecutive years of expanding trade with a 29 percent increase over 2006. U.S. exporters also gained in 2007 as U.S. exports grew 73 percent, three times as fast as Vietnamese exports to the United [...]	2008-02-29 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EFIN EFIS EIND EPET ECON KTDB KTEX VM
08HANOI869	DPRK FOREIGN MINISTER IN HANOI [...] (U) After visiting Singapore for the ASEAN Regional Forum, DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun will visit Hanoi July 25 - 27 before travelling on to Iran for a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung, on July 26 Minister Pak will meet Viet [...]	2008-07-25 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CB KN VM
08HANOI871	VIETNAM NOT RUSHING TRADE DEALS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has ongoing trade and investment multilateral and bilateral negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, the EU, Chile, Japa [...]	2008-07-28 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTDB VM
08HANOI905	DPRK FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS HANOI: NO FIRM PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun held official meetings in Hanoi with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem. The two Vietnamese leaders reportedly told their North Korean guest that Hanoi [...]	2008-08-05 07:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	CB KN PGOV PHUM PREL VM
08ISLAMABAD3942	GOP PLANNING FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN, DONORS CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 23, the DCM met with Secretary General Salman Farruqui in order to discuss the upcoming Friends of Democratic Pakistan meetings, the proposed Donors Conference and the Energy Dialogue. Farruqui extended the GOP's invitation to Secretary-designate Clinton to attend the [...]	2008-12-25 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08JAKARTA1125	Agriculture Policy Change or Wishful Thinking? [...] (SBU) Summary. Emboffs met with Dr. Bayu Krisnamurthi, Deputy Minister (Agriculture and Marine Affairs) from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on 5 June to discuss the three previously delivered Aide Memoires on agriculture (Ref A,B,C). Emboffs and Dr. Krisnamurthi discussed a wid [...]	2008-06-10 04:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ETRD ID
08JAKARTA1619	STALLED MAYBANK TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Indonesian Ministry of Finance's Capital Markets Regulatory Agency (BAPEPAM) modified its takeover rules in late June, generating unintended consequences for the regional financial sector. The most visible is the stalled bid by the Malayan Banking Corporation (Maybank) to a [...]	2008-08-26 07:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID

08JAKARTA1809	MACRO RISKS PERSIST, BANKING SECTOR LIQUDITY TIGHTENS [...] (SBU) Summary. Macroeconomic risks remain significant amid increased uncertainty and rising risk aversion triggered by U.S. financial sector developments. Indonesian markets remain volatile, despite apparently limited direct exposure to troubled U.S. financial institutions. The Government of [...]	2008-09-23 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1875	Indonesia Stock Exchange Suspends Trading [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 8, the Indonesia Stock Exchange Jakarta halted trading after the Jakarta Composite Index plunged 10.38%. The rupiah, which had strengthened in early trading following Bank Indonesia's October 7 rate hike, closed weaker, down 0.3% to 9593/USD. Domestic bond prices c [...]	2008-10-08 22:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1897	GOI Attempts to Calm Markets, But Indonesia Stock Exchange [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite government efforts to calm markets by taking moves to increase liquidity and boost demand for stock shares, financial turmoil continues in Indonesia with fears about the impact of the real economy. The government announced on October 9 a series of actions aimed at calm [...]	2008-10-13 01:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1923	GOI Takes Additional Steps to Bolster [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Indonesia has taken additional important steps to increase liquidity and bolster confidence in its financial markets. Actions included increasing by 20-fold the amount of bank deposits subject to government guarantee, reducing minimum reserve requirements on f [...]	2008-10-16 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA1940	Bracing for Longer-Term Fall-Out from the Financial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesian financial officials and private-sector economists are bracing for longer-term negative impacts of the current global financial crisis. The Yudhoyono administration continues to take comprehensive action designed to minimize the impacts of the crisis on the real econo [...]	2008-10-21 03:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA2002	COMMODITY PRICE COLLAPSE UNDERMINES GROWTH AMID ONGOING [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis, slower global growth, and falling commodity prices continue to weigh heavily on Indonesian financial markets. The sharp decline in world prices for Indonesia primary commodity exports clouds the already diminished outlook for economic growth over th [...]	2008-10-30 06:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2092	INDONESIA IMPOSES CONTROLS ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) announced measures to regulate foreign exchange purchases on November 12 in an effort to shore up the weakening Rupiah (IDR). The new rules require individuals and firms to provide documentation about the underlying transaction for foreign exchange purchases [...]	2008-11-13 09:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA2140	Q3 GDP GROWTH OF 6.1% EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, BUT PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economy expanded at a higher than expected 6.1% (yoy) in the third quarter of 2008, on higher government spending, and continued strength in household consumption and investment. While the results boosted hope that 2008 growth may exceed 6%, most analysts have reduc [...]	2008-11-20 00:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
08JAKARTA578	Indonesia - Post Contingency Planning and Updated [...] (SBU) Summary: Our Emergency Action Committee reviewed and reaffirmed our Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires on March 13. This cable provides minor updates to the original tripwires. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Following a review of Ref A, the Mission's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) updated E [...]	2008-03-19 08:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED CASC AMGT PGOV SOCI ID ASEC
08JAKARTA975	USTR SCHWAB LEADS TRADE AND INVESTMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schwab held wide-ranging trade and investment discussions as part of an interagency delegation to Bali, Indonesia for negotiations under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on April 30-May 2 and for ASEAN-U.S. TIFA meetings on May 2-4. [...]	2008-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ECPS KFLU ID
08KABUL143	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF
08KABUL2269	PRT BAMYAN: MINISTER IGNITES HOPE FOR ENERGY, IRON [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel concluded a week-long visit to Bamyan to explore the feasibility of a coal driven power plant and conduct a site visit to the Haji Gak iron deposit. Accompanied by a team of international and national legal and technical experts, Minister A [...]	2008-08-25 05:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KATHMANDU391	NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE FOR A WILD [...] (SBU) An estimated 745 international observers from 28 missions, including large delegations from the European Union, Carter Center, and the Asian Network for Free Elections, are taking position across Nepal to observe the April 10 Constituent Assembly election. Most of the international obs [...]	2008-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM374	PARASTATALS - THE REGIME,S GRAY COMPANIES WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese businessmen, former government officials, and American consultants in Sudan separately told econoff that the Sudanese economy is dominated by parastatal companies connected to the Northern ruling elite. One contact, a National Congress Party adherent, ex-manager of th [...]	2008-03-13 13:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU
08KINGSTON13	JAMAICA: REPLY TO FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST [...] In response to post's diplomatic note no. 2007-019 of January 30, 2007 (reftel),the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) has delivered the below GoJ diplomatic note no. 358/803/3, dated 4th December, 2007. The GoJ's note contains a number of prop [...]	2008-01-07 20:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PTER KTIA JM XL
08KINGSTON329	JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST [...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated April 15, 2008: (Begin text of GoJ's diplomatic note no. 220/701/23) --------------------------------------------- ------ The Ministry of Fore [...]	2008-04-17 19:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PTER KTIA JM XL
08KINGSTON739	JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST [...] In response to Embassy's diplomatic note delivered August 7 per reftels (D) and (E),on August 21 Post received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated August 13, 2008. For ease of reference, points at whi [...]	2008-08-22 18:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON981	JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated November 8, 2008: (BEGIN TEXT OF JAMAICAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE) ---------------------------------------- Ref No.: 358/801/3) The Ministry of Fo [...]	2008-11-19 16:06:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL JM XL
08KOLONIA98	JAPAN'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE FSM DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS - [...] (C) Summary. Japan's first resident ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) presented his credentials on June 24. He conveyed an exceptionally brief message of good will on the part of the Emperor, omitting reference to specific goals. Japanese Ambassador Shoji Sato said pri [...]	2008-07-03 04:48:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FM JA CH
08KUALALUMPUR74	COUNTERTERRORISM: THIRD TRILATERAL STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted the third local meeting of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) January 28. The Japanese, Australian, and U.S. delegations reviewed their respective counterterrorism (CT) activities in Malaysia. Discussion focused on terrorist f [...]	2008-02-01 07:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR AS JP MY
08KUALALUMPUR94	EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...]	2008-02-14 08:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08LAPAZ1164	BOLIVIA: JOAQUINO GROUP PLANS "THIRD OPTION" [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Emboff met with Rene JOAQUINO Cabrera, mayor of the town of Potosi and leader of the small opposition group Alianza Social (Social Alliance, or AS.) Representatives of the regional opposition recently noted that AS was fielding a candidate in the upcoming prefect elect [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LOME271	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Leopold Gnininvi at a small dinner on June 6 regarding Ambassador Swing,s candidacy as IOM Director General. Gnininvi had just returned from the TICAD Conference in Tokyo. 2. (SBU) At Gnininvi,s request, Ambassador followed up with a phone call o [...]	2008-06-09 12:20:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORD PREF PREL SMIG TO
08LONDON2789	IRAN: FURTHER READOUT ON GHALIBAF VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Tehran Mayor and possible 2009 Iranian Presidential candidate Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf while on a mid-October visit to Tokyo made comments suggesting he may support a marginally less confrontational approach to the nuclear issue, according to informal readout provided London Iran W [...]	2008-11-04 13:15:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PGOV PREL UK JA IR
08LUANDA510	POSSIBLE HU JINTAO VISIT TO LUANDA AT THE END OF [...] (SBU) The Chinese Embassy in Angola has begun preparing for a high level visit to Luanda in late June and early July, possibly by President Hu Jintao, according to an employee of a private Chinese company contracted to make preparations for the upcoming visit. Post has verified that Luanda's [...]	2008-06-25 17:37:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EMIN ETRD AO CH
08MADRID1182	SPAIN: MFA OFFICIAL SPEAKS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA),has shared information with Embassy Madrid officials on a range of subjects related to non-proliferation, including Spanish participat [...]	2008-11-06 17:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP KNNP PINR PINS SP KGIC PTER PREL
08MADRID393	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - MARCH 31 [...] ECON: Business activity declining 2. SOCI/ECON: Call for immigrants 3. ECON: Ex-Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro to coordinate PP economic policy 4. EIND: National Competition Authority (CNC) to open investigation into egg, bread, chicken industries 5. ECON/EFIN: Madrid Autonomous Commu [...]	2008-04-07 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EPET SOCI SP
08MADRID957	SPANISH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION OFFICIALS COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held an introductory meeting with Gonzalo de Salazar, the former DCM in Warsaw who is two weeks into his job as the MFA's new Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament. His aide, Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, sat in on the [...]	2008-09-04 07:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ETTC PARM PREL SP
08MANAGUA776	BIO REPORT: UNGA PRESIDENT-ELECT, MIGUEL D'ESCOTO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4 Miguel Jeronimo d'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, a seventy-five-year-old U.S.-born and -educated, Maryknoll Catholic priest, was elected by acclamation to be President of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). His election, as the sole candidate from the Latin America Gr [...]	2008-06-17 21:36:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL UNGA NU
08MANILA1949	Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Terminal 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA T3) began handling flights on July 22, 2008, six years of legal battles after its construction was completed. Some aspects of the new terminal are still not functioning properly, causing problems that have delayed and [...]	2008-08-14 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
08MANILA2115	Philippine Civil Aviation Safety Developments [...] Summary: Newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Ruben Ciron led a delegation of Philippine civil aviation officials in mid-August to Washington D.C. to finalize an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a plan to re [...]	2008-09-11 05:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
08MANILA539	PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2008 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from April 2007 to March 2008, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@state.gov, [...]	2008-03-03 11:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG RP
08MANILA548	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines [...] (SBU) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law on March 4 a bill creating the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). This is the first bill passed by the 14th Congress, reflecting the importance the Arroyo Administration attaches to improving civil aviation sa [...]	2008-03-04 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
08MASERU207	LESOTHO JUNE 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROBLEMS, [...] In this edition: -- Auditor General Criticizes Lesotho's Public Finances -- Government, with MCC Backing, Promotes Competitiveness -- Japan Gives Lesotho Almost $2 Million for "Structural Adjustments" --------------------------------------------- ------- Auditor General Criticizes Lesotho [...]	2008-07-16 09:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ELTN LT
08MEXICO1215	SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...]	2008-04-23 17:50:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON MX
08MOSCOW1087	RUSSIA-JAPAN: FUKUDA TO MOSCOW AND MEDVEDEV TO [...] (C) Summary. According to Russian officials, PM Fukuda's April 25 visit to Moscow is designed to continue the positive bilateral dialogue and prepare for the G8 Summit. The Japanese Embassy described it as an all-out effort to maintain the momentum, however small, for the talks on the terri [...]	2008-04-18 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RS
08MOSCOW2856	GOR SILENCE ON KIM JONG IL'S HEALTH SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. Moscow has had little to say about the reported illness of North Korean leader Kim Jong IL. Russian experts believe this is due to the fact that Russia no longer has real influence over or interest in the DPRK beyond the six-party talks. North Korea watchers here are divided on [...]	2008-09-24 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS CH KS KN
08MOSCOW3177	JAPANESE VIEW OF RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS FROM [...] (C) Summary. According to the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia and Japan currently enjoy a "calm and good" relationship marked by expanding economic ties. The Russian desire to develop its Siberian and Far East regions, as well as infrastructural needs for Vladivostok's ho [...]	2008-10-29 13:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS JA
08MOSCOW944	RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONS: WAITING FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary. With the GOJ's abortive efforts to stage a summit before the end of the Putin presidency behind it, both Moscow Japan handlers and the Japanese Embassy say that the GOJ is waiting for the new Russian president to take the reins before trying again. GOR officials and analysts be [...]	2008-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RS
08MUSCAT855	OMAN CONTINUING TO SEEK EXPANDED ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) Local press announced on December 14 that Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, will lead an official delegation to Tehran on December 22 to discuss bilateral trade. No further details have been publicly released. 2. (C) Given his past involvement in n [...]	2008-12-17 13:17:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IR MU
08NAHA132	POTENTIAL FORUM SHOPPING: OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor is planning to visit Washington D.C. between January 7-11 and again in May or June of 2009 to seek meetings with USG officials. He intends to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa, the return of [...]	2008-12-11 08:32:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL JA PINS PGOV
08NAHA64	OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON: POTENTIAL FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor may be planning to visit Washington D.C. this fall to seek meetings with USG officials and to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa and revisions to the U.S.-Japan SOFA. The USG position is to r [...]	2008-08-05 10:14:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA
08NAHA65	OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON: POTENTIAL FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor may be planning to visit Washington D.C. this fall to seek meetings with USG officials and to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa and revisions to the U.S.-Japan SOFA. The USG position is to r [...]	2008-08-08 02:37:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA
08NAHA78	NAHA HOSTS SIA MILITARY PASSPORT COURIER TRAINING [...] (U) SUMMARY: ConGen Naha in coordination with State Department Special Issuance Agency (SIA) and Department of Defense hosted a Military Passport Agents' Training Conference on Camp Foster Marine Base August 19-20 in Okinawa, Japan. Over 40 military passport agents from military installations [...]	2008-09-02 02:21:00	Consulate Naha	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT CPAS JA
08NEWDELHI1669	CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: On June 16, Chairman James Connaughton of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) met with Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member, Planning Commission of India, and Ministry of Commerce Secretary G. K. Pillai to discuss key climate-change and energy-security issues ahead of the M [...]	2008-06-18 05:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2744	PM SINGH TO FOCUS ON SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will focus on enhancing Indo-Japan security cooperation and economic cooperation during his October 21-23 visit to Japan. He will have an audience with the Emperor, and meet with Prime Minister Aso and Energy Minister Nikai. PM Singh will be accomp [...]	2008-10-20 09:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PREL JA IN
08NEWDELHI2826	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 27 to October 31, 2008, including the following: -- CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA -- JBIC TO FUND THE WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CHINESE SLOWDOWN HITS KARNATAKA ----------------- [...]	2008-10-31 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI644	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 25-29, 2008. ANOTHER BUDGET THAT PROMISES MUCH, BUT FUNDS LITTLE, POPULISM ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Chidambaram presented to Parliament on February 29 t [...]	2008-02-29 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NOUAKCHOTT737	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 15:14:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA MR
08OSAKAKOBE110	KANSAI ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: CONCERNS OF FLAGGING [...] (SBU) Summary. The impact of rising commodity prices on consumer sentiment is the biggest threat facing the Kansai economy, according to a top official at the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan. Meeting with EMIN May 23, BOJ Osaka Branch Deputy Director Kunio Matsuda said his greatest anxiety [...]	2008-05-30 04:29:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
08OTTAWA151	CANADIAN MONETARY POLICY: [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Mark Carney begins a seven-year term as Governor of the Bank of Canada on Friday, February 1 (ref B). Carney, who gained his first degree at Harvard, is not a career central banker. He worked for merchant bank Goldman Sachs in various assignments for thirteen years p [...]	2008-01-30 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CA
08OTTAWA404	CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. CALL FOR COMMON APPROACH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Michael Blackmore confirmed on March 20 that Canada is in "full agreement" with reftel points. In particular [...]	2008-03-20 16:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EU CA
08PARIS1070	IOM DG CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR BILL SWING: [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREF PREL SMIG FR
08PARIS662	JAPAN'S GROWING DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's diplomatic presence in Africa is growing, with new embassies in Mali, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso in 2008-2009. Hiroki Nakamura, the new Africa-watcher at Japan's embassy in Paris, told us on April 8 that this was an effort to raise Japan's profile i [...]	2008-04-10 08:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC EAID XA JA FR
08PARTO22804	(S) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 3:15 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG Edward A. Rice, Jr., C [...]	2008-02-28 11:35:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PARM MARR JA
08PARTO22806	(U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Working [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 8:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Pol/Mil Chief Raymond Gree [...]	2008-02-28 16:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EINV SENV ECON
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PRETORIA1225	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Higher Costs and Electricity Pressure Manufacturing - SARB Revises Inflation Forecasts Higher - Real Estate Prices Drop - Delta Begins Di [...]	2008-06-09 05:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1396	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S JULY 1-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only seven months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-06-26 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT PREL PGOV SF
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08RABAT342	MOROCCO STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 13:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI MO
08RANGOON278	THE CHALLENGES OF COMBATING TB IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing health concern in Burma, with more than 130,000 new cases of TB diagnosed a year. The WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of Burma's population could be infected with the disease. The Burmese Government, through its National TB Program (NTP) is w [...]	2008-04-22 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON279	BURMA: LACK OF TB DRUGS A LOOMING PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma is one of 22 tuberculosis high-burden countries in the world. The Government's National TB Program (NTP),active in all of Burma's 324 townships, reported a case detection rate of 95 percent of all infectious cases and had a treatment rate of 83.6 percent in 2006. The [...]	2008-04-22 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08ROME357	U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...]	2008-03-20 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID
08SAPPORO31	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA STRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 09:54:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08SEOUL1681	ROKG ON CHINA: U.S. ALLIANCE IS VITAL [...] (C) Summary: In a round of August 18 meetings on the state of ROK-PRC relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) officials, the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA),the Korea Research Institute for Strategy (KRIS),and academics told poloffs that 1) the U.S.-ROK alliance [...]	2008-08-25 04:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN ZO
08SEOUL2401	PRESS BULLETIN - December 15, 2008 [...] "Six-Party Process Reveals Its Fundamental Limitations" (JoongAng Ilbo, December 13, 2008, Page 26) 2. What the "Controversy over North Korea's Nuclear Status" Means (Chosun Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 35) 3. Obama's Way of Dealing with North Korea (Hankook Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 39 [...]	2008-12-15 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL45	2020 VISION OF A MORE VIABLE AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In our previous message (ref A),we described the impact that changes in and around the Korean Peninsula are having on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and argued that the mission and footprint of our military presence must adapt to meet those changes. We pointed out that while many aspec [...]	2008-01-09 04:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MASS KN KS
08SEOUL454	NEW MOU MINISTER KIM HA-JOONG: OLD MOFAT HAND, [...] (C) Kim Ha-joong, the current ROK Ambassador to China and a career diplomat, has been named Lee Myung-bak's first Unification Minister. Resistance to his nomination from the opposition United Democratic Party is unlikely to be strong; he was one of the architects of the Sunshine Policy when he [...]	2008-03-07 10:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PROG PREL PINR
08SEOUL856	SPI 17: U.S.-ROK 17TH SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] (S) The 17th Security Policy Initiative (SPI) talks were held in Seoul on April 8, 2008. The U.S. Delegation was headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for East Asia David Sedney, with Ministry of National Defense (MND) Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy Jeon Jei-guk leadin [...]	2008-04-28 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR MNUC PARM PREL KS KN
08SEOUL919	KOREA-JAPAN POST SUMMIT: LOOKING FORWARD BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since his inauguration in February, ROK President Lee Myung-bak has consistently said that he intends to focus on the future of relations with Japan and not dwell on past issues. Holding two summits with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda already within his short time in office is [...]	2008-05-02 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JP KS KN
08SINGAPORE1296	SINGAPORE VIEWS ON THE RISE OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (C) This Cable is in response to reftel demarche requesting information on Asian reactions to the Rise of China. This entire message is classified Confidential. A) Assuming your host country's response to China is marked by both engagement and hedging, which do you see as predominant at pre [...]	2008-12-12 09:45:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR PGOV PREL SN CN
08STATE101209	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. GRAIN EXPORTS TO JAPAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. In response to developments in Japan on the tainted rice scandal and subsequent cancellations of tenders for rice and wheat, Embassy Tokyo is requested to deliver a demarche to relevant Japanese ministries emphasizing the following points and [...]	2008-09-22 21:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD JA
08STATE101233	NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 23:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL PARM
08STATE109147	IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In mid September 2008, the U.S. shared with the GOJ information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronauti [...]	2008-10-10 20:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR MY
08STATE110754	KUDOS ON JAPANESE REPORTING AND ADVOCACY [...] (U) As we in Washington are well aware, the last few months have been very challenging ones for staff at Embassy Tokyo and the consulates. You have been forced to juggle responsibilities associated with Japan's G-8 year, a busy summer transfer season, and Washington's need for information abo [...]	2008-10-16 21:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA
08STATE111288	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING JAPANESE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In 2003 Goss, a U.S. newspaper printing press manufacturer, was awarded $31.6 million in a suit filed in federal district court against its Japanese competitor, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS),[...]	2008-10-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD JA
08STATE111761	BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...]	2008-10-20 22:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EAID PREL JA KS
08STATE113639	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING JAPAN'S CONTINENTAL [...] Embassy Tokyo is requested to deliver a note verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan using the text in Paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to acknowledge recei [...]	2008-10-24 18:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PBTS PHSA SENV TPHY JA
08STATE116304	U.S. AND EU DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and EU officials held their biannual discussions on East Asia (termed COASI, or Consultations on Asia) in Washington on October 3. In addition to a general review of developments in the region, this session included an exchange of views on the future of India, China, and ASEA [...]	2008-10-31 14:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EU XB NK CH
08STATE117889	YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE [...] (C) This is an action request. See paras 3, 9-12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that posts encourage host governments to vote against no-action and for the resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK (North Korea). Ambassador or Charge is requested to engage at the highest [...]	2008-11-05 18:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
08STATE120156	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050110498 for the export of accelerometers to Japan. Embassy is requested to complete this [...]	2008-11-12 18:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE122910	RESPONDING TO JAPAN ON ESTA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo is requested to share the text below as a non-paper with relevant officials in the Government of Japan (GOJ) in response to questions about the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to the United States. [...]	2008-11-19 19:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL JA
08STATE122937	ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE GUIDANCE AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DHAKA, DILI, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PHNOM PENH, PORT MORESBY, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBAATAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. Embas [...]	2008-11-19 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08STATE126248	FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: In September 2008, we advised the GOJ that in July 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese comp [...]	2008-12-01 15:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	BM CH ETTC JA KACT KN KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE1264	SECOND DEMARCHE FOR CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-06 19:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08STATE126440	DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION PARTNERS ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 3-6. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partne [...]	2008-12-01 19:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE1265	REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-06 19:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08STATE127398	RETRANSMITTAL: DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION [...] (U) This is a retransmittal of STATE 125512 to include KOLONIA, KOROR, and MAJURO for INFO. Classified portions have been removed for transmittal to KOROR. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The Unite [...]	2008-12-03 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE134873	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050120650 for the export of infrared viewer component parts to Japan. Post is requested to [...]	2008-12-29 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE1514	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...]	2008-01-07 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS
08STATE1522	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]	2008-01-07 17:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE17336	INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (U) This is an immediate action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) GUIDANCE FOR BERLIN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, LONDON, OTTAWA, PARIS, ROME, TOKYO, BEIJING, KYIV, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, COPENHAGEN, TEL AVIV, SANTIAGO, WARSAW, SEOUL, THE HAGUE, AND NEW DELHI, USNATO (FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCI [...]	2008-02-21 05:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA
08STATE19438	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-26 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08STATE20329	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...]	2008-02-28 17:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA
08STATE2712	KUDOS FOR JAPANESE MISSION REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington once again wish to take this opportunity to recognize the consistently outstanding reporting produced by Embassy Tokyo and the consulates in Japan. Your insightful and timely analyses really do influence the way that U.S. policy is made. We would like to call special att [...]	2008-01-09 22:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EAGR EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL JA
08STATE2714	RESPONDING TO JAPANESE INQUIRIES ABOUT [...] (SBU) As detailed in reftel, the Government of Japan (GOJ) recently submitted to Embassy Tokyo a range of questions about the upcoming Modernization of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). After consulting with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the GOJ's requests, we have drafted and c [...]	2008-01-09 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL JA
08STATE30027	KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) Congratulations again to Embassy Tokyo, ConGens Naha and Osaka and Consulate Nagoya on the consistently outstanding quality of your political and economic reporting. Your reputation for hard work and insightful reporting is well-known and widely appreciated here in Washington. The intera [...]	2008-03-21 22:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA
08STATE34317	WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...]	2008-04-03 02:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
08STATE35438	DEMARCHE: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with MFA Assistant U/S Haidan or other appropriate UAEG official to press the UAEG to include the same number of civil society representatives in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008 as were included in 2007 events, and to announce th [...]	2008-04-04 22:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI JA AE

08STATE40163	DEMARCHE: APPROACHING THE UAE ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with an appropriate MFA official to request that host government engage the UAE government to (1) stress the importance of civil society participation in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008, (2) note the past practice of peer select [...]	2008-04-16 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI JO MO BA AE JA
08STATE41405	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: APRIL 21-25 TO SEOUL, [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and delegation members listed in para 3 to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from April 21-25. Travelers will arrive Seoul April 21, travel to Pyongyang ov [...]	2008-04-18 23:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08STATE41987	PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES [...] (S) On April 21, 2008, ISN/MTR (Pam Durham, Ralph Palmiero, and James Mayes) met with Takahiro Nonaka of the Embassy of Japan to hand-over the non-papers in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. On March 6, Nonaka had requested any information on these entities that the U.S. could share. These entities [...]	2008-04-21 21:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL JA
08STATE521	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph eight as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's SIPDIS foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official de [...]	2008-01-03 17:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA
08STATE53211	IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM ON FACT-FINDING VISIT [...] (SBU) Following several months of negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the United States, the Iraqi negotiators have decided to visit several countries with similar bi-lateral agreements with the United States already in place. Posts are requested to support the visit [...]	2008-05-19 19:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA
08STATE58720	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050071677 for the export of F-100 engine aircraft parts to Japan. Embassy is requested to c [...]	2008-06-02 13:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE58721	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050071677 for the export of F-100 engine aircraft parts to Japan. Embassy is requested to c [...]	2008-06-02 13:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE58723	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050071677 for the export of F-100 engine aircraft parts to Japan. Embassy is requested to c [...]	2008-06-02 13:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE58813	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050071311 for the export of miscellaneous F-4 aircraft spare parts to Japan. Embassy is requ [...]	2008-06-02 15:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE63111	G8 NPDG CONSIDERS NONPROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) At its June 5 meeting, the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) agreed on most of the nonproliferation language for the G8 Summit statement, but left some key issues unresolved. These included the G8's view of the way forward on nuclear disarmament, the DPRK (whether to mention ab [...]	2008-06-11 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC
08STATE67220	IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information indicating that in mid-December 2007, the Iranian firm Sazeh Morakab Company Ltd. provided information on two types of carbon fibers manufactured by the Japanese company Toray to an e [...]	2008-06-23 17:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
08STATE67989	NOTIFICATION REGARDING NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] 1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: A. (S) On January 6, 2008, the State Department instructed nine posts to deliver Washington's request to allied host governments for their continued assistance in applying diplomatic pressure on China concerning the [...]	2008-06-24 23:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL
08STATE68633	CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Government of Japan (GOJ) is actively considering possible contributions to support NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) security operations in Afghanistan (REFS A [...]	2008-06-26 13:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR JA
08STATE69827	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050086589 for the export of F-15J/DJ aircraft components parts to Japan. Embassy is requeste [...]	2008-06-30 12:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE69979	NORTH KOREAN FIRM,S EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information that as of April 2008, a North Korean weapons trading firm was working to procure a variety of electronics from Japan's Secolo Corporation for an end-user in Syria. Th [...]	2008-06-30 15:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY KN
08STATE74383	ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]	2008-07-11 00:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM
08STATE74922	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]	2008-07-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08STATE80984	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050068901, 050071121, 050081551, and 050082501 for the export of zinc selenide to Taiw [...]	2008-07-28 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SN TW
08STATE81957	CIVAIR SURINAME--TIME FOR OPEN SKIES? [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 13. 2. Summary. Surinamese Transportation officials met with DOT and DOS on July 8 to discuss Suriname Airways' planned flights to the United States. During the meeting, the GOS had numerous questions about our bilateral air servi [...]	2008-07-30 15:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA XL NS
08STATE83174	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050050345 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to Japan. Embassy is requested to c [...]	2008-08-01 20:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE84504	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050113111 for the export of a pressure switch for the P-X patrol aircraft to Japan. Post is r [...]	2008-08-06 19:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
08STATE86278	GAINING HOST GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. [...]	2008-08-12 13:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS
08STATE97993	IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...]	2008-09-12 20:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW
08STATE99612	ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO EVADE JAPANESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The U.S. has information that in July 2008, North Korean's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese company New East Interna [...]	2008-09-17 20:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA BM
08SUVA455	First Pacific Island Climate Change Roundtable Meeting [...] Summary: The South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) convened the first Pacific Roundtable on Climate Change (CCRT) in Apia, Samoa from 14 - 17 October with funding from the Government of Switzerland. 133 participants from governments, regional organizations, academia, civil society [...]	2008-12-04 19:28:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KGHG XV WS SZ
08TAIPEI636	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang Vice-Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (P. K. Chiang) is slated to become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),Taiwan's quasi-official organization for handling relations with mainland China, after President-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. The 76 yea [...]	2008-05-08 00:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TALLINN212	ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...]	2008-06-17 13:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz's web site quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying today before a business conference in Tokyo that he is not certain that Israel and the PA will be able to reach a peace agreeme [...]	2008-02-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV466	ISRAELI GOVERNMENT UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Olmert's government is under increasing pressure to respond decisively to barrages of Qassam and Katyusha-like "Grad" rockets being launched against the Israeli communities of Sderot and Ashkelon from the Gaza Strip. On February 27, an Israeli father of four was killed when [...]	2008-02-28 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS IS
08TOKYO100	AFRICANS WELCOME JAPAN'S RESPONSIVENESS IN TICAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) taking place May 28 - 30 in Yokohama will focus on four main topics: economic growth and investment; human security; environment and climate and; consolidation of peace. The GOJ has invited all African [...]	2008-01-11 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PREL AF
08TOKYO1002	MOSCOW LINKS EUROPEAN AND ASIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Moscow officials expressed renewed concerns about Tokyo's missile defense cooperation with the United States during the April 7 Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue meeting held in Tokyo. First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov drew links between the security environments in Eur [...]	2008-04-11 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM JA RS
08TOKYO1006	SENIOR RULING PARTY LEADERS ON DOMESTIC POLITICAL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officers called recently on senior ruling LDP politicians Makoto Koga, Kaoru Yosano, and Hidenao Nakagawa in separate meetings to discuss the ongoing impasse in the Diet and possible near-term political scenarios. Although the three offered differing opinions on de [...]	2008-04-11 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR JA
08TOKYO101	The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...]	2008-01-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
08TOKYO1010	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ENGAGES EMBASSY ON [...] (SBU) The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) Pandemic Influenza Project Team invited econoff to brief them April 10 on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan. The Team, chaired by Lower House Diet Member Masahiko Yamada and including staffers as well as parlia [...]	2008-04-11 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL PARM PGOV JA
08TOKYO1011	NUCLEAR ENERGY: JAPAN AND FRANCE REAFFIRM SHARED [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Fukuda and French Prime Minister Fillon reaffirmed Japan and France see a prominent role for nuclear energy in achieving sustainable growth and energy security in their respective countries at their meeting in Tokyo April 11. Their joint Declaration on Cooperation in th [...]	2008-04-11 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG PREL IAEA MNUC FR JA
08TOKYO1022	JAPAN'S FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION RESPONSE [...] Embassy Tokyo was unable to find any evidence that United Nations University (UNU),or any of its affiliates, grant official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organization [...]	2008-04-14 11:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI JA
08TOKYO1029	ROK FM YU TOKYO VISIT CONFIRMS SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY, [...] (C) Summary. Japan and South Korea confirmed plans to resume "Shuttle Diplomacy" and pledged to make a "New Era" in Tokyo-Seoul relations a reality during ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's April 3-6 visit to Tokyo. During detailed discussions on North Korea, the two sides called on the DPRK [...]	2008-04-15 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD JA KS KN
08TOKYO104	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS IN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor delivered the message regarding resolving Kosovo's status in early 2008 (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs European Affairs Bureau Deputy Director General Etsuro Honda on January 9. Japan shares the hope for a successful and peaceful outco [...]	2008-01-11 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV EU JA
08TOKYO1043	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-16 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO105	ROK ENVOY VISIT POINTS TO IMPROVING JAPAN-ROK [...] (C) Summary. ROK President-elect Lee's special envoy Lee Sang-deuk's January 15-18 visit to Tokyo should contribute to creation of "better bilateral relations" between the two countries, contacts tell Embassy Tokyo. Lee's message will likely contain "meaningful differences" from that of outgoi [...]	2008-01-11 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO1051	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN GROUPS AND THEIR [...] (C) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),Japan's largest opposition party and controller of the Diet's Upper House, until recently had only one party grouping that was considered effective and influential: DPJ head Ichiro Ozawa's inner circle. Over the past several months, however, other DPJ [...]	2008-04-17 04:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO107	FUKUDA FORCES PASSAGE OF NEW TERROR LAW; OEF [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda carried through on his promise to the international community on January 11, forcing passage of new anti-terror legislation through the Diet over the objections of the opposition-controlled Upper House. Passage of the new law will enable Japan to resum [...]	2008-01-14 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL JA
08TOKYO1071	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from April 1 to April 17. GOJ Responds to South Korean Bird Flu Outbreak --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In response to the current H5N1 AI outbreak in South K [...]	2008-04-18 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO1074	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV SAYS AIM AND INTENT OF JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. The aim and intent of Japan's ballistic missile defense system are "obvious" and "understandable," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on April 14. The Russian FM "indirectly admitted" that a Russian strategic bomber in [...]	2008-04-18 09:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RS
08TOKYO1075	PRC EMBASSY ON HU MAY VISIT TO JAPAN, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute during Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka's April 14-15 visit to Beijing, Beijing and Tokyo are working hard to reach a compromise before President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan on May 6, Chinese Embassy Politica [...]	2008-04-18 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL BM CH JA
08TOKYO1076	PM FUKUDA FACES KEY HURDLES OVER NEXT TWO WEEKS [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Ministership of Yasuo Fukuda is coming under increasing pressure. While polls show that fewer than a quarter of the public think Fukuda should resign, Embassy Diet and media contacts are expressing increasing concern about the longevity of his administration. Among th [...]	2008-04-18 10:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN JA
08TOKYO1093	CRITICISM ON CHINA,S RESPONSE TO TIBET ESCALATING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Koumura raised Tibet with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang on April 17, and senior ruling party and opposition politicians have stepped up public criticism on China's handling of the demonstrations in Tibet in the past several days. Increased concern about protests [...]	2008-04-21 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1095	JAPAN-RUSSIA POL-MIL DIALOGUE REVIEWS MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Russia inquired about the status of United States-Japan ballistic missile cooperation, including whether Tokyo's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system could obtain data directly from the United States, during the April 11 Japan-Russia Political-Military Dialogue in Tokyo. Japan [...]	2008-04-21 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM JA RS
08TOKYO1111	KOMEITO SOLIDLY BEHIND FUKUDA, AGAINST EARLY [...] (C) Summary. Komeito Election Strategy Chief Yosuke Takagi emphasized his party's commitment to the ruling coalition with the LDP, in a recent meeting with the Embassy, and confirmed that Komeito will stand by Prime Minister Fukuda on use of a second vote in the Lower House to re-instate the [...]	2008-04-22 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO1122	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1123	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 09:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN JA
08TOKYO1136	CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S MEETINGS IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ranking Member of the International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and senior member on the House Committee on Science and Technology, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, met with senior Japanese government members and [...]	2008-04-24 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO1138	NO JOY IN ARRANGING HU VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao's May visit to Japan was intended to be a foreign policy success showcasing Japan's improved ties with China, but instead has become riddled with problems, including Tibet and the incident of contaminated Chinese dumplings imported to Japan, MOFA China [...]	2008-04-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1148	JAPAN: YAMAGUCHI BY-ELECTION CLOSE BUT LDP [...] (C) The April 27 by-election in Yamaguchi District 2 is shaping up to be a major test of the strengths of Japan,s two main parties. Taking place just three days before the ruling coalition's probable use of its supermajority to override opposition objections to the controversial gas tax, each [...]	2008-04-25 04:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO1150	LEE MYUNG-BAK VISIT A "GREAT SUCCESS" [...] (C) Foreign Ministry and ROK Embassy contacts hailed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's April 20-21 Tokyo visit as a "great success," as both leaders sought to expand Japan-Korea relations into a "mature partnership" aimed at addressing international issues, and to open a "New Era" in Tokyo [...]	2008-04-25 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD JA KS KN
08TOKYO1182	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1195	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ICI MEETING [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura and most of his senior deputies will be tied up hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) on May 29 and will therefore not be able to attend the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) meeting in Stockholm that same day. A [...]	2008-05-01 11:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ JA
08TOKYO1197	YAMAGUCHI ELECTION FAILS TO SHAKE FUKUDA'S RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary. The April 27 Lower House by-election to fill a vacant seat in the Yamaguchi 2 district, once widely touted as a bellwether for the future of the Fukuda administration, has failed to live up to its advance billing. With so much of the campaigning focused on national issues, such a [...]	2008-05-01 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN JA
08TOKYO1199	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: DIFFERENT REGIONAL APPROACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese regional authorities' attitudes toward foreign direct investment are largely positive, but when it comes to attracting foreign investors, while some are aggressive, others are ineffective or downright clueless. Limited authority to offer tax or other incentives to pote [...]	2008-05-02 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ECON OECD JA
08TOKYO120	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1207	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING IN [...] SUMMARY. At the Forum for the Future planning meeting in Tokyo on April 24-25, participants discussed political reform and sustainable development as the two thematic pillars for the 2008 Forum. The Forum subministerial will be held on June 9 in Dubai, followed by a senior officials planning [...]	2008-05-02 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM XF JA
08TOKYO1208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 8-11, 2008, visit to Japan by Deputy Secretary Negroponte and delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5467 Home phone: [...]	2008-05-02 05:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1210	JAPAN SHARES BURMA CONSTITUTION CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM JA
08TOKYO1212	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: An Oslo Process agreement that criminalizes the possession of cluster munitions (CM) and/or penalizes countries that support states that possess CM could block future peacekeeping operations (PKO) and embarrass Japan during the July G-8 Hokkaido Summit, PM Deputy Assistant Secreta [...]	2008-05-02 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO1216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1221	FUKUDA-PUTIN SUMMIT AVOIDS DISCUSSION OF MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dimitry Medvedev avoided raising Russian concerns about Japan's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system and United States-Japan BMD cooperation during Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's April 25-26 Moscow Summit. Japanese officials " [...]	2008-05-02 11:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RU
08TOKYO1233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1238	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL
08TOKYO1247	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN C. GEIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 13-23, 2008 visit to Japan by John C. Geis. 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)3224-6972 Mobile phone: (81- [...]	2008-05-08 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1258	JAPAN WOULD LIKE ITEMIZED BUDGET FOR APDP ELECTION [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref A demarche May 7 to Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Keiichi Hara. Hara said Japan would need to see an itemized budget [...]	2008-05-09 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM JA MG
08TOKYO1263	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]	2008-05-09 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1271	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH JAPANESE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 9 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Minister of Defense Shigeru Ishiba emphasized that Japan remains committed to cooperating with the United States on a wide range of issues, including aid to Afghanistan, China's military buildup, and the realignment of U.S. forces [...]	2008-05-10 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO1272	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six Party Talks, the abductees problem, China, Afghanistan, and Iraq were the focus of discussions over dinner between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and a cross section of Japanese Diet members May 9 in Tokyo. Diet members underscored the political importance of addressing the ab [...]	2008-05-10 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA KN CH AF IZ MOPPS
08TOKYO1278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN AND BRIAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of DASD Brian Green and Brian Bohannon to Japan from May 13-16, 2008. 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)3 [...]	2008-05-12 03:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO128	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1280	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1286	TERRORISM FINANCE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Both cou [...]	2008-05-12 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL KU JA
08TOKYO1287	ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...]	2008-05-12 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR
08TOKYO1288	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1290	DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON WIPO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to demarche contained in reftel, the GOJ reiterated its support for Japanese candidate, current WIPO Executive Director Yoshiyuki Takagi, while echoing the U.S. desire for election of a strong, reform-minded candidate as Director General. Japan opposes an early str [...]	2008-05-12 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL
08TOKYO1305	JAPAN WILL DECIDE ON IOM DG ELECTION EARLY JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREF PREL SMIG JA
08TOKYO1321	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1324	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1337	METI ORDERS TCI TO CANCEL J-POWER INVESTMENT PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 13 ordered The Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI),a U.K. hedge fund, to halt plans to double its 9.9 percent stake in electricity wholesaler Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). METI DDG Sasaki visited the E [...]	2008-05-15 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA
08TOKYO1338	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 798 AND 799 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO1344	CHINESE PRESIDENT HU'S JAPAN VISIT SIGNALS EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: Both MOFA and the PRC Embassy in Tokyo told Embassy Tokyo Prime Minister Fukuda's summit meeting with President Hu Jintao was a success and important step forward in advancing bilateral ties. Both sides regarded the Fukuda-Hu summit, fourth joint communique, and joint press state [...]	2008-05-16 05:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 28-29, 2008 visit to Japan by CODEL Lieberman. 2. (U) Logistics 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 M [...]	2008-05-16 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AFIN OREP JA
08TOKYO1353	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT REBUKES JAPAN'S [...] The Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) released its first "White Paper on Corporate Governance in Japan" May 15 in Tokyo. The paper, endorsed by seven leading global pension funds, highlights six areas in which institutional investors believe Japanese corporate governance must be [...]	2008-05-16 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OECD JA
08TOKYO1354	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN PREVIEWS DUBLIN MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to handling cluster munitions (CM) in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) but will likely join an expected consensus reached at the Dublin meeting of the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Masatoshi Shimbo told Embassy [...]	2008-05-16 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO1362	JAPAN LEANING TOWARD DEPLOYING TROOPS TO UNMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will send a survey team to Sudan in the near future to explore the feasibility of dispatching Japanese Self Defense Force (SDF) personnel to join UNMIS, according to MOFA Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama. Nakayama, who led Japan's delegation to the Thi [...]	2008-05-19 06:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID KPKO SU JA
08TOKYO1373	THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...]	2008-05-20 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA
08TOKYO1375	FUKUDA NEPHEW ON HIS UNCLE, RECENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet representative -- and PM Fukuda's nephew -- Takao Ochi spoke candidly about his uncle's short-comings, particularly his inability to handle the media well and his failure to better explain controversial tax and other measures in a recent meeting with Emb [...]	2008-05-20 07:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO1376	NUCLEAR: REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 797 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO1378	TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on May 15 and May 13, respectively, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief [...]	2008-05-20 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PINR PREL PTER JA BA
08TOKYO1379	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1380	TOKYO'S RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs and Political Officers met May 20 with MOFA Mexico and Central America Division Director Takahiro Nakamae to follow up on the Deputy Secretary's May 9 request to FM Koumura that Japan make a public statement in support of Cuban democracy. Japan shares the U.S [...]	2008-05-20 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JA
08TOKYO1381	MOFA CONFIRMS MUGABE NOT COMING TO TICAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL ZI JA
08TOKYO1398	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO141	FOCUS SHIFTS TO DOMESTIC ISSUES, AS DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The Diet opened on January 18, with the division between the ruling party-controlled Lower House and the opposition-controlled Upper House remaining as the Legislature's organizing principle. The session opens just three days after the close of the especially contentious extraor [...]	2008-01-18 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL JA

08TOKYO1412	G-8 LABOR MINISTERIAL FOCUSED ON JOBS, PLUS REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL ETRD OVIP JA
08TOKYO142	FOCUS SHIFTS TO DOMESTIC ISSUES, AS DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The Diet opened on January 18, with the division between the ruling party-controlled Lower House and the opposition-controlled Upper House remaining as the Legislature's organizing principle. The session opens just three days after the close of the especially contentious extraor [...]	2008-01-18 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO1438	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO145	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1461	JAPAN AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS ON UN JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO1462	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ JA
08TOKYO1464	(S/NF) JAPAN PLANS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, EXPANDED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is actively planning to terminate the C-130 support mission in Iraq by the end of the year while expanding its activities in Afghanistan, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that these decisions are driven by the [...]	2008-05-28 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1465	JAPAN WILL SEND REPRESENTIVES TO MONGOLIAN EOM [...] (C) Japan will designate two officials to participate in the election observation mission (EOM) in Mongolia, according to MOFA Mongolian Desk Officer Sayaka Minamikawa. MOFA currently plans to choose the two officials from within the Embassy Of Japan in Ulaanbaataar (Candidates listed in para [...]	2008-05-28 09:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KDEM PHUM JA
08TOKYO1471	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1474	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1477	CHINA REQUESTS RELIEF FROM JAPAN, WILL ALLOW [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese government has asked Japan to send additional supplies, including blankets, tents and medicine, to help with earthquake relief efforts. According to an MOD official, Chinese officials have said that they will not seek or accept CH-47 helicopter support from Japan. Ch [...]	2008-05-29 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO1479	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1484	DEMARCHE ON DRAFT ISO STANDARD ON SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials at METI and MOFA welcomed U.S. comments and greater engagement on ISO efforts to draft social responsibility (SR) standards. The GOJ expects USG involvement will help both to improve the draft and to move the process forward. End summary. 2. (SBU) Econoff deliver [...]	2008-05-30 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON JA
08TOKYO1494	LIBERTAD ACT: JAPAN RESPONSE [...] (C) In response to request contained in Ref A, Embassy Poloff met May 29 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda to discuss Japan-Cuba relations. Below are answers to specific questions raised in reftel. Q. Are there any exchange [...]	2008-05-30 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
08TOKYO1496	CCS MACHIMURA STANDS BEHIND G8 ENVIRONMENT [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador conveyed deep disappointment in the process and policy outcomes of the G8 Environmental Ministerial during a May 30 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura. The Ambassador emphasized the role the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) process must play if there are to be [...]	2008-05-30 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	SENV KGHG PREL JA
08TOKYO1510	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 800, 801 AND - 802 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO1511	DIET MEMBERS TO THE AMBASSADOR: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY [...] (C) Summary: Legislation criminalizing child pornography possession will not pass this Diet session, the ruling coalition's project team told the Ambassador May 28. However, it will be on top of the agenda for the fall Diet session, the Diet members promised. Although debate continues over [...]	2008-06-02 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI PHUM JA
08TOKYO1519	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1528	JAPAN REACTS NEGATIVELY TO TIP REPORT TIER RANKING [...] (C) Summary: Japan is very disappointed with being ranked Tier 2 in the 2008 TIP Report, DVM Kawai told the DCM June 4. The result will make it harder for Japan to cooperate with the United States in preparing the next report. In addition, Japan is being held to a different standard than Tie [...]	2008-06-04 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN JA
08TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1540	DPJ TO THROW UP CENSURE MOTION AT THE BUZZER [...] (C) Summary. The leadership of the opposition DPJ has reportedly decided to submit concurrently a censure motion in the Upper House and a no confidence motion in the Lower House against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda before the current Diet session ends on June 15. The impetus for the censure mo [...]	2008-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO1541	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...]	2008-06-05 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1548	JAPAN-DPRK: "INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS" TO TAKE PLACE [...] (S) Summary: MOFA Asia DG Saiki will meet Ambassador Song Il-ho in Beijing on June 7 for an "informal exchange of views" that will focus on abductions and other issues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura and Foreign Minister Koumura announced June 6. Previewing these announcements earlier in t [...]	2008-06-06 07:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA KN
08TOKYO1554	IRAQI SOFA TEAM VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A five-member delegation led by Iraqi Under Secretary for Multinational Relations and Legal Affairs Dr. Mohammad Alhaj Hamoud visited Tokyo June 2-5 to consult with Japanese and U.S. authorities on the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The delegation received briefings [...]	2008-06-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SOFA IZ JA
08TOKYO1555	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...]	2008-06-08 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
08TOKYO1558	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1564	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian-Pacific Security Affairs, James Shinn, Col. Buhl, Suzanne Basalla, and LtCol. Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Da [...]	2008-06-09 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1571	JAPAN-DPRK: TALKS TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 11-12 [...] (C) Summary: Japan and the DPRK held informal discussions June 7 and will meet formally in Beijing June 11-12 to discuss abductions and other outstanding bilateral issues. MOFA Asia DG Saiki and DPRK Ambassador Song Il-ho agreed on the importance of both sides' achieving results, MOFA told Emb [...]	2008-06-09 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KN
08TOKYO1573	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1574	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1593	(S/REL NATO) PROSPECTS FOR EXPANDED JAPANESE [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: Japan continues to review options for a new operation in Afghanistan to "off-set" the planned termination of its current Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) logistics effort in Kuwait/Iraq. The Japanese government remains focused on such options as dispatching C-130s for logis [...]	2008-06-11 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO1597	JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SEEKING VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN JA
08TOKYO1600	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1605	JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON ROADMAP [...] (C) Summary. Tokyo and Seoul called for Six-Party Talks (6PT) participants to develop a roadmap for DPRK denuclearization during the June 5 Japan-ROK Strategic Dialogue discussions in Tokyo. Both sides agreed on the difficulty of persuading the DPRK to submit a complete declaration. The ROK [...]	2008-06-12 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL ETRD JA KN KS
08TOKYO1606	JAPAN-RUSSIA DISCUSS POSSIBLE PUTIN VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) Summary. Japan and Russia discussed, but did not set dates for, a possible Tokyo visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a June 3 Deputy Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tokyo. During discussions designed to set a positive tone for the July 7-9 G-8 meeting at Hokkaido's Lake Toya, the [...]	2008-06-12 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD JA RS XH KN
08TOKYO1607	IRAQ POST-UNSCR: JAPANESE RESPONSES ON TIMING FOR [...] (C) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Workinglevel contacts tell us that Japan has made no decision yet on what type of arrangements it plans to pursue with regard to the presence of its Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) operating in Kuwait and Iraq following the exp [...]	2008-06-12 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO1608	CENSURE MOTION PASSES; FUKUDA STANDS FIRM [...] (C) Summary. The opposition followed through on its threat to pass a largely symbolic censure motion against Prime Minister Fukuda on June 11 over his handling of the new medical insurance program for the elderly and other domestic issues. The response, thus far, has been underwhelming. Pass [...]	2008-06-12 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS PATRICK MOON AND MR. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-7, 2008 visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Moon and Mr. Neil Kromash. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-01-22 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AF JA
08TOKYO1625	JAPAN'S DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary: Japan is continuing efforts to provide disaster relief assistance to China following the earthquake in Sichuan Province in an effort to improve ties with Beijing. Japan has provided one billion yen in aid and disaster relief supplies in addition to the three emergency and medical [...]	2008-06-13 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID CH JA
08TOKYO1626	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes care must be taken to avoid pushing China too hard on the Tibet issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns June 9, and suggested that a statement made on the subject by the G-8 Foreign Ministers acce [...]	2008-06-13 09:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XE CH RS IR AS JA
08TOKYO1633	ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Attorney General Mukasey and Ambassador Schieffer met National Public Safety Commission Chairman and Minister of State Shinya Izumi on June 13 in Tokyo to discuss: --Ways to improve information sharing and terrorist watch information; --The possibility of Japan joining the FBI's Fingerprin [...]	2008-06-16 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS PINR PGOV PREL PTER KTIA JA
08TOKYO164	JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: TOKYO OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary. During the recent Japan-ROK Strategic Dialogue, former VFM Shotaro Yachi told his South Korean counterpart that PM Yasuo Fukuda places great importance on balancing the strength of the United States-Japan alliance with Japan,s Asian diplomacy, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo on J [...]	2008-01-22 09:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO1643	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO165	JAPAN, ROK SPECIAL ENVOYS PUSH FOR CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda,s special envoy (and former Prime Minister) Yoshiro Mori expressed Tokyo's desire for a "new-age" bilateral relationship and invited President-elect Lee to visit Japan, during a January 10-11 visit to Seoul. A Deputy Foreign Minister who accompanied Mori sai [...]	2008-01-22 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO1654	JAPAN-CHINA: FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura and Chinese Foreign Yang Jiechi met June 14 and discussed the East China Sea resource development issue, human rights and Tibet. Progress on joint development in the East China Sea will be announced "quite soon," but press reports suggesting an [...]	2008-06-17 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1655	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. HELP IN CALMING [...] (C) Summary: Japan is working hard to mitigate increased tension with Taiwan following a June 10 fishing boat collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard ship, but the Senkaku Islands indisputably belong to Japan, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. Even though the Japan Coast Gua [...]	2008-06-17 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW JP
08TOKYO1656	JAPAN HOLDS MEETING TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) held a meeting June 12 for G8 and ASEAN countries, as well as representatives from China, Philippines, South Korea, and Australia to discuss GOJ plans for a possible October 22 - 24 ministerial to discuss actions coun [...]	2008-06-17 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAIR EWWT PREL JA
08TOKYO1668	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-20, 2008, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Chrisotpher Klein, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, and NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will [...]	2008-06-18 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08TOKYO1675	LDP LEADER YAMASAKI AND DIET GROUP SUPPORT LIFTING [...] (C) Summary: Japan should lift sanctions and provide immediate energy assistance in exchange for the DPRK reopening its inquiry into the abduction issue, senior LDP Lower House member Taku Yamasaki has told the Embassy. However, Yamasaki and his 40-member supra-partisan group of Diet members [...]	2008-06-18 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO1677	JAPAN, ROK AND PRC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET [...] (C) The Foreign Ministers of Japan, China and South Korea met June 14 to set the stage for a first-ever "stand-alone" trilateral summit this fall in Tokyo (every previous trilat has taken place on the margins of the ASEAN 3 summit or other international events). During their three-hour meeting [...]	2008-06-18 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV EAID KS CH JA
08TOKYO1678	PM RUDD VISIT: "A NEW PROPOSAL EVERY DAY" [...] (C/NF) During their June 12 meeting, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd affirmed the importance of the Japan-Australia bilateral relationship and their commitment to expand bilateral security and economic cooperation, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. PM Fukuda responded cautiou [...]	2008-06-18 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KGHG AS JA
08TOKYO1683	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1692	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) Japan was grateful to receive a briefing on the contents of the updated P5 1 package for Iran and is looking forward to any progress made as a result of either the updated package or Iran's May 2008 offer, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Mat [...]	2008-06-19 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO1693	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PBTS IS JA
08TOKYO1702	JAPAN CONSIDERING CSC RATIFICATION [...] (U) Please note action requests in paras 4 and 6. 2. (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points (ref) urging Japan's membership in the Convention of Supplementary Compensation (CSC) to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Atomic Energy Division Deputy Direct [...]	2008-06-20 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM JA
08TOKYO1705	CABINET TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS BEFORE G-8 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Key ministers will seek a consensus on a possible new mission to Afghanistan before the June 26-27 G-8 Foreign Ministerial meeting in Kyoto, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that the survey team dispatched to Afghanistan and neighbori [...]	2008-06-20 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1711	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This is an ACTION CABLE, please see PARA 4. On June 3, DHS Secretary Chertoff introduced the ESTA program. Since then, post has conducted numerous outreach activities to inform the Japanese Government and public of this initiative. This cable also contains information on future outr [...]	2008-06-22 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO1723	GOJ PROPOSAL FOR TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN [...] (C) METI Export Controls Deputy Director Takao Shishikura gave EconOff the following nonpaper in English June 20 and requested the Embassy transmit it to Washington and also respond with any USG reaction. Begin Text: Proposal for Trilateral Cooperation in Outreach Activities Background [...]	2008-06-24 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KOMC ETTC JA
08TOKYO1724	NEW MOFA APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Japanese Foreign Ministry Senior Official Masashi Mizukami relinquished his APEC duties as of June 1, and took the opportunity of a June 18 meeting with EMIN (reftel) to introduce his successor, Kenji Hiramatsu, Deputy Director General of MOFA's Economic Affairs Bureau. Hiramatsu told [...]	2008-06-24 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD APECO PREL JA
08TOKYO1736	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 796 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO1739	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points in ref to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Senior Coordinator Takehiro Kano June 23. Kano said the GOJ supports sending a clear message to Nigeria on the need to improve its polio eradication efforts, but noted other countries must be careful a [...]	2008-06-25 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV SOCI KISL JA NI
08TOKYO174	FM KOUMURA PUSHES BURMA TO ACCEPT EARLY GAMBARI [...] (C) Summary: During bilateral talks with the Burmese Foreign Minister on January 17, FM Koumura emphasized that Burma needs to develop a stable and democratic country, bring about "concrete results" from talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, and allow UN Special Envoy Gambari to return to Burma "as so [...]	2008-01-23 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM JA
08TOKYO1741	ABDUCTEES' FAMILIES SEEK CONTINUED ATTENTION TO [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the abductees' families passed a letter to Embassy Tokyo June 25 urging the G8 to take up the cause of abductions during the upcoming Foreign Ministerial and Summit meetings. The representatives also expressed "shock" and "disappointment" about the possible U. [...]	2008-06-25 06:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA
08TOKYO1745	ASD SHINN PRESSES JAPAN ON REALIGNMENT, PLANNING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Shinn used June 16 meetings with Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) counterparts to register strong concerns about delays in base realignment, emphasize the importance of robust bi [...]	2008-06-25 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
08TOKYO1746	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1748	OSLO CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS WILL NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan believes the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) will not interfere with United States Forces in Japan's (USFJ) operations or restrict interoperability with Japan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Shimbo told the Embassy's [...]	2008-06-25 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV JA NATO
08TOKYO1753	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1755	ABE, YAMASAKI SPAR OVER DPRK POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The war of words between rival Diet groups on both sides of the DPRK issue is heating up again. Former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki is pitted against former Prime Minister Abe; both are joined by several dozen like-minded Diet members. Days after the June 13 announcement that [...]	2008-06-26 04:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KN JA
08TOKYO176	JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO PRENOTIFICATION OF LET-4 [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the prenotification of LeT-4 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura on January 18. Deputy Financial Attache also conveyed the information to Ministry of Fina [...]	2008-01-23 08:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN PTER PREL JA
08TOKYO1762	REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN ASCH CACM GM
08TOKYO1765	MOD DG TAKAMIZAWA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a June 25 dinner Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General for Defense Policy Nobushige Takamizawa cited technical and political challenges to the possibility of Japan deploying helicopters or PRTs to Afghanistan. He also underscored the Japanese Government's need to convince Japan's [...]	2008-06-27 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF JA
08TOKYO1769	NOTIFICATION OF JAPANESE GOVERNMENT REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL KSCA PARM CH JA
08TOKYO177	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. Department of Treasury domestic designation of four individuals and one entity for executing, directing, and supporting violent attacks against Iraqi citizens, Iraqi government officials, and Coalition Forces to Mini [...]	2008-01-23 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN JA
08TOKYO1778	FUKUDA ATTEMPTS DAMAGE CONTROL AS PRESS CRITICIZE [...] (C) Summary: Public statements from senior Japanese officials to the decision to delist the DPRK as a state sponsor of terrorism have been largely positive, tempering negative media editorial opinion. Prime Minister Fukuda and other senior officials have assured the public that Japan and the [...]	2008-06-27 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO1802	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1820	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the European Union-sponsored Kosovo donors conference July 11 in Brussels by its Deputy Chief of Mission from its Embassy in Belgium, according to MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Deputy Director Akihiko Ishimoto. At this time, it is [...]	2008-07-02 09:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UN UNMIK EU KV JA
08TOKYO1824	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...]Japan and the United States last held a meeting of their leaders when Fukuda visited the United States last November. This is the second time for Fukuda and Bush to meet. Wilder indicated that Japan and the United States would confirm cooperation within the framework of the six-party talks i [...]	2008-07-03 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1851	JAPAN "STRICTLY" ENFORCING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRISL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO1877	CUBA LOBBYING JAPAN TO REJECT HRF APPLICATION TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche July 7 to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Masatoshi Sugiura. Sugiura said that Japan is still in the "information gathering stage" of making a decision on the Human Rights Foundation's (HRF) appli [...]	2008-07-08 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UN NGO PHUM JA
08TOKYO1880	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTCOL MARC CZAJA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 22-31, 2008 visit to Japan by LTCOL Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunninig. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile phon [...]	2008-07-08 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1881	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS G. MAHNKEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas G. Mahnken and delegation. 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)322 [...]	2008-07-08 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1888	JAPAN UNDECIDED ABOUT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM JA
08TOKYO1914	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO1936	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD WILKES AND PARTY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-17, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes, Director Operations Division at the U.S. Mission to NATO Steve Mirr, Country Director for Japan at OSD/APSA Jason Hamm, and Country Director for Afghanistan at OSD/ [...]	2008-07-11 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1940	GPOI UPDATE - JAPAN EXPLORING ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Working-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) believe Japan's contributions to peacekeeping/peacebuilding activities related to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) can increase beyond current levels. MOFA will seek approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) [...]	2008-07-14 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MASS JA
08TOKYO1948	SOLAR POWER IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Solar photovoltaic (PV) power is poised to become a centerpiece of Japanese Government renewable energy initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gases and meeting energy needs. Increased PV use figures prominently both in the vision PM Fukuda publicly announced June 9 (ref) an [...]	2008-07-15 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY SOCI JA
08TOKYO1971	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1983	DASD WILKES DELIVERS AFGHAN OPTIONS TO JAPAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Japanese officials and politicians indicated a willingness to consider substantial new financial and personnel contributions to Afghanistan in response to an updated set of Afghan options presented on July 15-16 by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes. DASD Wilkes' Japanese inte [...]	2008-07-17 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV AF JA
08TOKYO1985	TOKYO DECISION TO INCLUDE TAKESHIMA IN TEXTBOOKS [...] (C) Summary. ROK Embassy diplomats describe Japan's decision to mention the Liancourt Rocks in educational documents as "explosive." Officials in Seoul felt "betrayed" by the move, especially after ROK President Lee Myung-bak directly appealed to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to "hold back" on [...]	2008-07-17 06:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO1995	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL [...] (C) USAID Counselor and Political Officer delivered Reftel nonpaper to MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto and Deputy Director Kazutoshi Hayashi on July 16. Miyamoto and Hayashi thanked Embassy Tokyo and agreed on the need to [...]	2008-07-18 05:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ARF ASEAN PARM JA
08TOKYO1997	JAPAN-TAIWAN ECONOMIC TIES CENTERING ON [...] (C) Summary: Economic ties between Japan and Taiwan center increasingly on cooperative operations in mainland China, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts. The rapid improvement in the political relationship between Taipei and Beijing with the accession of the new Taiwan president took some [...]	2008-07-18 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA TW CH
08TOKYO1999	JAPAN PASSES MESSAGE FROM IRAN REQUESTING RELEASE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials called on Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor to convey a request from the Iranian MOI Director General for Security that the U.S. release eleven Iranian nationals detained in Western Afg [...]	2008-07-18 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF JA
08TOKYO2018	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD/APSA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-31, 2008 visit to Japan by OSD/APSA Principal Director for East Asia John Hill, OSD/APSA Country Director for Japan John Geis, and Joint Staff/J5 LtCol Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Okinawa portion of the [...]	2008-07-23 23:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO204	JAPAN STRENGTHENING TIES WITH MEKONG REGION [...] (C) Summary. The Japanese Government plans to fund infrastructure and poverty reduction programs in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, including $20 million to develop poverty-stricken areas and another $20 million for construction projects on the two "East-West Corridors." Former Prime Minister Abe [...]	2008-01-25 06:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH CB BM LA VM JA
08TOKYO2042	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 31 - August 2, 2008, visit to Japan by Senate Appropriations Committee Professional Staff Member Paul Grove, Senate Armed Services Committee Professional Staff Member Kate Eltrich, and United States Marine Corp Major Benjamin Venn [...]	2008-07-24 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2047	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 03:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO205	COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE REPORT SLOWLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: A high-level panel of foreign affairs and other experts has completed a first draft of a report examining scenarios involving collective self-defense -- currently considered unconstitutional -- and making legal and policy recommendations to address these issues. The panel, estab [...]	2008-01-25 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS JA
08TOKYO2054	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2075	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO2076	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HELVEY, ABRAHAM [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 26-29, 2008, visit to Japan by USD Director for China, Mongolia and Taiwan David Helvey, USD Country Director for China Affairs Abraham Denmark, and USD Country Director for Japan Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the v [...]	2008-07-30 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2085	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2097	DASD MAHNKEN MEETINGS IN JAPAN ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning Dr. Thomas Mahnken met with Japanese counterparts from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs (MOD and MOFA),Cabinet Secretariat and the Japan Self Defense Forces Joint Staff Office (JSDF JSO) on July 17 to encourag [...]	2008-07-31 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PARM PINR PREL
08TOKYO2108	JAPAN'S NEW CIVIL AVIATION LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Japan's new civil aviation leadership offered no new ideas on civil aviation talks with the U.S. in their initial meeting with Emboffs. The GOJ does not plan to allocate Haneda Airport daytime slots to U.S. airlines. The GOJ, they reiterated, will not negotiate with the EU as a [...]	2008-07-31 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PGOV JA
08TOKYO2115	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This cable contains information on outreach activities to inform the public of ESTA from June 20 to July 31. END SUMMARY. 2. Mission Japan consular and DHS representatives conducted a wide variety of outreach efforts to publicize the launch of ESTA. After drafting a power point pr [...]	2008-08-01 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO2117	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: August 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] The ESTA application system went live in Japan on August 1 and was available for applications in the morning. Embassy Tokyo used two passports for trial applications. Conoff and Locally Engaged Staff filled out ESTA applications using one Japanese and one Danish passport. Post's experience w [...]	2008-08-01 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO2121	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 8-12, 2008, visit to Japan by Staffdel Mixter. 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)3224-6972 Mobile phone: [...]	2008-08-01 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC JA OTRA PREL ID AS
08TOKYO2122	JAPANESE CABINET RESHUFFLED: PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda August 1 announced a new cabinet and a new leadership lineup for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The new cabinet reflects a cautious balance of party factions that may strengthen Fukuda's base within the ruling coalition but will likely do [...]	2008-08-03 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
08TOKYO2128	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO2142	KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Ahmed Al Sabah visited Tokyo July 26-29 in a visit that was described as very good by officials of both governments. The two sides issued a joint statement and signed two memorandum, one on conducting bilateral consultations, an [...]	2008-08-05 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ETRD KU JA
08TOKYO2148	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, to a lesser extent, Central Asia are all actively on the Japanese radar screen. We are very glad you were able to reschedule your visit to Tokyo to discuss these pressing issues with your Japanese counterparts. On Afghanistan, you will find a g [...]	2008-08-05 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL KNNP XD ZK JA
08TOKYO2159	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-06 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO216	PERMANENT DISPATCH LAW: POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to lay the groundwork for passing a Permanent Dispatch Law that would allow Japan to send Self-Defense Forces units overseas in support of peacekeeping operations, according to Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa, head of Japan's Internation [...]	2008-01-28 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA
08TOKYO2161	JAPANESE PM FUKUDA HEADING TO BEIJING; TALKS ON [...] Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda will arrive in Beijing on August 8 to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao and will make a brief appearance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony before departing for Japan that same evening, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo on August 4. Japan [...]	2008-08-06 10:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO2176	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2179	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2187	JAPAN TESTING OF LOBSTER IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: This message updates developments concerning GOJ handling of imports of lobster from the U.S. and Canada, in light of FDA warnings about Atlantic red tide conditions and risks of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). To date, test results on all U.S. shipments have been negative, [...]	2008-08-08 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD JA
08TOKYO2189	CLIMATE CHANGE: NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) New Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito will represent the views of the New Komeito Party on climate change, which are more pro-Kyoto than those of the LDP or other ministries, according to Ministry of Environment, Office of International Strategy on Climate Change Director Hiroaki Takiguchi [...]	2008-08-08 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO2205	APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo believes Japan is an appropriate candidate for a future APEC food defense pilot project, but GOJ officials may not show much initial interest in sponsoring such an activity. 2. (SBU) Based on criteria listed reftel, we rank Japan's suitability high. U.S.-Japan food tr [...]	2008-08-11 13:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO APECO EAGR
08TOKYO2215	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2219	OVER-REGULATION TAKES AIR OUT OF WIND ENERGY MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A poorly-targeted subsidy and overlapping regulatory authority between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) hamper Japan's wind energy market, according to industry sources. As the cost and approval-tim [...]	2008-08-12 23:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV JA
08TOKYO2227	JAPAN-DPRK REACH AGREEMENT ON ABDUCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Japanese and North Korean negotiators have agreed to the basic outlines of a plan to move forward on resolution of the abduction issue and possible normalization of diplomatic ties. The agreement spells out the DPRK's commitment to conduct a full investigation into the fate of J [...]	2008-08-13 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO2236	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 19-21, 2008, visit to Japan by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (8 [...]	2008-08-14 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2237	BOUCHER FINDS GOOD PARTNER IN TOKYO ON INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Tokyo August 7-8 to discuss India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia with a number of senior government officials. On the India civil nuclear deal, he was told that while Japan is "bas [...]	2008-08-14 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2239	BEEF SHIPMENT VIOLATES JAPANESE IMPORT RULES [...] (U) The Japanese Government has posted information on the Agriculture (MAFF) and Health (MHLW) Ministry websites regarding the latest violation of agreed rules governing U.S. beef imports. The event consisted of a 4.5 kg package of uncertified ground beef discovered within a larger 3.8 ton sh [...]	2008-08-14 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR JA
08TOKYO2240	JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S./INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) EMIN met with MOFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Science, Akihiko Nakajima Aug. 13 and delivered the points concerning August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting (ref). Nonproliferation Division Director Tomiko I [...]	2008-08-14 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC JA
08TOKYO2274	JAPAN ANNOUNCES GEORGIA ASSISTANCE, IS CONSIDERING [...] (C) Summary: Japan will provide USD one million in humanitarian assistance to Georgia, the composition of which will be determined by the content of an upcoming UN appeal. Japan continues to call on Russia to abide by its cease-fire with Georgia and to withdraw from Georgian territory "outside [...]	2008-08-18 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR GG RU JA
08TOKYO2281	RIGHT-WING VISIT TO DPRK CITED AS SIGN OF WARMING [...] (C) Summary: Just prior to Japan's talks with the DPRK in June, North Korea granted permission for representatives of a Japanese right-wing group to make an unusual - perhaps unprecedented - visit to the DPRK for discussions on collecting and repatriating the remains of Japanese veterans from [...]	2008-08-19 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO2283	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 26-30, 2008, visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney, and Country Director for Japan LtCol Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political-Military Affairs Officer John Nylin. [...]	2008-08-19 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2286	JAPAN SUSPENSION OF INSURANCE FOR CUBA-BOUND [...] (SBU) Japan's top economic newspaper reported August 19 that Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI),the GOJ-backed provider of international trade insurance, stopped accepting applications for trade insurance on deals with Cuba, prompting speculation about the future of Japan's Cuba- [...]	2008-08-19 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EWWT PREL CU JA
08TOKYO229	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO230	JAPAN AND PKO: ONGOING AND PROPOSED ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Japan currently has 53 Self Defense Forces and other personnel participating in three UN peacekeeping operations around the world, and contributes election monitors and in-kind assistance as part of its overall peacebuilding strategy. The subject of Japan's role as a "peacebuilding nation [...]	2008-01-29 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA
08TOKYO2301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO232	JAPAN PM FUKUDA SHIFTING "SLIGHTLY" ON ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary. The newly-established LDP Subcommittee on Korean Peninsula Issues, created by senior LDP members Taku Yamasaki at the behest of Prime Minister Fukuda, reflects the PM,s "slight" shift to a dialogue-oriented approach to resolving the nuclear, missile, and abduction issues, Diet co [...]	2008-01-29 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO233	JAPAN: THE OPPOSITION'S GAS-FILLED RHETORIC [...] (C) Fighting to allow the expiration of a "provisional" gasoline tax (it began in the 1970s) and related tax surcharges will be the opposition Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) central issue in the current Diet session, DPJ Diet member Yosuke Kondo told Embassy Tokyo January 23. The party cho [...]	2008-01-29 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
08TOKYO2331	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE FOR AUGUST 22, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 22, 2008. Business -------- 2. (U) Honeywell International Files Patent Case with ITC against Four Japanese Companies Japanese media (and Reuters) report that U.S. technology manufacturer Honeywell International filed a ca [...]	2008-08-26 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO234	WHALING: GOJ FULL SPEED AHEAD [...] (SBU) On January 25, Greenpeace's vessel "Esperanza" ended its shadowing of the Japanese research whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean due to lack of fuel, a Greenpeace official in Tokyo confirmed. She told EconFSN the NGO will continue its campaign against Japan's whaling activities, but for [...]	2008-01-29 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA
08TOKYO2340	JAPAN CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Tokyo will continue to call on the international community to respect Georgia,s sovereignty and territorial integrity, foreign ministry officials told Charge during an August 26 meeting. Japan supports the EU-negotiated six-point agreement calling for Russia,s withdrawal, but is [...]	2008-08-26 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS GG
08TOKYO2342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO235	RULING COALITION FLOATS TEMPORARY GAS TAX EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The ruling coalition has decided to submit a bill to extend temporarily the controversial provisional gasoline tax for two months, over the strong objections of the opposition. At this point, the opposition DPJ appears ready to hold budget-related legislation, including the gaso [...]	2008-01-29 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN JA
08TOKYO2357	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO236	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2363	GEORGIA: RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION "REGRETTABLE" [...] (C) In discussing reftel points with Embassy Tokyo August 28, MOFA Caucasus Division Director Shigeyuki Shimamori echoed FM Koumura's statement August 27 that Russia's unilateral recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia contravenes international efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conf [...]	2008-08-28 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GG JA
08TOKYO2376	PRO-TAIWAN DIET GROUPS [...] (C) Japan's "unofficial" relationship with Taiwan has managed to thrive in the three decades since Japan's normalization with the Mainland thanks in large measure to frequent and long-standing contact between the Japanese Diet members and their counterparts in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. Five p [...]	2008-08-29 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW JA
08TOKYO2377	JBIC AGREES TO RESCHEDULE IRAN LOAN [...] (C) The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has two advance facility agreements with the Naft Iran Intertrade Company (NICO),a subsidiary of the National Iran Oil Company. Under these agreements made in 2001 and 2004, JBIC extended loans worth $4.2 billion to NICO, and NICO agree [...]	2008-08-29 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IR JA
08TOKYO2400	FUKUDA RESIGNS, WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR OEF, DIET, [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda surprised the nation on September 1 by unexpectedly announcing his intention to resign in a hastily-arranged, late-evening news conference. Ruling party executives have moved quickly to set in motion plans for a new LDP presidential election, likely in the S [...]	2008-09-02 09:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO2407	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 805 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 05:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO2416	LDP SETS DATE FOR PARTY ELECTION, AS ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary. One full business day after Prime Minister Fukuda's surprise announcement that he will step down, his ruling LDP worked quickly to stem the damage and galvanize both party members and the public behind his eventual successor. LDP executives have decided to hold elections for a n [...]	2008-09-03 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO2435	UNGA THIRD ASSEMBLY: JAPANESE SUPPORT LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan anticipates it will be able to support U.S. priority human rights resolutions at the UNGA 3rd Assembly at levels "probably no lower than its level of support in the past." Regarding the DPRK, the Japan's focus on bilateral talks to reinvestigate abduction cases, may effect [...]	2008-09-05 06:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA PHUM UNGA
08TOKYO2439	GEORGIA: JAPANESE COMMUNISTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST [...] (C) The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) is "deeply concerned" by and "rejects" Russia's "hegemonic actions" in Georgia, calls on Russia to pull its troops out of Georgia and demands that Russia withdraw its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, JCP Diet member Akira Kasai told Embassy Toky [...]	2008-09-05 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU JA
08TOKYO244	JAPAN-CHINA PANEL SEEKS TO DEPOLITICIZE HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: The Japan-China Joint Historical Research Committee, formed in October 2006, will complete and publish this summer a two-volume report containing the views of each side on several historical periods from ancient times until the present. The goal of the committee is not to produce [...]	2008-01-30 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH JA
08TOKYO2443	LDP SENSES OPPORTUNITY: YOSANO MAY CHALLENGE ASO [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of Prime Minister Fukuda's surprise resignation, there is cautious optimism in the LDP that their political fortunes may be improving. In contrast, there are worries in the DPJ that the LDP will use the September 22 LDP presidential election to cast the DPJ's "o [...]	2008-09-05 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO2444	JAPAN "NOT POSITIVE" ABOUT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA JA KV
08TOKYO2445	GEORGIA LETTER TO G8 SPEAKERS ON RUSSIAN ACTIONS [...] (U) The Embassy of Georgia in Tokyo delivered the following letter from the Chairman of Georgia's Parliament under cover of diplomatic note. The letter was addressed to the delegations attending Japan's G8 Speakers' Meeting in Tokyo and Hiroshima, September 1-3. A copy of the letter has been [...]	2008-09-05 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR OREP JA RS GG
08TOKYO2451	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2489	JAPAN ADVISED OF NEED TO CONCLUDE IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Deputy Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Bessho was advised by Charge September 9 that Iraq has decided to decrease the number of non-U.S. coalition partners effective January 2009, and that accordingly, Japan will no longer be required to deploy Air Self Defense Force (ASDF [...]	2008-09-10 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO249	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. JCMB DELEGATION TO JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 03-08, 2008, visit to Japan by the U.S. JCMB Delegation led by Ambassador Christopher W. Dell. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]	2008-01-30 23:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2493	Japan Economic Scope for September 8, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 25, 2008 Food and Agriculture ---------- 2. (U) FM Koumura Pledges Continued Support For Afghanistan, after Death of Non-Governmental Organization Aid worker. Foreign Minister Koumura pledged Japan's continued efforts for Af [...]	2008-09-10 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO2494	SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL DOWN ON DPJ PRESIDENT OZAWA [...] (C) In a September 9 dinner with the Charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Bureau Director General Shinichi Nishimiya gave an overwhelmingly negative assessment of the immediate future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in the event opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Presid [...]	2008-09-10 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2503	RACE FOR NEW PM IS ON, WITH ASO MAKING STRONG [...] (C) The race for the next LDP President -- and Prime Minister of Japan -- has begun, and polling of LDP Diet members and party prefectural chapters shows that party Secretary General Taro Aso is in a strong position. The five candidates' focus has so far been almost completely on economic and [...]	2008-09-11 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON JA
08TOKYO2508	DASD SEDNEY'S AUG 27-28 MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) In August 27-28 meetings with former and current Japanese government officials and influential Diet members from both the ruling and opposition parties, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)/East Asia David Sedney emphasized the importance of implementing as agreed the bil [...]	2008-09-12 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2523	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/16/08-1 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2534	ABDUCTIONS: MOFA NOT COUNTING ON A DPRK RESPONSE [...] (C) Soon after Prime Minister Fukuda's sudden resignation announcement on September 1, the DPRK informed the Japanese that it will delay standing up its abductions reinvestigation committee until after it "can confirm the policy of the new Japanese administration," Foreign Minister Koumura anno [...]	2008-09-16 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN JA
08TOKYO2550	JAPAN ON THE CD [...] (C) In response to reftel, MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division official Seitoku Kawakami told Embassy Tokyo that Japan is supportive of the CD's (Community of Democracies) accomplishments, particularly the Bamako Consensus on Freedom of Expression and Internet Freedom. However, [...]	2008-09-17 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO2553	JAPANESE ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI JA
08TOKYO2554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...]	2008-09-17 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW
08TOKYO256	BISTF PLENARY FOCUSES ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND [...] (S) The January 16 plenary meeting of the DAS-level U.S.-Japan Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) and preparatory Director-level meetings focused on the status of long-term milestones from the annex to the BISTF Terms of Reference (TOR) and broader Japanese government participat [...]	2008-01-31 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO257	JAPANESE AND IRAQIS FINALLY EXECUTE FIRST LOAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Iraqi officials signed loan agreements worth over USD 1.5 billion covering eight reconstruction projects in Iraq. These are the first of Japan's USD 3.5 billion worth of soft yen loans to Iraq to be signed and come after an extended period due to Iraq's lack of capac [...]	2008-01-31 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JA
08TOKYO259	JAPAN: LDP DIET MEMBER ON GAS TAX RISKS, RATIONALE [...] (C) Maintaining Japan's "provisional" gasoline tax and related tax surcharges is the right thing to do, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet member Masahiko Shibayama told Embassy Tokyo January 29, because letting them expire would exacerbate the country's difficult fiscal position. The [...]	2008-01-31 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2598	UPPER HOUSE PRESIDENT,S MEETING WITH MOJ ABOUT [...] (SBU) As a follow-up to his meeting with the DCM on September 12, Upper House President Satsuki Eda notified the Embassy that Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials had told him during a meeting on September 18 that their ministry is at the beginning stage of considering accession to the Hague C [...]	2008-09-22 00:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KOCI CASC JP
08TOKYO26	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-06 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2611	JAPAN AT FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN GROUP [...] (C) The Friends of Pakistan Group is a "high priority" for the government of Japan, and MOFA officials up to the Vice Minister level are "strongly recommending" that the new Japanese Foreign Minister -- to be named on September 24 or 25 -- attend the inaugural meeting on September 26, according [...]	2008-09-22 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PK JA
08TOKYO2612	ASO WINS LDP PRESIDENCY; WILL BE ELECTED PM ON [...] (C) Summary. Taro Aso overwhelmed four other candidates in the September 22 ruling LDP presidential election, taking 351 of 527 votes. Aso succeeds Prime Minister Fukuda as LDP President effective immediately. He will replace Fukuda as Head of Government and name a new Cabinet on September 24 [...]	2008-09-22 10:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO2613	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2618	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 805 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO2624	JAPANESE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) Japan shares our concerns about Chinese violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at sanctioning Iran, but would like to study the points made in reftel non-paper before making a commitment to press China on this subject, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division [...]	2008-09-23 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER ECON EFIN IR CH JA
08TOKYO2627	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUZANNE BASALLA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24--October 9, 2008, visit to Japan by Suzanne Basalla. 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 M [...]	2008-09-23 23:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2630	Japan Economic Scope for September 22, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from September 17, 2008. Business ---------- 2. (U) Japanese Exports to China Hit New High Japan's exports to China in the first half of 2008 increased nearly 24 percent over the same period in 2007 to more than $62 billion -- a new hig [...]	2008-09-24 01:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO2638	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2639	ASO ELECTED PM; CABINET PICKS AIMED AT SOLIDIFYING [...] (C) Former LDP Secretary General Taro Aso was elected Prime Minister of Japan on September 24, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who announced his intention to resign on September 1. Aso announced his new Cabinet the same day, re-appointing just five of 17 ministers from the recently reshuffled Fukuda [...]	2008-09-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA
08TOKYO2679	JAPANESE FINANCIAL COMPANIES ACTING IN U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese financial companies are picking up assets available as a result of the failure of Lehman Brothers and other U.S.-based financial firms to grow their international presence. Announcements Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),would purchase 10 to [...]	2008-09-26 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO2681	METI VICE MINISTER DISCUSSES APEC, WTO, [...] (C) Summary: Japan and the U.S. must work together to develop a strong agenda to support their back-to-back tenures as APEC Chair in 2010 and 2011, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Investment (METI) Vice Minister Hiroyuki Ishige told the DCM September 25. Ishige said he personally is "very in [...]	2008-09-28 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR SENV EINV JP
08TOKYO2682	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO27	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7, 2007, visit to Japan by EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC China Director Paul Haenle, and EAP Special Assistant Chrisotpher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Politic [...]	2008-01-07 00:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT JA KN KNNP MNUC OTRA PREL CH
08TOKYO2714	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 4, 2008, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, Special Assistant Yuri Kim, Director EAP/K Sung Y. Kim, NSC Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle, and ISN DAS C.S. Eliot Kang. 2. (U) Control Officer for t [...]	2008-09-30 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08TOKYO2730	BIO INFO ON IRAQI AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia Dr. Ghanim Alwan Al-Jumaily currently serves as Iraq's Ambassador in Tokyo, where he is a well-known and close Embassy contact. To correct reftel, which indicates Jumaily is a career diplomat who served in the Saddam era, in fact Jumaily [...]	2008-09-30 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR IZ JA
08TOKYO2741	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 5-8, 2008, visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Mr. John C. Geis, LtCol Leonard J. Kosinski, and Mr. Patrick W. Graff. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sangmin "Simon" Lee. He can be re [...]	2008-10-01 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2744	JAPAN INSURANCE: POTENTIAL BUYERS UNSURE OF AIG'S [...] (SBU) AIG Japan's insurance operations are potentially an attractive acquisition target, given media reports that AIG Japan's FY2007 direct premium revenue was about $24 billion. Japanese domestic insurers are showing interest, but questions remain about AIG subsidiaries' balance sheets, solve [...]	2008-10-01 09:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
08TOKYO2745	SCENESETTER FOR PACOM COMMANDER ADM KEATING'S OCT [...] (C) You will arrive in Japan in the wake of a dramatic leadership change. Newly-elected Prime Minister Taro Aso is regarded as a strong supporter of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, who we expect will try hard to maintain course for our important bilateral initiatives, including the realignment of U [...]	2008-10-01 09:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2771	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2773	Demarche Delivered: Draft Compliance Resolution on [...] (U) Please see action request contained in paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Econ officer delivered demarche in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu September 30. Umetsu said he did not see any problems with the draft compliance resolu [...]	2008-10-05 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM CDG PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO2778	MEET MINISTERIAL POSTPONED: GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 22-24 Ministerial Conference on Global Energy and Environment in Transportation (MEET) in Tokyo will be postponed, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) officials told EMIN October 3. Although MLIT has not formally announced a postponem [...]	2008-10-06 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR PREL AORC JA
08TOKYO2779	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2780	ELECTION TIMING UNCERTAIN; EARLY NOVEMBER UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. Lower than hoped poll numbers for Prime Minister Aso, domestic economic concerns, and the need to deal with the international financial crisis continue to reduce the chances for early elections in Japan. The ruling LDP and DPJ opposition have been unable to agree on a timetable [...]	2008-10-06 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO2798	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2799	JAPAN: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR JA
08TOKYO2808	ABDUCTEES' FAMILIES DISCUSS CURRENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of abductee family groups described their high expectations for how Prime Minister Aso will address the abduction issue and contrasted PM Aso's likely approach with that of former PM Fukuda, during a meeting with Embassy Tokyo October 3. In addition, they welcomed [...]	2008-10-08 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KN JA
08TOKYO2815	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 807 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO2824	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO283	DPRK-AFFILIATED CHOSEN SOREN FACING "CRISIS" IN [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-backed Chosen Soren faces a "crisis," with its income-generating network of financial institutions and schools showing cracks, contacts tell Embassy Tokyo. CS membership continues to decline and rank-and-file members provide less support for Pyongyang-backed political c [...]	2008-02-04 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN

08TOKYO2830	TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL (15-17 [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2008, visit to Japan by Senator Chuck Hagel, Mr. Rexon Ryu, and Colonel Phil Skuta. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-555 [...]	2008-10-10 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGMT ASEC AFIN JA CH KS
08TOKYO2836	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING JAPAN'S CONTINENTAL [...] Following is the text of Diplomatic Note 3938/E-O from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated October 9. The note was submitted following up on the July discussions between the U.S. and Japan regarding the extended continental shelf. The note was delivered to the Embassy in English. Embassy i [...]	2008-10-10 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PHSA SENV TPHY KSCA JA
08TOKYO284	SOKA GAKKAI GROUP MOVING TO SUPPORT SENDING [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's efforts to pass a Permanent Dispatch Law will require the support of ruling coalition partner Komeito Party, which to date has not embraced the plan to allow the government the authority to dispatch Self-Defense Forces abroad. As the Komeito's [...]	2008-02-04 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS JA
08TOKYO2841	JAPANESE SUPPORT UNLIKELY ON FOUR UNGA FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will probably not support U.S. positions on four resolutions that may come in front of the UNGA First (Disarmament) Committee, according to MOFA contacts. Japan has voted in favor of resolutions regarding de-alerting nuclear weapons, depleted uranium munitions, and the Rus [...]	2008-10-10 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINS AORC TINT TNGD UNGA USUN POL INR IRE
08TOKYO2861	MEXT DEPUTY MINISTER ASKS USG TO URGE MOFA TO LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Deputy Minister Toichi Sakata asked that the USG, in particular the Department, engage Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) at a "high level" to spur the Ministry to negotiate a U.S.-Japan Homeland Securi [...]	2008-10-14 08:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL PTER PREL TBIO JA
08TOKYO2875	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2877	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2883	DPRK: PM'S ABDUCTIONS ADVISOR TAKES HEART FROM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Embassy Tokyo October 14, Prime Minister Aso's Special Advisor on the Abductions Issue Kyoko Nakayama expressed relief that, although the United States lifted the DPRK's terror designation, ongoing sanctions will continue to require the United States to vote against IM [...]	2008-10-16 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KN JA
08TOKYO2884	BEIJING OLYMPICS MARGINALLY IMPROVED ATTITUDES, [...] (C) Summary: The Beijing Olympics were well viewed in Japan and helped to showcase for the Japanese China's ongoing modernization and global integration. The Olympics also solidified for the majority of Japanese already deeply suspicious of China and its intentions the view that the PRC is an [...]	2008-10-16 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO2890	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 03:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2913	TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PLUNKETT [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 21-30, 2008, visit to Japan by the STAFFDEL led by Ms. Vickie Plunkett and including Ms. Catherine Garman, Mr. David Sienicki, Mr. Paul Arcangeli, Ms. Lynn Williams, Ms. Eryn Robinson, Mr. Thomas Hawley, Ms. Lara Battles [...]	2008-10-20 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS JA
08TOKYO2924	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2933	TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERIAL [...] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will convene the rescheduled Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport (MEET) January 14-16, 2009 in Tokyo. On October 21, MLIT delivered by fax copies of the following letter from MLIT Minister Kan [...]	2008-10-21 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EWWT EAIR PREL AORC JA
08TOKYO2936	NEW GOJ SPACE OFFICE CHIEF PROMOTES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly appointed Secretary General of Japan's Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Masakazu Toyoda, told EMIN he intends to formulate and implement a national space strategy for Japan in less than two years. Going forward Japan will focus more on application of technolog [...]	2008-10-21 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PREL MARR JA
08TOKYO294	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES P. ZUMWALT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 23-26, 2008 visit to Japan by James P. Zumwalt. 2. (U) Post understands that point of contact for the visit is Osaka CG Russel and that Osaka will handle all trip arrangements including lodging. ---- Visa ---- 3. [...]	2008-02-05 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2940	JAPAN'S IMPERFECT TRAINEE VISA PROBLEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Surveys show that most of the participants in Japan,s Trainee Visa Program are satisfied with their situations. However, the high debt burdens these trainees owe to brokers, and the fact that for the first "trainee" year they actually work full-time for room and board and a small [...]	2008-10-22 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AADP KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG SOCI GTIP JP
08TOKYO2947	JAPAN SUPPORTS ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO2964	JAPAN TO START VOLUNTARY CARBON FOOTPRINT LABELING [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) plans to start an experimental voluntary carbon footprint labeling program involving approximately 30 domestic companies in early to mid 2009. Industry associations will design the basic methodology for computing the carbon foot [...]	2008-10-23 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO2969	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2976	ASO STILL UNDECIDED, AS UNCERTAINTY OVER NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary. Embassy contacts from both the ruling and opposition parties remain unanimous that the chances for an election before the end of this year remain no better than 50/50. They are also in agreement that PM Aso has yet to make up his mind on the timing, and is still in the process o [...]	2008-10-24 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JA
08TOKYO2977	JMSDF TO CONDUCT ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso is considering deploying Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) to waters off of Somalia to protect Japanese commercial shipping vessels. The Japanese government is also in the early stages of drafting a new law that would allow JMSDF vessels to protect t [...]	2008-10-24 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO2984	JAPAN-AUSTRALIA FTA? DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH [...] (C) Successful conclusion of an Australia-Japan free trade agreement remains uncertain, Allan McKinnon, DCM at the Australian embassy, told EMIN October 16. With a seventh round of negotiations slated to commence October 27 in Canberra, he described the process to date as "onerous." The GOJ [...]	2008-10-27 02:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD JA USTR
08TOKYO2993	MP CRITICIZES JAPANESE NUCLEAR PLANS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA
08TOKYO2994	GOSS/TKS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: Embassy conveyed ref A demarche regarding U.S. company Goss International at the DCM level to METI Vice Minister and Econoffs followed up with METI senior working level contacts. EMIN also discussed the case with the MOFA Director General for Economic Affairs. METI,s Director of [...]	2008-10-27 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD JA
08TOKYO300	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTINE CHAN-DOWNER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 28 - March 1, 2008, visit to Japan by Christine Chan-Downer for TIP-related meetings. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Ho [...]	2008-02-05 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3002	JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Econ officer delivered demarche and non-paper in ref to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Department on October 23. Similarly, Pol officer delivered the demarche an [...]	2008-10-28 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IR MNUC TRGY JA
08TOKYO3004	NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo nominates Nami Takenaka, Chairperson of Prop Station, a non-profit welfare organization for people with disabilities, to receive the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). 2. (SBU) Nami Takenaka was born in 1948 in Kobe, Japan. Blessed [...]	2008-10-28 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PHUM JA
08TOKYO301	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on February 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. B [...]	2008-02-05 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER
08TOKYO3015	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PM SINGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's October 21-23 visit to Tokyo. The primary objective of the visit was to solidify and move forward with the "Strategic and Global Partnership" between India and Japan. The visit's major deliverable was the [...]	2008-10-29 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON EAID ENRG MARR TSPA SENV KGHG
08TOKYO3018	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3028	Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008. Business -------- 2. (SBU) Japan to Start Voluntary Carbon Footprint Labeling with Domestic Companies The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) plans to start an experimental voluntary carbon footprint labe [...]	2008-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3030	FIFTH BISTF PLENARY WELCOMES METI AS NEW [...] (C) The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) broke new ground by bringing in the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) as a full member to the process during the October 7 plenary meeting in Tokyo. Japan-based working groups reported on their discussions and p [...]	2008-10-30 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO3035	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3045	HOW MANY LEGIONS DOES THE DALAI LAMA HAVE? JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. There is broad pro-Tibetan sentiment in Japan, but most keep expressions of support low-key to avoid alienating China. The Diet,s Tibet Support League has 50-60 members, 140 leading Japanese cultural figures support meaningful direct talks between the Dalai Lama and PRC, and Tib [...]	2008-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PNAT JP
08TOKYO3046	JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND [...] (C) Japan will try to maintain its current USD 240,000 annual contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO),but it will be difficult to contribute more, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Embassy Tokyo spoke with Tsuji October 3 [...]	2008-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMFO EG IS JA
08TOKYO3047	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO305	JAPAN-DPRK: DIET STEPS UP INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) LDP faction leader and long-time North Korea watcher Taku Yamasaki believes that North Korean denuclearization must be achieved this year through the Six Party talks. Delisting the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror should also be effectively leveraged for the goal of denuclearization. Yama [...]	2008-02-05 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
08TOKYO3069	ASO MOVES DECISIVELY TO LIMIT FALL-OUT FROM ASDF [...] (C) Summary: "To say our country was an aggressor nation in World War II is a false accusation," Air Self Defense Force Chief Toshio Tamogami concluded in a prize winning essay made public on October 31. Already a delicate time politically, the government took steps to control the fallout, a [...]	2008-11-04 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO307	ROCK AND A HARD PLACE - JAPAN'S TICAD DILEMMA [...] (C) Summary. South African diplomats here report Japan would have "serious diplomatic problems" had Japan not invited Zimbabwe President Mugabe to attend the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV). According to them, the U.S. can do little to prevent him from [...]	2008-02-05 23:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL JA ZI
08TOKYO3073	IRANIAN EXPAT COMMUNITIES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian expatriates in Japan broadly fall within two categories, according to the Director of the Japan Institute of Middle East Economic Studies. One group comprises legitimate businessmen, mostly in Tokyo. The other, he asserted, is concentrated in central Japan and consists [...]	2008-11-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD EINV PREL ECON KCRM IR JA
08TOKYO3083	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3085	DPJ RAMPS UP ATTACK, AS MOD TAKES HIT FOR TAMOGAMI [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hamada and three other parliamentarians have taken voluntary pay cuts and three senior MOD bureaucrats have been disciplined as the government continues to manage the controversy over an essay published by former ASDF Chief Tamogami. The country's most senior m [...]	2008-11-05 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3088	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3092	S/P DIRECTOR GORDON MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tokyo October 28-30 to attend Trilateral Policy Planning talks with Japanese and South Korean counterparts, S/P Director David Gordon also met with several former senior Japanese government officials who now are active in academic or advisory capacities. Gordo [...]	2008-11-06 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NK CH IR JA
08TOKYO3101	Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008. Business -------- 2. (U) U.S.-Japan Seminar Promotes Cross Border Investment The 2008 Japan-U.S. Investment Initiative's "Invest Japan" seminar took place October 30 in Shizuoka City. Approximately 250 business le [...]	2008-11-07 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3104	U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The eighth round of talks under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Investment Working Group (IWG) took place October 29 in Tokyo co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to APEC Patricia Haslach and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Deputy Director General Makoto Shiota. The two sides [...]	2008-11-09 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO3114	U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]	2008-11-10 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3115	S/P GORDON'S TRILATERAL POLICY TALKS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea was a major topic of discussion at Trilateral Policy Planning talks held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and [...]	2008-11-10 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN JA
08TOKYO3120	U.S.-JAPAN ROLES, MISSIONS AND CAPABILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The bilateral Roles, Mission and Capabilities Working Group (RMC WG),co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sedney and State Department Japan Office Director Russel, along with Deputy Director General counterparts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, m [...]	2008-11-11 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PINR PREL
08TOKYO3124	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 00:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3126	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3129	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 809 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO3137	JAPAN -- 2009 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD JA KIPR
08TOKYO3142	JAPAN REFUELING MISSION TO CONTINUE, ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) The bill extending the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law will clear the Diet on November 20, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts in the Diet and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Upper House Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will vote on the bill on November 18 and then send it to an U [...]	2008-11-12 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3143	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3144	JAPAN ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) Japan looks forward to the November 17 Friends of Pakistan meeting in Abu Dhabi, and will be represented by MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Hiroshi Inomata, according to Southwest Asia Division Deputy Director Takehiko Wajima. DG Inomata will be accompanie [...]	2008-11-12 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK JA
08TOKYO3150	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3155	TAMOGAMI REPURCUSSIONS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Ousted Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief Toshio Tamogami has continued to make headlines, most recently in Diet testimony where he refused to apologize for his revisionist historical views published in an essay and resulting in his removal as ASDF chief (ref A). Prime Minister [...]	2008-11-13 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3157	IQBAL MASIH AWARD NOMINATION: ACE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo nominates ACE (Action against Child Exploitation),a Japan-based NPO devoted to reducing the worst forms of child labor worldwide, to receive the "United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor." 2. (SBU) In 1995 Yuka Iwatsuki, f [...]	2008-11-15 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ILAB PHUM JP
08TOKYO3172	AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI E. FRAZER MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will continue to deepen its economic and political engagement with Africa, senior Japanese officials told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer October 17. MOFA officials expressed skepticism about the sustainability of Chinese development programs in Af [...]	2008-11-17 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EAID KPKO SO ZI SU CH JA
08TOKYO318	JAPAN SENDS GLENEAGLES DIALOGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo has received invitation letters dated January 31 to Secretary of State Rice, Energy Secretary Bodman, and CEQ Chairman Connaughton to attend the March 14-16 Ministerial Meeting of the Gleaneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development in Chiba, J [...]	2008-02-06 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG JA PREL
08TOKYO3180	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3189	DPJ BLOCKS OEF BILL, REQUIRING DIET EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The DPJ followed through on its promise to boycott Upper House deliberations on the OEF refueling legislation November 18, hoping to force PM Aso's hand on submission of a second supplementary budget bill and speed dissolution of the Lower House and a snap election. The oppositi [...]	2008-11-18 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
08TOKYO3198	FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT: JAPAN SHARES USG [...] (SBU) Responding to points delivered as a non-paper (reftel),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),International Cooperation Bureau, Global Issues Cooperation Division official Shinsuke Okawa said Japan views the purpose of the upcoming Financing for Development Review Conference in Doha as fo [...]	2008-11-19 07:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON UNGA PBIO JA
08TOKYO3199	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 806 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO3203	JAPAN ON FUTURE OF EMBASSY IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Japan will not open its new embassy in Nouakchott under the current political situation, according to MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoaki Kamoshida. Responding to ref A talking points, Kamoshida said Japan completely shares our view on the need to avoid giving inad [...]	2008-11-19 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR JA
08TOKYO3205	RUSSIA FM CRITCIZES JAPAN'S ROLE IN G8 REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. Russian FM Lavrov leveled pointed criticisms and expressed displeasure with Tokyo's policies toward Russia during a November 4-5 visit to Japan. The Russian said Moscow sees little advancement in bilateral relations ) a fact for which Tokyo is solely responsible, he charged. Lav [...]	2008-11-19 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA RS KN
08TOKYO3211	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Inouye's November 30 through December 5, 2008, visit to Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa). 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Political Officer Jamie Roane. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-11-21 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3215	DPRK: JAPANESE EXPERT RECOUNTS RODONG SINMUN [...] (S) DPRK expert Hajime Izumi recently recounted for Embassy Tokyo his late October meetings with Lee Yong, Beijing Bureau Chief for North Korea's Rodong Sinmun. During their discussions, Lee stressed that it would be unacceptable for a non-Six Party participant to provide energy assistance to [...]	2008-11-21 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KN JA
08TOKYO3216	Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008. Environment and Energy ---------------------- 2. (U) METI, Japan Power Exchange Rolls Out "Green Power" Trading Scheme The Japan Electric Power Exchange, which operates the wholesale electricity trade, introduced [...]	2008-11-21 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3217	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) On November 21, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche regarding the Nicaraguan municipal elections to MOFA Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Noritsugu Takahashi. Takahasi, who said Japanese officials had already noted remarks made [...]	2008-11-21 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA NU
08TOKYO3218	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO323	DEMARCHE REGARDING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE [...] Econ Officer delivered demarche points contained in ref on February 6 to METI Deputy Director of Chemical Industries Yoshinao Ogawa. Ogawa was aware of the U.S. concerns, but indicated METI would need to review the situation further before establishing an official position. He also noted he [...]	2008-02-07 06:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND JA
08TOKYO3233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3244	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO325	SENIOR LDP POLITICIAN ON ELECTION PROSPECTS, [...] (C) Senior ruling party politician Koichi Kato told Embassy Tokyo February 4 that poor economic management and a lack of leadership could force the Prime Minister to dissolve the Diet in the fall, with the ruling coalition likely to lose its 2/3 super-majority in the Lower House. During the c [...]	2008-02-07 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OECD JA
08TOKYO326	CARRIER AIR WING MOVE DOMINATES IWAKUNI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, Iwakuni voters will choose a new mayor in a contest most media outlets are framing as a referendum on the planned relocation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) from Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni. Democratic Party of Japan (D [...]	2008-02-07 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2-3, 2008, visit to Japan by A/S Hill, Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks Sung Kim, NSC Director Paul Haenle, DAS for ISN C.S. Eliot Kang, Special Assistant Yuri Kim, Chief of DPRK Unit EAP/K Eric Richardson, and DPRK Desk [...]	2008-12-01 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3277	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2008, visit to Japan by DASD Sedney (8-10 Dec),Suzanne Basalla (4-11 Dec),and Marc Czaja (4-11 Dec). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: [...]	2008-12-01 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO328	FUKUDA-PUTIN PERSONAL LETTERS AIM TO PUT [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently exchanged personal letters in which both sides agreed to move Tokyo-Moscow relations to a "higher dimension," Foreign Ministry and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koum [...]	2008-02-07 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
08TOKYO3297	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER CALLS INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso spoke on the telephone with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the evening of November 30, confirmed MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida. According to Japanese press reports, confirmed by Yoshida, Aso told Singh that the at [...]	2008-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN JA
08TOKYO3301	ASO'S SUPPORT FALLS; ANTI-ASO MOVES INSIDE LDP [...] (C) Summary: Support for Prime Minister Taro Aso is in freefall, based on the results of the latest opinion polls. Verbal gaffes, policy miscues, a perceived inability to deal with the global economic crisis, and growing discontent within his own party have called Aso's leadership into questi [...]	2008-12-03 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3303	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSSELL C. BILLS TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 3-6, 2008, visit to Japan by Russell C. Bills. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile [...]	2008-12-03 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3304	ASEAN SUMMITS: MOFA WAITING FOR DIRECTION FROM PM [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials responsible for ASEAN affairs have resisted repeated Embassy requests to discuss the upcoming ASEAN summit, citing lack of time. Nevertheless, a working-level official in MOFA's Asian Regional Policy Division, which is responsible for the summit [...]	2008-12-04 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL ASEAN JA
08TOKYO3312	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 811 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO3317	JAPAN RENEWS LATIN AMERICAN TIES DURING APEC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Japanese officials reached agreement on two investment treaties but balked at proposals to begin EPA negotiations during talks with officials from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru during the November APEC Summit in Lima. Japan and Peru used their discussion to repair relations d [...]	2008-12-04 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV JA
08TOKYO3325	Demarche on Implementation of Amended Lacey Act [...] (U) Environmental Officer, Senior Animal and Plant Health Officer, and Agricultural Scientist met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Second North America Division Deputy Director Tsuyoshi Uchida, Global Environment Division's Toshihisa Kato, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]	2008-12-05 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR BTIO PREL JA
08TOKYO3327	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3330	STAFFDEL FARRELL--VISIT TO JAPAN 10-13 DECEMBER [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes Ms. Alycia Farrell and LTC Michelle Greene for their December 10-13, 2008, visit to Japan. 2. (U) Embassy POC 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 [...]	2008-12-08 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL OREP AFIN JA
08TOKYO3333	ASO AND MEDVEDEV DISCUSS NORTHERN TERRITORIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan PM Aso expressed concern with the pace of working-level discussions on the Northern Territories during talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the margins of the November 22-23 APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Medvedev said a solution would require strong political will by [...]	2008-12-08 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA RS KN
08TOKYO3335	KOMEITO STILL STANDING BY ASO AND LDP [...] (C) Summary: The Komeito is sticking with its ruling coalition partner even as voices from within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are increasingly critical of Prime Minister Aso's leadership and calling for his ouster, senior Komeito politician Yoshio Urushibara told Embassy Tokyo. The rul [...]	2008-12-08 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR JA
08TOKYO3336	SUBJECT: SENATOR INOUYE EXCHANGES VIEWS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) held discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Foreign, Defense, Trade, and Finance Ministers, and several prominent Diet members during his November 30 to December 4 visit to Tokyo. The Senator underscored the importance of close bilateral r [...]	2008-12-08 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KATHERINE WARD + 5 TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy grants country clearance for the December 4-20, 2008, visit to Japan of the following DoD civilian/military personnel. Jeffrey M. Avery, 14-19 December Timothy B. Baltz, 7-19 December Troy Mueller, 15-19 December Lee A. Nickel, 14-19 December George G. Vergos, 4-20 December K [...]	2008-12-10 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3360	JAPANESE VIEWS: ASEAN, BURMA, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with DAS Scot Marciel, senior MOFA officials reaffirmed that ASEAN remains an important focus for Japan in terms of development assistance, business expansion, and political engagement. In regards to other issues Japan believes that: despite recent events engagement w [...]	2008-12-10 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECIN EAID AORC XC BM TH CB RP VM
08TOKYO3362	Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 Business -------- 2. (U) American and Kyushu Companies to Develop Rapid Vehicle Charging Stations Ener1, a New York based energy storage company, announced a deal with Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) to develop rapid [...]	2008-12-11 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3368	REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS - 812, EUR-J-2/2008 AND EUR-J-4, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 06:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KNNP ENRG JA
08TOKYO3377	WHALING: JAPAN RESUMES WHALE MEAT IMPORT FROM ICELAND, [...] (SBU) Japan has officially resumed import of whale meat from Iceland for the first time since 1991. According to GOJ officials and industry insiders, Icelandic fin whale meat has been sold in the Japanese market since early November 2008 at a wholesale price of USD 43 per kilogram. Fin whale [...]	2008-12-12 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA
08TOKYO3381	JAPANESE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON THE WTO MODALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI and MOFA officials are still looking to conclude the Doha Development Agenda, but Japan remains held back by concerns over opening Japan's agricultural market. The GOJ is watching closely U.S. engagement with China, describing positive outcomes to those discussions [...]	2008-12-12 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EAGR JA
08TOKYO3382	PAKISTAN DONOR'S CONFERENCE: JAPAN SEEKS FURTHER [...] (C) Japan strongly supports Pakistan and recognizes that the country has significant financial needs, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Deputy Director Aya Yoshida told Embassy Tokyo December 12. Furthermore, Japan wants to play a leadership role in assistance to both Pakistan and Afghanistan, she [...]	2008-12-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PREL IMF PK JA

08TOKYO3383	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

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