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07TIRANA989 | ALBANIA: READOUT OF NOVEMBER 7 INTERAGENCY [...] (C) The Interagency Team led by USNATO Ambassador Nuland on November 7 provided clear benchmarks toward NATO integration to Albania's President Topi, Prime Minister Berisha and key Ministers, and a group of Parliamentarians. She explained that the USG and other NATO Allies will start making na [...] | 2007-11-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV NATO AL |
07TIRANA991 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 9-16, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-11-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA997 | ALBANIAN REACTION TO KOSOVO ELECTIONS [...] (U) Across the political spectrum, Albanians responded positively to the November 17 elections in Kosovo. All major players (President Bamir Topi, PM Sali Berisha, Speaker Jozefina Topalli, opposition leader Edi Rama) personally phoned PDK Chair Hashim Thaci to congratulate him on his expect [...] | 2007-11-19 16:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV AL |
07TIRANA999 | ALBANIA COURTS THE NATO ALLIES WITH SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Albanian officials voice confidence that their accelerated outreach to NATO capitals in recent months has rallied significant support to Albania's NATO candidacy. Although aware no formal decisions have been made and that they are likely to be invited in conjunction wit [...] | 2007-11-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AL |
07TOKYO1 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO10 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH MOFA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Affairs Bureau. They discussed a range of global and bilateral health issues, i [...] | 2007-01-04 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO100 | DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...] | 2007-01-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
07TOKYO1000 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1004 | LARGE-SCALE CHOSEN SOREN PROTESTS IN JAPAN: A DPRK [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-affiliated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) organized large demonstrations March 3 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe to protest "unjustifiable (Japanese) political suppression." The protests, orchestrated by Pyongyang as all Chosen Soren activiti [...] | 2007-03-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN JA |
07TOKYO1005 | JAPAN TO HOST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Taro Aso will preside March 14 in Tokyo over a meeting to inaugurate Japan's "Corridor of Peace and Prosperity" initiative involving Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Expected participants include Shimon Peres for Israel, Saed Erekat for the Palestinians, and [...] | 2007-03-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KPAL KWBG IS JO JA |
07TOKYO1006 | AFGHANISTAN: TWO BILLION YEN FOR PROJECTS [...] (U) At the March 8 GOJ-NATO Tokyo Meeting, Deputy Minister Yabunaka announced ODA of 2 billion yen for Afghanistan reconstruction by NGOs, municipalities, community and district organization. MOFA European Affairs Bureau European Policy Division Akima Fumezawa informed AID Counselor that th [...] | 2007-03-08 13:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL NATO AFIN PINR JA |
07TOKYO1021 | MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK Talks in HANOI - [...] "Don't Let North Korea Have Its Way" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/9): "If the just-ended two-day Japan-DPRK normalization talks in Hanoi are any indication, future negotiations will see many ups and downs.... Japan cannot normalize relations with North Korea without [...] | 2007-03-09 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1022 | PM ABE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON "COMFORT WOMEN" TO [...] (S) Summary. A group of LDP Diet members has submitted a proposal to PM Abe, calling on the Japanese government to undertake historical research into the "comfort women" issue. The lawmakers stated goal is to clear up "misperceptions" contained in the Kono Statement and promote greater unde [...] | 2007-03-09 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1025 | ANRE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS DIRECTOR GIVES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on March 2 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka expressed only partial satisfaction with discussions between Japan and Russia that took place in late February. He appreciated assurances from Russian P [...] | 2007-03-09 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU |
07TOKYO1026 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1027 | JAPAN INVITED TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Japan has received an invitation to attend the opening session of the March 10 Iraq Neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer that he had lobbied hard with his Ministry and also convinced Vice President T [...] | 2007-03-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIC UN IZ JA |
07TOKYO1028 | 2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...] | 2007-03-09 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1029 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...] | 2007-03-09 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN OVIP JA |
07TOKYO103 | MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...] | 2007-01-10 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA |
07TOKYO1031 | RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...] | 2007-03-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA |
07TOKYO1034 | 2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...] | 2007-03-12 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1038 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO104 | MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...] | 2007-01-10 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA |
07TOKYO1051 | UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...] | 2007-03-12 05:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR UNSC AS JA |
07TOKYO1052 | MEDIA REACTION Q AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] "Afghanistan: Resurgence of Terrorist Organizations Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/11): "The Taliban, which once controlled Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda are rapidly regaining influence in that country. While the Taliban are reported to be preparing for a [...] | 2007-03-12 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1058 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S "MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Middle East is currently standing at a critical crossroads between stability and turmoil, and it is imperative that Japan do all it can to secure and reinforce maximum stability in the region, declared Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso February 28 in a policy address titled [...] | 2007-03-12 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EAID XF AF TU JA |
07TOKYO1059 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1085 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ CONFERENCE - TOKYO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1089 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1090 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1096 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO110 | FY2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: UN UNIVERSITY IN [...] Reftel requested Embassy Tokyo to determine whether United Nations University (UNU),Tokyo, or any of its affiliates grant official status or recognition to organizations that promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. After a thorough examination, Embassy Tokyo has determined th [...] | 2007-01-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI JA |
07TOKYO1100 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. 3. Pl [...] | 2007-03-14 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PINS PINR PREL |
07TOKYO1102 | MEDIA REACTION - BUSH DIPLOMACY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Diplomacy Shifting to Dialogue with Rogue States" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/14): "The Bush administration is accelerating a shift in its diplomatic stance to dialogue with such 'rogue states' as North Korea and Iran. The n [...] | 2007-03-14 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO111 | MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY/NORTH KOREA [...] Most TV networks during their Thursday noon broadcasts gave prominent play to President Bush's primetime speech on his new Iraq policy. There were no immediate TV commentaries. 2. "Bush Calls for Iraqis to Take the Lead" Quasi- governmental broadcaster NHK's noon news program gave top play [...] | 2007-01-11 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1113 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1116 | AVM MORIYA BLAMES DEFMIN KYUMA FOR UNDERMINING [...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya accused Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma of derailing negotiations with the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) on implementation of the May 1, 2006 Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI) agreement during an infor [...] | 2007-03-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1117 | U.S. Telecommunications Policy Delegation [...] (SBU) A USG delegation visited Tokyo October 16- 18 for telecommunications policy consultations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and for meetings with U.S. and Japanese Telecom/ICT industry representatives. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and In [...] | 2007-03-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1122 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1129 | MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six- party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture. Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be suicide for the six- [...] | 2007-03-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1132 | JAPAN - NO OBJECTION TO U.S. PROVIDING GENERATORS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1146 | JAPANESE ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH [...] (C) In an exchange of letters with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Japanese Ambassador SIPDIS for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa confirmed his plan to attend the March 16 meeting on the International Compact with Iraq in New York. He also indicated that the Japanese Diet had recentl [...] | 2007-03-15 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL QA SA KU |
07TOKYO1147 | EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...] | 2007-03-15 09:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA |
07TOKYO1152 | JAPAN ANNOUNCED USD 12.6 MILLION TO THE [...] (U) At the March 14-15 visit of Cabinet-level officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (reftel),Foreign Minister Aso announced additional assistance to the Palestinians. Although the two-day meeting focused on "confidence building" and the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperi [...] | 2007-03-15 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID JA IS EAGR KWBG JO ENRG |
07TOKYO1153 | AVM MORIYA BLAMES DEFMIN KYUMA FOR UNDERMINING DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1158 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-16 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1172 | MEDIA REACTION - US LIFTING OF FINANCIAL [...] "What Effect Will US End to Financial Sanctions Have on DPRK Denuclearization?" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/16): "...The US Treasury Department, which had been investigating the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA) on suspicion of helping launder money for [...] | 2007-03-16 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1181 | JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO [...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...] | 2007-03-16 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH |
07TOKYO1182 | PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...] | 2007-03-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS JA |
07TOKYO1184 | METI REMAINS CAUTIOUS TOWARD U.S. APPROACH ON CHINA [...] (C) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Tim Stratford, in meetings with METI officials on March 9, stressed that the U.S. "two track" approach of intensified dialogue combined with a willingness to take China to dispute settlement in the WTO had shown substantial progress. The Japan [...] | 2007-03-16 10:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV CH JA |
07TOKYO1185 | EAP DIRECTOR RAPSON'S MARCH 12 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: Officials from MOFA's Southeast Asia Division told visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson March 12 that pressuring Burma to release political prisoners, promote dialogue on national reconciliation, improve access for international organizations, and end violence directed at eth [...] | 2007-03-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH BM TH VM RO IN CB RP JA |
07TOKYO1197 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iraq War Four Years On: Dialogue Needed to End Sectarian and Ethnic Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (3/19): "Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, with the ensuing sectarian and ethnic violence drawing the country further into the quicksand of a [...] | 2007-03-19 03:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1202 | The Japan Economic Scope - March 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 16, 2007. 3. EAP/MLS Director Meets MOFA Counterparts in Tokyo Beef and Agriculture 4. OIE Panel Judges U.S. Beef Safe, Japan Replies, Not So Fast 6. Japanese Must Confront "Egoistic" Agricult [...] | 2007-03-19 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1209 | "CORRIDOR FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY" INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Israel, Palestinians, Jordan, and Japan agreed to a Terms of Reference document for the Corridor for Peace and Prosperity (CPP) Initiative, announced Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso March 14. The parties formed a "Four Party Consultation Unit" and agreed that (1) the CPP init [...] | 2007-03-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KWBG KPAL IS JO JA |
07TOKYO1211 | DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...] | 2007-03-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG |
07TOKYO1214 | ZIMBABWE: JAPAN TO CONSULT WITH U.S. MISSION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-19 10:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL ZI JA |
07TOKYO1215 | COMFORT WOMEN: KEEPING IT LOW KEY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders appear to have made a conscious decision to lower the volume on the comfort women issue, judging by a sharp decrease in the number of public statements on the subject over the past week. Abe demonstrated this restrain [...] | 2007-03-19 11:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1216 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1218 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1224 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CYNTHIA CARRAS, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 21-June 20, 2007 TDY to Japan by Cynthia Carras, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)32 [...] | 2007-03-20 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1227 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Don't Play into North Korea's Hands" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/20): "Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Glaser, meeting the press Monday morning in Beijing, announced that the US would release the entire amount of frozen DPRK-linked accounts, estimated at ab [...] | 2007-03-20 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO124 | MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL VISITS TEHRAN, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 visit to Tehran, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Okuda urged Iranian officials to comply with the will of the international community and abide by the provisions of UNSCR 1737, according to a MOFA contact. The Iranians replied, predictably, th [...] | 2007-01-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IR JA |
07TOKYO1251 | SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...] | 2007-03-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN |
07TOKYO1252 | JAPAN-ROK VICE MINISTER'S MEETING: "CONVIVIAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Both MOFA and ROK Embassy describe ROK VFM Cho Joong-pyo,s March 12-13 meeting with Japan VFM Yachi in Tokyo as "convivial" and "constructive." The two men, who focused on a broad range of issues as part of the fourth annual Japan-ROK strategic dialogue, reached no new agreement [...] | 2007-03-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1253 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-21 22:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1267 | RUSSIA AND JAPAN SEEK TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's February visit to Japan included visits with Japan's top leaders and centered on economic issues, especially trade. Japanese officials noted a new openness in their Russian counterparts and speculated that Prime Minister Putin's re [...] | 2007-03-22 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA RU |
07TOKYO1268 | JAPAN HOPES TO "UPGRADE" RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan wishes to upgrade its relations with Iraq from one of a donor nation to a "long-term and strategic partnership," according to MOFA sources. To achieve this end, Japan will be hosting three high-level bilateral exchanges in the next few weeks. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al [...] | 2007-03-22 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EAID IZ JA |
07TOKYO1270 | KDDI WINS IN JAPAN'S MOBILE MARKET IN 2006, BUT 3-WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With music download services and handsets designed to appeal to the young, KDDI was the clear winner of the first round of competition since customers were allowed change mobile operators without having to change phone numbers starting in late October 2006. Nonetheless, the dow [...] | 2007-03-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON JP |
07TOKYO1271 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1274 | MOD DENIES REQUEST FOR BRIEF ON U.S. NUCLEAR POLICY [...] (C) The Yomiuri Shimbun quoted "senior Ministry of Defense" officials in its March 20 evening edition about a plan to request a briefing from the USG on how the U.S. nuclear umbrella would be utilized in an attack on Japan. The article claimed that the briefing was part of ongoing efforts to u [...] | 2007-03-22 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1276 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1278 | JAPAN CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI JA |
07TOKYO1280 | TOKYO SMALL ARMS WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DEMAND [...] (C) Summary. The MOFA-sponsored March 12-13 workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) shared best practices in addressing SALW among the participants, according to MOFA Conventional Arms Division Officer Michiko Makino. Discussions focused on demand reduction and arms transfer issues, wi [...] | 2007-03-23 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA UNGA |
07TOKYO1282 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO OUR UN JUSTICE REFORM CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA AORC APER JA |
07TOKYO1285 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Does DPRK Intend to Reject Nuclear Dismantlement?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/23): "In the end, it will not be easy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs. The six- party talks in Beijing went into recess without any substantive talks on the North' [...] | 2007-03-23 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1286 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 22 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 15 to March 22. -- H5N1 detected in wild bird - 2. On March 18, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a wild Mountain Hawk-eag [...] | 2007-03-23 04:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO1296 | NIIGATA: LOOKING TO CHANGE FROM REAR WHEEL TO [...] (C) Summary. Niigata Prefecture' economic recovery is proceeding at a slower pace than other parts of Japan. Prefecture and city officials hope to wean the area from its dependency on the construction sector but also suggested that Niigata suffers from the lack of a powerful political patron i [...] | 2007-03-23 06:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON JA |
07TOKYO1314 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1315 | JAPAN AGAINST EXTENSION OF UNHRC MISSION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNHRC PHUM JA |
07TOKYO1321 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 02:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1322 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1324 | 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 [...] | 2007-03-26 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1325 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] "UNSC's Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Iran a Matter of Course" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/26): "The UN Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran. This was a matter of course, given that Tehran had failed to heed repeated [...] | 2007-03-26 03:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1330 | IRANIAN STRATEGIC COUNCIL MEMBER SHARIAT-MADARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mohammed Shariat-Madari, a member of Iran's five-person Strategic Council for Foreign Relations, visited Japan March 8-19 and was told by all interlocutors that Iran must comply with the will of the international community and adhere to the requirements of UNSCR 1737. According t [...] | 2007-03-26 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IR JA |
07TOKYO1338 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1341 | SPECIAL MEASURES AGREEMENT: FRAMING THE DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Maintaining sufficient levels of Japanese Host Nation Support (HNS) during upcoming discussions on a new Special Measures Agreement will require a sustained, high-level political message about Japan's alliance responsibilities. There is a growing perception among Japanese officia [...] | 2007-03-27 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1344 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1345 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1346 | SHORT-TERM TRADE INSURANCE FOR IRAN TIGHTENED [...] (C) In mid-March, Japan's primary trade insurance organzation reduced from 12 months to six months the maximum repayment term for routine short-term export credit insurance for trade with Iran (although periods up to two years may be considered on a case-by-case basis). It also announced it [...] | 2007-03-27 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL IR JA |
07TOKYO1347 | MEDIA REACTION Q PROMOTION OF DIALOGUES IN [...] "US Taking the Initiative in Promoting Middle East Dialogues" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai wrote (3/28): "The USG is taking the initiative in promoting dialogues with Israel and pro-US Arab nations, including the Iraq Stabilization Conference held on March 10 in Baghdad and planned regul [...] | 2007-03-28 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1349 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 04:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO135 | MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY - TOKYO [...] "Is New US Iraq Policy a Turning Point?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/12): "...President Bush announced a new Iraq policy, which calls for the deployment of an additional 21,500 troops. The question is whether this new plan will actually work, as the situation in Ira [...] | 2007-01-12 03:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1353 | CJCS GENERAL PACE MEETING WITH FM ASO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Aso on March 21, emphasized the importance of the alliance realignment agreement, the value of Japan's continued contributions to Iraq and Indian Ocean operations, and explained he will visit C [...] | 2007-03-28 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA |
07TOKYO1354 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...] | 2007-03-28 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1355 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...] | 2007-03-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1356 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...] | 2007-03-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO1360 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1361 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EOYANG AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 5 -7, 2007 visit to Japan by Staffdel Mieke Eoyang, Donald Viera, Fred Fleitz, and Laurence Hanauer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached [...] | 2007-03-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS CH JA |
07TOKYO1362 | JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR 1737, MULLING CONCRETE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IAEA UNSC IR JA |
07TOKYO1363 | GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH MOD LEADERS: TALK ALLIANCE [...] Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance during March 21 meetings with Defense Minister Kyuma and Administrative Vice Minister Moriya. Noting Gen. Pace's upcoming visit to the PRC, Kyuma and Moriya expressed differing outl [...] | 2007-03-28 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL |
07TOKYO1376 | IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) FINATT met with Ministry of Finance, Legal Office, International Bureau official Hiroshi Yamashita on March 27 to discuss the details and importance of UNSCR 1747. Using Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt's comments to underscore our committment to implementing UNSCR 1747, FINATT and Yamash [...] | 2007-03-29 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EB ISN KNNP IR EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AEMR |
07TOKYO1377 | MOFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR GENERAL ON SUB-CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The exchange of information on free trade agreements and discussion of food safety issues remain the most sensitive topics for Japan at the upcoming sub-Cabinet meetings in Washington, according to the Director General for Economic Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Af [...] | 2007-03-29 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV PREL WTRO SENV JA |
07TOKYO1378 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1379 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1383 | INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...] | 2007-03-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA |
07TOKYO1384 | IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S "EXCELLENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's March 21-24 visit to Tokyo was "excellent," according to Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim al-Jumaily. During the visit PM Abe assured Hashimi his government would push to renew the Iraq Special Measures Law for two years, permitting the continued d [...] | 2007-03-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JA |
07TOKYO1391 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1393 | MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH - TOKYO [...] "Arab Leaders Agree to Relaunch Peace Initiative" Riyadh correspondent Michio Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/30): "Arab leaders ended a summit in Riyadh Thursday after adopting the Riyadh Declaration, which calls for relaunching their five-year-old peace initiative [...] | 2007-03-30 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1412 | PM ABE, OTHERS HAVE NOW "GOT THE MESSAGE" ON [...] (C) Summary. PM Abe, DCCS Shimomura and other high-level Japanese officials will not speak out on the comfort women issue, at least until after the July Upper House election, according to MOFA Asian Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa. They will withhold comment for "tactical" domestic [...] | 2007-03-30 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KS CH ID PH JA |
07TOKYO1413 | JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE FBI-SPONSORED GLOBAL [...] Japan welcomes the opportunity to participate in the FBI hosted Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Law Enforcement Conference in Miami, Florida, June 11-15, 2007. Please find below the names of the three participants MOFA forwarded to Embassy EST on 29 March: --Mr. Kentaro Goto T [...] | 2007-03-30 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL |
07TOKYO1414 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 10:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1418 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Chaos in Iraq Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/31): "With terrorist attacks continuing and sectarian violence intensifying, the situation in Iraq is becoming more serious. As a member of the international community, it is a matter of course that Japan [...] | 2007-04-02 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1420 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 03:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1421 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1422 | The Japan Economic Scope - March 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 30, 2007. 3. Seiyu to Sell U.S. Beef, Larger Trade Issue Still Stalled 4. U.S. Beef Still on Slow Track? 5. Meat Export Federation President in Tokyo 6. EMIN Meets New CPRR Member Okina 7. [...] | 2007-04-02 05:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1431 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1432 | JAPAN TO PASS KOSOVO MESSAGE TO POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO JA |
07TOKYO1438 | MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Japan's Turn Now" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "South Korea and the US have concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). Although the sensitive issue of opening the South Korean rice market was shelved, the conclusion of these drawn-out and difficult negotiations will jolt Ja [...] | 2007-04-03 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1448 | JAPAN FM ASO'S MEETING WITH ROK FM SONG [...] (C) Summary. FM Aso's March 31 meeting with ROK FM Song was "very good" and "forward-looking, according to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Yamada. Aso and Song agreed that China's economic rise offered opportunities, but differed slightly on their evaluation of PRC military transparenc [...] | 2007-04-03 22:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KS |
07TOKYO1456 | METI SENIOR VICE MINISTER YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI Vice Minister and Diet Member Kozo Yamamoto told the Ambassador he understood the U.S. was not fully satisfied with the outcome of triangular mergers but METI had tried its best and would be open to changing the system in the future. He thought conclusion of a U.S.-Kor [...] | 2007-04-04 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG JA |
07TOKYO1461 | MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Time for Japan to Act" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/4): "The US and South Korea have agreed to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA). It is urgent for Japan to remap its trade strategy so as not to be left behind as the rest of the world pursu [...] | 2007-04-04 02:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO147 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DELAY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN EMIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU |
07TOKYO1471 | COMFORT WOMEN: ABE PHONE CALL AIMS TO CLEAR THE [...] (SBU) Media reaction to Prime Minister Abe's April 3 telephone call with the President has been generally positive. All major dailies on April 4 gave prominent coverage to Abe's statement to the President that he continue to stand by the Kono Statement and express sympathy to the comfort wom [...] | 2007-04-04 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1472 | NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW" [...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...] | 2007-04-04 09:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH JA |
07TOKYO1474 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) You take your command as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is focused on expanding Japan's ties, including security relations, with new partners like Australia and India. It [...] | 2007-04-04 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JN |
07TOKYO1482 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-06 00:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1489 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-06 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO15 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1507 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-06 02:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO151 | JAPAN WELCOMES NEW U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ [...] (C) Based on reftel talking points, the Charge provided a detailed explanation of the new U.S. policy towards Iraq on January 12 to newly named Deputy Vice Foreign Ministry Chikao Kawai. The Charge thanked Kawai for the positive expressions of support for the new initiative by Prime Minister [...] | 2007-01-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ JA |
07TOKYO1510 | MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Changing Diplomatic Environment in the Middle East" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (4/6): "Israeli Prime Minister Olmert proposed peace talks with Arab nations in response to the adoption at the recent Arab Summit meeting of the 'Riyadh Declaration,' which seeks comprehensiv [...] | 2007-04-06 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1516 | USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) hosted an inter-ministerial on Monday, April 2, to determine how the government of Japan will proceed on implementation of UNSCR 1747. MOF requires a revisi [...] | 2007-04-06 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP EFIN PARM JA |
07TOKYO1518 | CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...] | 2007-04-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH |
07TOKYO152 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from December 21 to January 11. --- Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 11, the Miyazaki Prefectural government in Kyushu announced that they are investigating the death of about 750 poultry on a farm i [...] | 2007-01-12 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO1520 | DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper t [...] | 2007-04-06 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EFIN ISN JA |
07TOKYO1521 | PREVIEW OF APRIL 8 UNIFIED LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The results of Japan's April 8 nationwide local elections will be determined primarily by local issues. Nevertheless, some of the local races, where national issues are in play, will be early indicators for the outcome of the July Upper House elections and a measure of PM Abe' [...] | 2007-04-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1523 | JAPAN PREPARES FOR VISIT OF IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Following Vice President al-Hashimi,s successful visit to Japan (reftel),Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Tokyo April 8-11. The GOJ initially invited al-Maliki plus one Minister. However, according to Japanese Embassy Baghdad Deputy Chief of Mission Fumio Iwai, f [...] | 2007-04-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JA |
07TOKYO1524 | NO RESOLUTION TO EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Despite positive reports in the press, the March 29 meeting in Tokyo between Japan and China to discuss the East China Sea dispute yielded no new proposal and failed to bring the two sides any closer to a resolution. A panel of experts from both countries likely will meet on Apri [...] | 2007-04-06 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV JA CH |
07TOKYO1526 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PDASD JIM SHINN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by PDASD Jim Shinn, Suzanne Basalla, Jason Hamm, Rick Weir, and Jordan Winkler. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 H [...] | 2007-04-06 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1527 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull and delegation. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-55 [...] | 2007-04-06 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1528 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-08 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO153 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON WAR CRIME ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a series of meetings on December 21-22, 2006, Senior Advisor to the Office of War Crime Issues Milbert Shin met with academics, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) think tank scholars, and government officials to discuss progress in the establishment of the K [...] | 2007-01-12 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAWC KJUS KLIG PHUM PREL AS ID JA KCRM |
07TOKYO1531 | MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Political Action Should be Taken to Break Middle East Deadlock" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/9): "... There have been moves to find a way out from the current fix in the Middle East arising from stalemated Palestinian peace efforts, the chaos in Lebanon and Iran's nuclear development. A [...] | 2007-04-09 00:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1534 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...] | 2007-04-09 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO1535 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 9-10, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He [...] | 2007-04-09 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1537 | NO SURPRISES IN JAPAN'S ELECTIONS: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The first round of unified local elections, held on April 8, resulted in no surprises. The status quo was preserved and, overall, conservative and LDP strength was reaffirmed by the voters. This is good news for PM Abe, whose poll numbers and popularity had been flagging. Candi [...] | 2007-04-09 22:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1538 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 00:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1541 | The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...] | 2007-04-10 00:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1545 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1555 | PREMIER WEN,S APRIL VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit is an important step in further "warming" the bilateral relationship following the "cool" Koizumi years. Despite earlier press speculation to the contrary, the East China Sea dispute over energy resource development is unlikely to be resol [...] | 2007-04-10 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH JA |
07TOKYO1557 | JAPANESE CONCERNED BY NORTH KOREAN "PROPAGANDA"; [...] (C) Japan is concerned by what it considers an increased volume of North Korean propaganda that asserts Japan has not made apologies for past "criminal" conduct and that Pyongyang has done all it can to address the abductee issue. MOFA Deputy Director for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Iha [...] | 2007-04-10 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN JA |
07TOKYO1560 | MEDIA SPINS ELECTIONS AS WIN FOR DPJ DESPITE ONLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Media analysis April 10 focused on opposition DPJ gains in the April 8 prefectural and municipal assembly races. While it is true that the DPJ made inroads into some districts where they had never held seats before, and even gained majorities in a few assemblies, the overall [...] | 2007-04-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1563 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Promote Strategic Relations with Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/10): "During their meeting on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed to build a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.... [...] | 2007-04-10 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1564 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1577 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1579 | MEDIA REACTION Q RELEASE OF DPRK FUNDS AT BDA - [...] "Release of BDA Funds: Panicked America Capitulates to DPRK" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (4/11): "The US Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would countenance the withdrawal by North Korea of all its funds frozen at BDA und [...] | 2007-04-11 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1589 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROFESSOR JAMES CLAD [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 13-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Professor Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for your visit is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3) [...] | 2007-04-11 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1591 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VICTOR CHA, DIRECTOR FOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 12-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Dr. Victor Cha, Director for Asian Affairs. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...] | 2007-04-11 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1592 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO16 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1605 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1608 | NIIGATA PREF LOOKING TO EXPLOIT ENERGY ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Niigata is looking to exploit its energy advantage to attract new business to the prefecture. The prefecture is Japan,s largest producer of oil and natural gas and the country's leading supplier of electric power, which allows it to sell electricity at a substantial discount compared to [...] | 2007-04-12 06:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1609 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Time for DPRK to Implement 'Initial Steps'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/12): "On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department and Macau authorities announced that they would release all DPRK-linked funds frozen at Banco Delta Asia (BDA). Attention is now shifting to whether [...] | 2007-04-12 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO161 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER |
07TOKYO1615 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07 [...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...] | 2007-04-12 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO163 | JAPAN OFFERS FAVORABLE ASSESSMENT OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (C) Summary. The Kremlin,s aggressive move to increase Gazprom,s stake in the Sakhalin 2 project was largely driven by Russian domestic political considerations, MOFA Russian Division officials told poloffs recently. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) worsened things when it committed a &big blunder8 and [...] | 2007-01-15 22:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET RU JA |
07TOKYO1631 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-13 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1633 | MEDIA REACTION - CHINESE PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO [...] "Wen Jiabao's Speech: Visible Change in China's Stance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri stated (4/13): "Chinese Premier Wen's speech before the Diet clearly demonstrated a change in Beijing's attitude toward Japan. Two points are worth noting. First is the issue of history. He stated: 'J [...] | 2007-04-13 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO164 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-15 22:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1643 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-13 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1644 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from March 22 to April 13. -- Drill on Tamiflu distribution for ASEAN countries -- 2. On April 2 and 3, the GOJ, WHO and the ASEAN Secretariat conducted an exercise on swiftly delivering stockpiled personal protectiv [...] | 2007-04-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO1645 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HUGH DESANTIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 24-29, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Hugh Desantis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6832 Mobile phone: 81-90-4168-4950 [...] | 2007-04-13 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1647 | FMR DEFMIN NUKAGA ON SUMMIT, DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: The April 27 Summit meeting will be a critical opportunity to dispel public concerns over the health of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, according to former Defense Minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Fukushiro Nukaga. Nukaga told the Ambassador on April 10 that the f [...] | 2007-04-13 10:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1651 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - [...] "Six-Party Talks: DPRK Fails to Implement Initial Steps" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/16): "Saturday's 60-day deadline for the DPRK to take 'initial steps' toward its nuclear dismantlement, as stipulated in the February six-party agreement, has come and go [...] | 2007-04-16 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1657 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1658 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNDECIDED ON ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Aso has not yet decided whether he will attend the International Compact With Iraq signing ceremony May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer April 16. However, he will [...] | 2007-04-16 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN IZ JA |
07TOKYO1665 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1671 | MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: Consider Setting a Time Limit Backed by Sanctions" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (4/17): "North Korea did not meet the deadline to implement 'initial steps' toward denuclearization. US and Chinese negotiators have said that the process needs to be given a few mor [...] | 2007-04-17 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1677 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1679 | PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...] | 2007-04-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA |
07TOKYO1680 | GPOI: MOFA TELLS AA/S MULL JAPAN STILL STUDYING [...] (C) Summary. Japan continues to study ways to contribute to the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI),MOFA Foreign Policy Deputy Director General Nagamine told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull during their April 11 meeting, but must first overcome hi [...] | 2007-04-18 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO JA |
07TOKYO1681 | (S) JAPAN SEEKS ASSURANCES ON EXTENDED DETERRENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During April 11-12 meetings with visiting P/DASD (Asia Pacific) Jim Shinn, Japanese officials asked the USG to publicly and privately reiterate its commitment to defend Japan, including with nuclear weapons. Ministry of Defense (MOD) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya said that DPRK [...] | 2007-04-18 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV PNUC JA |
07TOKYO1688 | MEDIA REACTION - US GUN VIOLENCE - TOKYO [...] "Virginia Tech Massacre: Need to Strengthen Gun Control" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/18): "The massacre Monday at Virginia Tech was the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, again showing that gun-related tragedies can occur anywhere in the US.... The motive for the shooting [...] | 2007-04-18 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1689 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-18 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1693 | PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma and Administrative Vice Minister Tamkem [...] | 2007-04-18 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PINR JA PREL |
07TOKYO1701 | JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...] | 2007-04-18 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA |
07TOKYO1708 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1710 | IRAQ PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe told Prime Minister Maliki that Japan fully supports his government and looks to him to continue to lead in Iraq, during Maliki's April 8-11 visit to Tokyo. Abe advised Maliki that he must take steps to shore up the security situation by this summer, do more to [...] | 2007-04-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID IZ JA |
07TOKYO1712 | ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL MEETS MOD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the United States and Japan are looking forward to the Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF) meeting to be held April 12 between Japan, Australia, and the United States, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull agreed with MOD Director [...] | 2007-04-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR AS JA |
07TOKYO1713 | AA/S MULL MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: Missile defense cooperation, radar and PAC-3 implementation, and the May 2006 Alliance Transformation Roadmap have strengthened our robust security partnership and it is important to keep marching forward, MOFA North American Affairs Director-General Shinichi Nishimiya told Actin [...] | 2007-04-18 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AS JA |
07TOKYO1714 | NAGASAKI MAYOR'S MURDER: SHARP REACTIONS; MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's leaders and media characterized the April 17 assassination of three-term Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito in the midst of his reelection campaign as a threat to Japan's political system. Most reports highlighted PM Abe's description of the killing as a "challenge to democracy. [...] | 2007-04-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1716 | JAPAN CALLS FOR COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with Political-Military Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull on April 11, MOFA Disarmament, Nonproliferation, and Science Department Director-General Takeshi Nakane called for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM),and requested th [...] | 2007-04-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO |
07TOKYO172 | MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL SUMMIT/PM ABE'S [...] "Will Envisioned Charter Change ASEAN?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/16): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),which marks its 40th anniversary this summer, has entered an important phase of major change. ASEAN leaders agreed at their summit in Cebu, [...] | 2007-01-16 03:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-19 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1728 | (RESEND) PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a resend of Tokyo 1693. 2. (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyu [...] | 2007-04-19 04:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PINR JA PREL |
07TOKYO1740 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-19 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1742 | MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY ON IRAQ COMPACT DELIVERED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso told Ambassador and Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari that his agreement to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow on May 3 precludes his participation in the Compact meeting. However, he suggested that if Lavrov were to propose moving their meeting [...] | 2007-04-19 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL IZ RS JA |
07TOKYO1743 | PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S JAPAN VISIT: GETTING BACK ON [...] (C) Summary: Marked more by warm atmospherics rather than specific agreements, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Japan visit is being characterized as a successful and important step forward in the relationship by Japanese diplomats and others. One disappointment, however, was the fa [...] | 2007-04-19 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW KS JA |
07TOKYO1744 | ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL,S APRIL 11 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation is critical to enhancing Japan's relationship with NATO and to preventing arms sales to China, DG Harada told A/S Mull April 11. Prime Minister Abe's speech to the North Atlantic Council earlier this year marked the beginning of a transformation of Japane [...] | 2007-04-19 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MASS MCAP PGOV CH EU JA |
07TOKYO1752 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1758 | EMBASSY TOKYO-RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING [...] Following are the summaries of two anti-TIP proposals solicited per reftel. The full proposals have been emailed to G/TIP Programs Coordinator Rebecca Billings via unclassified email. SIPDIS 2. Organization Name: Polaris Project (Shihoko Fujiwara) -Requested amount: USD 193,663 -Non- [...] | 2007-04-20 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PREL KCRM SMIG JA |
07TOKYO1760 | PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...] | 2007-04-20 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA |
07TOKYO1761 | APRIL 22 UPPER HOUSE BY-ELECTIONS POSE ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. All eyes are on key Upper House by-elections in Okinawa and Fukushima prefectures, as Japan goes to the polls again on April 22. While the main event is supposed to be the second round of the unified local elections that same day, the significance of the hundreds of mayoral and [...] | 2007-04-20 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1762 | FM ASO'S PARTICIPATION AT COMPACT MEETING SEEMS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission, following up on Ambassador's April 18 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Aso (ref A),met April 20 with MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda to reiterate the Secretary's oral message urging FM Aso's attendance at the [...] | 2007-04-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL IZ JA |
07TOKYO1763 | ASTOP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO RUSSSIA'S PARTICIPATION [...] On April 17, ESToff spoke with MOFA Principal Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Kaoru Magosaki, concerning Russian participation in ASTOP. Magosaki informed ESToff that Russian Minister Counsellor Galizin visited MOFA on March 7 to appeal to the Japanese g [...] | 2007-04-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL RS |
07TOKYO1764 | SCENESETTER FOR MICHAEL MASON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT [...] (C) You visit as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. We have highlighted specific law enforcement issues separately. This message will identify the broader political and economic framework within which we are advancin [...] | 2007-04-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
07TOKYO1765 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CRS COORDINATOR JOHN E. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 22-24, 2007 visit to Japan by S/CRS Coordinator John E. Herbst, Col. William Lee, and Scott Rolston (reftels A, B). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office p [...] | 2007-04-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO1766 | UNSCR 1747/OECD DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPORT [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),and Ministry of Finance (MOF) on the U.S. desire for the OECD to adopt a "common line" on restricting medium- to long-term export credits to Iran. While the Japan [...] | 2007-04-20 09:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN JA |
07TOKYO1767 | (C) REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEW PANEL [...] (C/NF) The following is embassy Tokyo's response to Reftel request for insights into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Panel on Collective Security (Note: The embassy comments are keyed to reftel questions): A. (C/NF) WHO ELSE WILL SERVE ON THE PANEL ASIDE FROM THOSE LISTED IN PRESS? [...] | 2007-04-20 10:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR MARR PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1768 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-21 23:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1771 | JAPAN TO JOIN CHINA/IPR WTO CASE AS THIRD PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Minister Amari announced on April 20 that Japan will join the U.S. as a third party in a WTO complaint against China on IPR prosecutions. The GOJ is worried about the Chinese reaction and will be monitoring it closely. Chinese Customs and Copyright agency officials warne [...] | 2007-04-22 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO PGOV CH JP |
07TOKYO1779 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-23 02:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1780 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-23 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1781 | ECONOMIC REFORMS STALL AS ELECTIONS NEAR [...] (C) Economic reform momentum has stalled in the run-up to Japan's Upper House elections in July, while policy talk shops have proliferated. Reform proposals that have made it through the bureaucratic gauntlet reflect a "tinkering" mentality, while PM Abe and the politicians on his economic t [...] | 2007-04-23 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1782 | MEDIA REACTION - DOHA ROUND - TOKYO [...] "WTO Negotiations: Japan Must Revitalize Agricultural Industry" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (4/23): "Japan is being forced to import more agricultural products in exchange for expanding its industrial exports. This puts the foundations of the nation's food self-sufficiency at risk [...] | 2007-04-23 04:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1790 | LDP SPLITS UPPER HOUSE BY-ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The ruling LDP and opposition DPJ split two by-elections on April 22, reducing the number of seats the ruling coalition needs to win in the Upper House July elections, in order to retain a majority, from 65 to 64. In Okinawa, strong support from the LDP's coalition partner, Kom [...] | 2007-04-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1791 | PRC PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN: ICE MELTING, BUT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Embassy contacts told Embassy Tokyo that Beijing views Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Tokyo visit as a "100 percent success." Wen and Japan PM Abe adopted a "forward-looking view" and attempted to build trust, while Tokyo further defined the nature of the "strategic [...] | 2007-04-23 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1793 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS FRANK RUGGIERO AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 26-28, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Frank Ruggiero and Katherine Baker (PM/WRA Policy Analyst). A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...] | 2007-04-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC AFIN MARR PARM PREL KS JA |
07TOKYO1800 | The Japan Economic Scope - April 20, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 20, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan joins China/IPR WTO case as third party 4. ANRE's Mochizuki Discusses East China Sea, G8 Summit, IEA 5. Japan Issues Annual Report on Trade Compliance, U.S. Remains Top of List [...] | 2007-04-24 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO1802 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-24 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1817 | TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...] | 2007-04-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA |
07TOKYO1839 | PM ABE TRIES TO DEFUSE COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE IN [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is making a concerted effort to defuse the comfort women issue prior to his first summit with the President. Stung by foreign criticism of his earlier comments distinguishing different "degrees" of coercion used to bring women to comfort stations, in recent we [...] | 2007-04-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO184 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 1718 [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw, Deputy, Politica [...] | 2007-01-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL JA |
07TOKYO1843 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 01:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1847 | MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "PM Abe's Visit to US: Confirm Strong US-Japan Cooperation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/25): "Prime Minister Abe will leave for the US Thursday for talks Friday with President Bush. This will be his first visit to the US since he became prime minister last September. While in Washing [...] | 2007-04-25 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1848 | PACFLEET COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary: During April 18 meetings with PACFLT Admiral Gary Roughead, MOFA North American Affairs Director General Shinichi Nishimiya and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya lauded the current atmosphere of cooperation between the U.S. and Japan. Both Ni [...] | 2007-04-25 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1852 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1854 | SPECIAL MEASURES AGREEMENT BACKGROUNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current Special Measures Agreement (SMA) expires March 31, 2008. For the next SMA, the Japanese government will likely seek significant reductions in utilities reimbursements, and perhaps, labor costs. In the last round of negotiations, the Japanese government agreed to a tw [...] | 2007-04-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1856 | RESPONSE TO SHOKO ASAHARA,S PENDING EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Aum Shinrikyo head Chizuo Matsumoto (AKA Shoko Asahara) and his followers involved in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system are unlikely to be executed within the next five years, according to multiple Japanese government officials. As of late April 2007, the Pub [...] | 2007-04-25 10:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR |
07TOKYO1857 | CHARGE URGES INCREASED COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Charge discussed a list of specific areas for enhanced bilateral and trilateral counterterrorism cooperation with MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism Cooperation, Akio Suda, on April 24. Using reftel points, the Charge raised initiatives aimed at improving: access to terroris [...] | 2007-04-25 10:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1864 | MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "Abe's Visit to US: Close Gaps in US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/26): "PM Abe Abe begins a two-day visit to the US on Thursday, his first since his inauguration last September.... Certainly, the US-Japan alliance is more mature than it has ever been. But the allian [...] | 2007-04-26 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1865 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1872 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...] | 2007-04-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO1895 | MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Japanese Diet April 24 began debating government proposed legislation to extend the deployment to Iraq of Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) for an additional two years beginning at the end of July. Although the law is expected to be passed, the issue of Japanese forces [...] | 2007-04-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS PTER IZ JA |
07TOKYO19 | VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 04:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1901 | CBRN DEFENSE WORKING GROUP PLENARY [...] (SBU) Summary: DASD Richard Douglas led the U.S. delegation to the Japan-U.S. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Working Group (CDWG) Plenary on April 18, 2007. The Principals approved the CDWG Work Plan for 2007-2008, which features a bilateral capability assessmen [...] | 2007-04-27 05:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO1911 | CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: MEETING BETWEEN DIET MEMBER [...] (SBU) Changing Japan's child pornography laws to criminalize possession would significantly improve international law enforcement authorities' ability to work together on investigations, FBI Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Michael Mason told Liberal Democratic Party D [...] | 2007-04-27 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI JA |
07TOKYO1912 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...] | 2007-04-27 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO1915 | JAPAN INFORMED OF PRESIDENTIAL APPEAL FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL EUN IZ JA |
07TOKYO1916 | THE VISION THING: POLTICAL WILL DISSIPATED FOR [...] (C) While the privatization of Japan Post is irreversible and will commence as planned on October 1, the political will and vision behind it dissipated once Prime Minister Abe took office, former Japan Post (JP) President Masaharu Ikuta told ECOUNS April 26. The change in political atmosphere [...] | 2007-04-27 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1918 | ABE'S REPORT CARD: UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe has had a string of legislative and policy successes on alliance issues -- including realignment, BMD data-sharing, and extensions of Japan's maritime support for Operation Enduring Freedom in the Indian Ocean and for coalition forces in Iraq. Complaints about [...] | 2007-04-30 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV JA MARR PREL |
07TOKYO1919 | MOFA SPEAKS TO EMBASSY REGARDING UPCOMING FCLP. [...] (C) In a scripted exchange using language employed prior to other rounds of Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) MOFA DDG of North America Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto spoke with A/DCM Mike Meserve on April 25 regarding the May 2 to May 11, 2007 FCLP. Umemoto asked for the U.S. Government to: [...] | 2007-04-30 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA PARM |
07TOKYO1923 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1926 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO193 | MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE IN MIDEAST [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to plans by the Ministry of Defense to provide the US military with intelligence collected by the ASDF's Base Air Defense Ground Environment (BADGE) system in the event of a contingency in areas surrounding Japan. 2. "US Wins Support [...] | 2007-01-17 03:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1931 | MEDIA REACTION - ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO [...] "Bush-Abe Meeting: Efforts Needed to Make Alliance Rock Solid" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/29): "During their meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Abe and President Bush agreed to create an 'irreplaceable' US-Japan alliance. To do so, both allies must make constant [...] | 2007-05-01 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO1932 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...] | 2007-05-01 03:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO1934 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3 [...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill  [...] | 2007-05-01 04:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1945 | U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP APRIL 2007 SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG) for FY-2007 took place on April 13 via digital videoconference (DVC). The IWG reviewed progress on all agenda items in advance of the annual report to leaders in June. Both sides expressed satisfaction with t [...] | 2007-05-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA |
07TOKYO1946 | METI OUTLINES ABE-WEN SUMMIT OUTCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The recent meeting between the Japanese Prime Minister and the Chinese Premier produced few tangible economic results, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI). Nevertheless, the summit meeting did signal political commitment for fur [...] | 2007-05-01 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV JA CH |
07TOKYO1949 | ABE GETS BOOST FROM SUMMIT; PRESS COVERAGE POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. Polls taken shortly after Prime Minister Abe met April 27 with President Bush show Abe's support rate has risen close to 10 percent since March, with an equivalent decline in those saying they oppose Abe. While the shift is not only because of Abe's successful visit to the U.S., [...] | 2007-05-01 09:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO1950 | JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC JA |
07TOKYO1951 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1957 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1976 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1980 | GOJ BACKSLIDING ON BEEF DEAL? [...] (C) Japan's Health Ministry (MHLW) is balking at a deal to ease restrictions on U.S. beef exports that was apparently worked out between Agriculture Minister Matsuoka and Agriculture Secretary Johanns on the eve of the Bush-Abe Summit. The Charge underscored U.S. concern about the apparent b [...] | 2007-05-02 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR JA |
07TOKYO1982 | GNEP: MOFA RAISES CONCERNS FOLLOWING MAY 1 [...] (U) Note - This is an Action Request - See paragraph 6 below. 2. (C) On May 2 EST Deputy and EST Officer were called in by MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma to discuss questions that arose following the May 1 pre-ministerial [...] | 2007-05-02 10:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA |
07TOKYO1989 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-07 01:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO1990 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Course for Stabilization Remains Unclear" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (5/6): "In Iraq, where a large number of citizens are dying every day due to violence and terrorism, millions of people have become refugees in their own country.... An international conference on Iraq was held in th [...] | 2007-05-07 02:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the stalemated situation in Iraq. [...] | 2007-01-03 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2004 | JAPAN URGES PROGRESS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN CCW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan believes in the need for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM) and wishes to see the U.S. encourage progress on CM via the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) for a formal negotiating mandate ""by the end of the year,"" DDG Shimbo told visiting DAS Ru [...] | 2007-05-07 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO |
07TOKYO2025 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-07 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2029 | GOJ HUDDLING ABOUT BEEF [...] (C) Over Japan's Golden Week holiday and again on May 7 the Charge underscored with GOJ authorities Washington's strong concern about apparent GOJ backsliding (see reftel) on a deal to ease restrictions on U.S. beef exports to Japan. Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and Assistant Chief Cabinet [...] | 2007-05-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR JA |
07TOKYO2030 | TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...] | 2007-05-07 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AS JA |
07TOKYO2033 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2042 | MEDIA REACTION - FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - [...] "Sarkozy's Diplomatic Ability Unknown" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/8): "...French President-elect Sarkozy's diplomatic ability is still unknown. While maintaining its alliance with the US, France has made strict demands on the US from time to time, thus showing its independent position. [...] | 2007-05-08 04:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2052 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...] | 2007-05-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MOPS PINR PINS JA |
07TOKYO2053 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2054 | JAPAN WANTS ALL UNHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN JA |
07TOKYO2074 | MEDIA REACTION - US BUDGET FOR IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "US Must Fulfill Responsibility to Stabilize Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/9): "The Bush administration and Congress are increasingly at loggerheads over policy on Iraq, which has become more chaotic. President Bush has vetoed a supplementary budget for Iraq spen [...] | 2007-05-09 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2076 | JAPAN FORMULATING SUGGESTIONS FOR ASIAN DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 09:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM XB JA |
07TOKYO2077 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2079 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iraq Situation: Utilize Framework for Stabilizing Iraq" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/10): "At the recent foreign ministerial on the security and stability of Iraq held in Egypt, representatives from about 50 countries, including Iraq's neighboring nations, Japan and other G-8 n [...] | 2007-05-10 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2080 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IRANIAN INVITATION FOR REACTOR [...] (SBU) EST Minister-Counselor met with Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007 to pass reftel points. Ambassador Nakane reassured Embassy Tokyo that Japan has no intentions to bid on Iran's tender to build two nuclear re [...] | 2007-05-10 04:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG |
07TOKYO2081 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS MAHNKEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 22-25, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas Mahnken, Paul Martin, Stephen Dinauer, and Suzanne Basalla. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home pho [...] | 2007-05-10 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO209 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IO ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 24-28, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Silverberg and Ray Hotz. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 [...] | 2007-01-17 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP OTRA CH JA |
07TOKYO2094 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] EST Minster-Counselor met with her counterpart, Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007, to discuss reftel points. Ambassador Nakane stated that Japan shares the view that the global WMD threat will not go away and expa [...] | 2007-05-10 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS |
07TOKYO2097 | JAPAN KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON UNSCR-LISTED [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 9 to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto. Fujimoto said that Japan has very strict border controls in place, and immigration officials have instructions to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately [...] | 2007-05-10 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PBTS PARM KNNP IR JA |
07TOKYO210 | CORRECTED COPY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRILATERAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. Notional schedules for each event will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the delegation to the January 24 Tril [...] | 2007-01-17 22:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP JA PARM PREL |
07TOKYO2102 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2104 | PM ABE,S YASUKUNI SHRINE DONATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abe and the Japanese government are refusing to publicly confirm or deny reports that the Prime Minister made a 50,000 yen contribution to Yasukuni Shrine. Abe, according to an Embassy Tokyo MOFA contact, paid for the offering from personal funds, but added the ti [...] | 2007-05-10 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS CH JA |
07TOKYO2109 | WHALING: JAPAN SEAMEN'S UNION ON IWC AND NISSHIN MARU [...] As part of its annual pre-International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting "demarche" to Tokyo embassies, the All Japan Seamen's Union's (JSU) Suezo Kondo, Secretary for the Bureau of Fisheries, and Keiichi Imai of the Kanto Regional Branch visited EST Deputy and EST FSN on May 8 to preview the [...] | 2007-05-11 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
07TOKYO2113 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO213 | JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON AT PARIS III [...] (C) Japan is unlikely to participate in the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon at the ministerial level, nor is it contemplating any significant additional pledges of support, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Lebanon officer Hitoshi Ishizuka and Lebanese Cha [...] | 2007-01-18 00:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA |
07TOKYO2131 | JAPAN YET TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES FOR COLOMBO PLAN [...] (C) Japan has not yet decided which candidate to support to be the next Secretary General of the Colombo Plan, according to Michiko Nakano of MOFA's First Country Assistance Planning Division. She anticipates MOFA will finish evaluating the candidates and reach a decision by the middle of nex [...] | 2007-05-11 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC JA |
07TOKYO2133 | JAPAN RESPONDS TO U.S. WHA OBJECTIVES; INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, ESTOFF conveyed USG positions per reftel A to appropriate officials at Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW). The officials described Japan's views as being largely in line with U.S. positions on avian and pandem [...] | 2007-05-11 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO AORC PREL AMED JA |
07TOKYO2136 | JAPANESE VIEWS OF IRAQ COMPACT AND NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is hopeful the good turnout at the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and Iraq Neighbors meetings May 3-4 in Sharm el-Sheikh will lead to greater international support for Iraq that will translate into improved security conditions, according to National Security Advisor [...] | 2007-05-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID IZ JA |
07TOKYO2137 | AFTER GOLDEN WEEK DUST UP, GOJ FINALLY SET TO [...] (C) After weeks of stop and go negotiations, three teams of Japanese auditors will finally travel to the United States May 13 as part of the effort to end the box-by-box inspection rules that currently hinder trade in U.S. beef. Twelve Japanese officials will spend two weeks in America,s hea [...] | 2007-05-11 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR JA |
07TOKYO2143 | MEDIA REACTION Q BLAIR'S RESIGNATION - TOKYO [...] "Blair Stuck in Iraq QuagmireQ The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/12): "... British Prime Minister Tony Blair was obliged to announce his resignation halfway through his remaining term of office because of a sharp drop in public support and under rising pressure from his ow [...] | 2007-05-14 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2144 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD DASD JOHN HILL AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-19, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD John Hill, Maj. Jason Perry, and Maj. Leo Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Trevor Rosenberg. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3 [...] | 2007-05-14 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
07TOKYO2154 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST: JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Embassy political officer delivered Reftel on May 11 to MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division officer Mikiko Masuda. Masuda asked if Japan would be expected to provide a keynote speaker, or be responsible for leading discussions d [...] | 2007-05-14 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PTER JA |
07TOKYO2157 | GNEP: "DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS" ON FAST REACTOR [...] (C) On May 14, ESTOFF delivered points in reftel A to MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Naganuma said he appreciated the clarity of Washington's response on the question of cooperation on fast reactor technology with Russia an [...] | 2007-05-14 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA |
07TOKYO2158 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-14 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2168 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2170 | MEDIA REACTION Q CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON SDF - [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front- paged DaimlerChrysler's decision to sell the bulk of its stake in the Chrysler unit to US private equity fund Cerberus Capital. These papers also gave front-page coverage to Monday's enactment of referendum legislation for constitutional amend [...] | 2007-05-15 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2187 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2194 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 23:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2195 | MEDIA REACTION - US-RUSSIA RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei front-paged a report quoting a source familier with Japanese and Taiwanese military affairs as disclosing on Tuesday that China is developing anti-ship missiles to possibly counter US aircraft carriers in the event of a cross-straits milit [...] | 2007-05-16 23:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2219 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2239 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO224 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 11 to 18. --- Kyushu AI Outbreak Confirmed to be H5N1 --- 2. On January 16, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry of Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture, [...] | 2007-01-18 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO2244 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH-SOUTH KOREA CONFIDENCE [...] "Connection of Two Koreas by Rail: Reconciliation Alone Cannot Lead to North's Denuclearization" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/18): "North and South Korea ran a train across the heavily militarized border Thursday for the first time in nearly 50 years. The ROK had str [...] | 2007-05-18 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2255 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO226 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-18 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2276 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2277 | MEDIA REACTION - EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - TOKYO [...] "Breakdown of EU-Russia Summit: Concern over a 'New Cold War'" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/22): "With the confrontation between the two sides becoming so sharp, the EU-Russia summit held on May 18 in central Russia broke down. There are concerns that without efforts to improve [...] | 2007-05-22 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2282 | PACOM COMMANDER KEATING AND DEFMIN KYUMA DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Kyuma May 15 that his efforts to engage China's military leaders will not come at the expense of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Stopping in Tokyo on his return from Beijing, Keating said Chinese officials claimed their [...] | 2007-05-22 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL CH TW KS 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 |
07TOKYO2289 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2290 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO23 | PM ABE'S EUROPEAN TOUR: STRENGTHENING TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Shinzo Abe's first trip to Europe as Prime Minister is intended to strengthen Japan's ties with its "natural partners," according to MOFA Western Europe Division Director Akira Kono. Abe's five-day tour of London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris starts on January 9 in London where Abe will me [...] | 2007-01-05 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO UK GM FR BE JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2304 | MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers front- paged the OIE classification of the US as a "controlled risk country" for BSE. 2. "Russia Becoming More Distant from US and EU" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/23): "Russia's relations with the US and EU continue to c [...] | 2007-05-23 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2306 | METI MINISTER'S VISIT TO CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI),the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed the success of METI Minister Akira Amari's April 27 - May 5 visit to Central Asia and the Middle East. In [...] | 2007-05-23 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AEMR JA |
07TOKYO2307 | MACHIMURA DISCUSSES U.S. TRIP, ELECTIONS, AND PM [...] (C) Summary. Lower House Diet member and former Foreign Minister Machimura, in a May 23 conversation with the DCM, predicted that the ruling coalition would maintain its majority in the Upper House in the July elections, but only by a slim margin. He attributed PM Abe's rise in the polls to [...] | 2007-05-23 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO2312 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO232 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2323 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2325 | MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TOKYO [...] Summary. According to Japan's Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC),an outbreak of measles cases has been reported in the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, affecting young adults in particular. Some universities and high schools have cancelled classes in order to halt the further sprea [...] | 2007-05-24 03:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED EAGR TBIO 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 |
07TOKYO2336 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2342 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2343 | MEDIA REACTION Q POST-KYOTO PROTOCOL FRAMEWORK - [...] "Global Climate Initiative Hinges on US and China" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/25): "...PM Abe on Thursday announced the GOJ's basic policy for an international framework to succeed the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which states tha [...] | 2007-05-25 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2359 | THE U.S. BASE REALIGNMENT BILL: WHAT IT IS AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, the Upper House of the Diet passed legislation to support U.S. base realignment under the Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI). The legislation designates certain local governments as "special municipalities connected with U.S. force realignment," and will provide s [...] | 2007-05-28 22:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR JA PARM PGOV |
07TOKYO2361 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2363 | Japanese Shipbuilding Still Going Strong [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite being a high-wage country, Japan's shipbuilders are still going strong, capturing 17.7 percent of new ship orders by tonnage world-wide in 2005, according to a new report by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association. Japanese shipping companies are expanding their fleets t [...] | 2007-05-29 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND JA |
07TOKYO2370 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2371 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2394 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 24 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from April 13 to May 24. -- GOJ designated H5N1 as "government-decreed" infectious disease for the another year -- 2. On April 27, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Health Sciences Council [...] | 2007-05-29 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO2395 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2400 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 01:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2401 | MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US, Iran Should Continue Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/30): "The US and Iran held their first formal talks in 27 years since they broke off diplomatic relations. The ambassador-level talks will not lead directly to improving bilateral ties, however, given that the [...] | 2007-05-30 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2411 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2412 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2430 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2447 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers front-paged the early-morning passage in the DietQs Lower House of two pension-related bills. 2. "G-8 Foreign Ministerial at Potsdam: Strengthen Ties to Deal with DPRK" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/1): "...Foreign ministers [...] | 2007-06-01 04:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2462 | JAPAN'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO DOD CHINA REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA CH |
07TOKYO2463 | NORIHIKO AKAGI - NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER, OLD [...] (C) After a difficult search that took a couple days longer than expected, Norihiko Akagi will be Japan's new Agriculture Minister. The 48 year-old, six-term Diet member from Ibaraki Prefecture replaces Toshikatsu Matsuoka, who committed suicide earlier this week in the face of growing cor [...] | 2007-06-01 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PINR 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 |
07TOKYO2473 | MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun gave top play to an interview in Moscow with Russian President Putin, who repeated Moscow's claim to the Northern Territories and said that resolving the territorial dispute with Japan would be difficult. 2. "US and Iran S [...] | 2007-06-04 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2480 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2481 | VFM YACHI REVIEWS SUMMIT, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Japanese were very happy with April's summit between President Bush and Prime Minster Abe, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told the Ambassador June 1, and PM Abe would welcome a stopover in Tokyo by President Bush en route to the APEC summit in Sydney. Abe would also welcome a p [...] | 2007-06-04 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAGR PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM PINR ETRD |
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 |
07TOKYO2493 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-05 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2501 | AMBASSADOR SCHULTE BRIEFS JAPAN'S OPPOSITION ON [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Greg Schulte provided a well-received DVC briefing on U.S nonproliferation policy to opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members on May 15, at their request. Questions focused primarily on what the DPJ members characterized as differences between U.S. tre [...] | 2007-06-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP TRGY IR IN JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2517 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2521 | MEDIA REACTION - MISSLE DEFENSE IN EASTERN [...] Wednesday's Yomiuri and Nihon Keizai front-paged the opening on Wednesday of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "US, Russia Should Work Harder to Prevent New Cold War" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/6): "The US and Russia are sharply at odds over the planned US deployment o [...] | 2007-06-06 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2529 | ANRE'S HOSAKA "BORED" WITH EAST CHINA SEA [...] (C) Summary. The eighth round of director- general level talks between Japan and China on May 25 over the disputed oil and natural gas deposits in the East China Sea broke no new ground. Japan expected a new proposal from China but none was proffered. The two sides will step up the frequency [...] | 2007-06-06 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENFR PREL PGOV CH JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2533 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2542 | MEDIA REACTION - G-8 SUMMIT - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged the Bush-Abe meeting Wednesday afternoon before the opening of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "G-8 Summit Should Aim for Substantive Progress on Global Warming" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/7): "...Global warming i [...] | 2007-06-07 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2556 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2575 | MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA'S ISOLATION AT G-8 [...] LEAD STORIES: All six Friday morning papers gave top play to an agreement at the G-8 leaders' meeting Thursday in Heilingendamm, Germany, on the need for substantial global reductions in -- and consideration of seriously halving -- greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 2. "Russia Sharply at Odd [...] | 2007-06-08 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO259 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2601 | The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Northern Japan's Biotech Crops Regulatory Regime: an In- depth Look 4. KIAC Chairman Welcomes Asian Open Skies Policy of GOJ 5. KIX Criticizes JAL for Cancelling LA Routes [...] | 2007-06-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO2611 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2612 | MEDIA REACTION - G-8 SUMMIT IN GERMANY - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published Monday morning because of a press holiday. Quasi-governmental broadcaster NHK-TV reported on computer glitches Sunday at the Shizuoka and Okayama branch offices of the Social Insurance Agency (SIA),which inconvenienced pensioners who had flocked to [...] | 2007-06-11 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2618 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2627 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-12 02:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2629 | MEDIA REACTION - PLANNED DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's liberal Mainichi front- paged the alleged sale by the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) of its headquarters in Tokyo to a fund led by the former head of the Public Security Investigation Agency, which has monitored the gr [...] | 2007-06-12 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2652 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-12 23:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2655 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-13 05:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2656 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai front-paged GOJ plans to resume full-scale military exchanges with China after a suspension of more than nine years. 2. "Bush Receives Warm Welcome in Former Communist Nations" Sofia correspondent Takashi Sadahiro of the top-c [...] | 2007-06-13 05:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2668 | DASD CLAD TALKS INDIA WITH JAPANESE OFFICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 DASD for South and Southeast Asia James Clad met Ministry of Defense and MOFA officials to discuss Japan's emerging defense and security cooperation with India. Following the recent Japan-India Defense Ministerial as well as U.S./Japan/India naval training exercis [...] | 2007-06-13 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA MARR PINR |
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 |
07TOKYO2691 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-14 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2696 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-15 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2703 | ICAO ASSEMBLY - SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR KEY U.S. [...] (U) On June 13, post delivered the points in STATE 77572 to Yoshiyasu Kawaguchi, Deputy Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA, and asked for the GOJ's support. Mr. Kawaguchi is not a specialist on these issues, but promised to deliver our request to t [...] | 2007-06-15 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD XA XF XB XG XD XL |
07TOKYO2715 | JAPAN RECONSIDERS U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to a year ago, Japanese officials see the United States as a much more active and influential player in the discussion on regional economic integration. A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that Japan's participation in various regi [...] | 2007-06-15 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO 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 |
07TOKYO272 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Tensions Reemerge Among Iraqis in Baghdad Over New US Military Deployment" Cairo correspondent Hajime Yoshioka of the liberal Asahi wrote (1/22): "About 10 days after the US decided to deploy around 21,000 more US troops in Iraq, the US military is again deploying units in the Iraqi capital t [...] | 2007-01-22 03:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2720 | The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reform Report 4. EU -- Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable Calls for Joint FTA Study 5. Japan Is Time-Warner's Biggest Money-Maker in Asia 6. Diet Approves Bills for Overha [...] | 2007-06-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO2721 | The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Citigroup Assumes Full Control of Nikko Cordial Brokerage 4. New Earthquake Insurance Policy Process Raises Concern among U.S. 5. MLIT Postpones Downgrade of Itami Airport 6. [...] | 2007-06-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO2725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2729 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH AND [...] "Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation the Only Way Forward" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (6/17): "Due to internal conflicts between Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has essentially been divided into two government bodies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As things sta [...] | 2007-06-18 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2739 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2742 | DOHA TALKS - JAPAN REMAINS KEEN TO JOIN G-4 [...] (C) Japan still wants to participate in the small group of countries that is working to conclude a Doha trade deal -- the so-called G-4 -- and it is the United States alone that is blocking its participation, MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Yoichi Otabe told EMIN on June 18. Otabe said that the [...] | 2007-06-18 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR 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 |
07TOKYO2759 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...] | 2007-06-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2760 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...] | 2007-06-19 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2761 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2772 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-20 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2774 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri front-paged Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Tuesday evening at MOFA to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. 2. "Greater Efforts Should Be Made for Palestinian Reconciliation" The liberal [...] | 2007-06-20 03:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2784 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-20 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2789 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/07-2 [...] Differences in interest rates between Japan and foreign countries Masaki Fukui of Mizuho Corporate Bank: "There is a speculation that differences in interest rates of Japan, the US and European countries will not narrow. For the time being, the market will move toward a 125 against the dolla [...] | 2007-06-20 20:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON 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 |
07TOKYO2795 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the Diet's enactment on Wednesdday of legislation extending by two years the Iraq Assistance Special Measures Law. 2. "Palestinian Split: Restructuring of Peace Diplomacy Should be Hastened" Business-oriented Nihon Keizai editori [...] | 2007-06-21 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2799 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2814 | JAPAN UNHAPPY WITH DRAFT FUTUREGEN AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. While the GOJ enthusiastically supports the FutureGen project, it has several changes it would like to make to the agreement. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy will travel to the US on June 25 and 26 to discuss these [...] | 2007-06-21 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY JA |
07TOKYO2823 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 03:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2825 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged DOS spokesman McCormack's confirmation of Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting on Thursday with his SIPDIS North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan in Pyongyang. 2. "A/S Hill's Visit to DPRK: Don't Leave Abduction Issue Behind" The [...] | 2007-06-22 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO2841 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2847 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2848 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2851 | TOKYO RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1747:FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) FINATT delivered ref A points to Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Trade Insurance Division Director Michihiro Kishimoto, on June 21. To the first of two suggested follow-on actions to [...] | 2007-06-25 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL EFIN ETRD OECD |
07TOKYO2852 | JAPAN'S POLICE RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST [...] (S) FINATT, DHS/ICE, and LEGATT met with National Police Agency (NPA),Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, Assistant Director and Police Superintendent Tomoaki Onizuka June 21 to share ref C information. Onizuka confirmed that NPA was both able to access Interpol's June 2006 Orange A [...] | 2007-06-25 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA |
07TOKYO2853 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1747/OECD ON RESTRICTING [...] (C) Emboff met with Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Trade Insurance Division Director Michihiro Kishimoto, on June 21, to solicit Japan's response to USOECD's May 22 Iran and Export Credits survey. Emboff provided U.S. answers to the survey as d [...] | 2007-06-25 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR |
07TOKYO2854 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) Poloff and FINATT delivered designation of Iranian entities information to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2nd Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance, International Bureau, Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on June 18 and J [...] | 2007-06-25 03:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR EUN JA KN KNNP |
07TOKYO2856 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] "Will DPRK Take Concrete Action?" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (6/23): "...Assistant Secretary of State Hill, the US representative to the six-party talks, visited Pyongyang for talks with Foreign Minister Pak and other North Korean officials.... Last week, t [...] | 2007-06-25 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2878 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-26 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2883 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front-paged the growing likelihood that the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) will be auctioned off by the GOJ-backed Resolution and Collection Corporation (RCC). 2. "Palestinian Ch [...] | 2007-06-26 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2893 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2897 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2908 | GNEP: JAPAN ON EXPANSION, FUTURE MEETINGS [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: Following the May 21 GNEP Ministerial, Japan continues to voice concerns about expanding GNEP beyond the existing core group. Japan is cautious about undertaking cooperative research on sensitive nuclear technol [...] | 2007-06-27 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA |
07TOKYO2929 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-28 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2937 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DARFUR VIOLENCE [...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to a GOJ plan to provide bullet-train technology to Russia. 2. "Don't Neglect Tragedy in Sudan" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (6/28): "The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has been neglected. The fighting between an Ara [...] | 2007-06-28 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO2944 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-28 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2946 | TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE TO INTRODUCE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS BUT [...] (SBU) The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to introduce a system of Japanese Depositary Receipts (JDRs) starting in September 2007. The system will provide a new option for foreign companies that want to access the Japanese capital markets, but that cannot or do not wish to list their shares direct [...] | 2007-06-28 09:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN 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 |
07TOKYO2948 | CNO MULLEN SPEAKS WITH FM ASO AND DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (S) SUMMARY. On June 18, 2007 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen met with Foreign Minister Aso, Defense Minister Kyuma, and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya. Admiral Mullen expressed appreciation for the close working relationship between the Japanese [...] | 2007-06-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV JA MARR PINR SENV |
07TOKYO2949 | STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR DOHA PROGRESS [...] (C) "A pity," was how Vice Trade Minister Toshiaki Kitamura termed the collapse of last week's G-4 Doha Round meeting when outgoing EMIN met him in a farewell call on June 25. Kitamura and other officials from the Trade and Foreign Ministries have told us that the Japanese government is tryi [...] | 2007-06-29 00:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR JA |
07TOKYO2958 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 03:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO296 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO2967 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO2979 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2982 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO2994 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] "US-Proposed Four-Party Talks: Don't Destroy Six-Party Framework" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/2): "Concerns are growing among GOJ officials over the proposal by Assistant Secretary of State Hill that four nations - the US, North Korea, China, and South Korea - should meet to discu [...] | 2007-07-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO30 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3004 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Foreign Policy Bureau's Isami Takada on June 28. Takada noted that Japan is always happy to cooperate with the United States, and thanked us for our efforts on both UNS [...] | 2007-07-02 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PARM IR JA |
07TOKYO3006 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO301 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "US Troop Increase Intensifying Terrorism" Cairo correspondent Hajime Yoshioka of the liberal Asahi wrote (1/23): "Armed insurgents are intensifying their terrorist attacks at a time when the US military is moving to bolster its forces in Iraq. Sectarian violence between Shiites and Sunnis has [...] | 2007-01-23 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3013 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3022 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Thorough Verification Needed to Ensure Complete Denuclearization" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (7/3): "North Korea and the IAEA have agreed on the modalities of the latter's verification of the shutdown and sealing of the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Given its track record of broke [...] | 2007-07-03 04:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3028 | JAPANESE VICE ADMIRAL UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON AEGIS [...] (S) In a July 2 update for the Ambassador on the status of the GOJ's investigation into the AEGIS leak, Vice Admiral Kato said the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) found no evidence that the Chinese national spouse of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) seaman involved in the ca [...] | 2007-07-03 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3031 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3038 | LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER KONO ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PGOV PREL |
07TOKYO3039 | ADM WILLARD MEETS WITH MOD AND MOFA [...] (C) Summary. During a June 27, 2007 introductory visit Admiral Robert F. Willard, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with Defense Minister Kyuma, MOD Administrative Vice Minister Moriya, and MOFA Administrative Vice Minister Yachi. Admiral Willard noted his appreciation for the strong Navy [...] | 2007-07-04 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR JA PGOV PREL |
07TOKYO3052 | JAPANESE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES G-8 PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is very fond of his slogan "Beautiful Country" and will likely use some version of that slogan as the overall theme for the 2008 G-8 summit to be held in Lake Toya Hokkaido, Ministry of Foreign Affair's Deputy Director for the G-8 Summit Office and Economic Pol [...] | 2007-07-05 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD JA PGOV PREL SENV |
07TOKYO3054 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-PUTIN MEETING [...] "US, Russia Must Continue Efforts to Bridge Gap" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/4): "Presidents Bush and Putin met at a time when US-Russia relations are at a post-Cold War low. It appears that the two leaders were able to repair their personal relationship of trust after [...] | 2007-07-05 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3073 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-05 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3076 | PDASD SHINN ENGAGES JAPANESE COUNTERPARTS ON INFO [...] (C) Summary: PDASD Jim Shinn engaged Japanese counterparts June 29 on the need to enhance the protection of sensitive information in the wake of the recent unauthorized Aegis data disclosure, extend the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and consider a role in Afghan operations. Senior [...] | 2007-07-05 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3077 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-06 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3088 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ONE YEAR AFTER DPRK'S [...] "Don't Allow North Korea to Flout UNSC Resolutions" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/6): "On July 5, 2006, North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles, including a Rodong medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan. Although a Taepodong-2 missile, which is believed to be capable o [...] | 2007-07-06 04:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3099 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-06 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3103 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. THINKING ON DPRK NUCLEAR [...] (S) Acting Political Counselor conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Director Shigeo Yamada on July 5. Yamada was impressed with the non-paper, calling it "comprehensive" and indicating that it "covered all of Japan's concerns." He said the non-pape [...] | 2007-07-06 12:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP JA DPRK |
07TOKYO3104 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3121 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] "GOJ Should Deepen Discussion on Collective Defense" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/9): "A GOJ panel has worked out a course of action to enable Japan to exercise its right to collective defense. Further discussions are necessary to clarify that course of action. Expert [...] | 2007-07-09 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3123 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 08:21:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO3129 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 23:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3130 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/07 [...] The government will receive pension benefits in full in a responsible manner. 2. The party will introduce a child-rearing allowance system to pay 26,000 yen for each child. 3. The party will establish an income compensation system to cover every farmer. Seven proposals  [...] | 2007-07-10 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3151 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3163 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3165 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN MOSQUE SIEGE [...] "Mosque Siege: Breeding Grounds for Terrorists Should Not Be Neglected" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/11): "What effect will Pakistan's difficult decision to use force against Islamist militants at the Red Mosque have on its shaky internal political situat [...] | 2007-07-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3168 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON DPRK NUCLEAR DISCUSSION LIST [...] (S) Summary: The Japanese Government agrees with the U.S. approach to discussions with North Korea on the nuclear list and subsequent declaration, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa. In a July 11 m [...] | 2007-07-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP KN JA |
07TOKYO3171 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3179 | JAPAN POST PRIVATIZATION - COMMITTEE COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan Post begins a ten-year privatization process on October 1 releasing nearly $3 trillion in banking and insurance assets from government control. In preparation, the Japan Post Company on May 1 issued an implementation plan, rumored to be over 400 thousand pages in length, [...] | 2007-07-12 03:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN JA PGOV |
07TOKYO3181 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN MOSQUE SIEGE [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged a panel discussion among the heads of seven main political parties in Tokyo on Wednesday one day before the official start of the campaign for the July 29 Upper House election. 2. "Storming of Mosque: The Danger of Relying on Force" Th [...] | 2007-07-12 06:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3184 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: During a July 11 introductory call with Ambassador Schieffer, Defense Minister Yuriko Koike listed information protection, alliance transformation, and the selection of a new fighter (FX) as her three major priorities. Koike said that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) is working in p [...] | 2007-07-12 06:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR 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 |
07TOKYO3191 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3192 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3198 | DCM'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF CABINET [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 23:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD KNNP PGOV KN JA |
07TOKYO3205 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-13 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO321 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3222 | DCM RAISES BIATF PARITICIPATION WITH ASSISTANT [...] (S) Summary: During a July 13 meeting with Assistant Cabinet Secretary Kyoji Yanagisawa, the DCM emphasized that all Japanese agencies involved in counter-intelligence should participate in bilateral efforts to enhance Japan's information assurance structure. Yanagisawa said that Japan is com [...] | 2007-07-13 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA |
07TOKYO3232 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3241 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK [...] "Continue Pressure on DPRK Nuclear Disablement" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/17): "... North Korea declared it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities. IAEA Director General ElBaradei said IAEA inspectors, visiting the Yongbyon complex, confirmed the facilities' [...] | 2007-07-17 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3244 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-17 01:42:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO3296 | JAPAN: NUCLEAR POWER: ADDITIONAL MISHAPS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG JA TRGY |
07TOKYO3301 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3311 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 08:12:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO3319 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UK-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] "UK-Russia Relations Looking Like New Cold War" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/18): "At a time when US-Russia relations are awkward, ties between London and Moscow are becoming downright chilly, and the friction between the two appears so deep-rooted that coming to terms w [...] | 2007-07-20 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO333 | MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS/ARMS [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries regarding the State of the Union Address. 2. "Bush Calls for Support for New Iraq Policy" Quasi- governmental NHK-TV's Washington bureau chief Nishikawa stated (1/23): "In his first State of the Union Address to a Democratic Congress, the p [...] | 2007-01-24 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3336 | AEGIS UPDATE: JAPANESE DEFENSE MINISTER AND VICE [...] (S) In a July 19 update for the Ambassador on the Aegis leak investigations, Vice Chief of Staff of the MSDF Vice Admiral Kato stated that Kanagawa Prefecture Police and the MSDF planned to indict the MSDF seaman who had copied AEGIS information onto his personal computer by mid-August before [...] | 2007-07-20 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3339 | REGULATING THE "DESCENT FROM HEAVEN": STILL A SOFT [...] (SBU) Summary: A new law aimed at mitigating the problems created by senior bureaucrats taking post- retirement jobs at organizations and companies they once regulated contains substantial loopholes that put its efficacy in doubt. Although a significant step in overall civil service reform [...] | 2007-07-20 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3347 | JAPAN DISPUTES DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF CHOSEN [...] (S) Summary: The DPRK is making Japan's actions in regard to the General Association of (North) Korean Residents in Japan into a major bilateral issue, MOFA Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on July 13. Sasae insisted that the actions of the Japanese government [...] | 2007-07-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN JA KN PGOV PREL |
07TOKYO3349 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "No Optimism Warranted over DPRK Denuclearization" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/21): "Procedures for North Korea's denuclearization could not be finalized in the recent round of the six- party talks in Beijing, and the participants put off dealing with thorny issues. [...] | 2007-07-23 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3362 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3371 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3380 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3383 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AS AL-QAEDA [...] "US Applies Pressure on Pakistan to Clear out al-Qaeda Stronghold" Washington correspondent Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (7/25): "The Bush administration has become increasingly irritated with Pakistani President Musharraf, who is not inclined to take action again [...] | 2007-07-25 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO339 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3397 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3398 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...] | 2007-07-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA |
07TOKYO3413 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] "Stepped up Diplomacy for Middle East Peace" Jerusalem correspondent Mina Mitsui of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (7/26): "Egyptian Foreign Minister Gheit and Jordanian Foreign Minister al-Khatib visited Jerusalem for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Israeli Foreign [...] | 2007-07-26 02:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO343 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3432 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) We very much look forward to your visit to Tokyo. As you touch down, please be prepared for some political turbulence. 2. (C) The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) appears to be headed for a crushing defeat in the July 29 elections for the Diet's Upper House. Every poll, and every pun [...] | 2007-07-26 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3437 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3439 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN HOSTAGE [...] "Taliban's Indiscriminate Brutality" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/27): "The Taliban have executed one of the 23 South Korean hostages that the group has been holding. The Koreans had entered the country on a relief mission. This is yet another example of the Taliban's i [...] | 2007-07-27 04:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3451 | JAPAN WELCOMES ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Deputy Special Envoy Christian Whiton, MOFA Regional Policy Division Director Kazutoshi Aikawa indicated initial support for the proposed Asian Democracy Partnership while saying that GOJ deliberations were ongoing and that they would provide a list of [...] | 2007-07-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL XB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3454 | WHO: JAPANESE CONCERNS ABOUT SINGAPORE IWG [...] (U) This message contains an action request - See para. 6. 2. (SBU) On July 27, EST Officer confirmed with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) that they received the U.S. Non-Paper in reftel through their participation in [...] | 2007-07-29 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO3455 | WHALING: FIRST NATIONAL WHALE FORUM PRESSURES GOJ TO RESUME [...] (SBU) Mayors from coastal-whaling municipalities have officially pressured the GOJ to voluntarily resume commercial small-type coastal whaling (STCW). At a July 7-8 public whale forum in Ishinomaki City, north-eastern Japan, four mayors from whaling sites -- Abashiri, Ayukawa, Wada and Taiji - [...] | 2007-07-29 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
07TOKYO3456 | HHS ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY HARGAN'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan met in Tokyo with the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. After a brief discussion of beef imports and food safety issues, they exchanged views on foster [...] | 2007-07-29 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO3458 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3459 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO346 | The Japan Economic Scope - January 19, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. New Regional Economic Initiatives 4. Keidanren Board Plays Same Old Tune on Triangular Mergers 5. Ambassador Attends American Airlines Ceremony at Narita 6. Central Japan Outlook for 2007 -- Optimistic but Wary 7. Regional Economic Integration: Kyushu Bu [...] | 2007-01-25 02:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
07TOKYO3460 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE'S TRAVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO347 | MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - [...] "US Burden in Iraq Casts Shadow on its DPRK Policy" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/25): "The burden of Iraq rests heavily on the shoulders of President Bush, whose remaining term in office is about two years. The question is what impact America's Iraq policy will have o [...] | 2007-01-25 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3470 | PDAS STEPHENS JULY 23 MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials took a very cautious line on the Six-Party Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism Working Group during meetings with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Stephens on July 23. They were also cautious in SIPDIS reacting to initial U.S. ideas for core princi [...] | 2007-07-30 05:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP JA DPRK |
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 |
07TOKYO3479 | RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Summary: Post delivered ref A non-paper to Japan,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and National Police Agency (NPA). While the meetings revealed ongoing efforts by the Government of Japan to prevent Japan,s Kom [...] | 2007-07-30 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC KN JA |
07TOKYO3487 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US MILITARY AID TO [...] "US to Offer Large-Scale Military Aid to Middle East" Washington correspondent Hideo Kato of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai reported (7/31): "The USG will likely offer large-scale military aid to the pro-US Arab nations of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as Israel. Washington has announced [...] | 2007-07-31 05:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3490 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3495 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/07-1 [...] Meantime, the opposition camp, which obtained a majority in the House of Councillors in Sunday's poll, is poised to oppose that legislation. A termination of the SDF mission against the background of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan might rock the foundation of the Japan-US alliance a [...] | 2007-08-01 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3505 | JAPAN TO EXTEND SELF DEFENSE FORCE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) Japan decided July 31 to extend Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) participation in the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights (UNDOF) for an additional six months ending March 31, 2008, according to press reports confirmed by MOFA contacts. The decision was made in response [...] | 2007-08-01 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS IS SY JA KPKO |
07TOKYO3507 | Earthquake Dents Japan's Auto Industry [...] (SBU) Summary. The July 16 earthquake off Niigata affected the Japanese auto industry nationwide. Production recovered relatively rapidly, however, and industry sources tell us that lost production will be made up by year end. Companies' all- important bottom lines will only be minimally a [...] | 2007-08-01 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECOM 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 |
07TOKYO3511 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3512 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3515 | JAPAN RESPONDS TO U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) EST and POL delivered the non-paper in reftel to officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on July 30 and 31. MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division Principal Deputy Director, Junichiro Otaka, noted that MO [...] | 2007-08-01 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IAEA JA |
07TOKYO3516 | UPDATED SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Since our scenesetter last week, Prime Minister Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered an historic defeat in July 29 elections for the Upper House of the Diet, losing 27 of 64 incumbent seats and, thereby, ceding control of the Upper House to the opposition. (Abe's ruling [...] | 2007-08-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3517 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ASSISTANT CABINET [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Kyoji Yanagisawa reported to Ambassador Schieffer July 31 that the Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) Terms of Reference (TOR) had been coordinated inter-agency and approved by the Japanese Government. Referring to the Aegis cas [...] | 2007-08-01 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
07TOKYO352 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3523 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - A.R.F. MINISTERIAL [...] "Rice's Absence from ARF Ministerial Criticized" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun's Manila correspondent Tomoyoshi Aoyagi reported (8/2): "Representatives from some countries attending the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial are critizing Secretary of State Rice's absence from the meeting, saying [...] | 2007-08-02 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO353 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 25 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 18 to 25. --- Another Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 23, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry of Fisheries (MAFF) and the Miyazaki Prefectural Government announced that an avian influ [...] | 2007-01-25 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO3538 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3539 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO354 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA'S [...] (C) Acting DCM Meserve met separately on January 25, 2007 with Hisao Inoue, Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister, and with Chikao Kawai, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister. Meserve conveyed to both the points contained in reftel regarding remarks critical of U.S. policy made on January 24 by [...] | 2007-01-25 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL 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 |
07TOKYO3547 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-1 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule 4. Abe Cabinet reaches new support low of 22% in Fuji-Sankei poll, with non-support rate at 64.8% ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting: 5. ASEAN ARF closes after having given consideration to North Korean abduction and comf [...] | 2007-08-03 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3550 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged the conclusion on Thursday of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial in the Philippines, with the chairman's statement welcoming the shutdown of North Korean nuclear facilities. 2. "China's Presence at ARF Stands out in Rice's [...] | 2007-08-03 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3557 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HOUSE ADOPTION OF [...] "House Adoption of 'Comfort Women' Resolution Could Damage US-Japan Relations" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (8/1): "The adoption by the US House of Representatives of a resolution calling for the GOJ to formally apologize for the 'comfort women' issue could damage US-Japan [...] | 2007-08-03 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3568 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3569 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3575 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DARFUR VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-06 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3594 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki assured the Deputy Secretary on August 3 that the LDP's election setback would not affect U.S.-Japan relations, and the two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance would continue to form the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region. CCS Shioz [...] | 2007-08-06 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 |
07TOKYO3598 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-06 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO36 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-09 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3606 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 01:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3612 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 07:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3614 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 22:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO362 | MEDIA REACTION - CHINA'S MISSILE TEST - TOKYO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 04:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3625 | DIET OPENS; DPJ READY TO RUMBLE [...] (C) Summary: The Diet convened August 7 for a 4-day session, moving into uncharted waters where the ruling coalition controls the Lower House while the Upper House is the hands of the opposition. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ichiro Ozawa has begun to flex his post-Upper House ele [...] | 2007-08-08 01:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3634 | EXTENSION OF JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INDIAN [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 8, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Ichiro Ozawa did not rule out the possibility that the DPJ might agree to the continued support by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in the Indian Ocean. [...] | 2007-08-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL 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 |
07TOKYO3639 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3640 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3643 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "Can Roh-Kim Summit Help Denuclearization?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/9): "The main focus of the just-announced inter-Korean summit will be whether the talks can give momentum to the six- party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. South Kor [...] | 2007-08-09 03:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3658 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3664 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS GEN. PACE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered an historic defeat in July 29 elections, ceding control of the Upper House of the Diet to the opposition. The electoral setback has put at risk Abe's ambitious security agenda, including moves to expand Japan's a [...] | 2007-08-09 23:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO3679 | DEFENSE MINISTER KOIKE COMMENTS ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, meeting with former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert on August 6, said that opposition control of the Diet's Upper House would generate some "turmoil," particularly true with respect to the renewal of the antiterrorism legislation autho [...] | 2007-08-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINR ENRG JA CH |
07TOKYO3680 | LDP DIET MEMBERS VOICE FRUSTRATION, CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings August 6 with former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert, senior Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet members stressed that the victory of the opposition parties in the recent Upper House election would substantially complicate and slow t [...] | 2007-08-10 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL 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 |
07TOKYO3688 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07 [...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...] | 2007-08-10 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3696 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-1 [...] Views in the party are being unified after President Ichiro Ozawa expressed opposition to the said law, but many members are worried that if the party remains opposed to the said law, questions might be raised about its ability to grab political power. The party's move reflects its desire to do [...] | 2007-08-13 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3703 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3717 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-3 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 08:23:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO3727 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 06:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO373 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES ASIAN REGIONAL [...] (SBU) S/P Director Krasner January 12 met with MOFA Senior Official Deputy Director General Masashi Mizukami to discuss East Asian "architecture." Mizukami said the GOJ was only now starting to coordinate its positions on the multiple proposals for different forms of East Asian integration. [...] | 2007-01-26 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD APECO ASEAN JA |
07TOKYO3736 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3739 | CLIMATE CHANGE: EMISSION IMPOSSIBLE: NPP SHUTDOWN [...] Summary: According to a joint Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) interim report issued on August 10, Japan will miss its Kyoto Protocol emissions reduction target by 20-34 million tons per year (1.5-2.7 percent of total emissions) if it maintains [...] | 2007-08-14 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG 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 |
07TOKYO3749 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-15 02:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3768 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-15 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3777 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 04:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3784 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-2 [...] 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 |
07TOKYO3792 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items in Friday morning national papers included worldwide stock-market plunges and the scorching heat wave sweeping Japan. 2. "SCO reinforces unity to check US." The business- oriented Nikkei reported from Bishkek, Kyrgyz (8/17): "The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation [...] | 2007-08-17 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3794 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-17 03:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3812 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/07 [...] Ozawa has expressed his opposition to the extension of the law, but Maehara, who is regarded as an active leader of the anti-Ozawa force, has advocated that the law should be extended. There was a rumor in the largest opposition party that Maehara might break away from Ozawa since the two ha [...] | 2007-08-17 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3821 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL MARKET REACTION [...] "Can U.S. Rate Cut Stop Worldwide Stock Plunge?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/19): "In the wake of the downturn in global stock markets, the Federal Reserve cut the discount rate on its loans to banks, and this has helped the U.S. bourses rebound. Optimism, however, i [...] | 2007-08-20 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO3830 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-20 08:16:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO3837 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3841 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS [...] "Rules for SDF's Use of Arms Should Follow International Standards" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/21): "It is time for Japan to take a concrete first step toward revising the rules for the Self-Defense Forces' use of arms, which are very different from those of foreign [...] | 2007-08-21 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3865 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3884 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO39 | MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA TIES - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Adopt Strategic Diplomacy Toward China" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/9): "...Japan and China have established close economic ties similar to the US-Japan economic relationship. Both Japan and China are opposed to North Korea's nuclear test. The removal of nuclear w [...] | 2007-01-09 02:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3914 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3919 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/07 [...] In Tokyo, members of the Tokyo Action Committee stood outside the West Entrance of Shinjuku Station and campaigned. Many people stopped to talk with them. A woman (36) from Saitama Prefecture stated: "I am absolutely against Japan cooperating with the war. It only makes terrorism worse. They [...] | 2007-08-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3920 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S 8/22 [...] "President Bush Equates Prewar Japan with Al-Qaeda" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Yoshiyuki Komurata wrote (8/24): "Although President Bush praised Japan's successful postwar democratization to justify his Iraq policy during his remarks at the national convention of Veterans of [...] | 2007-08-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3929 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO3948 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO3954 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S 8/22 [...] "US Policy on Iraq Too Simplistic" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/25): "Faced with growing debate in the US about withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Bush during a speech last week at the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Missouri, likened the form [...] | 2007-08-27 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO3974 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 01:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO3995 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4000 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 8/22 SPEECH OF [...] "Bush's Controversial Reading of War History" Washington correspondent Arimoto of the conservative Sankei wrote (8/29): "President Bush's speech on August 22 rejecting calls for a pullout of US forces from Iraq has generated controversy for his reference to the US victory over Japan in WWII an [...] | 2007-08-29 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4004 | CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 8/22 SPEECH [...] "Bush's Controversial Reading of War History" Washington correspondent Arimoto of the conservative Sankei wrote (8/29): "President Bush's speech on August 22 rejecting calls for a pullout of US forces from Iraq has generated controversy for his reference to the US victory over Japan in WWI [...] | 2007-08-29 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO401 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 07:24:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO4011 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO402 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4027 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TALIBAN RELEASE OF [...] "Hard Lessons from Hostage Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/30): "It is a good thing that the South Koreans taken hostage by the Taliban are starting to be released and can now return home. The incident, however, is bound to have grave effects on reconstruction in Afghanistan and has [...] | 2007-08-30 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO403 | MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Japan Should Strengthen Joint Stance with US at Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (1/30): "The US and the DPRK will begin bilateral talks Tuesday in Beijing concerning financial sanctions to open the way for a resumption of the six- party talks on North Korea [...] | 2007-01-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4040 | GERMAN CHANCELLOR WARNS OZAWA NOT TO CEASE OEF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR GM 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 |
07TOKYO4046 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4051 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA DEFENSE [...] "China Needs to Increase Military Transparency" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/31): "Although progress was made on defense exchanges between Japan and China during the meeting this week between the Japanese and Chinese defense ministers, the bilateral talks failed to di [...] | 2007-08-31 05:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4055 | METI'S "ASIAN OECD" HAS FUNDING...BUT LITTLE ELSE [...] (C) Summary: The research institute initially conceived as part of Japan's "ASEAN Plus Six" proposal for regional economic integration will be, at least at the beginning, a small, independent entity with no direct ties to any organization or model for regional architecture, according to an [...] | 2007-08-31 07:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PREL ETRD JA |
07TOKYO4056 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4080 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//07 [...] Endo said to Yosano, "Please tell the prime minister that I will step down." TOKYO 00004080 006 OF 012 SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09 Yosano's determination to put a speedy end to Endo's scandal came from strong alarm against the Kantei's (Prime Minister's Official [...] | 2007-09-04 01:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4085 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK NUCLEAR ACCORD [...] "Details Must be Thoroughly Worked Out" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/4): "...It is good that the US and North Korea confirmed that Pyongyang will declare all of its nuclear facilities and disable them within this year. The issue here is how to hammer out the details.... Implementing nuc [...] | 2007-09-04 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4094 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4108 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 04:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4114 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-DPRK [...] "How to Get out of Iraq Quagmire" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/5): "The Maliki government is facing a crisis following a number of suicide bombings and a series of resignations of cabinet ministers. Although the Bush administration is looking at scaling back the US presence in Ir [...] | 2007-09-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4121 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4140 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4159 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4172 | JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2006 [...] Summary: According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2006, 952 new HIV-positive cases and 406 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. These were larger increases than reported in 2005. [...] | 2007-09-07 03:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA |
07TOKYO4176 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK [...] "Opportunity to Break the Ice" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/7): "Although no specific progress was made during the Japan-DPRK normalization talks held in Mongolia, the meeting set the stage for continued dialogue.... The fundamental gap between the two nations remains, but an atmosphere [...] | 2007-09-07 05:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4196 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4198 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-JAPAN [...] "9/11 and US Society" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/9): "...Six years after 9/11, American society is divided over the war in Iraq. According to a Gallup poll conducted in August, 60% of the American people said the Iraq war was a mistake.... US presidential candidates are conducting a he [...] | 2007-09-10 02:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4213 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] "Tension Growing Between US and Russia" Warsaw correspondent Sakuraba of the business-oriented Nikkei commented on Polish Defense Minister Szczyglo's disclosure of his country's plan to begin the construction of a missile-defense facility next spring (9/6): "Tension is bound to increase betwee [...] | 2007-09-10 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4217 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 08:13:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO4223 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4229 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WAR ON TERROR; APEC [...] "Six Years After 9/11: Unity Against Terrorism Still Needed" The conservative Sankei editorialized (9/11): "Six years have passed since 9/11.... Not only Americans but people the world over remember the shock of that day. There is as yet no end in sight to the fight against terrorism.... Is th [...] | 2007-09-11 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4241 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4248 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4255 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - APEC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO426 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: North Korea Has No Choice But to Denuclearize" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/31): "At the next round of the six-party talks, which are to resume on February 8 in Beijing, will there be any concrete progress that will lead to North Korea's denucleariza [...] | 2007-01-31 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4261 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4267 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4269 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PM RESIGNATION AND ITS [...] "Hope for Progress on Nuclear Dismantlement" Seoul correspondent Makino of the liberal Asahi wrote (9/12): "There is a possibility that the resignation of Prime Minister Abe could have an impact on progress in the six-party talks concerning North Korea's nuclear dismantlement, as Japan has bee [...] | 2007-09-13 03:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4292 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RESIGNATION OF PRIME [...] "Candidates' Policies and Qualifications Must Be Scrutinized" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/14): "Following Prime Minister Abe's announcement that he will step down, the LDP presidential election campaign officially starts today. The ruling party must elect a new presi [...] | 2007-09-14 01:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4297 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 02:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4316 | SAFE AND SECURE SOCIETY: MEXT FUNDS PROJECTS FOR JFY2007 [...] Summary -- The Office of Science and Technology for a Safe and Secure Society in Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has selected five science and technology related "Safe and Secure Society" projects to receive Yen 405 million (USD 3.5 million) in JFY [...] | 2007-09-14 07:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TNGD PTER JA |
07TOKYO4317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4327 | FUKUDA CONSOLIDATES LEAD IN WEEKEND CAMPAIGNING [...] (C) Summary. The race to succeed Shinzo Abe as LDP President and Prime Minister looks to be a win for former Chief Cabinet Secretary Fukuda, with weekend polls showing he has a commanding lead over Taro Aso among LDP Diet members and the public. Fukuda has the backing of nearly 60 percent of [...] | 2007-09-18 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO4328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4329 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4330 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4339 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4359 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO436 | JAPAN ASKS ABOUT U.S.-UKRAINE RELATIONS [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 2. 2. (C) In the course of a separate conversation on FM Aso's recent visit to Eastern Europe, MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Deputy Director Hiroki Takabayashi observed that not all of the countries subsumed in Aso's "Arc [...] | 2007-01-31 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP JA |
07TOKYO437 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4373 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4384 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4386 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FRB RATE CUT [...] "Drastic Measures Necessary to Resolve Subprime Loan Problem" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (9/20): "The US lowered its key interest rate for the first time in almost four years.... The US has adopted an easy-money policy as an 'emergency measure' to prevent cash-strapped financial instit [...] | 2007-09-20 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4397 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO441 | JAPANESE UPDATE OF AFGHAN RING ROAD PROJECT [...] Summary. Japan has signed a contract with a construction company, SAITA of Afghanistan, to complete its 114 km segment of the Afghan Ring Road (Kandahar to Herat),and expects work to be completed by December 2008, if not sooner. MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Grant Aid/Technical Coop [...] | 2007-01-31 23:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AFIN AF JA |
07TOKYO4416 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4417 | ASO AND FUKUDA SOFTPEDALING REFORM, STRESSING [...] (C) Prime ministerial candidates Taro Aso and Yasuo Fukuda continue to support economic "reform." But both are putting more stress on "stability" in their campaigns and addressing problematic side effects of reform. Specifically, Fukuda and Aso are promising relief to rural areas and are payi [...] | 2007-09-21 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV 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 |
07TOKYO4432 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - OIL PRICES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4442 | U.S./JAPAN DISCUSSIONS ON PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND [...] (SBU) A U.S. delegation led by DOE Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism Steven Aoki, met July 18-19 with a Japanese interagency group headed by Takeshi Nakane, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department. The Japanese side consis [...] | 2007-09-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KHLS TRGY JA |
07TOKYO4446 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4452 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 06:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4466 | NEW PRIME MINISTER FUKUDA LEAVES CABINET LARGELY [...] (C) Yasuo Fukuda was officially elected Japan,s Prime Minister on September 26 and announced his cabinet late the same day. Because the Diet is already in session -- leaving little time to prepare for interpellations -- Fukuda opted to keep 13 of the 17 ministers from former Prime Minister Shi [...] | 2007-09-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL 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 |
07TOKYO448 | MOFA PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON CEBU ECON OUTCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The endorsement of Japan's proposal for an academic study of a free trade area including the 10 ASEAN states along with Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India at the January 15 East Asian Summit was a better outcome than had been expected, according to an [...] | 2007-02-01 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECIN ECON PREL JA |
07TOKYO4481 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN BURMA [...] "Burmese Junta in Stalemate" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/27): "Massive rallies have been taking place day after day in Burma to protest the junta's oppressive rule. Given the military regime's strict control, the demonstrations are a bold act. The junta's rule has continued f [...] | 2007-09-27 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO450 | JAPAN GINGERLY SEEKS NEW ECON TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: Japan sees little prospect for substantial improvement in its official relations with South Korea in the near term because of the attitudes of the present Korean administration, according to a senior official of the Asia Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...] | 2007-02-01 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS |
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 |
07TOKYO4528 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO454 | METI TO REVIEW SECURITY CRITERIA FOR FDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established an outside study group to recommend possible revisions to the law that governs those sectors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) requires prior government notification and approval. The study group's ideas w [...] | 2007-02-01 03:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PARM 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 |
07TOKYO4545 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN BURMA [...] "High Time for Burma to Democratize" The conservative Sankei editorialized (9/28): "The Burmese junta may be worried that more demonstrations will lead to its collapse. But if it continues its oppression, its rule will eventually wither in the face of the people's opposition and pressure from [...] | 2007-09-28 01:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4551 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...] | 2007-09-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MOPS PINR PINS 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 |
07TOKYO4556 | JAPAN ECONOMIC AGENDA: FUKUDA STARTS WITH DOMESTIC [...] (C) Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has kept the Abe administration's economic team largely intact, but there are indications that policy focus has shifted toward domestic pocketbook issues. Former finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki's appointment suggests a commitment to fiscal restra [...] | 2007-09-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
07TOKYO4557 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4558 | JAPAN APPROVES PDG DECLARATION OF PRINCIPALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM OAS JA |
07TOKYO4559 | JAPANESE READOUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was very pleased with the outcomes of both the Iraq and Afghanistan High-Level Meetings held in New York September 22-23. Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (now Chief Cabinet Secretary) decided at the last moment to attend, despite the fact the meetings took place at the [...] | 2007-09-28 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IZ 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 |
07TOKYO4574 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Vague Accord Will Create Problems for Future" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/1): "There is a high possibility that the provisional six-party deal will create problems for the future, given that the definition of disablement, as well as its scope and procedures, remains vague and li [...] | 2007-10-01 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4579 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from May 24 to September 27. MHLW to Approve Sale of New H5N1 Vaccine for Humans 2. An advisory panel to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 1 confirmed the safety [...] | 2007-10-01 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC 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 |
07TOKYO4588 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4596 | PM/SNA AMBASSADOR MCDONALD'S MEETINGS ON SMA [...] (C) Summary: During a September 25 visit by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Jackson McDonald, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials rejected the U.S. proposal for a three-year roll-over of the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA) governing USD 1.1 bill [...] | 2007-10-02 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR 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 |
07TOKYO4633 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/07 [...] MSDF operations will be limited to oil and water supply. Search and rescue operations and rescuing victims will not be stipulated. 2. The MSDF will conduct operations based on UN Security Council Resolution 1776 that expressed appreciation for the Maritime Interdiction Operation by the US-led [...] | 2007-10-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4634 | JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE [...] (C) The Japanese Government is waiting for a readout from Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka's September 30-October 2 Burma trip before deciding whether to adopt new measures to increase pressure on the Rangoon authorities, VFM Yachi told the Charge October 2. It is unlikely Yabunaka will be abl [...] | 2007-10-02 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM 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 |
07TOKYO4638 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4639 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "ROK Should Extract Denuclearization Pledge from DPRK" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/3): "...It is desirable not only for the two Koreas but also for their neighbors that Seoul and Pyongyang confirm reconciliation and cooperation and look for peace and stability during their summit. Alth [...] | 2007-10-03 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4645 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/07 [...] The aim is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible in pursuing Diet deliberations due to the dominance of the opposition in the Upper House so that a possible vacuum in MSDF operations as a result of failure to secure Diet approval before the law expires can be lessened as much as possible. [...] | 2007-10-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4646 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...] | 2007-10-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4648 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4653 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Step Forward toward Denuclearization" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/4): "... US experts have come to the view that the level of uranium enrichment by North Korea has not yet reached a stage where it can manufacture weapons-grade uranium. This being the case, the disablement of three fac [...] | 2007-10-04 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4655 | A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPAN VFM YACHI [...] (C) Summary. Japan places the utmost importance on the U.S.-Japan relationship and is firmly committed to the alliance, VFM Yachi told visiting EAP A/S Hill on September 26. New PM Fukuda,s first overseas visit will be to the United States, not to China or South Korea. Yachi expressed disap [...] | 2007-10-04 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
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 |
07TOKYO4658 | GOING POSTAL: INTRODUCING THE WORLD'S LARGEST BANK [...] (SBU) Yucho, Japan,s postal bank, is the world,s largest bank, with total assets of 222 trillion yen ($1.9 trillion) and FY 2007 net income of 300 billion yen ($2.6 billion). As Yucho,s privatization began on October 1 (ref a),its sheer size and first steps into new banking businesses promise [...] | 2007-10-04 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPRV JA |
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 |
07TOKYO4666 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4673 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4674 | JAPAN PREPARING NEW OEF LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing the text of a new Anti-Terror Special Measures Law to authorize the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue providing fuel to coalition forces engaged in OEF Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau D [...] | 2007-10-05 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO4675 | VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE REQUESTS DATA ON OEF MIO [...] (C) Vice Minister of Defense Minoru Terada urged the U.S. to provide detailed data on OEF Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) by October 5 so that the Japanese government can respond to expected opposition questions during Diet Budget Committee deliberations set to begin on October 9. Durin [...] | 2007-10-05 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO4678 | END OF THE DIET SESSION NOVEMBER, DECEMBER OR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has declared its intention to introduce a new bill authorizing the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of OEF. The introduction and timing of this new bill create the possibility that the current extraordinary Diet session will ex [...] | 2007-10-05 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV JA |
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 |
07TOKYO4684 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "Problems Remain in Six-Party Agreement" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/5): "...The latest round of the six-party talks looked for a detailed roadmap for implementing the 'next phase' actions. However, the joint statement announced on Wednesday lacks details, and it is problematic i [...] | 2007-10-05 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4685 | 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 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN JA |
07TOKYO4686 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...] | 2007-10-05 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
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 |
07TOKYO4703 | MIXED PRESS REACTIONS TO LATEST SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Official comments on the six-party accord and the accompanying abduction issue have been generally favorable, with Japan being satisfied that its views were reflected in the final document, namely, that delisting would be considerably difficult unless the nuclear and humanitarian is [...] | 2007-10-06 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA |
07TOKYO4704 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-08 23:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4715 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4717 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SITUATION IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4721 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07 [...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...] | 2007-10-09 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4726 | JAPAN PLANS CONTRIBUTION FOR IRAQ REFUGEE SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IZ JA |
07TOKYO4732 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4734 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Prime Minister Should Swiftly Firm up Strategy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/10): "The GOJ decided yesterday on a half-year extension of sanctions on North Korea. Such measures as a ban on the entry of the DPRK passenger-freighter Man Gyong Bong will continue for the time being.... It [...] | 2007-10-10 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4744 | JAPANESE POLITICIANS, ACADEMICS VOICE CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM SN 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 |
07TOKYO478 | ANRE'S HOSAKA DISCUSSES RUSSIA, CHINA ENERGY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka accompanied ANRE Director General Harufumi Mochizuki on a visit to Moscow the week of January 29 to talk to Gazprom about Japanese companies aiding the construction of a gas in [...] | 2007-02-01 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU |
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 |
07TOKYO4803 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4804 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2+2 TALKS IN RUSSIA [...] "Russia's Hard Line Pronounced" Moscow correspondent Seguchi of the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (10/14): "During a 2+2 defense and foreign ministerial with the US in Moscow, Russian President Putin called for the cancellation of US plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eas [...] | 2007-10-15 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4814 | JAPANESE THINKING ON CUTTING TARIFFS ON GOODS THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese Government officials report the call in former PM Mori's September 24 speech to the UN High Level Event on Climate Change, for countries to reduce voluntarily their tariffs on goods that can help cut CO2 emissions, is a move to get countries to act now against climate [...] | 2007-10-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV JA |
07TOKYO4822 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4823 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - Chinese Communist Party [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4829 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 22:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4843 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4846 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4857 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 01:13:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO4863 | LITTLE SUBSTANCE LIKELY IN JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The high-level economic dialogue between China and Japan, a product of former Prime Minister Abe's effort to improve relations with China, will likely take place in late November or early December, according to an official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...] | 2007-10-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ETTC KIPR JA CH |
07TOKYO4870 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 22:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4872 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY AND IRAQ [...] "Tension Mounting over Iraq" The conservative Sankei's Istanbul correspondent Murakami wrote (10/18): "Concern is mounting over the possibility of further destabilization in Iraq following the Turkish parliament's move to grant the country's army the authority to cross the border and attack PK [...] | 2007-10-18 22:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4879 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 01:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4881 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G7 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4883 | WIREC: JAPAN UNDECIDED, SUGGESTS MINISTER-LEVEL [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel, Post contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about GOJ participation at the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). According to Eriko Hamashiro of MOFA's Economic Security Division, the GOJ is unlikely to decide b [...] | 2007-10-19 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA JA |
07TOKYO4884 | FINANCE MINISTER NUKAGA AGREES TO DISCUSS HOST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 05:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN 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 |
07TOKYO4887 | DPJ'S HATOYAMA EXPLAINS DPJ VIEWS ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama gave his views on the July Upper House election, DPJ preparations for the next general election, the DPJ's handling of the current Diet session, and the new anti-terrorism legislation to an audience of journalists, businessme [...] | 2007-10-19 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
07TOKYO489 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 02 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 25 to February 02. -- MHLW drafts guidelines for pandemic influenza -- 2. On January 19, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) submitted to an advisory panel draft guidelines on measures to be [...] | 2007-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO490 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4901 | PANEL ANALYZES FUKUDA, JAPANESE POLITICS, REGIONAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Japanese politics were two of the topics discussed on October 11 by a Jiji press panel consisting of a politician, a bureaucrat, a Chinese researcher, and a member of the media. The panelists also commented on the income gap and regional disparity issue, the [...] | 2007-10-19 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
07TOKYO4902 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO4913 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4917 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4925 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4926 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER ON OEF, ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized that his top priority is to increase public support for extending the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) refueling operation in the Indian Ocean during a meeting with the Ambassador on October 18. Ishiba said that extending the MSDF miss [...] | 2007-10-22 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR 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 |
07TOKYO4931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO495 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4950 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4954 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4956 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW LEADERSHIP LINEUP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 02:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO 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 |
07TOKYO4967 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4980 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO4993 | AMBASSADOR LAYS OUT SMA POSITION WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Action request contained in Para 6 2. (C) Summary: During an October 24 meeting with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, the Ambassador rejected Japan's proposal to make sharp cuts in the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) covering 1.15 billion in Japanese Host Nation Support (HNS) for U.S. [...] | 2007-10-25 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA |
07TOKYO4994 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ETRD BM JA |
07TOKYO5 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
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 |
07TOKYO5002 | SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE'S MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) met October 9 and 10 with senior Japanese Diet members. Senator Inouye told his interlocutors the U.S. Senate is working to pass a resolution to form a U.S.-Japan interparliamentary forum, which would be the official means of communication between [...] | 2007-10-26 00:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OREP MARR 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 |
07TOKYO5018 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 08:07:00 | 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 |
07TOKYO5032 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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 |
07TOKYO5038 | Japan-Germany to Expand IPR Cooperation [...] (U) On October 19 Japan announced a pilot program with Germany under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). The program, which will start in March 2008, extends to four the number of countries with which Japan has such agreements. The other countries already piloting PPH agreements with Japan [...] | 2007-10-30 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR JA GE |
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 |
07TOKYO504 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Asahi front-paged the suicide bombing Saturday in central Baghdad, which claimed the lives of at least 135 people. 2. "International Community Must Tackle Issues That Cause Suicide Bombings" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/5): "It is reported that mo [...] | 2007-02-05 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5043 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5045 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5047 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5055 | CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |