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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FUKUOKA10 |
U.S. BEEF: A MUCH TOUGHER SELL IN KYUSHU POST-"HOTEL RACK" [...] (SBU) Widespread negative media coverage of the Beef Export Verification (BEV) agreement violation in January, the Government of Japan's (GOJ) re-imposition of its import ban on U.S. beef, and subsequent political haranguing between the ruling LDP and opposition DPJ parties over the issue have [...] |
2006-02-21 09:31:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL BEXP JA |
| 06FUKUOKA11 |
USS STETHEM'S NAGASAKI VISIT ENDS SMOOTHLY DESPITE [...] (SBU) On February 13, the USS Stethem concluded a successful three-day routine visit to Nagasaki City. The Stethem's visit was the first USN port call to Nagasaki since June 2002 and the 15th one to that city since 1967. Although there was strong opposition to the visit by the Nagasaki Prefe [...] |
2006-02-22 06:48:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL JA |
| 06FUKUOKA14 |
KYUSHU'S AGING SOCIETY CREATING BOTH HEADACHES AND [...] While analysts frequently warn about the coming demographic and fiscal challenges that Japan's aging population will pose, in much of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region that future has already arrived. Senior citizens age 65 and over now account for more than one in five Kyushu residents, and this pr [...] |
2006-02-28 10:37:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PGOV BTIO JA |
| 06FUKUOKA17 |
FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...] |
2006-03-06 04:54:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA |
| 06FUKUOKA21 |
IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES [...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...] |
2006-03-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA |
| 06FUKUOKA23 |
STUDY SAYS GOJ AMENDMENTS TO URBAN PLANNING LAWS ARE THE [...] (SBU) A recent report by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) argues that the Government of Japan's (GOJ) proposed amendments to two of the three Urban Planning Laws ("Machizukuri Sanpo") will actually do little to revitalize urban centers in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region. The GOJ proposal [...] |
2006-04-05 08:57:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI JA |
| 06FUKUOKA27 |
RE-ELECTED IWAKUNI MAYOR TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON U.S. NAVAL [...] (U) On April 23, Katsusuke Ihara easily defeated an LDP-supported opponent and a third candidate in the Iwakuni City mayoral election. Ihara, who was mayor of Iwakuni City prior to its March 20 merger with seven smaller towns, obtained 69% of the votes compared to the 28% and 2% obtained by [...] |
2006-04-24 09:13:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL JA |
| 06FUKUOKA47 |
NEW KITAKYUSHU AIRPORT: GOOD START, BUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (SBU) The new Kitakyushu Airport, which opened to much local fanfare on March 16, is facing a gradual decline in flight load factors as the initial novelty wanes. According to Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. President Teruaki Okuno, the airport's long-term success will depend on its ability to str [...] |
2006-07-31 06:22:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD JA |
| 06FUKUOKA9 |
NUCLEAR ENERGY POLITICS IN WESTERN JAPAN: KYUSHU ELECTRIC'S [...] (SBU) With Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa's declaration February 7 that he believes pluthermal (plutonium-thermal) technology is safe, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) is close to securing final approval from local officials to initiate pluthermal power generation at its Genkai No. 3 Reactor [...] |
2006-02-09 05:42:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN ECON SENV SOCI PGOV TRGY JA |
| 08FUKUOKA14 |
FUKUOKA GOVERNOR STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF FDI; NEED TO [...] (U) Econ Minister-Counselor Robert Cekuta met with Fukuoka Governor Wataru Aso during a March 4-5 visit to Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. The outspoken Fukuoka Governor, who also chairs the National Governors' Association of Japan, discussed how the Japanese perceptions of the U.S. as a superpower h [...] |
2008-03-13 08:21:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL JA |
| 08FUKUOKA27 |
DPJ DEFEATS LDP IN YAMAGUCHI LOWER HOUSE BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won the April 27 Lower House by-election in Yamaguchi prefecture, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's administration. DPJ candidate Hideo Hiraoka defeated LDP candidate Shigetaro Yamamoto to f [...] |
2008-04-28 09:11:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
| 08FUKUOKA42 |
BOJ FUKUOKA BRANCH MANAGER SAYS KYUSHU ALSO HURT BY RISING [...] (U) Bank of Japan Fukuoka Branch Manager Keiji Kono told EMIN August 12 that because of its long standing ties to Korea and China, Kyushu increasingly looks to elsewhere in Asia rather than to Tokyo for business opportunities. However, rising energy costs are hurting Kyushu's economy, particu [...] |
2008-08-18 04:53:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PREL JA |
| 08FUKUOKA8 |
THE NEW IWAKUNI MAYOR MUST NOW WALK A TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) House of Representatives member Yoshihiko Fukuda, who defeated incumbent mayor Katsusuke Ihara by less than 2,000 votes in a February 10 election (reftel), is a pragmatist and shrewd politician, whose election was cheered by many invol [...] |
2008-02-28 14:33:00 | Consulate Fukuoka | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |