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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05TOKYO1292 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 2 meeting with visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, VFM Yachi said Japan supported the inclusion of Australia, New Zealand and India in the East Asia Summit and explained limitations to support from individual East Asian countries for greater U.S. involvement [...] | 2005-03-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN JA ASEAN |
05TOKYO1293 | MOFA CHINA DIVISION DIRECTOR ON JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: MOFA China Division Director Izumi told POL Deputy March 3 that Japan had strongly protested the PRC's proposed anti-secession law aimed at Taiwan, citing recent hopeful steps and the need for a peaceful resolution of the cross-Strait issue as arguing against such legislation. [...] | 2005-03-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA ASEAN |
05TOKYO1331 | VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...] | 2005-03-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC |
05TOKYO1349 | U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...] | 2005-03-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN |
05TOKYO1351 | U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Nishida and Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Director General Tsuruoka made an impassioned case for Japanese permanent UNSC membership during a March 2 dinner with visiting S/P Director Krasner. They outlined Japan's strategy as hinging on a three-stage [...] | 2005-03-08 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA UNSC |
05TOKYO1415 | AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda opened a breakfast meeting with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and U.S. Representative to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) Christopher Hill on March 10, 2005, by thanking him for his efforts on the North Korea issue. Hosoda raised the T [...] | 2005-03-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KN KS JA |
05TOKYO1440 | FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...] | 2005-03-11 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA |
05TOKYO1458 | CHARGE DISCUSES BSE, DOMESTIC POLITICS WITH LDP'S [...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with the Charge March 9, LDP Diet members Hidenao Nakagawa and Hiroshige Seko agree that the process for resuming the importation of U.S. beef should be accelerated and that Japan's consumers should be allowed to make their own choices. Nakagawa expects the Diet to pa [...] | 2005-03-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ETRD JA |
06TOKYO1003 | DIET WILL LIKELY PASS DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a "good chance" the ruling coalition will pass a "Bill of Human Rights in North Korea" by the end of the current Diet session in June, LDP Upper House Councillor Ichita Yamamoto told us February 22. The proposed LDP legislation would: -- Establish a North Korea human [...] | 2006-02-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM JA KN |
06TOKYO1004 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1010 | CHINA WANTS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES WITH JAPAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Chinese Officials told Trade Minister Nikai that China was concerned the political chill might begin to affect bilateral economic ties, Trade Policy Director General Kitamura told A/DCM on February 24. Although Premier Wen Jiabao, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and State C [...] | 2006-02-26 23:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CH JP |
06TOKYO1023 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1037 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iraq's Sectarian Confrontation: Turning the Crisis into National Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/27): "The sectarian strife between Shiite and Sunni radicals that was triggered by the bombing of the Shiite Askariya Golden Mosque in Samarra has led to a state of emerge [...] | 2006-02-27 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1039 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1040 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC [...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...] | 2006-02-27 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA |
06TOKYO1043 | MEDIA REACTION BUSH VISIT TO INDIA AND [...] "Hopes and Concerns over President Bush's Visits to India and Pakistan" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (2/28): "President Bush will visit India and Pakistan starting Wednesday. With this first visit to the two South Asian countries by President Bush, America's diplom [...] | 2006-02-28 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1048 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06 [...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result  [...] | 2006-02-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1058 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1065 | PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS DELEGATION VISIT PLANNING [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 3). 2. (C) Embassy is pleased to know the ROKG has agreed to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and that a PSI Operational Experts Group delegation will be coming to Seoul to discuss ROK participation, as well as visiting Ja [...] | 2006-02-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS JA |
06TOKYO1079 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran Nuclear Standoff: Japan Should Do Its Utmost to Stave off Sanctions" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/1): "At a time of deepening international concern over Iran's nuclear programs, Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki visited Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister Koizumi, Foreign Ministe [...] | 2006-03-01 04:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1084 | Japan Sees U.S.-Korea FTA As Positive [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Japanese business circles believe a U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (FTA) is unlikely to produce much liberalization in sectors of greatest interest to Japan, the Japanese government sees the negotiations between Korea and the United States as a possible catalyst for [...] | 2006-03-01 06:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL JA KS CH |
06TOKYO1085 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 06:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1090 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1096 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1097 | MEDIA REACTION BUSH VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1104 | JDA BUDGET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan's FY 2006 budget, scheduled for Diet approval on March 2, includes a fourth straight year of budget cuts for the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). If this trend continues, Japan will find itself with a less capable force that cannot maintain a defense posture commensurate with i [...] | 2006-03-02 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL JA |
06TOKYO1112 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 2 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Doesn't Pay to Cheat on the AI Test: Police Arrest Ibaraki Chicken Swappers -- 2. On February 27, prefectural police arrested four veterinarians and employees of the IKN Egg Farm Comp [...] | 2006-03-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1131 | MEDIA REACTION US-INDIA NUCLEAR PACT [...] "The Risk of the US Approving of a Nuclear India" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/3): "... President Bush made his first visit to India and reached an agreement with Indian Prime Minister Singh concerning the peaceful use of nuclear power. Under the accord, India will have separate nuclear [...] | 2006-03-03 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1136 | JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...] | 2006-03-03 05:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV |
06TOKYO1139 | BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON JAPAN'S DIET FRESHMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the September 2005 election of 83 freshmen Diet members, Post has had several opportunities to gather biographic data on some of them. What follows is a summation of that data. END SUMMARY. 2. (C//NF) Yoshitami Kameoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed d [...] | 2006-03-03 05:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON JA |
06TOKYO1149 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1151 | SENIOR LDP PARTY OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC OVER [...] (C) Summary: Senior LDP Party official Hidenao Nakagawa said he remained pessimistic over Japan-China relations despite press reporting there had been a positive atmosphere surrounding his recent visit to Beijing. Although the Chinese received him warmly and appeared willing to deal constr [...] | 2006-03-03 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH JA |
06TOKYO1153 | JAPAN-CHINA ENERGY DISPUTES: RESOLVING THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan is committed to resolving its energy dispute with China through dialogue, METI Director General Kodaira told EMIN. He expected China to make a counter offer to Japan,s proposal for joint development of these undersea resources in talks on March 6-7. Kodaira also mentione [...] | 2006-03-03 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG JA |
06TOKYO1159 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH VFM YACHI: MAR 2, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a working lunch with VFM Yachi on March 2nd, the Ambassador: -- Warned a realistic solution on beef must be found soon. -- Expressed concern over leaks of the KEEN EDGE exercise. -- Praised PM Koizumi's warning to Iranian FM Mottaki. -- Urged Japan to participate in a PRT [...] | 2006-03-03 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ECON ETRD EAGR PARM PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO1169 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1170 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1178 | MEDIA REACTION US NUCLEAR POLICY/THE [...] "Don't Misread Change in US Nuclear Policy" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/6): "The US has embarked on a major shift in its nuclear energy policy and its nonproliferation policy, steering both in the direction of realism. This shift is evident in the nuclear cooperation agree [...] | 2006-03-06 02:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1186 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1206 | MEDIA REACTION IRANS NUCLER DEVELOPMENT - [...] "Too Early to Give Up on Iran" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/7): "The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began its meeting yesterday at a time when the international community has failed to convince Iran to halt its nuclear development. The board agreed l [...] | 2006-03-07 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1217 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1224 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1228 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Crisis in Iraq: Unity Needed to Form New Government" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (3/8): "Sectarian and ethnic conflict continues unabated in Iraq. Although it has been decided that the National Parliament will convene on March 12, conflicting interests among rival gro [...] | 2006-03-08 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1231 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR VISITS KOREA, URGES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Ambassador to Japan, Al-Jumaily, visited Seoul February 22-25 to express appreciation for and encourage further support in reconstruction, discuss future Korean military engagement, and notify MOFAT of Iraq's intention to reopen its embassy in Seoul. As he has done in Japan [...] | 2006-03-08 04:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID JA KR IQ |
06TOKYO1249 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1253 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Deepening Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Tehran Using Oil and Natural Gas as Diplomatic Card" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Dubai correspondent Kagaya wrote (3/9): "Although the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will likely take up Iran's nuclear program as early as next week, Tehran contin [...] | 2006-03-09 04:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1257 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1265 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 9 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- LPAI Stricken Ibaraki Prefecture to Further Strengthen its Outbreak Prevention Measures -- 2. On March 7, Ibaraki Prefecture authorities announced that they would strengthen measures [...] | 2006-03-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1268 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1272 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1281 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "US, Iran Should Not Take Path to Confrontation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/10): "It is worrying that the US and Iran are escalating their 'war of words' over Tehran's nuclear development and the two nations' policies towards Iraq. These two countries should not go down the path tow [...] | 2006-03-10 03:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1295 | EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...] | 2006-03-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JA |
06TOKYO1296 | JAPAN PROPOSES NEW UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, WARNS [...] (C) Summary: Japan will count on U.S. support to back its proposal to change the contribution requirement of UNSC permanent members, MOFA Global Issues Director General Shinyo told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on March 8. The Japanese argue that P5 contributions to the overall UN budg [...] | 2006-03-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA PHUM JA |
06TOKYO1300 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1301 | EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...] | 2006-03-12 23:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JA |
06TOKYO1306 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-13 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1313 | MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Illicit Activities: Stalemate at Six- Party Talks Cannot Be Allowed" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/12): "...US and North Korean officials met recently in New York to discuss US sanctions imposed on the DPRK last fall in retaliation for its il [...] | 2006-03-13 04:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1319 | IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...] | 2006-03-13 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL JA |
06TOKYO1321 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1327 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1340 | MEDIA REACTION DEATH OF MILOSEVIC - TOKYO [...] "Death of Milosevic, 'Butcher of the Balkans'" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/14): "Former Yugoslav President Milosevic, known as the 'butcher of the Balkans,' has died in the middle of his four year trial at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague on charges of d [...] | 2006-03-14 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1342 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1354 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1358 | MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS - [...] "Ending the Vicious Circle of Japan-China Relations" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (3/15): "The Japanese and Chinese governments have exchanged harsh criticism since last month. The tension and distrust over PM Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine, natural gas develo [...] | 2006-03-15 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1363 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1373 | JAPAN NOT READY FOR PARTICIPATE IN ISAF PRT [...] (C) On March 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Division Director Fumio Iwai told us that Japan could not respond positively to our (ref A) request that Japan consider civilian participation in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Iwai was clearly unhappy wi [...] | 2006-03-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR JA AS |
06TOKYO1382 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1397 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 16 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 9 to March 16. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tests on Migratory Birds Negative for HPAI -- 2. The Ministry of Environment (M [...] | 2006-03-16 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1404 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1406 | APERC CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ENERGY SECURITY, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG JA |
06TOKYO1415 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1417 | JAPAN-BURMA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS [...] (C) Summary: In a letter to regime leader Than Shwe, PM Koizumi urged the regime to: -- begin a dialogue with the international community, -- re-open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi -- release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. In delivering the letter, former Fo [...] | 2006-03-17 02:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BM CH JA |
06TOKYO1424 | MEDIA REACTION DPRK ABDUCTIONS - TOKYO [...] "Strengthening Solidarity Against DPRK Abductions" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/17): "Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata Prefecture Thursday and inspected the location where North Korean agents kidnapped Megumi Yokota in 1977. This was an expression of strong will on the part of [...] | 2006-03-17 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1435 | DCM MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DG [...] (C) Summary: MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told the DCM March 15 that he agreed a GOJ road map for resolving the beef import ban would be useful. While Agriculture Minister Nakagawa has taken helpful steps on the issue, Kawai would discreetly see what could be done to bring Health M [...] | 2006-03-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA |
06TOKYO1436 | AMBASSADOR VISITS ABDUCTION SITE OF MEGUMI YOKOTA [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata City on March 16 and retraced the route 13 year old Megumi Yokota took the night she was abducted by agents of the DPRK in 1977 on her way home from school. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Yokota and over 50 reporters. The Ambassador then met [...] | 2006-03-17 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL JA KN KS |
06TOKYO1438 | DEMARCHE ON COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR ONLINE GAME [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD WTRO JP |
06TOKYO1440 | KOMEITO PARTY SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO LDP'S [...] (C) Summary: The once center-left Komeito party is slowly moving toward the right, Embassy contacts tell us, and that trend is unlikely to change even if Komeito President Kanzaki decides to step down later this year. Although the New Komeito Party's support has been crucial to the Liberal [...] | 2006-03-17 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MARR KN CH JA |
06TOKYO1444 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1445 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. The U.S.-Japan relationship is healthy and strong. Japan is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. The Department of Homeland Security plays a central role in four of the key elements of a 21st century U.S.-Japan allia [...] | 2006-03-17 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PTER PREL JA |
06TOKYO1446 | DPRK FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S) Following up on questions raised by MOFA in February 2006 (reftel),Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation officials Anthony Ruggiero and Jae Jo met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito in Tokyo on March 10, 2006 to deliver a non-paper on DPRK flags of conven [...] | 2006-03-17 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA |
06TOKYO1447 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO THE AI [...] (U) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto on March 17 and delivered reftel demarche. Yamamoto said that Japan has not yet decided on its response to the current outbreak of H5N1 in Burma. Tokyo is, h [...] | 2006-03-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM |
06TOKYO1449 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1453 | MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY [...] "US National Security Strategy: Has US Learned from Iraq War?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/18): "The National Security Strategy released recently by President Bush represents a revision of the so-called Bush doctrine that was put together in the aftermath of 9/11. At a time when tension [...] | 2006-03-20 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1461 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1469 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 00:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1479 | DEFENSE MINISTER NUKAGA MEETS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C ) Summary: Defense Minister Nukaga on the evening of March 17 made a pitch for a "two plus two" ministerial meeting after the base realignment initiatives are finalized, stressing that a "political statement" is necessary to gain public understanding of the realignment initiatives, particu [...] | 2006-03-22 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO1490 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1492 | IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS SECURITY ASSESSMENT; U.S. [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...] | 2006-03-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ UK JA |
06TOKYO1493 | C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - IRAQ: GOJ REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see last paragraph. 2. (S) Summary: As input to GOJ decision on when to withdraw SDF from Iraq, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando asked DCM March 22 for an updated security assessment of the situation in Iraq and for an explanation of what the U [...] | 2006-03-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS IZ UK JA |
06TOKYO1495 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-23 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1509 | MEDIA REACTION PUTIN-HU TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Russia, China Aiming for Self-Interest and Containment of US Domination" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (3/23): "Russian President Putin visited China Tuesday and agreed with Chinese President Hu to strengthen bilateral economic ties and seek peaceful solutions to t [...] | 2006-03-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1521 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-23 07:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1527 | JAPANESE CURRENTLY UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SOCI SU IO JA |
06TOKYO1528 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO [...] (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive further details on Japan's planned assistance to Burma in light of the recent avian influenza outbreak in poultr [...] | 2006-03-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM |
06TOKYO1529 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 23 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 16 to March 23. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- New Domestic AI Poultry Vaccine Developed -- 2. On March 21, a research group [...] | 2006-03-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1536 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1540 | MEDIA REACTION BUSH PRESS CONFERENCE [...] "President Bush Should Stabilize Iraq During His Term in Office" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/24): "At a White House press conference, President Bush dismissed the idea of a complete US withdrawal from Iraq during his term in office, which runs through January 2009. With attention foc [...] | 2006-03-24 03:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1557 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1566 | MOFA UPDATE ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In comments to the Embassy on March 22, our MOFA contact on regional integration averred that efforts to create an East Asian community would move ahead, even if progress is slow and unsteady. He informally suggested that the United States might want to take advantage of Russia [...] | 2006-03-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN APEC ETRD CH IN RS JA |
06TOKYO1567 | CONSENSUS EMERGING TO RAISE CONSUMPTION TAX TO 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: A domestic business sector consensus is emerging in favor of raising Japan's consumption tax from 5 to 10 percent, and the Japanese people are ready to accept it, according to LDP Tax Policy Committee Chairman Yanagisawa. A Cabinet decision to increase the rate is expected in [...] | 2006-03-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN JA |
06TOKYO1570 | VISITING U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NEPAL URGES MOFA'S [...] (C) Summary: Thanking Japan for its cooperation on Nepal, visiting U.S. Ambassador Moriarty stressed to his MOFA interlocutors on March 20 the importance of continued pressure on the King and political parties to cooperate on democratic reforms. MOFA underscored its support for U.S. policy [...] | 2006-03-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROV PTER NP JA |
06TOKYO1577 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1587 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1592 | LOCAL COURT ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (SBU) On March 24, the Kanazawa District Court ordered the Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Rikuden) to shut down operations at Unit Two of its Shika Nuclear Power Plant due to safety concerns over its ability to withstand powerful earthquakes. The court ruled that there was a real possibilit [...] | 2006-03-27 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TSPL KSCA SOCI JA |
06TOKYO1598 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-28 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1608 | MEDIA REACTION CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] "With No Anti-Japanese Demonstrations This Year, China Looking to Improve Ties with Post-Koizumi Japan" The conservative Sankei's Beijing correspondent Ito wrote (3/28): "It has been nearly one year since anti-Japanese demonstrations were held all across China. Although Japan- China relations [...] | 2006-03-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1610 | AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- outlined Japan's immediate plans to assist with Iraq's reconstruction, -- welcomed an updat [...] | 2006-03-28 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JA |
06TOKYO1612 | AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- stressed the need to identify implementable steps for the next U.S.-Japan-Australia CT Trilate [...] | 2006-03-28 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SNAR EAID IN MY RP JA |
06TOKYO1613 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: DETAILS ON JAPAN'S USD 155 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive [...] | 2006-03-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1616 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-28 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1617 | CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S) Embassy delivered points contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Director Naoki Ito on March 23 and Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on March 24, 2006. Both officials expressed appreciation to the Uni [...] | 2006-03-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA |
06TOKYO1620 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/29/06 [...] Mitani joined the NPA in 1974. His appointment to a vice minister- level post is a triple-jump appointment, according to a high government official. Lurking in the background is Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe's intention to strengthen the intelligence- SIPDIS gathering capability of t [...] | 2006-03-29 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1624 | MEDIA REACTION AFHGANISTAN - TOKYO [...] "Afghanistan: Terrorism Slowing the Pace of Reconstruction" The liberal Asahi's Kabul correspondent Kitagawa wrote (3/29): "It has been more than four years since the fall of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime. Although the nation has taken its first steps toward democracy with the conv [...] | 2006-03-29 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1632 | MOFA NORTHEAST ASIA DIVISION DIRECTOR PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito: -- expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's March 16 visit to Niigata, -- was pessimistic about a bilateral with North Korea in the near-term, -- hoped for high-level U.S. par [...] | 2006-03-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN JA |
06TOKYO1634 | MOFA ECONOMIC CHIEF ON EAS-APEC DIFFERENCES, FTA [...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry's (MOFA) obsession with China is driving Japan's interest in the East Asian Summit (EAS),the Director General of MOFA's Economic Affairs Bureau told the U.S Senior Official for APEC on March 23. The MOFA official has endeavored to brief the Foreign Minist [...] | 2006-03-29 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV APECO ASEAN JA |
06TOKYO1653 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1654 | LDP AND KOMEITO SECRETARIES GENERAL APPEAL FOR [...] (C) During a March 29 courtesy call on the Ambassador, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Takebe and Komeito Secretary General Fuyushiba requested the Ambassador's SIPDIS assistance in securing meetings with Vice President Cheney, Secretary Rice, Secretary Rumsfeld and the leaders o [...] | 2006-03-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP JA |
06TOKYO1655 | LDP'S NAKAGAWA AND KYUMA ON DPRI, CHINA, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the DCM March 29, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Hidenao Nakagawa and Fumio Kyuma shared their views on alliance realignment negotiations, Sino-Japanese relations, Iran and beef. Policy Affairs Research Council Chairman Nakag [...] | 2006-03-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA |
06TOKYO1662 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1679 | MEDIA REACTION ISRAEL'S ELECTION - TOKYO [...] "Can Kadima Form Stable Government?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/30): "A change in Israel's policy toward the Palestinians is unlikely.... The centrist Kadima Party finished first in Tuesday's general election. The ruling party has pledged to remove Jewish settlemen [...] | 2006-03-30 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1684 | JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...] | 2006-03-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA |
06TOKYO1685 | JAPAN MULLING IRAQ FORCE ADJUSTMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MOFA National Security Policy Division Director Shimmi indicated to Poloffs March 28 that he was personally optimistic about extending Air Self Defense Force C-130 flights at least to Baghdad Airport once assessment of the nine "candidate" airfields is complete. Shimmi was less [...] | 2006-03-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK AS JA |
06TOKYO1689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1691 | DUSTR BHATIA CUTS STRAIGHT TO THE BEEF [...] (SBU) The United States is looking for an early resumption of beef imports to Japan. That was the message Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia conveyed during March 20 meetings in Tokyo. While underscoring that U.S. beef is safe, in separate meetings he told Vice Ministers at the F [...] | 2006-03-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO1692 | DUSTR BHATIA IN TOKYO: SURVEYS THE RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Japan is a key partner for the United States in its overall trade policy, and both countries need to do more to deepen the relationship in coming months. That is how Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia underscored the importance to the United States of Japan and the region d [...] | 2006-03-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO1693 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 30 [...] (U) The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 23 to March 30. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tokyo Decides on Details for AI Assistance -- 2. (U) The GOJ recently deci [...] | 2006-03-30 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1705 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1734 | DPJ LEADERSHIP RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Seiji Maehara and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama announced their resignations on March 31. This surprise move caught DPJ staffers flatfooted. Maehara and Hatoyama's decision was in response to the ongoing turmoil caused by a DP [...] | 2006-03-31 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO1735 | JAPAN DELAYS DECISION ON CHINA LOAN PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Japan has decided to delay a decision on extending ODA yen loans to China for FY 2005 (April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006),reflecting growing political difficulties in the bilateral relationship. The delay resulted from a determination by MOFA that its proposal for a yen loan pr [...] | 2006-03-31 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CH JA |
06TOKYO1742 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1744 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1749 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1757 | MEDIA REACTION JAPANESE POLITICS/SINO-JAPANESE [...] "Maehara's Decision Comes Too Late" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/1): "DPJ President Maehara's decision to step down marks a bitter end to the confusion arising from the phony email scandal. On Friday, Maehara and the rest of the party leadership resigned to take resp [...] | 2006-04-03 02:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1766 | JAPAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC JA |
06TOKYO1769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1775 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1778 | MEDIA REACTION THAI ELECTION - TOKYO [...] "Thai Premier Thaksin's Empty Victory" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (4/4): "The general election in Thailand that was a referendum on Prime Minister Thaksin's leadership came to an empty end. Although Thaksin won the election, the political situation remains chaoti [...] | 2006-04-04 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1786 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1791 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AT THE WHA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Deputy Director for International Cooperation Shinichiro Noda, Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division Official Ai Sato and others and delivered reftel [...] | 2006-04-04 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL WHO JA |
06TOKYO1801 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1808 | MEDIA REACTION THAI POLITICS - TOKYO [...] "Elections Should be Held Again in Thailand for Political Reconciliation" An editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (4/5): "Thai Prime Minister Thaksin announced his resignation from office Tuesday following the discovery of large numbers of blank votes, which were seen as criticism of his a [...] | 2006-04-05 03:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1815 | JAPAN'S TRADE MINISTER PROPOSES EAST ASIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: METI Minister Nikai appears to be rolling out an ambitious new proposal for a region-wide "comprehensive economic partnership agreement" paired with a new regional policy think tank along the lines of the OECD. As reported by the press, his proposals run counter to recent GOJ dec [...] | 2006-04-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO1818 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-05 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1831 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1834 | MEDIA REACTION THAI POLITICS - TOKYO [...] "Thai Politics: Embers of Political Chaos" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/6): "The political chaos in Thailand is beginning to subside. Prime Minister Thaksin, who had been dogged by calls to step down since the beginning of this year, finally announced that he would r [...] | 2006-04-06 03:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1842 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/06 [...] The speech lasted for more than an hour, and he devoted a large part of it to economic issues. He noted, "We must create a small but strong government." He thus added his own view to the ongoing argument calling for a small government in order to indicate that he is not a mere successor to t [...] | 2006-04-06 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1843 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 6 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 30 to April 6. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Ibaraki Governor: "MHLW is Irresponsible" -- 2. On April 4, Ibaraki Governor Ma [...] | 2006-04-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1848 | JAPAN "CAREFULLY CONSIDERING" CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) The demarche on support for a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (State 51778) was conveyed to MOFA on April 3. First Middle East Division's Jun Nanazawa on April 6 responded that, following consultations within the Foreign Ministry, Japan has decided to wait and consider the Secretary [...] | 2006-04-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU JA |
06TOKYO1851 | JAPAN'S TRADE MINISTER PROPOSES EAST ASIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: METI Minister Nikai announced on April 4 an ambitious new proposal for a region-wide "comprehensive economic partnership agreement" paired with a new regional policy think tank along the lines of the OECD. Foreign, Finance and Agriculture Ministry senior bureaucrats had no prior [...] | 2006-04-06 09:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO1856 | MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW [...] "New French Labor Law: The Pain Involved in Creating Jobs" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/7): "France has been rocked over the introduction of a new labor system for young people. Demonstrations are being held all across the country, with many high schools and universities closing down. Th [...] | 2006-04-07 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1859 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1883 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1884 | IRAN: INITIAL JAPAN REACTION TO USG THINKING [...] (C) On April 6, Post conveyed reftel points regarding the status of USG thinking on Iran to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation and Second Middle East divisions, as well as the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI). MOFA also shared the information with its Po [...] | 2006-04-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KNNP IR XE JA |
06TOKYO1886 | MOFA REORGANIZES SOUTH ASIA DEPARTMENT; SIGNALS [...] (C) Summary. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is creating a South Asia Department by merging parts of the Southwest Asia, First Southeast Asia and Second Southeast Asia divisions of the Asian Affairs Bureau. The move stems from a perceived organizational need to devote more resources [...] | 2006-04-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN JA |
06TOKYO1887 | JAPANESE BUREAUCRATS SLAM METI'S TRADE PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. Four Japanese Ministries slammed METI for its uncoordinated proposal for an East Asia Economic Partnership Agreement at a previously scheduled interagency meeting today. End Summary. 2. (C) METI Minister's Nikai's proposal for an East Asia Economic Partnership Agreement (see [...] | 2006-04-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO1888 | JAPAN SEEKING MORE EVIDENCE WHILE CONSIDERING [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel points regarding Tehran's treatment of religious minorities to MOFA Second Middle East Division on April 5 . On April 7, Second Middle East's Koichi Nakao replied [...] | 2006-04-07 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI IR JA |
06TOKYO1889 | OZAWA WINS DPJ PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO1894 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...] | 2006-04-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA |
06TOKYO1897 | HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...] | 2006-04-08 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP |
06TOKYO1903 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-1 [...] The flight paths will avoid the skies over the Henoko, Toyohara, and Abu districts in Nago. 2. In determining the construction site based on the government's plan, consideration will be given to: (a) the safety of the residents near the new airfield; (b) natural conservation; and (c) th [...] | 2006-04-10 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1904 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-10 01:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1906 | MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY/JAPANESE [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published Monday morning because of a press holiday. Quasigovernmental broadcaster NHK-TV gave top play to MOFA Ambassador Yamamoto's meeting Sunday evening with North Korean Foreign Ministry Deputy US Affairs Director Chong, during which Yamamoto urged the N [...] | 2006-04-10 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1916 | TOKYO VISIT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 30, 2006, in Tokyo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez met with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare; and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. He raised beef, enhanced cooperation on IPR protection and [...] | 2006-04-10 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO1919 | HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...] | 2006-04-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP |
06TOKYO1925 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-3 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1932 | MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN AID QUESTION - [...] "Caution Needed on Decision to Suspend Aid to Palestinian Authority" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/11): "The US and EU have announced that they will halt or freeze direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA),as its cabinet is led by the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, whic [...] | 2006-04-11 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1940 | ANNUAL ALTERNATE NUCLEAR MATERIAL REPORT DELIVERED [...] ESToff delivered the 2005 Annual Alternate Nuclear Material Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Official Hikohito Oishi on April 10. Oishi thanked ESToff for the report. SCHIEFFER [...] | 2006-04-11 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY ENRG PARM JA |
06TOKYO1953 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1959 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's top priority in Latin America is to revitalize its economic relationship, MOFA Latin American Affairs DG Sakaba told WHA A/S Shannon April 10. Sakaba said policy mistakes by Latin American governments over the past 10-15 years have lead to widening income gaps, a broad d [...] | 2006-04-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON XR CH LA XK JA |
06TOKYO1960 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: Over a April 10 working lunch, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan will not interfere in the extradition process between Chile and Peru on former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. Japan is interested in exploring possible ways to pa [...] | 2006-04-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TW XR CH KS LA JA XK |
06TOKYO1962 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1965 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning Iran's announcement. 2. "IAEA Likely to Convene Emergency Meeting" Vienna correspondent Sakuraniwa of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (4/12): "Following Iran's announcement of its successful production of low-level e [...] | 2006-04-12 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO1977 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1978 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1982 | EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH ASIAN DG SASAE ON [...] (C) Summary. In an April 11 tour d'horizon of issues affecting the Asian region, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told A/S Hill: -- Japan is emphasizing relations with Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam in its strategic thinking with ASEAN; -- Japan will not stand in the way of Russia becoming a [...] | 2006-04-12 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ECON ETRD EAID ASEAN ID TW IN CH |
06TOKYO1984 | EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH [...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...] | 2006-04-12 10:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ |
06TOKYO1985 | EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA VICE [...] (C) Summary. EAP A/S Hill emphasized to VFM Yachi April 11 the importance of getting North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks negotiating table, while noting the focus of Japan's media on his decision not to meet bilaterally with DPRK officials. Yachi confirmed that North Korean officials ha [...] | 2006-04-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ECON ETRD MARR CH KS KN JA |
06TOKYO1989 | VCI SENIOR ADVISOR HEINTZELMAN AND ISN/RA SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection Senior Advisor for Harry Heintzelman, IV, and ISN Regional Affairs Senior Advisor Eliot Kang met with MOFA non-proliferation officials on April 7 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in dismantling North Korean nuclear facil [...] | 2006-04-13 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP JA KS KN |
06TOKYO1990 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO1992 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Iran's Uranium Enrichment: Tighten the Net" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/13): "Iran formally announced Tuesday that it had produced enough enriched uranium to generate electricity. Iranian President Ahmadinejad said proudly that Iran has joined the group of countries that possess [...] | 2006-04-13 02:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2008 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...] | 2006-04-13 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH |
06TOKYO2011 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2017 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 6 to 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to be designated a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. The Ministr [...] | 2006-04-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2019 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2020 | MEDIA REACTION DPRK - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Pressure Mounting on North Korea" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/14): "Bilateral and multilateral dialogue in Tokyo among the chief delegates to the six-party talks ended without achieving anything. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ky [...] | 2006-04-14 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2031 | RECORD INDUSTRY WORRIES ON IP MULTICAST [...] This is an action request please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: Three Japanese government working groups are addressing copyright issues for IP multicasting and are leaning towards adopting a change that would probably eliminate the ability of the U.S. recording industry to retain its righ [...] | 2006-04-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON JP |
06TOKYO2040 | JAPAN: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE SULTAN'S APRIL VISIT [...] (S) Saudi Crown Prince Sultan's April 5-6 visit to Tokyo was considered a "success" by both sides, according to MOFA Second Middle East Saudi Desk Officer Asako and Iran Desk Officer Nakao. Asako suggested the most thorough briefing material available was the joint statement from the visit, a [...] | 2006-04-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECIN MARR PREL SA JA |
06TOKYO2041 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2048 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2054 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN/JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] "The Iranian Issue: Not the Time for Mutual Intimidation" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/16): "Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear development in defiance of the UN Security Council. Although Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, the gap between Iran and the [...] | 2006-04-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2058 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH METI DG [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is happy with the results of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico and expects rapid progress in FTA negotiations with Chile, METI Trade Policy DG Kitamura told WHA A/S Shannon April 11. Little enthusiasm for a trade deal with Brazil and its MERCOSUR partners exist [...] | 2006-04-17 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA |
06TOKYO2059 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese companies see potential for investment in Latin America, particularly in the areas of minerals, energy, and food, Japanese business representative told WHA A/S Shannon on April 11. Noting the success of the Japan-Mexico free trade agreement, they hoped the Japanese [...] | 2006-04-17 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA |
06TOKYO2061 | WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary. During a April 11 meeting with WHA A/S Shannon, MOFA Economic Cooperation Bureau DDG Sugita discussed Japan's ODA efforts in Latin America. He described difficulties increasing aid to the region due to Japan's traditional focus on Asia and poverty-alleviation efforts in Africa. [...] | 2006-04-17 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EINV EAID APECO XR XK LA CH |
06TOKYO2063 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2065 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: JAPAN SUPPORTS CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PHUM UNGA IO JA |
06TOKYO2066 | U/S BURNS' LETTER DELIVERED TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC PGOV PTER RS BO GG MD AM AJ JA |
06TOKYO2068 | JAPAN TO "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" G-8 AGENDA REQUEST; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM AMED AJ BO GG MD RS JA |
06TOKYO2072 | TOKYO REMAINS CALM OVER TOKDO/TAKESHIMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight on April 14, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Ito invited Political Officer to the Foreign Ministry to explain why Japan had notified the South Korean government that it intended to send a Maritime Safety Agency vessel to map the seabed in the area surrounding the [...] | 2006-04-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PBTS KS JA |
06TOKYO2073 | WHALING: PRIVATE SECTOR GETS OUT OF WHALING [...] Five private fisheries companies that own Kyodo Senpaku, the owner and operator of the vessels used in Japan's lethal research whaling program, have collectively decided to give away their shares to several public-interest organizations, including the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR). GO [...] | 2006-04-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO2074 | CHERNOBYL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN TOKYO [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, Japanese anti-nuclear and Chernobyl assistance organizations hosted a 20th anniversary symposium on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Yuri Scherbak, current Foreign Policy Advisor to outgoing Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Lytvyn and former Ukrainian Ambassador [...] | 2006-04-17 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SOCI PARM TRGY JA |
06TOKYO2075 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/06 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule Middle East focus: 4. Government plans to freeze aid to Palestinian Authority, lining up with US, EU 5. Vice foreign minister lining up talks with Iranian officials on nuclear issue China affairs: 6. Anot [...] | 2006-04-18 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2079 | MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] Three major dailies gave inside-page coverage to President Hu's visit to the US. There were no immediate editorials or commentaries. 2. "Beijing Trying to Prevent Trade Friction from Escalating Before Hu's Talks With Bush" The Beijing and Washington correspondents of the liberal Asahi comme [...] | 2006-04-18 02:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2093 | THE DPJ UNDER ICHIRO OZAWA: WHAT TO EXPECT (WHEN [...] (C) Summary. The election of Ichiro Ozawa as leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) could have long-term significance for Japan's political scene, but there will be little or no immediate impact on U.S. interests. Ozawa has created a wide network of contacts throughout a lon [...] | 2006-04-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO2094 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2095 | SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR ON TERRITORIAL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 18 meeting with the Ambassador, South Korean Ambassador to Japan Ra stated that: -- Seoul would adamantly oppose Japanese plans to map the area surrounding the disputed Tokdo/Takeshima islands; -- South Korea and Japan could come to blows if bilateral fricti [...] | 2006-04-18 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EWWT KS KN JA |
06TOKYO2098 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: JAPAN OFFERS SECRET PROPOSAL TO [...] (S) MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Deputy Director General Kunio Umeda informed Political Minister Counselor Meserve on April 18 that Vice Foreign Minister Yachi had put forth a "secret proposal" to Ra Jong-il, South Korea's Ambassador to Japan. Under that proposal, the Japanese government [...] | 2006-04-18 09:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS |
06TOKYO2113 | MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] "China's Oil Policy Will be a Focal Point at Bush-Hu Talks" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi commented (4/19): "In a speech Monday in Washington, Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick pointed out that China's energy policy, as seen in its move to lock up oil supplies in u [...] | 2006-04-19 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2117 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 01:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2130 | METI VICE MINISTER EXPLAINS REGIONAL FTA PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an East Asian free trade agreement (FTA) aims to balance a less-inclusive Chinese initiative, according to METI Vice Minister Kusaka. The proposal would also help to "neutralize" pressures within the Japanese business community for a [...] | 2006-04-19 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ASEAN APECO JA |
06TOKYO2134 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2135 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 19 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 13 to 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to become a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. On April 14, the [...] | 2006-04-19 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2144 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2154 | THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT [...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...] | 2006-04-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR KS JA |
06TOKYO2159 | JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE [...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...] | 2006-04-20 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR KS JA |
06TOKYO2162 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2176 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2179 | MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS/TAKESHIMA [...] There were no editorials on the Bush-Hu meeting. 2. "Speeches by Bush and Hu: Both Still at Odds over Human Rights and International Security" Washington correspondent Yamamoto of the conservative Sankei commented (4/21): "The speeches that Presidents Bush and Hu made prior to their meeting [...] | 2006-04-21 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2182 | SUDAN SANCTIONS: JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 05:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PGOV SU DAFR JA |
06TOKYO2193 | APRIL 23 BY-ELECTION A TOSS-UP [...] (SBU) Summary. The April 23 by-election for Chiba District 7 pits LDP candidate Ken Saito against opposition DPJ candidate Kazumi Ota. The media is playing up the election as the first showdown between Prime Minister Koizumi and new DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa. Koizumi has a personal stake [...] | 2006-04-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO2196 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-22 02:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2207 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2211 | MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA RELATIONS/TAKESHIMA [...] "Bush-Hu Talks: Lingering Skepticism about China as a 'Responsible Stakeholder'" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/22): "President Bush once characterized relations between the US and China as 'positive but complicated.' The summit between Bush and Chinese President Hu Jin [...] | 2006-04-24 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2216 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2221 | PATCHED UP HULL: JAPAN-ROK AGREEMENT ENDS MARITIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs DDG Sadoshima briefed Political Minister Counselor Meserve on the outcome of negotiations with the ROK to end the dispute that erupted over Japan's plan to conduct a bathymetric survey of a zone that lies between their contested EEZs. [...] | 2006-04-24 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS |
06TOKYO2224 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2229 | WHALING: JARPA II LETHAL RESEARCH FLEET RETURNS [...] The first of Japan's expanded lethal research whaling expeditions under JARPA II returned to Japan from the Antarctic on April 14. The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) praised the new research program as having been "successfully conducted", but will now turn to the difficult task of try [...] | 2006-04-25 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO2237 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2240 | MOFA DEPUTY MINISTER PUSHES FOR NEW ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mitoji Yabunaka proposed that the U.S. and Japan begin preparations for a new U.S. Japan economic framework in a meeting with the Charge on April 24. The full proposal, with a broad focus and more emphasis on cooperation could be fle [...] | 2006-04-25 23:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG JA IN CH |
06TOKYO2241 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2248 | MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA [...] "Takeshima (Dokdo) Dispute: If Roh Is So Confident, He Should Take It to the ICJ" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/26): "Given the assurance he expressed about his country's claim, South Korea's President Roh should take the long-standing territorial dispute over the Take [...] | 2006-04-26 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2275 | CUBA: JAPAN RESPONDS TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL JA |
06TOKYO2276 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2281 | JAPAN'S DIET AGENDA: FATE OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months into the 164th Diet session, Japanese lawmakers are finally turning back to policy after being distracted by scandals for many weeks. Several big bills with broad consensus support are still on track. A planned supplemental budget and the FY06 budget passed the [...] | 2006-04-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO2282 | JAPAN CAN RELY ON STRONG U.S. TIES, EAP/DAS KEITH [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 discussion, visiting EAP/DAS James Keith told a Japanese scholar that Japan should approach its relations with China and Taiwan with more self-confidence, asserting that U.S. interests would always favor a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Japan would benefit from [...] | 2006-04-27 05:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW JA |
06TOKYO2283 | METI'S ASIAN FTA PROPOSAL: TACTICS WITHOUT STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's recent regional FTA proposal is a tactical move to counter an expected Chinese-backed regional FTA proposal to be presented to an August ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers' meeting. METI however, seems not to have considered the longer-term implications [...] | 2006-04-27 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA |
06TOKYO2298 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2302 | PSPC CHAIRMAN TANAKA WANTS TO END MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A level playing field should be established before the successor companies of Japan Post (JP) can expand their product offerings, Naoki TANAKA, chairman of the Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) clearly stated to ECOUNS on April 21. He was also positive on the nee [...] | 2006-04-27 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV JA |
06TOKYO2307 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 27 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 19 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. - Japan's 19.3 Million to OIE and FAO Further Discussed - 2. On April 25 and 26, the [...] | 2006-04-27 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2311 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2312 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST TOKYO INFORMATION [...] (U) Tokyo Information Officer Michael J. Boyle requests country clearance to visit the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from May 17 through May 25, 2006. Boyle will conduct public affairs training for American Embassy Kolonia employees, other USG agencies, and FSM government employees. [...] | 2006-04-27 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA KPAO JA FM |
06TOKYO2322 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2325 | JAPANESE MISSION TO CHINA GETS WARM WELCOME, [...] SUMMARY: Chinese officials from 13 ministries and agencies warmly received Japan's joint government- industry mission to China in mid-April. Although the Chinese were remarkably well prepared, the Japanese delegation was not satisfied with the answers they got on China IPR laws. While the a [...] | 2006-04-28 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON JP |
06TOKYO2326 | JAPANESE MISSION TO CHINA GETS WARM WELCOME, [...] SUMMARY: Chinese officials from 13 ministries and agencies warmly received Japan's joint government- industry mission to China in mid-April. Although the Chinese were remarkably well prepared, the Japanese delegation was not satisfied with the answers they got on China IPR laws. While the a [...] | 2006-04-28 04:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON JP |
06TOKYO2328 | Japanese Responses to Questions on French [...] The Japanese Ministry of Finance provided the following responses to the questions sent reftel: Question: Does Japan levy airline ticket taxes which are used for general development assistance, or any other non-aviation related purpose, within the country? Answer: No. Question: If s [...] | 2006-04-28 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EAIR AFIN APECO JA |
06TOKYO2330 | MEDIA REACTION NEPAL/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Nepal: Back to the Starting Point for Democratization" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/28): "Facing daily demonstrations by over 100,000 people calling for the reinstatement of parliament, the defiant king had no choice but to yield. King Gyanendra announced [...] | 2006-04-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2333 | EAP/DAS KEITH'S MEETING WITH METI OFFICIALS ON PRC [...] (C) Summary: Questions from officials of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) focused on China's promises regarding exchange rate reform and intellectual property protection during an April 26 briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent U.S. visit by EAP Deputy Assis [...] | 2006-04-28 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG APECO PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO2339 | MOFA NON-PROLIFERATION DG NAKANE TO VISIT INDIAN [...] EST MinCouns called on MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Science and Non-Proliferation Ambassador Takeshi Nakane on April 28 to get a preview of possible agenda items for Nakane's May 1 bilateral meetings in New Delhi with his GOI counterpart. Japan and India initially had been discussi [...] | 2006-04-28 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JA IR IN KNNP IAEA PARM ENRG |
06TOKYO2341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2353 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-01 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2354 | MEDIA REACTION BIN LADEN AND ZARQAWI TAPES - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-01 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2375 | TIMING OF ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION LEGISLATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Tokyo newspapers ran stories this weekend quoting Prime Minister Koizumi as saying that it might be difficult to include implementing legislation for the alliance transformation agreement in the present Diet session ending June 18. Koizumi, who leaves office in September, w [...] | 2006-05-01 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO2377 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-01 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2398 | 15TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...] | 2006-05-01 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS |
06TOKYO2400 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-02 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2416 | MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN ACCORD ON US FORCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-02 02:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2423 | JAPAN'S THIRD S&T BASIC PLAN [...] On March 22, Japan's Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP),which is chaired by Prime Minister Koizumi, approved Japan's Third Five-year Basic Plan for Science and Technology (S&T) Policy, covering JFY- 2006 to JFY-2010. The Third Basic Plan identifies 62 projects that are to rece [...] | 2006-05-02 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL |
06TOKYO2433 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2438 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 2 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 27 to May 2. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during that period. -- MAFF Suspends UK Poultry Imports, Turns to US for More -- 2. On April 29, the Min [...] | 2006-05-02 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2439 | JAPAN ON TAIWAN OBSERVER STATUS BID FOR WHA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Global Issues Department Official Yuka Fujino on May 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the Taiwan observer status bid in advance of the World Health Assembly (WHA). He drew [...] | 2006-05-02 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL JA TW WHO |
06TOKYO2440 | CORRECTED COPY: JAPAN-KOREA-CHINA TALKS ON LATIN [...] (C) Summary. In strategic bilateral talks on April 26 with China on Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, followed by China-Japan-Korea Consultations on the same subject: -- China stated its desire to double trade with the region by 2010; -- China described its policy as based on three pi [...] | 2006-05-02 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND ETRD XR XK LA KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2441 | JAPAN: MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) On April 18, ESToff and EST FSN delivered the talking points in reftel on the misuse of life science research and left a non-paper with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Office of International Cooperation Dire [...] | 2006-05-02 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PTER EAGR JA PARM PREL BWC |
06TOKYO2443 | FUKUDA MAKES HIS MOVE [...] (C) Summary. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary (CCS) Yasuo Fukuda is very slowly inching up in the public opinion polls on current CCS Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to replace PM Koizumi in September's LDP presidential election. While Fukuda, like Abe, is not a declared candidate, his recent wor [...] | 2006-05-05 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO2445 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2450 | MEDIA REACTION DARFUR/NEPAL - TOKYO [...] "Bring an End to the Human Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/7): "...A faint hope has emerged regarding an end to the civil war in Darfur, as officials from the Sudanese government and the largest anti- government force signed a peace agreement following talks in Nigeria mediated by t [...] | 2006-05-08 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2467 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2481 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2500 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2519 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2524 | MEDIA REACTION SUDAN/THAILAND - TOKYO [...] "Put an End to Tragedy in Sudan" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/10): "There are growing hopes that the human crisis in Darfur may be coming to an end. Though representatives from the Sudanese government and the largest antigovernment militia reached a peace agreement last wee [...] | 2006-05-10 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2536 | JAPAN ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) EST M/C delivered reftel points to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Takashi Toguchi on May 10. A non-paper was sent to the Ministry in advance of the meeting. Toguchi explained that Japan would base its decision on the actual proceedi [...] | 2006-05-10 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO JA |
06TOKYO2540 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2550 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2559 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN/US IMAGE ABROAD - TOKYO [...] "Stronger Diplomacy Needed to Avert Iran Crisis" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/11): "International diplomacy is entering an important phase following Iran's defiance of the UN Security Council chairman's statement calling for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment activities. [...] | 2006-05-11 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2564 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/06 [...] The relocation plan is to be carried out in a manner of maintaining a balance between the maintaining of the deterrent capability of US forces in Japan and the reduction of burden on Okinawa. 2. The relocation plan is to be carried, based on the government plan, while being mindful of ( [...] | 2006-05-11 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2571 | JAPAN DETECTS IMPROVED ATMOSPHERE WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: In a read out of the May 7-9 Japan-China vice ministerial, MOFA assessed that the PRC is seeking to improve the "atmosphere" of the bilateral relationship. MOFA believes that Beijing now understands that holding bilateral relations hostage to the Yasukuni issue is not in China' [...] | 2006-05-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON CH JA |
06TOKYO2572 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 11 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 2 to 11. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan-ASEAN Initiative to Combat Pandemic Influenza Launched -- 2. On May 2, the [...] | 2006-05-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2573 | JAPAN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC SY LE JA |
06TOKYO2579 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2595 | MEDIA REACTION US-TAIWAN RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] "US Refusal of Transit Stay for Taiwanese President Chen Deepening Washington-Taipei Gulf" Taipei correspondent Ishii of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/12): "The gulf between the US and Taiwan is deepening following the US refusal to allow Taiwanese President Chen to stay i [...] | 2006-05-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2599 | RESPONSE TO HHS WHA INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS MEETING [...] ESToff delivered reftel invitation to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) International Affairs Division on May 11. MHLW confirmed that Japan's head of delegation Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Dr. Takashi Toguchi would attend the ministerial. International Affairs D [...] | 2006-05-12 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO KFLU JA |
06TOKYO2604 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2609 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...] | 2006-05-12 12:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA |
06TOKYO2610 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WTIH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging discussion on May 11, MOFA Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Yabunaka told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner: -- The main focus for Japan at the St. Petersburg G-8 summit is to be energy security, but he was skeptical that a useful outcome could be r [...] | 2006-05-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD ENRG IR KS RS CH ID JA |
06TOKYO2612 | S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR [...] (C) Summary: Japan is pursuing a series of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia in order to meet the challenge of China's active economic diplomacy, even though it would prefer progress within the WTO framework, said MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Bureau Kaoru Ishikawa in a May 10 me [...] | 2006-05-12 13:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA |
06TOKYO2613 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...] | 2006-05-12 13:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA |
06TOKYO2630 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/06 [...] The legislation is valid for only ten years. 2. Establish a realignment-related council in the Cabinet Office chaired by the prime minister. 3. Designate realignment-related special defense facilities to provide subsidies with municipalities in the vicinity. 4. Map out promotional p [...] | 2006-05-15 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2635 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iranian Nuclear Issue: Tehran Needs to Make Wise Decision" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/15): "Work will soon get underway on drafting a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution regarding Iran's nuclear development. Although the US and European nations are still at odds with China [...] | 2006-05-15 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2637 | S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner on May 10 that he was not hopeful for a short-term breakthrough in Japan's relations with South Korea. He argued that the Roh government's outlook, policies and low poll numbers explained much about t [...] | 2006-05-15 03:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN CH KS JA |
06TOKYO2638 | S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...] | 2006-05-15 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA |
06TOKYO2639 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH METI VM [...] Summary: The need to deal with China's growing economic strength and the prospect of ASEAN Plus Three acceptance of a China-backed initiative for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) were the factors behind Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an alternative Asian arrangement, accordin [...] | 2006-05-15 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA |
06TOKYO2640 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH JDA VM [...] SUMMARY: (C) During their May 10 meeting, S/P Director Krasner and Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya reviewed Japanese efforts to implement the Security Consultative Committee agreement on alliance transformation and the evolution of Japan's role in international s [...] | 2006-05-15 04:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL JA |
06TOKYO2650 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...] | 2006-05-15 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA |
06TOKYO2654 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4: [...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...] | 2006-05-15 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA |
06TOKYO2655 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH ASIAN [...] (C) Summary: MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that: -- China is seeking to improve its relations with Japan; -- Japan's participation in Asian regional groupings can and will be consistent with U.S. and Japanese goals for APEC; -- Sasae per [...] | 2006-05-15 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL APEC ARF CH KS IN JA |
06TOKYO2656 | U.S.-ROK POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During a May 11 bilateral lunch meeting between ROK and U.S. policy planners, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that although China is changing, it is still resistant to ideas that could limit [...] | 2006-05-15 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH TW KN KS JA |
06TOKYO2657 | JAPAN ATTENDANCE AT BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KMPI JA |
06TOKYO2658 | JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ON CONTRIBUTION TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA JA |
06TOKYO2659 | U.S.-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Japan's leadership role in Asia were the main topics of a May 11 conversation between U.S. and Japanese policy planners. DVFM Kohno told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that he had expected the U.S. to make a counte [...] | 2006-05-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ASEAN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2662 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2663 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...] | 2006-05-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2664 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: In Session 2 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook outlined t [...] | 2006-05-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL APEC ARF MARR CH KS JA |
06TOKYO2666 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL TALKS, [...] (C) Summary. During Session 5 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning Park In-kook characterized the NPT regime as under siege and that its "fatal loophole" allows parties to reach the brink of developing nuclear weapons under [...] | 2006-05-15 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA KS RS IN JA |
06TOKYO2672 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2673 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY - TOKYO [...] "US to Deploy National Guard Troops Along US-Mexico Border" Washington correspondent Sadahiro of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/16): "President Bush has decided to deploy thousands of National Guard troops along the US-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration into the US, [...] | 2006-05-16 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2688 | JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES [...] Summary. On April 21, a study group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study report revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ transplant operat [...] | 2006-05-16 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED TBIO SOCI JA |
06TOKYO2689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2691 | CORRECTED COPY - JAPAN: GETTING ORGANS IN FOREIGN [...] This is a corrected copy of ref C. 2. Summary. On April 21, a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) study group conducted a survey to study the number of Japanese citizens seeking organ transplants in foreign countries. The study revealed that at least 522 individuals had organ t [...] | 2006-05-16 09:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED TBIO SOCI JA |
06TOKYO2699 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2708 | MEDIA REACTION RUSSIA - TOKYO [...] "Putin Administration Needs to Show Dignity Befitting a G-8 Member" The conservative Sankei editorialized (5/17): "With the first G-8 summit in Russia only two months away, there are questions as to whether the host nation shares the values of freedom and democracy common to the G-8. The US an [...] | 2006-05-17 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2713 | J APAN SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Japan Copyright Office (JCO) officials had no comments on most of the issues raised in talking points in reftel for 2006 Special 301 Review, focusing instead on the new USG concern about copyrights in IP multicasts. They bel [...] | 2006-05-17 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JP |
06TOKYO2714 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: During the May 12 U.S.-Japan-ROK Policy Planning discussion, South Korea DFM Park In-Kook expressed concern over the conditionalities the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) places on recipient governments. Japan DVFM Masaharu Kohno observed that elections were key to the de [...] | 2006-05-17 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID UNSC PHUM KS CH RS JA |
06TOKYO2715 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2718 | SUNSHINE POLICY REACHES KOREAN COMMUNITY IN JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY On Wednesday May 17, 2006 Ha Byung Ok, leader of the pro-South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren): -- Signed a joint statement calling for reconciliation betwee [...] | 2006-05-17 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL JA KS KN |
06TOKYO2719 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 17 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 11 to 17. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- More Positive Cases from Last Year -- 2. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfa [...] | 2006-05-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2724 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2728 | MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "US Not Pinning Hopes on Kim Dae Jung's June Visit to Pyongyang" Washington correspondent Sakamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/18): "The USG plans to watch former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's visit to Pyongyang in June carefully to see whether it will lead t [...] | 2006-05-18 04:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2740 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2751 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2758 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer told Trade and Economy (METI) Minister Nikai that he was concerned about reports that Japan was pursuing East Asian economic integration initiatives that excluded the United States. Nikai replied that Japan, too, wanted to sustain close relations and communi [...] | 2006-05-19 05:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ECIN PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO2768 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2790 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2791 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "More Hurdles on the Way to Stability in Iraq" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/22): "A permanent Iraqi government based on the country's new constitution has finally been launched. There had been signs of deepening ethnic and sectarian divisions during the more than five month [...] | 2006-05-22 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2803 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2816 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2822 | MEDIA REACTION LAUNCH OF PERMANENT IRAQI [...] "Top Priority Should be Given to Improved Security" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/23): "A permanent Iraqi government has finally been launched after much delay. The political process stipulated in a UN Security Council resolution has basically been completed. Neverthel [...] | 2006-05-23 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2836 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2844 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON [...] (U) On May 23, Embassy Tokyo political officer joined Embassy of New Zealand Deputy Head of Mission Michelle Slade and Embassy of Australia First Secretary Catherine Wallace in delivering a joint demarche to MOFA Global Issues Department Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Director [...] | 2006-05-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM AS NZ JA |
06TOKYO2848 | JARPN II WHALING FLEET DEPARTS FOR WESTERN NORTH [...] Japan's whaling fleet set off the morning of May 23 from three ports to conduct JARPN II (Second Phase of Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Western North Pacific),Japan' annual lethal research whaling program in the Western North Pacific, which started in 2000. JARP [...] | 2006-05-23 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO2854 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2861 | MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY - TOKYO [...] "Can Palestinians Really Be Called Partners in Peace?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/24): "The prospects for Middle East peace talks have become cloudy, as the Palestine Authority (PA) is losing its ability to function as a negotiating partner. The PA is facing a sever [...] | 2006-05-24 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2867 | MUKHERJEE JAPAN VISIT TO BUILD ON EXCHANGES, [...] (C) Summary. The May 25-28 visit of Indian Minister of Defense Mukherjee to Tokyo will build on the momentum created by the Global Partnership announced by PM Singh and PM Koizumi in April 2005. The two defense ministers will announce specific plans to increase the number of exchanges betwee [...] | 2006-05-24 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR JA IN |
06TOKYO2873 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 00:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2875 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2879 | JAPANESE BUSINESS WANTS STRONG US TIES; CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Fujio Mitarai told the Ambassador May 23 that Japan's most important foreign relationship was with the United States. He agreed with Ambassador Schieffer that it was time to consider further integration of the U.S. and Ja [...] | 2006-05-25 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL CH KS JA |
06TOKYO2895 | MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] "Aso-Li meeting Ends Year-Long Diplomatic Vacuum" The liberal Asahi editorialized:(5/25): "...Japanese Foreign Minister Aso and his Chinese counterpart Li met for the first time in Qatar Tuesday. It was the first China-Japan foreign ministerial in a year. Although Li called for the 'Japanese l [...] | 2006-05-25 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2896 | MEDIA REACTION JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] "Aso-Li meeting Ends Year-Long Diplomatic Vacuum" The liberal Asahi editorialized:(5/25): "...Japanese Foreign Minister Aso and his Chinese counterpart Li met for the first time in Qatar Tuesday. It was the first China-Japan foreign ministerial in a year. Although Li called for the 'Japanese l [...] | 2006-05-25 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2905 | JFTC Flexes Its Muscles on Bid-rigging [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's chief competition regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC),has made a good start in applying the new powers it gained at the beginning of the year in several bid-rigging cases. Though not a player in what has been arguably the most prominent bid-rigging cas [...] | 2006-05-25 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD EINV PGOV JA |
06TOKYO2907 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 25 [...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 17-25. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. Details on Draft Guidelines on Japan's ASEAN Tamiflu/PPE Stockpile --------------------------- [...] | 2006-05-25 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2911 | JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...] | 2006-05-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LK JA |
06TOKYO2912 | JAPAN: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] GOJ Approves Nuclear Energy Policy for the Next Decade: On October 14, the GOJ agreed to follow basic recommendations put forth by the Atomic Energy Commission that call for maintaining the policy of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel for the next ten years. The new policy includes a study on t [...] | 2006-05-25 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL SENV SOCI |
06TOKYO2913 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2915 | JAPAN REP AKASHI PREVIEWS CO-CHAIRS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Japan Representative for Sri Lanka Peace-Building Akashi told the DCM on May 24 that the May 30 Co-Chair Meeting in Tokyo comes at a crucial point in the peace process and expressed hope that it will be a comprehensive meeting leading to a consensus on the way forward. Both the [...] | 2006-05-25 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE JA |
06TOKYO2916 | JAPAN, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: GOOD [...] (C) Summary: During a readout of the May 23 meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China, Embassy Tokyo's MOFA contact acknowledged there were no breakthroughs on the issues under discussion but stressed that: -- the meeting was a sign of China's desire to improve bilateral re [...] | 2006-05-25 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH JA |
06TOKYO2920 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/06 [...] Of important bills, they intend to pass an administrative reform promotion law and a set of bills to reform the medical system through the Diet during the current session. The outlook is that it will be extremely difficult to enact a bill to revise the organized crime law that would make "consp [...] | 2006-05-26 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2922 | MEDIA REACTION CHINA - TOKYO [...] "China's Military Power: The Dangers of an Expansion That Upsets the Balance" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (5/26): "The Pentagon's 2006 annual report on China's military development expressed greater concern than last year's over the expansion of Beijing's military power a [...] | 2006-05-26 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2934 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2937 | JAPAN PRESSING FOR A MEETING WITH THE U.S. ON UNSC [...] (C) Summary: Japan hopes to receive a response to the proposal on UN Security Council reform that Foreign Minister Aso passed to Secretary Rice during their May 2 meeting prior to the June 29 Summit, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. In addition, Japan "needs" a [...] | 2006-05-26 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BR GM IN CH JA |
06TOKYO2939 | AMBASSASOR YAMAMOTO PREVIEWS CT TRILATERAL PLANS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Tadamichi Yamamoto reviewed Japan's strategy for the upcoming U.S.-Japan-Australia Counterterrorism Trilateral with the Deputy Chief of Mission on May 25, 2006. Yamamoto hoped for a short plenary session that would include a threat assessment and [...] | 2006-05-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV AS JA |
06TOKYO2940 | THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE [...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...] | 2006-05-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2946 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2952 | MEDIA REACTION OIL AND GAS NATIONALIZATION - [...] "Market Concerned About Nationalization of Oil and Gas Resources in Latin America" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/28): "There is a new cause for concern in the international oil market, which is currently seeing high prices, and that is the moves in Latin America to nat [...] | 2006-05-30 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO2964 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2965 | WHALING: PRESS ON JAPAN'S POSITION AT IWC [...] According to press reporting, on May 24, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its fisheries divisions and pro-whaling caucus to discuss Japan's goals and strategies for this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Annual Meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. [...] | 2006-05-30 23:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO2969 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2973 | THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...] | 2006-05-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN |
06TOKYO2975 | PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH DIET [...] (C) Summary: During EAP PDAS Kathy Stephens' May 30 meeting with Diet member Fumio Kyuma, Kyuma called for increased defense industrial cooperation and underlined his support for concluding a bilateral agreement on protecting classified information. He said that Japan would be able to impl [...] | 2006-05-31 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR JA |
06TOKYO2980 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO2986 | DG SASAE MEETING WITH PDAS STEPHENS: MAY 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL KN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO2987 | CO-CHAIRS APPEAL TO SRI LANKA TO PULL BACK FROM [...] (C) Summary: U.S., Japanese, Norwegian and EU participants at the 30 May 2006 Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting concluded a joint statement presenting a strong Co-Chairs position on the failing Sri Lankan peace process. Participants agreed to cite Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) failure to prevent attacks by a [...] | 2006-05-31 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA |
06TOKYO2988 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S MAY 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with MOFA Vice Minister Yachi to discuss the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, SCA A/S Boucher said that he expected congressional approval for necessary amendments to U.S. domestic law. India and the U.S. must also satisfy NSG partners bef [...] | 2006-05-31 09:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA |
06TOKYO2989 | A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA DG NAKANE [...] (C) Summary. SCA A/S Boucher reviewed for MOFA Arms Control DG Nakane on May 30 the status of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Nakane explained that Japan had not yet determined its position, but that MOFA must be sensitive to the public,s nonproliferation concerns. He a [...] | 2006-05-31 09:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA |
06TOKYO2990 | SCA A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA ASIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with visiting SCA A/S Boucher, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Sasae stated: -- Japan is committed to nation building in Sri Lanka; -- MOFA is carefully explaining to the public and the Diet Japan's interests in supporting the India nuclear initiative; -- [...] | 2006-05-31 09:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM IN AF NP CE IR JA |
06TOKYO2992 | A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DDG [...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Europe Takeshi Yagi told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher that Japan will hold its second round of Foreign Ministerial-level talks with Central Asian nations on Monday, June 5. Tokyo hopes the Central Asian countries will adopt an Action Plan that will include int [...] | 2006-05-31 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KZ KG UZ TI TX JA |
06TOKYO3004 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3008 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 1 [...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 25 to June 1. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. H5N1 Designated As Government-Decreed "Quarantinable" Infectious Disease -------------- [...] | 2006-06-01 04:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3012 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06 [...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...] | 2006-06-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3016 | MEDIA REACTION CONTINUING CONFUSION IN EAST [...] "Prime Minister Alkatiri Has No Intention of Resigning" Dili correspondent Hanada of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (6/1): "Embattled East Timorese Prime Minister Alkatiri stated Wednesday during an interview that he would not meet rising calls for his resignation, saying that [...] | 2006-06-01 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3018 | JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] Japan supports the proposal of the United States that it will come to the table with the EU 3 countries and meet with the Iranian representatives, as soon as Iran fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities. 2. Since it is essential for the international socie [...] | 2006-06-01 09:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR JA |
06TOKYO3019 | JAPAN TO PLACE HOLD ON ZINDANI DELISTING REQUEST [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura informed Embassy Political Officer on June 1, 2006 that Japan would place a hold on Yemen's request to remove Abd al-Majid al-Zindani from the UN 1267 Committee list of those su [...] | 2006-06-01 10:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC SKEP KVPR PTER JA |
06TOKYO302 | SECRETARY MINETA ELICITS COMMITMENTS FROM MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: At Secretary Mineta's urging, Transport Minister Kitagawa promised to become involved personally in upcoming civil aviation talks. Minister Kitagawa also agreed with Secretary Mineta on the need to actively pursue the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and to consider [...] | 2006-01-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR JA |
06TOKYO3020 | IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S [...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...] | 2006-06-01 10:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA |
06TOKYO3023 | JDA'S TOKUCHI URGES GUIDELINES REPLACEMENT TO PDAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Japan Defense Agency May 29, Defense Councilor Tokuchi told visiting EAP PDAS Stephens that the 1997 U.S.-Japan Revised Guidelines need to be replaced by a "new policy framework" to enable successful implementation of the May 1 Security Consultative Committee ( [...] | 2006-06-01 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL |
06TOKYO3025 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3026 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Secretary Rice's 'Carrot and Stick' Approach to Iran" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Umehara reported (6/2): "The USG altered its policy toward Iran on Wednesday and expressed its readiness to talk to Tehran directly, though with conditions. Washington believes that showing flex [...] | 2006-06-02 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3038 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3044 | LDP DIET MEMBER ISHIBA ON DPRI AND SDF DISPATCH [...] (U) Summary. The main issues facing the Japanese government on implementing DPRI are finding funding within the government's budget and gaining the understanding of the Okinawan people, LDP Lower House Diet Member Shigeru Ishiba told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Paci [...] | 2006-06-02 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA |
06TOKYO3045 | ASIAN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Reflecting Japan's preoccupation with the PRC when dealing with the question of Asia regional architecture, and sensitivity to being regarded as a less-than-equal partner, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau Regional Policy Director Kazutoshi Aikawa, in an exceptionally frank personal op [...] | 2006-06-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD APECO CH RS JA |
06TOKYO3052 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3057 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUE - TOKYO [...] "Don't Miss Historic Opportunity" The liberal Asahi wrote (6/5): "There are signs of progress on the deadlocked Iranian nuclear issue. This is because Iranian President Ahmadinejad has showed his readiness to consider a comprehensive proposal from the five permanent members of the UN Security [...] | 2006-06-05 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3072 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3076 | METI VICE MINISTER ON LDP PRESIDENTIAL RACE; METI [...] (C ) Summary. Vice Trade Minister Kusaka told Ambassador Michalak that Foreign Minister Taro Aso was seeking the support of METI Minister Toshihiro Nikai in the LDP presidential race. Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka was also looking to increase his waning influenc [...] | 2006-06-05 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON JA PGOV PINR |
06TOKYO3077 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In response to the DCM's demarche urging support for U.S. efforts to pursue a UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Burma, MOFA DVFM Kohno stated: -- Japan shares U.S. concerns over human rights violations and for the lack of progress toward democratic reforms; [...] | 2006-06-05 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH JA |
06TOKYO3078 | CONSPIRACY LAW STALLED AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Despite ruling and opposition camp admissions that a bill to criminalize conspiracy is needed, the conspiracy bill remains locked in a Lower House committee with almost no chance of passage before the Diet session ends on June 18. The conspiracy law would bring Jap [...] | 2006-06-05 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON JA |
06TOKYO3087 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3096 | JAPAN "FAVORABLY CONSIDERING" PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM US UNHRC JA |
06TOKYO3101 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3104 | METI VALUES RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Trade Minister Nikai's proposal for an East Asian Free Trade Area was meant to preempt Chinese proposals for a low-standards Asian FTA, not to exclude the United States from the region, according to Vice Trade Minister Kazumasa Kusaka. Kusaka claimed that METI still v [...] | 2006-06-06 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL JA APECO |
06TOKYO3105 | METI'S KITAMURA PROMOTES ASIA FTA AS DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's proposal for an Asian FTA was an alternative to an "aggressive" Chinese push for an ASEAN 3 FTA, METI Trade policy DG Toshiaki Kitamura told visiting EAP/PDAS Kathleen Stephens on May 29. The Chinese plan, which will be recommended by an ASEAN 3 expert [...] | 2006-06-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ASEAN APEC CH KS AS IN NZ JA |
06TOKYO3117 | RE:TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SECOND REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
06TOKYO3119 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3121 | MEDIA REACTION SUSPECTED US TROOPS' KILLING OF [...] "Incomplete Investigation Cannot Build Confidence in the US" An editorial in the liberal Mainichi commented (6/7): "...In the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib scandal, there are suspicions that US troops have killed innocent Iraqi civilians in a number of cities. Although US military authorities ha [...] | 2006-06-07 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3129 | JAPAN SUPPORTS DPKO POSITION ON RECONFIGURATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO ET ER JA |
06TOKYO3134 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3138 | ABDUCTION ISSUE: STRONG SHOW OF U.S./INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer and representatives from 18 other countries voiced strong support for resolution of the DPRK abduction issue at a June 6 meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Suzuki. Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe addressed the start of the meeting, stressing [...] | 2006-06-07 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL RS KS KN CH JA |
06TOKYO3151 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 01:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3161 | MOFA'S ISHIKAWA CRITICIZES NIKAI EAST ASIA FTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan needs WTO negotiations to move forward while MAFF Minister Nakagawa is still in place, MOFA Economic Affairs DG Ishikawa told visiting APEC Ambassador Michalak, but Brazil needs to move first before Nakagawa can play his hand. Ishikawa cited problems with METI Minister Nika [...] | 2006-06-08 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL JA APECO |
06TOKYO3164 | METI SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA "INEVITABLE" [...] (C) Summary: Japan is in no position to oppose an almost certain Chinese-led consensus among the other 12 member countries of the ASEAN Plus Three to pursue a regional free trade agreement (FTA),according to a senior official of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The [...] | 2006-06-08 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL APECO JA |
06TOKYO3169 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 01 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 1-8. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. Ibaraki Issue Safety Declaration -------------------------------- 2. On June 1, Masaru [...] | 2006-06-08 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3171 | NATO'S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: JAPAN UPBEAT BUT URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is interested in pursuing closer relations with NATO through the Global Partnership framework, but prefers an incremental approach with participation in seminars or in exercises as observers preceding cooperation in operations. GOJ officials request further clarification on [...] | 2006-06-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA |
06TOKYO3172 | SPECULATION ON METI'S SUMMER ROTATIONS [...] (C) Hirofumi Katase, director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at METI, said that ultimately METI Minister Toshihiro Nikai would have the final say on METI summer staff rotations. Most likely Economic & Industrial Policy Bureau Di [...] | 2006-06-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD JA |
06TOKYO3182 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3193 | FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...] | 2006-06-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX |
06TOKYO3196 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO [...] The moderate Tokyo Shimbun also front-paged a White House press conference by President Bush, at which he described the US air strike as a crushing blow to al- Qaeda. 2. "Good News for US, Which is Stalemated in Iraq" Washington correspondent Wada of the liberal Mainichi commented (6/9): " [...] | 2006-06-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3208 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3211 | SEEKING UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF JAPAN-KOREA EEZ TALKS [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba responded to reftel points on June 9 by stating that the June 12-13 resumption of Japan-ROK EEZ negotiations is, in itself, a very significant development given the air of crisis that existed between the two cou [...] | 2006-06-09 09:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS |
06TOKYO3219 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 02:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3223 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Can Zarqawi's Death Be Utilized?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/10): "...Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki welcomed the killing of al-Zarqawi by calling for Iraq's religious and ethnic groups to join hands, while President Bush called it a good opportunity to turn the tide in Iraq. To be su [...] | 2006-06-12 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3224 | JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA |
06TOKYO3228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3237 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 01:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3238 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ AND BUSH RESHUFFLES - [...] "Hasn't President Bush Forgotten to Dismiss One More Senior Official?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/13): "Public support for President Bush remains low. With this falls mid-term elections in mind, it appears that Mr. Bush has been reshuffling senior administration officials in rapid succ [...] | 2006-06-13 02:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3245 | JAPANESE OFFICIALS WARN OF MEASLES OUTBREAK [...] Summary. On May 12, the Infectious Diseases Surveillance Center (IDSC) issued a warning that measles might spread across Japan. According to the IDSC, group outbreaks have occurred in Ibaraki and Saitama prefectures since early April 2006. In order to strengthen the countermeasures against [...] | 2006-06-13 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED TBIO SOCI JA |
06TOKYO3250 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3251 | MOFA OFFICIAL VOICES CONCERN OVER FTA STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN Plus Three countries will almost certainly launch free trade agreement (FTA) discussions later this year. That development will put Japan, which lacks a free-standing agreement with ASEAN, in a difficult negotiating position, according to the deputy director of the offic [...] | 2006-06-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO3252 | SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE EAGER TO HOST FOREIGN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Shizuoka Prefecture, located between Tokyo and Nagoya is eager to attract foreign direct investment even as it confronts problems with its large population of foreign factory workers. End Summary 2. (SBU) Introduction. Shizuoka will roll out the welcome mat for foreign inv [...] | 2006-06-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JA |
06TOKYO3259 | JAPAN/IAEA: STATEMENT ON IRAN TO FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR |
06TOKYO3260 | FMCT: NO CHANGE IN JAPAN'S POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PREL PARM KNNP CDG JA |
06TOKYO3263 | CHINA RELATIONS: SUPERFICIAL IMPROVEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On June 13 MOFA's China Director told Embassy Tokyo that: -- China's growing economic dependence on Japan had prompted Beijing to adopt a policy of improving relations with Tokyo despite the risk that PM Koizumi might visit Yasukuni shrine before he steps down from office; [...] | 2006-06-14 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EINV CH JA |
06TOKYO3264 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3265 | MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S SURPRISE VISIT [...] "Bush's Visit to Iraq Aimed at Publicizing Progress" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (6/14): "President Bush made his second surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday. The visit was aimed not only at emphasizing complete US support for the permanent Iraqi gove [...] | 2006-06-14 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3273 | JAPAN LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, the Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Global Issues Department Deputy Director General Tsuji and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Orihara. The Japanese and U.S. proposals are very similar, Tsuji obse [...] | 2006-06-14 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL JA |
06TOKYO3277 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3279 | JAPAN SUPPORTS MID-YEAR MULTINATIONAL FORCE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ JP |
06TOKYO3289 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3308 | JAPAN: REPORT URGES PM KOIZUMI TO ENDORSE INDIA [...] (C) The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on June 11, 2006 reported that Prime Minister Koizumi is expected to endorse the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during his summit with President Bush in late June 2006. The article states that Koizumi's decision reflects the importance To [...] | 2006-06-15 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ENRG JA IN |
06TOKYO3316 | AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER DISCUSSES YASUKUNI, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with PRC Ambassador Wang Yi over lunch June 14. Highlights of their lunch included the following: -- FM's Aso's statement that "national interests are more important than personal image" during his meeting with Chinese FM Li had helped move the bilate [...] | 2006-06-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR KS CH JA |
06TOKYO3317 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 15 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 8 to 15. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Prefecture Poultry Industry Hit Hard by Last Year's LPAI Outbreaks -- 2. [...] | 2006-06-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO3318 | AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER AND CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY [...] (C) During a June 15 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, the Ambassador pressed for the formal reopening of Japan,s market for U.S. beef prior to the Prime Minister,s visit to Washington at the end of June. The Ambassador explained that we were concerned that if the ban was not lifted b [...] | 2006-06-15 09:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD JA CM |
06TOKYO3319 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3324 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3337 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3348 | JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF FOUR CHINESE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Teppei Kanda on June 16. Kanda thanked us for the notification and assured us that he had the information he needed. SCHIEFFER [...] | 2006-06-16 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH JA |
06TOKYO3349 | JAPAN ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KDEM PGOV PREL NU JA |
06TOKYO3357 | JAPAN-CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE RELATIONS: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of Japan's relations with Central Europe, MOFA officials related that ties with Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are moving away from assistance and toward direct investment. Japan's relationship with Romania and Bulgaria is largely focused on ener [...] | 2006-06-18 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID AADP SENV XH ZL ZS JA |
06TOKYO3360 | JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. POSITIONS AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNPP PARM PHSA PREL JA |
06TOKYO3368 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3369 | MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "DPRK Must Not Launch Taepodong-2" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (6/19): "How many times has North Korea ratcheted up tensions in the region by undertaking preparations to launch a missile? US and Japanese national security officials, who are keeping close tabs on what appear t [...] | 2006-06-19 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3388 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3394 | MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA |
06TOKYO3398 | MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA |
06TOKYO3407 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3415 | MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Taepodong: A Chance to Think About the Defense of Japan" The conservative Sankei editorialized (6/20): "North Korea is preparing to launch a Taepodong-2 long- range missile. This would be a grave violation of the Pyongyang Declaration, which includes an extended moratorium on North Korean mis [...] | 2006-06-20 02:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3430 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3432 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BK JA |
06TOKYO3440 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3447 | MEDIA REACTION Q GSDF WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ [...] "GSDF Withdrawal Not an End to Japan's Assistance for Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/21): "...Following the GOJ's decision Tuesday to withdraw GSDF noncombat troops engaged in humanitarian and reconstruction assistance from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, JDA [...] | 2006-06-21 04:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3449 | THE VIEW FROM JAPAN'S NORTHERN EDGE: ABSENCE OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The lack of a peace treaty hinders development of relations between Russia and neighboring Hokkaido, according to local officials. City officials in Wakkanai, Japan's northern-most city and close neighbor of Russia, point to visa and customs issues as preventing incr [...] | 2006-06-21 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ETRD ECIN JA RS |
06TOKYO3454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3455 | AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER EXCHANGES MLAT INSTRUMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PREL ADPM JA |
06TOKYO3462 | MEDIA REACTION Q US-JAPAN BEEF TRADE AGREEMENT [...] "Wiping Away Distrust of US Beef" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (6/22): "The USG and GOJ agreed Wednesday on conditions for resuming beef trade, opening the way for Japan to begin importing US beef as early as late July. While some in the US voiced dissatisfaction w [...] | 2006-06-22 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3479 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3481 | SOME DIET ECONOMIC GOALS ACHIEVED DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi christened the 164th Diet session the "administrative reform" Diet, a fitting moniker in terms of legislative achievement. He refused to extend the Diet past June 18, leaving behind much unfinished business such as Constitutional and educational reform ( [...] | 2006-06-22 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JA |
06TOKYO3491 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3508 | 164TH DIET SESSION CONCLUDES WITH MUCH UNDONE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 164th Diet session closed on June 18, leaving many in Tokyo unsatisfied. Scandals, a change in the opposition's Diet management style and a Prime Minister determined to finish the session on time left many high-profile bills related to history and national identity in the [...] | 2006-06-23 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MARR JA |
06TOKYO3509 | Why did Vodafone fail in Japan? [...] (SBU) Summary: Vodafone Japan's CFO blamed the failure of the UK mobile phone operator, which was the largest foreign investment in Japan on: 1) bad managers brought in by Vodafone who never understood the local environment; 2) the difference in shareholder expectations of profitability in Euro [...] | 2006-06-23 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON JP |
06TOKYO3514 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 22 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 16 to June 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of French Chickens to Resume -- 2. On June 19, the Ministry of [...] | 2006-06-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3515 | DEFMIN NUKAGA LETTER TO SECDEF ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) Embassy has received a letter from Defense Minister Nukaga to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dated June 22 regarding the changes to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (full text in para 2; original to follow via pouch). 2. (U) The letter, rece [...] | 2006-06-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS MOPS PREL IZ JA |
06TOKYO3516 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PTER EFIN JA |
06TOKYO3517 | AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER MEETS WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) Summary. During a June 22 private, no-press meeting with the Upper House Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issues, Ambassador Schieffer: -- recounted his visit to Niigata and the President's personal interest in the abductee issue, --updated the Committee on North Korea's m [...] | 2006-06-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR KN KS CH RS JA |
06TOKYO3518 | JAPAN TO SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso during a June 22 interview with Reuters stated that Japan would take part if the international community imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The report also noted that Aso had urged his Iranian counterpart to seriously consider [...] | 2006-06-24 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KNUC IAEA JA IR |
06TOKYO3523 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3524 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Maliki Announces Plan for National Reconciliation" The conservative Sankei's Cairo correspondent Kano commented (6/26): "Speaking to Parliament Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced a plan for national reconciliation, which includes granting amnesty to detained Sunni insurgents. Th [...] | 2006-06-26 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3529 | "OTHER RUSSIA" NGO EVENT: JAPAN UNDECIDED [...] On June 23, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche seeking Japan's presence at the July 11-12 "Other Russia" NGO event to MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura. Nakamura said that Japan was still considering whether it would send a representative [...] | 2006-06-26 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS JA |
06TOKYO3534 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3552 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3555 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3560 | THE VIEW FROM NEMURO: HEART OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: Local governments in Hokkaido Prefecture are promoting the return of the four islands comprising the disputed Northern Territories in part by fostering "mutual understanding" with the islands' Russian residents. Visa-free exchanges and humanitarian assistance are their primary to [...] | 2006-06-28 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EFIS RS JA |
06TOKYO3563 | MEDIA REACTION Q US-INDIA NUCLEAR ACCORD - TOKYO [...] "Premier Should Not Support US-India Nuclear Accord" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/28): "...During their June 29 talks at the White House, President Bush and PM Koizumi are expected to play up the US-Japan 'honeymoon' of the past five years. They are also likely to discuss troublesome mat [...] | 2006-06-28 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3567 | Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal [...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...] | 2006-06-28 06:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON JP |
06TOKYO3580 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3595 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3603 | MEDIA REACTION Q PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI RELATIONS - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3618 | JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...] | 2006-06-29 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA |
06TOKYO3620 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3622 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 29 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 22 to 29. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Announces End of AI Outbreaks -- 2. On June 23, the Ibaraki Prefectural [...] | 2006-06-29 09:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO3623 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: GOJ TO RESPOND TO ROKG DISPATCH [...] (C) Charge Donovan met June 29 with MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae at Sasae's request. Sasae stated that: -- the ROKG has rejected Japan's proposals to establish a mechanism to allow access to dispute territorial waters; -- the ROKG would dispatch a research vessel to disputed waters on Jul [...] | 2006-06-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EWWT PBTS PHSA KS JA |
06TOKYO3632 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3638 | MEDIA REACTION Q PM KOIZUMI IN THE US - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials concerning the Bush- Koizumi meeting. 2. "Bush, Koizumi Play up Strong Relations" Washington correspondents Yoshiyama and Igarashi of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (6/30): "Thursday's summit between President Bush and PM Koizumi became [...] | 2006-06-30 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3660 | VICE TRADE MINSITER KUSAKA SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (C) Summary. METI Vice Minister Kazumasa Kusaka praised the recent US-Japan Subcabinet level meetings during a recent meeting with DCM and EMIN. He added insights into the Nikai proposal for an ASEAN Plus Three FTA and apologized for not consulting with the U.S. before making the proposal. K [...] | 2006-06-30 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO3671 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...] | 2006-07-02 23:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR OVIP PREL JA |
06TOKYO3676 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3683 | MEDIA REACTION Q BUSH-KOIZUMI TALKS/G-8 FOREIGN [...] "The Finale of the US-Japan Honeymoon" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/1): "Was there any red carpet treatment greater than the one President Bush rolled out for visiting Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi? It was not just because both the president and the prime minister persona [...] | 2006-07-03 03:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3707 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: ROK SHOULD "PAY A COST" [...] (S) Summary: On July 3, the DCM delivered reftel A points to MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae, urging restraint and emphasizing that our common agenda on North Korea should not be side-tracked by the Liancourt Rocks dispute. DG Sasae said FM Aso would try this evening to call ROK FM Ban, but su [...] | 2006-07-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EWWT PBST PHSA PREL KS JA |
06TOKYO3711 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-04 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3717 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3726 | MEDIA REACTION Q LAUNCHING OF NORTH KOREAN [...] Most broadcasters hastily arranged special morning news programs with panels of defense and diplomatic experts expressing grave concern over the impact of Pyongyang's launch on regional security. Some experts wondered whether the North, unable to "lift" US financial sanctions, finally fired th [...] | 2006-07-05 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3732 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/06 [...] Measures against North Korea (1) Japan calls for a moratorium on North Korea's missile-launching and demands that North Korea return to the six-party talks on its nuclear programs quickly and unconditionally. (2) Japan prohibits the North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong from calling at Japanese p [...] | 2006-07-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3734 | JAPAN PLANNING STRONG DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Japan is seeking early diplomatic action in response to the July 5 series of North Korean missile launches. Within hours of the first launch, the government convened a Cabinet national security meeting which agreed to seek immediate UNSC action and review options for additional s [...] | 2006-07-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NK JA |
06TOKYO3735 | DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S [...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...] | 2006-07-05 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ASEC JA |
06TOKYO3736 | DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH: JAPAN PUBLIC REACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Japanese public reaction to North Korea's July 5 missile launches has been broadly critical and supportive of a strong response by the Japanese government, to include economic sanctions. Political party leadership, media pundits, local government leaders, and "man-in-the- [...] | 2006-07-05 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
06TOKYO3737 | DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S [...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer was called to the Prime Minister,s office at 6:45 AM on July 5 to review developments in the wake of the early morning launches of three North Korean missiles. The Ambassador met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Aso, Defe [...] | 2006-07-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ASEC JA |
06TOKYO3738 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 10:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA |
06TOKYO374 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 03:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3743 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 03:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO375 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3755 | MEDIA REACTION Q LAUNCHING OF NORTH KOREAN [...] These six papers carried editorials strongly protesting North Korea's Wednesday launches into the Sea of Japan. 2. "Protest Against North Korea's Reckless Act" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/6): "North Korea launched six missiles Wednesday morning and another later in the evening, brea [...] | 2006-07-06 05:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO377 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 03:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3778 | METI ROTATIONS YIELD NO SURPRISES [...] (SBU) METI,s annual rotations, announced on July 4 and effective July 10, yielded no surprises. As expected, current Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Director General (DG) Takao Kitabata will succeed Hideji Sugiyama as Administrative Vice Minister. Trade Policy Bureau DG Toshiaki Kitamu [...] | 2006-07-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO3781 | RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 09:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN JA |
06TOKYO3782 | DPRK MISSILES: JAPAN PUBLIC OUTRAGE CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese public outrage and anxiety continue to mount in response to yesterday's missile launches by North Korea. Press editorials called for sanctions, uniformly slamming the launches as "unforgiveable" and "reckless". Man-in-the-street comment echoed this anger. Local governme [...] | 2006-07-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
06TOKYO3783 | DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL JA KN |
06TOKYO3789 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3791 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] "UNSC Resolution Alone Cannot Guarantee Japan's Security" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/7): "Now is the time for the world community to show its intention not to overlook North Korea's reckless act of launching a barrage of missiles, including a Taepodong-2 long-range [...] | 2006-07-07 02:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3797 | RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS: POST-SUMMIT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Koizumi plans to raise the Northern Territories territorial dispute during his meeting with President Putin on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Progress has been made in five of the 12 bilateral agreements signed [...] | 2006-07-07 04:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG RS JA |
06TOKYO380 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 04:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3808 | LIANCOURT ROCKS: JAPAN PROTESTS ROK SURVEY [...] (C) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi called in ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil on July 5 to protest South Korea's marine survey in the Liancourt Rocks area. According to MOFA Northeast Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba, the protest included both the contested EEZ and the ROK-claimed [...] | 2006-07-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT JA KS PHSA PREL |
06TOKYO3809 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO381 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 04:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3811 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 07 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 29 to July 07. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Incineration of All Kyoto H5N1 Bird Feces by Fall -- 2. On June 28, the Kyo [...] | 2006-07-07 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO3812 | JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In the course of a July 7, 2006 meeting to discuss reftel demarche, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka told Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Alexander Losyukov that the United Nations must send a strong, clear and united message that North Korea's recent launching of sev [...] | 2006-07-07 10:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC IAEA JA NK |
06TOKYO3814 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3815 | LTGEN EIKENBERRY MEETINGS ON TOKYO CONFERENCE, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 23:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV |
06TOKYO3817 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: Provocative Acts Will Gain It Nothing" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/9): "During a press conference Friday, Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, said in a sharp tone that relations between North Korea and Japan have gone beyond a bad si [...] | 2006-07-10 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3818 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3825 | JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...] | 2006-07-10 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA |
06TOKYO3826 | DPRK MISSILES SHOOT DOWN MINDAN-CHOSEN SOREN [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent reconciliation accord between pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang organizations of Korean residents in Japan has become an early casualty of the DPRK missile launches. The agreement, aimed at ending 50 years of confrontation between the rival groups, had been shaky from the [...] | 2006-07-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS KN JA |
06TOKYO3832 | GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...] | 2006-07-10 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA |
06TOKYO3835 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3838 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO384 | MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY - TOKYO [...] "GOJ Should Use Outcome of Nago Mayoral Election to Advance Futenma Relocation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/25): "The central government should use the victory of Nago Mayor-elect Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, an independent backed by the two ruling parties, as momentum to [...] | 2006-01-25 05:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3844 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3860 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] "Diplomacy Alone Cannot Prevent North Korean Missile Launches" Guest columnist Takushoku University Prof. Satoshi Morimoto commented in the conservative Sankei (7/11): "North Korea's missile launches last week pose a serious challenge and threat to the security of the international community, [...] | 2006-07-11 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3867 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3873 | Japanese Government, Industry reluctant to back WTO case [...] (SBU) Summary Japanese officials, particularly in the Trade Ministry, responded coolly to USTR's request that Japan join the United States in an IPR case against China in the next few months, saying that the GOJ was still studying the issue and could not respond until the fall at the earliest - [...] | 2006-07-12 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP |
06TOKYO3878 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3879 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 02:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3882 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/G-8 SUMMIT [...] "Continued Diplomatic Effort Needed for Adoption of Resolution on North Korea" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/12): "The adoption at the UNSC of a draft resolution condemning North Korea's missile launches has been postponed. It is important for members of the international co [...] | 2006-07-12 05:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3886 | NAKAGAWA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC VIEWS AT DIPLOMAT'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Ruling party policy heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa declared that Japan was finally on the path to a healthy economy and he highlighted the party's Policy Research Council (PARC) plan to cut budget expenditures to achieve a "primary balance" by 2011 during a recent lunch with dipl [...] | 2006-07-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO3889 | DEMARCHE FOR ROKG ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, DCM Donovan took advantage of a call by ROK Embassy DCM Kim Young-sun to reiterate the need for a strong UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches, for the international community to speak with one voice, and to avoid allowing the DPRK to drive a wedge between the [...] | 2006-07-12 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KS KN JA |
06TOKYO3890 | MILITARY PREEMPTION DEBATE RESURFACES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: North Korea's missile launches have rekindled debate over whether Japan should be able to preempt an imminent attack by acquiring capabilities to strike abroad. Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Nukaga, Foreign Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe recently sa [...] | 2006-07-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL KS KN JA |
06TOKYO3892 | MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 11:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA |
06TOKYO3900 | MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST/NORTH KOREA [...] "Japan Should Make Its Presence Felt in Middle East Diplomacy" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/13): "Ahead of the upcoming G-8 summit, Prime Minister Koizumi visited the Middle East and met Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert. Koizumi's visit to the region comes at [...] | 2006-07-13 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3909 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3910 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3911 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 05:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3921 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3922 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3924 | JAPAN TO VOTE FOR QATAR-SPONSORED RESOLUTION [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel talking points to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki on July 13. In a subsequent conversation, Takizaki explained that the Qatar-proposed resolution was already in "blue" and that it would be "difficult" to ask the Qataris to [...] | 2006-07-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS JA |
06TOKYO3925 | INFORMATION ON "COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM CU JA |
06TOKYO3930 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 02:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3931 | MEDIA REACTION Q G-8 SUMMIT/MIDDLE EAST [...] "Nuclear and Missile Threats Will Test Unity at G-8 Summit" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/14): "The G-8 summit that begins this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be a major test of the Group's unity. In addition to the Iranian nuclear issue, North Korea's missile la [...] | 2006-07-14 04:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3952 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3953 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 14 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 07 to 14. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. SCHIEFFER [...] | 2006-07-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO3955 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-16 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3967 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-18 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO397 | TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER [...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...] | 2006-01-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU |
06TOKYO3971 | MEDIA REACTION Q G-8 SUMMIT/UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] "Make International Cooperation on DPRK Effective" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/18): "It is fair to say that the international community has stepped up pressure on North Korea. The G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, ended with the adoption of a chairman's statement [...] | 2006-07-18 02:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO3985 | KOIZUMI AND ABE GET HIGH MARKS FOR UNSC [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe have gotten high marks from most of the media SIPDIS and observers for Japan's work at the UN Security Council and G-8 Summit. The majority of the press views adoption of the UNSC resolution on North Korea as a success, [...] | 2006-07-18 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA |
06TOKYO3988 | ROK AMBASSADOR CLAIMS "TURNING POINT" IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil told Ambassador Schieffer July 18 that public opinion toward North Korea had reached a "turning point" in South Korea as a result of the North's missile launches and bad behavior at the recent South-North ministerial. Ra worried, however, that a visit [...] | 2006-07-18 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | JA KN KS PREL |
06TOKYO3996 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO3998 | MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: Syria's Isolation Deepening" The liberal Asahi's Cairo correspondent Tachino commented (7/19): "The deepening crisis in Lebanon has driven Syria into a tight corner. Syria has drawn criticism not just from the US but also from neighboring Arab countries for its role in support [...] | 2006-07-19 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4011 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4014 | NEW METI VICE MINISTER PLEASED WITH CHINA LEAD ON [...] (C) New METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Toshiaki Kitamura told EMIN he was pleased China was showing initiative on regional energy cooperation, making reference to official level discussions in Beijing mid-July between the United States, Japan and China. According to Kitamura, Ch [...] | 2006-07-19 23:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL JA |
06TOKYO4020 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4025 | PM KOIZUMI'S ADVISOR PROPOSES BILATERAL IPR AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters (IPSH) Secretary General Hisamitsu Arai set out an ambitious agenda for bilateral cooperation on IPR during a farewell call by the EMIN on July 14. Arai proposed issuing a joint statement on IPR cooperation at the next U.S.-Japan summ [...] | 2006-07-20 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON JP |
06TOKYO4027 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "GSDF Withdrawal from Iraq: Reviewing the Experience" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/20): "Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops have arrived in Kuwait after leaving Samawah. About 600 GSDF personnel will soon return home to Japan, bringing an end to their two-and-a- half-year hu [...] | 2006-07-20 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4031 | GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE [...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...] | 2006-07-20 04:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
06TOKYO4042 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4043 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO406 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 23:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4061 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4065 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "US Middle East Diplomacy at an Impasse" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Umehara wrote (7/21): "With Israel's offensive in Lebanon continuing, it appears that the Bush administration's Middle East diplomacy is at an impasse, as the US already has to deal with an Iraq on the verge [...] | 2006-07-21 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4084 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4087 | JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
06TOKYO4088 | JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA |
06TOKYO4089 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 21 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 14 to 21. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. 2. The University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Sciences has begun collaborativ [...] | 2006-07-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4100 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 01:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4101 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Financial Sanctions on North Korea: National Will Must Be Made Clear" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/24): "North Korea's nuclear program and missiles pose an exceptional threat to the security of Japan, and every means must be taken to eliminate that threat [...] | 2006-07-24 02:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4111 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON TSE'S NISHIMURO, [...] (C) Tokyo Stock Exchange President and CEO Taizo Nishimuro is an extremely friendly and gracious man. He wears an almost constant smile on his face, unusual among the Japanese who have been known to say that one must look serious in order to be taken seriously. Nishimuro's long association w [...] | 2006-07-24 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL JA |
06TOKYO4115 | JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF MEAT PACKING [...] (C) During a July 24, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador (septel),Vice Foreign Minister Yachi noted his recent conversation with the Ambassador on the BSE issue, adding that he appreciated the Ambassador's contribution to the solution of the problem. The two governments had held a "good exit [...] | 2006-07-24 11:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO4116 | MOFA REQUESTS ARF MINISTERAL BILATERAL ON JULY 27 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 11:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP JA |
06TOKYO4118 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER AGREE TO REVIEW [...] (C) Defense Minister Fukushiro Nukaga endorsed on July 21 a proposal by the Ambassador to initiate a broad-based "lessons learned" review of bilateral coordination in the wake of recent DPRK missile activities. The Ambassador emphasized the need to use this forum to institutionalize ad hoc da [...] | 2006-07-24 18:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL KS KN JA |
06TOKYO4126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4134 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Dispatch of European Troops the First Step to Resolving Lebanon Crisis" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (7/25): "Though it has been two weeks since the Israeli military began action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the situation appears to be taking a turn for the worse rather [...] | 2006-07-25 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4135 | JAPAN'S MOFA PUNTS NICARAGUAN ELECTION-RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KDEM NU JA |
06TOKYO414 | MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN SECURITY - TOKYO [...] "GOJ Should Seriously Take into Account the Will of Nago Residents" An editorial in the liberal Mainichi commented (1/26): "The GOJ should sit at the negotiating table and respond sincerely to the feelings of Nago residents.... The government has welcomed the victory of former Nago Municipal A [...] | 2006-01-26 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4140 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO4141 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO4146 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4151 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4152 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4155 | MEDIA REACTION Q ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERIAL/WTO [...] "ASEAN Looks to Help to Resolve North Korean Issues" Kuala Lumpur correspondent Hanada of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (7/26): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),in a joint statement issued at the end of its foreign ministerial, expressed concern over the r [...] | 2006-07-26 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO416 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 04:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4183 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 03:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4184 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: Immediate Ceasefire Must Be Priority" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (7/27): "Israeli military attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon have been escalating, with civilian casualties continuing to mount. Though an immediate ceasefire is an urgent neces [...] | 2006-07-27 03:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4192 | JAPAN: COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT [...] ACTION REQUEST: Please address the questions raised by MOFA desk officer Hashida in Para 2. 2. ESToff delivered reftel non-paper to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division desk officer Akiko Hashida on July 27, 2006. Hashida asked whether the U.S. delegation in Geneva had received ind [...] | 2006-07-27 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG |
06TOKYO4204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4205 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JULY 27 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 21 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Yamaguchi Prefecture to Conduct a Drill -- 2. In late August, Yamaguchi Prefectura [...] | 2006-07-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4212 | JAPAN LIFTS SUSPENSION OF U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Japan announced July 27 that the suspension of processing of imports of U.S. beef has been lifted. The GOJ imposed the suspension January 20 following the discovery by Japanese inspectors of prohibited spinal bones in a shipment of veal from the United States. [...] | 2006-07-27 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4217 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4224 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: US-EU Discord Delays Ceasefire" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/28): "The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has left Lebanon facing a national crisis. Secretary of State Rice and the foreign ministers from European and Arab nations, joined by UN Secreta [...] | 2006-07-28 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4229 | EMPEROR'S WORDS SPARK DEBATE ON YASUKUNI, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: Revelation of a memo quoting the late Emperor Hirohito as saying his refusal to go to Yasukuni Shrine was directly related to the enshrinement there of Class-A war criminals is already reshaping Japan's debate on Yasukuni. The release of the memo has refocused the debate as a [...] | 2006-07-28 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO4231 | ABE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT [...] (C) Summary. A week after Yasuo Fukuda's announcement that he will not run in the September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, it now appears likely that current Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has locked up the race and will consequently become Japan's next Prime Minister. [...] | 2006-07-28 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4242 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea Deepens Isolation at ARF" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/30): "The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ended after issuing a chairman's statement that not only expressed grave concern over North Korea's missile launches but also called on the DPRK to return unconditio [...] | 2006-07-31 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4245 | JAPAN CONSIDERING MIGRATION FORUM ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG UNGA JA |
06TOKYO4246 | JAPAN HOPES TO HAVE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 05:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA JA |
06TOKYO4247 | JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...] | 2006-07-31 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
06TOKYO4259 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4260 | JAPANESE RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials expressed support for U.S. APEC goals set out in reftel, in particular, the completion of the IPR model guidelines and extension of the mandate of the Counter-terrorism Task force (CTTF). However, Japanese interlocutors were cautious of plans to reinvigorate [...] | 2006-07-31 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID APECO JA |
06TOKYO4273 | JAPAN TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will provide two million USD in emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon, according to a July 29 MOFA announcement. Japan has taken a low-key approach to current events in Lebanon, issuing three official statements concerning the ongoing hostilities. The Japanese press is pr [...] | 2006-07-31 10:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM LE JA |
06TOKYO4275 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4292 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: Suspension of Air Strikes Insufficient" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/1): "The Israeli military launched a late-night air strike against a housing complex in Qana, southern Lebanon, killing about 60 civilians, at least 37 of whom were children.... Through the more than tw [...] | 2006-08-01 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4295 | JAPANESE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR IRAQI-UN LAUNCH [...] (U) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on July 28 made the following statement of support for the Iraqi-U.N. launch of the International Compact With Iraq. BEGIN TEXT: Â [...] | 2006-08-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IZ JA |
06TOKYO430 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4301 | LDP HOPEFULS TAKE THE STAGE AT TOKYO CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) drew huge crowds of supporters to its July 28 Tokyo bloc convention, the first in a series of 11 policy discussions to be held across Japan in the run up to September leadership elections. The low-key debate between Chief Cabinet Secr [...] | 2006-08-01 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4305 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4306 | JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo officers delivered ref (A) points to Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Acting Director Kosei Murota on August 1. Both officials expressed Japan's full [...] | 2006-08-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO4323 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4326 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] "International Unity Needed to Resolve Iranian Nuclear Issue" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/2): "The UNSC adopted a resolution that gives Iran until August 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face economic and other sanctions. This indicates the serious concern with wh [...] | 2006-08-02 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4340 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND S/P [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 08-10, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Member Philip Levy. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office p [...] | 2006-08-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PP JA |
06TOKYO4343 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4356 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4364 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4365 | 2006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...] | 2006-08-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA |
06TOKYO4368 | TOKYO TOUTS CANDIDATE FOR WHO DG: HHS A/S AGWUNOBI [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 24, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Minister Jiro Kawasaki and other senior officials to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral health issues, includ [...] | 2006-08-03 12:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4369 | JAPANESE CONCERNS ON IPAPI AND REGIONAL STOCKPILES [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is intended for internal USG use only. 2. (SBU) Summary. Japanese officials are concerned about management issues surrounding the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) and see the need for settin [...] | 2006-08-03 12:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4372 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO438 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/06 [...] The US is taking seriously the inclusion of specified risk materials for BSE being found in a US beef shipment to Japan. It was a great shock to us. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already removed the companies involved from the list of beef exporters to Japan. It also has increased [...] | 2006-01-27 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4395 | JAPAN PLAYS DOWN MARINE SURVEY IN LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) Asked on August 3 about press reports that Japan would soon be conducting maritime research in areas near the disputed Liancourt Rocks, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yo Takaba suggested that the reports were not entirely accurate. According to Takaba, shortly after the ROK [...] | 2006-08-04 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EWWT MARR PBTS PHSA KS JA |
06TOKYO4396 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...] | 2006-08-04 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA |
06TOKYO4402 | JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA |
06TOKYO4403 | JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-06 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA |
06TOKYO4409 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 03 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period July 27 to August 03. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. 2. In August, a research team of Hokkaido University and Shiga University Med [...] | 2006-08-07 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4417 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 04:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO442 | JAPAN CONDUCTS NUCLEAR TERRORISM DRILL AT PLANT ON [...] (C) On November 27, the GOJ conducted a one-day large-scale drill to respond to a potential act of nuclear terrorism under the auspices of the Protection of Citizens Law or PCL. The drill focused on the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefec [...] | 2006-01-27 03:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ENRG JA KNNP TRGY |
06TOKYO4424 | WHALING: TOUTING HEALTH BENEFITS, JAPAN MARKETS [...] In an effort to develop consumer demand for its increasing stockpile of whale meat (refs),the GOJ-linked "Geishoku Labo" (Whale Food Lab) held a whale tasting and lecture on July 27 in downtown Tokyo. From more than thirty recipes that Geishoku Labo created, the company offered sashimi (raw [...] | 2006-08-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO4425 | JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2005 [...] According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2005, a total of 832 new HIV- positive cases and 367 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. While the number of new HIV positive cases incr [...] | 2006-08-07 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA |
06TOKYO4426 | NAGANO GOVERNOR RACE GOES TO POSTAL REBEL [...] (U) Summary. Jin Murai, a former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Lower House member, defeated independent incumbent Yasuo Tanaka on August 6, in a Nagano Prefecture gubernatorial contest that was seen as more a test of Tanaka's poor leadership than any sort of wider referendum on natio [...] | 2006-08-07 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4431 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4432 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 79 INFORMATION CONVEYED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA |
06TOKYO4433 | JAPAN CONTEMPLATING RESPONSE TO CASTRO'S ILLNESS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Acting Political Minister-Counselor drew from reftel talking points to discuss Fidel Castro's illness and political transition in Cuba with MOFA's Mexico and Central America Division Principal Deputy Director Daisuke Na [...] | 2006-08-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU JA |
06TOKYO4434 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 23:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4438 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4439 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Lebanese Ceasefire: UNSC Resolution Must Be One on Which All Can Agree" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/8): "The resolution that the US and France submitted to the UNSC for a ceasefire in Lebanon was too pro-Israel, drawing immediate opposition from Lebanon and other countries. To [...] | 2006-08-08 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4443 | JAPAN: SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is disappointed by the lack of progress toward peace in Sri Lanka and is reconsidering its approach to dealing with the LTTE, according to MOFA's Sri Lanka country officer. Tokyo is thinking of taking "tangible measures," likely declaring the LTTE to be a terrorist organ [...] | 2006-08-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE JA |
06TOKYO4452 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4453 | THE "COLLAPSE OF TRUST" IN JAPAN - ROK RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Japan-ROK relations presently suffer from a &collapse of trust,8 according to Prof. Masao Okonogi, a leading Japanese expert on Korea. Upcoming elections for prime minister of Japan and for president of the ROK will impact the future course of the bilateral relationship, Okonogi [...] | 2006-08-08 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS JA |
06TOKYO4470 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4472 | JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA |
06TOKYO4473 | JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA |
06TOKYO4477 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4486 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4499 | DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: EMPHASIS ON CHINA [...] (C) Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Councilor Hideshi Tokuchi, principal editor of the 2006 JDA White Paper, pointed out to us just prior to the paper's August 1 release that its treatment of China was likely to grab a fair amount of attention. The report highlighted PRC reconnaissance flights, [...] | 2006-08-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA |
06TOKYO450 | MEDIA REACTION PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS - TOKYO [...] "Will Chances for Middle East Peace Emerge?" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/27): "It appears that the radical Islamic group Hamas, which participated in Palestinian elections for the first time, has captured a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council. Given that th [...] | 2006-01-27 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4500 | DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: ROK GETS GREATER, BUT [...] (SBU) The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) 2006 White Paper (reftel) devotes much more attention than last year to the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and in particular, the Republic of Korea's defense policy. In 2005, the White Paper's section on South Korea was limited to a mere ten [...] | 2006-08-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA |
06TOKYO4507 | JAPAN FM TARO ASO'S AUGUST 3 VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Middle East Affairs Sugiyama on August 9 described U.S. support for FM Aso's August 3 visit to Baghdad as "a perfect operation." Aso made Japan's first-ever cabinet-level visit to send a clear message of Japan's support for Iraqi reconstruction and to encourage Japa [...] | 2006-08-10 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ JA |
06TOKYO4508 | KANDAHAR-HERAT RING ROAD: JAPAN LOOKING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL AF JA |
06TOKYO4512 | UNHRC LEBANON RESOLUTION: GOJ TO MAKE LAST MINUTE [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki August 10. Suzuki said Japan was unconvinced that Article 12 precludes UNHRC jurisdiction over the conflict in Lebanon. She said that Japan shares U.S. concern [...] | 2006-08-10 09:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO UNHRC JA |
06TOKYO4513 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4520 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4523 | MEDIA REACTION Q AIRLINE TERROR PLOT IN BRITAIN [...] There were no immediate editorials or TV commentaries concerning the terror plot. 2. "Plot Aimed at Dealing New Blow to US and Britain?" London correspondent Inada of the liberal Asahi commented (8/11): "With the fifth anniversary of 9/11 close at hand, it is believed that the terror plot u [...] | 2006-08-11 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4525 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 10 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 03 to August 10. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of German Chickens to Resume -- 2. On August 8, the Ministry [...] | 2006-08-11 05:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4543 | US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES: [...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...] | 2006-08-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR KN JA |
06TOKYO4547 | ROK FM BAN KI-MOON'S MEETINGS WITH FM ASO, CCS ABE [...] (C) Summary. During August 8-9 meetings with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon urged his interlocutors to emphasize dialogue with the DPRK, not pressure. Abe and Aso both responded that pressure was needed to produce d [...] | 2006-08-11 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN JA |
06TOKYO4548 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4549 | JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM US UNHRC JA |
06TOKYO4550 | JAPAN BEGINS DELIBERATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION TO NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM NATO PINR UP JA |
06TOKYO4553 | EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...] | 2006-08-11 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL JA |
06TOKYO4554 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JAMES AND PARTY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Staffdel James and party. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6811 Mobile [...] | 2006-08-11 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA |
06TOKYO4555 | JAPAN TO SUPPORT LEBANON RESOLUTION, ASKS HOW IT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor conveyed reftel demarche August 11 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, stressing our goals of an urgent cessation of hostilities and the expansion of UNIFIL into a robust international f [...] | 2006-08-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER UN JA |
06TOKYO4556 | DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] Post delivered reftel points to the responsible officer at the UN Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 12. Poloff was referred to the public statement of Foreign Minister Taro Aso, repeated below, for Japan's response. 2. Begin text: Japan welcomes the unanimou [...] | 2006-08-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNDC UNSC IS LE JA |
06TOKYO4557 | EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...] | 2006-08-13 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL JA |
06TOKYO4559 | JAPAN UNABLE TO ACT AGAINST MARITIME INSURER SEPIA [...] (S) Summary. Further to reftels (A) and (B),MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara advised Embassy Tokyo Political Officer August 8 that Japan was unable to take further action against suspect maritime insurance company SEPIA. MOFA officials believe that Panama,s issuance [...] | 2006-08-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KN JA |
06TOKYO4560 | JAPAN WANTS UNANIMOUS JOINT ACTION UNDER BERN [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche August 14 to the MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division's Noriko Tanaka. Tanaka said her division would coordinate with the China and Mongol [...] | 2006-08-14 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO4561 | FACTIONS RUSH TO BACK ABE AS TWO MORE CHALLENGERS [...] (SBU) Summary. CCS Abe's August 12 informal announcement that he will run for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President on September 20 came as no surprise. As the front-runner for weeks, he faces no serious challenge from the two remaining candidates, Finance Minister Tanigaki and Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-08-14 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4563 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...] | 2006-08-14 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4565 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 23:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4566 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...] | 2006-08-15 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4567 | MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "UNSC Resolution on Lebanon: Seeking a Breakthrough" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/13): "A measure has finally been taken to put an end to the month-long crisis in Lebanon. The parties involved must not only immediately suspend hostilities but also search for a lasting [...] | 2006-08-15 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4581 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 00:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4598 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4618 | JAPAN WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GUYANA'S ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS KDEM PGOV GY JA |
06TOKYO4625 | UNAPOLOGETIC PM KOIZUMI VISITS YASUKUNI [...] (C) Summary: Ignoring criticism from within Japan and abroad, Prime Minister Koizumi became the first Japanese premier in 21 years to pay respects at Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the anniversary of the end of World War II. In subsequent remarks to the press, Koizumi took an unrepentant "d [...] | 2006-08-15 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA |
06TOKYO4626 | KANAGAWA GOVERNOR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer confirmed to Kanagawa Governor Matsuzawa on August 14 that there was no conventional alternative to forward deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Yokosuka. When Matsuzawa tried to enlist the Ambassador into seeking GOJ funding for a Kanagawa Prefectu [...] | 2006-08-15 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL JA |
06TOKYO4628 | YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...] | 2006-08-15 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4629 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4630 | S/P KRASNER BRIEFS JAPANESE OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Dr. Stephen Krasner in Tokyo on August 9, briefed a number of Japanese MOFA officials on the proposed Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). MOFA DDG for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada responded that the PDG would fit well with Japan's a [...] | 2006-08-15 23:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL JA |
06TOKYO4637 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO464 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4643 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANGELA GJERTSON, U.S. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 28 - October 4, 2006 visit to Japan by Angela Gjertson, U.S. participant in United Nations Fellowship on Disarmament. 2. (SBU) The Embassy Tokyo Point of Contact will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office [...] | 2006-08-16 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PARM KNNP CH GM NL JA |
06TOKYO4647 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Ceasefire Should Not be Temporary" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/16): "The tragedy in Lebanon has come to an end for the time being following the acceptance by Israel and Hezbollah of a unanimous UNSC resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities.... However, complacency is [...] | 2006-08-16 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4660 | MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...] | 2006-08-16 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO |
06TOKYO4661 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA confirmed August 16 that Prime Minister Koizumi will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan August 28-30, 2006. The trip is intended to build upon the "Central Asia Plus Japan" Foreign Ministers meeting held June 2006 in Tokyo. No new assistance packages are contemplated. MOFA a [...] | 2006-08-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KZ UZ JA |
06TOKYO4662 | MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...] | 2006-08-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO |
06TOKYO4663 | JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...] | 2006-08-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO4665 | RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR [...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...] | 2006-08-16 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA RS |
06TOKYO4666 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN ALERTED TO NEW UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER |
06TOKYO4670 | ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE JA |
06TOKYO4686 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4691 | MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON - TOKYO [...] "Ceasefire Must Not be Reversed" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/17): "In order to implement the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a 15,000-strong Lebanese Army unit and a similar-sized UN force must be quickly deployed in southern Lebanon.... With the warring parties still sq [...] | 2006-08-17 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4699 | AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S AUGUST 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Financial Services Kaoru Yosano on August 15 to discuss the state of play on revisions to the law governing the consumer finance industry. Minister Yosano confirmed that the "gray zone" between [...] | 2006-08-17 04:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN JA |
06TOKYO4701 | JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO [...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...] | 2006-08-17 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA |
06TOKYO4713 | JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA |
06TOKYO4720 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4723 | U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY [...] (C) In an August 16 meeting with MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura, Poloff delivered points ref A concerning the activities of USNS Victorious in waters north of the Senkaku islands and her interaction with PRC vessels. 2. (C) Nomura said MOFA was "glad" to hear that Vict [...] | 2006-08-18 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA |
06TOKYO4725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4732 | MEDIA REACTION Q JAPANQS RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] "After Koizumi's Yasukuni Visit: China and South Korea Look to Improve Relations with Next Prime Minister" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun carried a front-page commentary jointly written by Beijing and Seoul correspondents, which said (8/18): "...China's reaction to Prime Minister Koizumi's visit on [...] | 2006-08-18 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4738 | JAPAN STILL FORMULATING POSITION ON RECAAP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA |
06TOKYO4739 | ABE TO CALL FOR SWEEPING CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. Shinzo Abe, the odds-on favorite to replace Junichiro Koizumi as Japan's next prime minister, plans to make constitutional revision a cornerstone of his campaign in the run up to the September 20 LDP presidential contest, according to an unofficial version reported in the Niho [...] | 2006-08-18 07:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4740 | RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...] | 2006-08-18 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA RS |
06TOKYO4751 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4752 | MOFA OFFICIAL ON REINVIGORATING APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan agrees, in principle, on the need to institutionally strengthen APEC but believes more discussion is needed to determine the most effective way forward, according to Japan's APEC Senior Official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Acknowledging the prospect of p [...] | 2006-08-18 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL APECO JA |
06TOKYO4755 | THE DCM'S AUGUST 18 COURTESY CALL WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a call on August 18 with newly appointed Counterterrorism Ambassador Suda, the DCM shared that DoS and DHS have agreed to return to the March draft of the Note Verbale as the basis for further negotiations on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP). Since a few points in [...] | 2006-08-18 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CE JA |
06TOKYO4762 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 01:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4772 | MEDIA REACTION Q CUBA-US RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] "After Castro: Cuba Should Improve Relations with US" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/21): "It has been three weeks since Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has ruled the country for nearly half a century, fell ill. It is time for the world to think about Cuba after he is gone.... The Cuban [...] | 2006-08-21 05:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4783 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/06 [...] Aso 2. Abe 3. Tanigaki Asia  [...] | 2006-08-22 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4786 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials concerning Ayatollah Khamenei's remarks. 2. "Khamenei's Remarks Make Settlement of Iranian Nuclear Standoff Difficult" Cairo correspondent Hagi of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (8/22): "According to media reports from Tehran, Iran's supreme leader Ayato [...] | 2006-08-22 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4795 | ASO ENTERS LDP PRESIDENT RACE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced his candidacy for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency on August 21; however, every indication suggests that frontrunner Shinzo Abe will win by a wide margin. In campaign pledges released the same day, Aso promised to focus on economic [...] | 2006-08-22 06:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4797 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4798 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...] | 2006-08-22 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA |
06TOKYO4802 | GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...] | 2006-08-22 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT |
06TOKYO4803 | GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...] | 2006-08-22 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT |
06TOKYO4804 | GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...] | 2006-08-22 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM JA KN KNNP MNUC PREL PTER |
06TOKYO4806 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO482 | MEDIA REACTION HAMAS ELECTION VICTORY - TOKYO [...] "Time for Hamas to Break with Terrorism" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/28): "The radical Islamic group Hamas has emerged as the Palestinians' leading political party after winning a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council. Fatah, the mainstream PLO group that was previous [...] | 2006-01-30 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4823 | S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...] | 2006-08-23 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA |
06TOKYO4826 | JAPAN EXPECTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA |
06TOKYO4829 | IAP DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda on August 23, 2006. Masuda thanked us for the Immigration Advis [...] | 2006-08-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4830 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 23:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4834 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO484 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4845 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran's Answer: Halting Uranium Enrichment the First Step to Regaining Trust" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/24): "Iran does not appear at all prepared to listen to the voices of those in the international community concerned about nuclear proliferation. It appears that [...] | 2006-08-24 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4853 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 24 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 10 to August 24. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Company to Begin Clinical Test of AI Antiviral -- 2. The Toyama Chemica [...] | 2006-08-24 05:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO4855 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, Foreign Minister Taro Aso expressed appreciation for the Admiral's efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance and praised the "2 plus 2" statement as a "historical accomplishment in our bilateral relations." [...] | 2006-08-24 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO4858 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. PROPOSAL FOR THE ICAO AVSEC [...] (U) Per reftel, talking points were delivered by ECOUNS to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on August 14, and to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT) on August 18. 2. (SBU) MOFA Director of Specialized Agencies Division, Mr. Yoichiro Yamada said that he understand [...] | 2006-08-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO OPDC KTIA CA JP |
06TOKYO4861 | ADMIRAL FALLON MEETINGS WITH SENIOR JDA OFFICIALS [...] (S) Summary: During Pacific Commander Admiral Fallon's August 23 meetings with Japan Defense Agency (JDA) senior officials, Joint Staff Office (JSO) Chief of Staff Admiral Saito urged the U.S. and Japan to quickly implement a number of "lessons learned" from the North Korea missile launches, i [...] | 2006-08-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO4863 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH PROSSER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 27-30, 2006 visit to Japan by State Department Official Sarah Prosser. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Tandy Matsuda. She can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 3224-5342 Home phone: 81 (0)3 3224-682 [...] | 2006-08-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO4866 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4869 | MEDIA REACTION Q NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION - [...] "Nuclear Nonproliferation: Issue Must Be Dealt with Resolutely" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/25): "This year's meeting of the United Nations Disarmament Conference was held in Yokohama. There appear to be no immediate solutions regarding the nuclear programs of the DPRK and Iran [...] | 2006-08-25 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4876 | KOMEITO LEADER TO RESIGN, LDP WEIGHS IN ON [...] (C) Summary. Takenori Kanzaki has announced he will step down in September after eight years as leader of New Komeito, part of a leadership reshuffle that may have wide-ranging implications for Japan's ruling coalition. Akihiro Ota and Toshiko Hamayotsu have been widely touted by the press [...] | 2006-08-25 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4889 | JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP [...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...] | 2006-08-25 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA |
06TOKYO4891 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4892 | YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...] | 2006-08-25 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA |
06TOKYO4893 | YASUKUNI MUSEUM TO REEXAMINE SOME DISPLAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. Yasukuni Shrine's war history museum has begun reviewing the way it characterizes U.S. strategy before and during World War II, Japanese media reported August 25. The shrine's response reflects in part Japanese response to growing public criticism from former senior U.S. offici [...] | 2006-08-25 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO4895 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4899 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: The Fate of Military-First Policy" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/27): "It has been nearly two months since North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. With rumors that Pyongyang will soon conduct an underground nuclear test, it seems [...] | 2006-08-28 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4913 | IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...] | 2006-08-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JA |
06TOKYO4915 | JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...] | 2006-08-28 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA |
06TOKYO4919 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-28 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO4920 | JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...] | 2006-08-28 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA |
06TOKYO4926 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06 [...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...] | 2006-08-29 04:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4948 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4949 | JARPN II WHALING FLEET RETURNS FROM WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC [...] Japan's whaling mothership under JARPN II (Second Phase of Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Western North Pacific),its annual lethal research whaling program that started in 2000, returned to Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in the morning of August 21, about one [...] | 2006-08-30 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD |
06TOKYO4962 | YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Japan relations. Our cooperative scientific relationship with Japan is one of the broadest and deepest in the world. Your attendance at the STS Forum and meetings in Kyoto will assist us to move forward on several specific [...] | 2006-08-30 07:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV TRGY TSPL JA |
06TOKYO4966 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4969 | KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...] | 2006-08-30 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA |
06TOKYO4970 | IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...] | 2006-08-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER JA |
06TOKYO4978 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4986 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries on Iran's reported resumption of uranium enrichment. 2. "Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Vienna correspondent Ishiguro wrote (8/31): "The French news agency AFP, quoting a diplomatic source, reported [...] | 2006-08-31 05:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO4990 | METI VICE MINISTER CITES BUSINESS NETWORKS, CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Japan feels a need for legal protections for its companies' integrated production facilities and trade flows throughout East Asia. That and Japan's desire to stop or slow China efforts to assume a leadership role in the process of regional economic integration had spurred Japan [...] | 2006-08-31 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO |
06TOKYO4994 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO4995 | JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...] | 2006-08-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA |
06TOKYO4998 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 23:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5009 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - TOKYO [...] "China, Russia Still Pursuing Dialogue" The liberal Mainichi's New York correspondent wrote (9/1): "The IAEA Thursday submitted a report to the UNSC that Iran is continuing uranium enrichment. The focus of discussion at the UNSC will now shift to whether or not to adopt economic sanctions in o [...] | 2006-09-01 04:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO501 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5017 | ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...] | 2006-09-01 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
06TOKYO502 | ITER: GOJ RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On January 30, EST M/C and ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Fusion En [...] | 2006-01-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA |
06TOKYO5023 | NEW ANRE OIL AND GAS DIVISION DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Shin Hosaka, newly appointed director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),assessed that the situation involving the Azadegan field in Iran was far from [...] | 2006-09-01 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG JA |
06TOKYO5025 | JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) MOFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Kenichi Sasae informed Charge Donovan on September 1 that he would be in Seoul on September 7 accompanying Vice Minister Shotaro Yachi to the third round of the Japan-ROK "Strategic Dialogue." Sasae said Japan would again propose establishment o [...] | 2006-09-01 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA KS |
06TOKYO5026 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...] | 2006-09-01 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL MARR JA |
06TOKYO5027 | JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT 5+5 MEETING AT UNGA [...] (C) On September 1, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche, which asked 5 5 group members to reconvene at UNGA, to MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara. Kashiwabara said that Japanese officials would consider the proposal and attempt to deliver a formal [...] | 2006-09-01 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL JA |
06TOKYO5028 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...] | 2006-09-01 11:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA |
06TOKYO5033 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5036 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPSTONE DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 6-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Capstone Delegation members. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: [...] | 2006-09-05 03:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA POL JA |
06TOKYO5039 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 31 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 24 to August 31. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan's Cooperation with China -- Â [...] | 2006-09-05 06:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO5042 | A/S HILL CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA DG SASAE [...] (C) MOFA Asia/Oceania Director General Sasae reiterated to EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on September 4 the need for actions implementing UNSCR 1695, saying we had to show North Korea there were consequences before the next round of DPRK brinksmanship. A/S Hill said USG decisions on implement [...] | 2006-09-05 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM JA KS KN |
06TOKYO5050 | ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING GNEP [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) On September 5, science officer spoke to MOFA,s International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa regarding GNEP,s Statement of Principles (Reftel). Science officer provided additional background to Kitagawa on the [...] | 2006-09-05 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA FR JA |
06TOKYO5052 | AGRICULTURE REFORM IN JAPAN - TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR DOHA [...] (SBU) Japan is set to change its policies in farm subsidies starting in fiscal 2007. Whether the changes will help the government to take a more accommodating posture in trade talks over the longer term -- both multilateral and bilateral -- remains to be seen, but nobody is predicting any dr [...] | 2006-09-05 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON JA |
06TOKYO5054 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 00:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5065 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (C) REFTEL demarche was delivered to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. NASA Attach met with Japan,s lead delegate to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO),Mr. Toru Nakaya, Director of the International Organizations Office, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal [...] | 2006-09-06 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA JA SENV |
06TOKYO5067 | NAVY SECRETARY WINTER MEETS WITH MOFA DG KAWAI [...] (C) Summary. Acceptance of new U.S. military assets, efforts to locate a suitable location for night landing practice, relocation of Futenma, and Japanese commitment to operations in Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean dominated the August 28 conversation between Secretary of the Navy Donald Wi [...] | 2006-09-06 05:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
06TOKYO5080 | NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...] | 2006-09-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5081 | IT'S A BOY! FIRST GRANDSON FOR JAPAN'S EMPEROR [...] Summary. Japan's long wait for a male successor to the Chrysanthemum throne came to an end early on the morning of September 6, as Princess Kiko gave birth to the Imperial family's first male heir in 41 years. His birth is likely to bring an end to any remaining debate on revising Japan's I [...] | 2006-09-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5082 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...] | 2006-09-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO5084 | NAKASONE ON JAPAN AND NUCLEAR ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A proposal by former Prime Minister Nakasone that Japan study the option of acquiring nuclear weapons under certain conditions is drawing critical attention here. Although the original written proposal and Nakasone's subsequent remarks to the press are heavily caveated, medi [...] | 2006-09-06 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM JA MNUC PREL |
06TOKYO5089 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 23:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5091 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO510 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5113 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5138 | A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...] | 2006-09-08 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN |
06TOKYO5139 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Hill and MOFA Director General Atsumi agreed September 5 on the importance of strengthening ties with the nations of Southeast and Southwest Asia and playing up the cooperative nature of U.S. and Japanese efforts to take on a more active role in the region. [...] | 2006-09-08 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA |
06TOKYO5140 | LDP ELECTION OPENS, AS PARTIES AGREE TO ELECT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi, in an apparent concession to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),has changed the opening date for the Extraordinary Diet session from September 22 to September 26, according to the press. Embassy Tokyo media contacts attributed the flip flop [...] | 2006-09-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5143 | LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...] | 2006-09-08 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LE JA |
06TOKYO5146 | MEDIA REACTION Q GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - TOKYO [...] Most Friday evening papers gave prominent front- and inside-page play to reports from Washington concerning President Bush's speech Wednesday at the White House, in which he acknowledged for the first time that the CIA has interrogated dozens of terrorist suspects at secret overseas locations. [...] | 2006-09-08 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5161 | LDP MEMBERSHIP DECLINES AS VOTING PATTERNS CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Membership numbers for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have fallen sharply on the mass defections of postal workers since the passage of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization package in 2005, according to recently released party statistics. Peaking [...] | 2006-09-08 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5166 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5176 | ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...] | 2006-09-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO5177 | ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...] | 2006-09-10 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO5182 | MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] "International Community Needs to Realign Front to Fight Terrorism" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/10): "Five years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.... Establishing an effective strategy to combat and eliminate terrorism remains an unfinished task [...] | 2006-09-11 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5187 | JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA |
06TOKYO5208 | REPORTED TOTAL INTEREST IN AZADEGAN PROJECT [...] (C) Regarding Total interest in the Azadegan project, we spoke to Shin Hosaka, director of the Petroleum and Gas Division at ANRE, who said that he was not privy to INPEX's private negotiations. We noted that METI was a major shareholder in INPEX but he insisted he would be getting his inform [...] | 2006-09-11 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EINV EPET ENRG JA |
06TOKYO5209 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5210 | JAPAN AND KOREA REACH AGREEMENT ON JOINT RADIATION [...] (C) MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Kenichiro Sasae told the DCM September 11 that following lengthy talks the week of September 4, Japan and the ROK reached a tentative ad referendum agreement to conduct a joint survey to search for possible radiation dumped by the Russians in the disputed areas [...] | 2006-09-11 09:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA KS JA |
06TOKYO5211 | VICE MINISTER YACHI CONVEYS NORTH KOREA-RELATED [...] (C) During a telephone call on September 11, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi relayed two North Korea-related requests to the Ambassador. Prime Minister Koizumi will convene a Cabinet meeting on September 19, Yachi said, to announce new sanctions on North Korea. Koizumi wou [...] | 2006-09-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN JA |
06TOKYO5212 | RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...] | 2006-09-11 09:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
06TOKYO5213 | SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...] | 2006-09-11 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5215 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-5, 2006 and October 11-12 visit to Japan by CODEL Chuck Hagel and delegation. An updated schedule will follow. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 32 [...] | 2006-09-12 03:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH VM MG JA |
06TOKYO5218 | MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...] | 2006-09-12 05:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5221 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 05:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5243 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/06 [...] Establishing political leadership TOKYO 00005243 002 OF 010 1) For speedy and accurate decision making that can meet changing times, implement the following reforms to strengthen the political leadership and establish a top-down system led by the Prime Minister's Official Residence (K [...] | 2006-09-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5249 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 02:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5250 | MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...] | 2006-09-13 02:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5286 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 02:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5288 | SCENESETTER FOR EB A/S SULLIVAN: INCOMING [...] (SBU) With Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe the presumptive next prime minister, beef receding from the economic agenda, and a summit with President Bush anticipated in the coming months, your visit to Tokyo comes at an important point in discussions of how to broaden and deepen the bilater [...] | 2006-09-14 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN ETRD ECIN JA APECO |
06TOKYO529 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5308 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5309 | JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...] | 2006-09-14 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA |
06TOKYO5322 | MEDIA REACTION Q G-7 FINANCE MINISTERIAL - TOKYO [...] "G7 Finance Ministerial: Sense of Urgency Needed Regarding Slowdown" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/15): "A meeting of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors starts Saturday in Singapore. Amid an increase in risk factors, including a slowdown of the US economy, vigilance [...] | 2006-09-15 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5325 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5330 | JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...] | 2006-09-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON IS LE JA |
06TOKYO5331 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5332 | U.S. COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AGENDA DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JA |
06TOKYO5333 | UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA HA JA |
06TOKYO5334 | ASSISTANT CABINET SECRETARY ANDO URGES STRONG U.S. [...] (S) On September 15, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyasu Ando called the DCM to report that Japan will announce its steps to implement UNSCR 1695 during the Koizumi Administration,s last Cabinet meeting on September 19. Ando noted that he had briefed Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe earlier [...] | 2006-09-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV JA KN CH |
06TOKYO5336 | DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...] | 2006-09-18 22:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA |
06TOKYO5339 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5340 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Program: Sanctions Will Only Continue" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/19): "...It has been one year since North Korea pledged in a joint statement at the six-party talks to abandon its nuclear program. However, Pyongyang has since refused to even attend the t [...] | 2006-09-19 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5351 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/EAP ANALYST BENJAMIN R. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 13 -23, 2006 visit to Japan by INR /EAP Analyst Benjamin R. Goldberg. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone [...] | 2006-09-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT OTRA PREL TH JA |
06TOKYO5357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO536 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5361 | JAPAN ANNOUNCES NEW NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. On September 19, the Government of Japan announced a series of new "measures," i.e. sanctions, against the DPRK (full text in para 6). Japan's new sanctions will block the property of designated entities within Japan, and prohibit Japanese firms from conducting transactions with [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
06TOKYO5362 | THE ELECTION MECHANICS BEHIND ABE'S LIKELY WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's next Prime Minister will be chosen by an election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency. On the eve of the September 20 poll, Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe has an insurmountable lead over his two opponents. This message outlines the mechanics of the LDP pre [...] | 2006-09-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON JA |
06TOKYO5372 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Imposition of Financial Sanctions on DPRK: No Option But to Tighten Pressure on North Korea" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/20): "The DPRK has been steadfastly refusing to return to the six- party talks on its nuclear development and has not shown any intention to agr [...] | 2006-09-20 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5399 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5408 | IT'S OFFICIAL; ABE WINS [...] (U) Summary. As expected, Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) election on September 20, defeating Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Sadokazu Tanigaki in a contest that was never really close. He became the 21st LDP president immediatel [...] | 2006-09-20 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5410 | THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...] | 2006-09-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA |
06TOKYO5413 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PRINCIPLE DEPUTY UNDER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-29, 2006 visit to Japan by PDUSD(P) Christopher Henry and delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...] | 2006-09-21 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO5423 | THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...] | 2006-09-21 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA |
06TOKYO5427 | MEDIA REACTION Q THAI MILITARY COUP - TOKYO [...] "Coup Exposes Fragility of Thai Democracy" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (9/21): "...The impact of the Thai military coup has been felt both at home and abroad. The nation's credibility has been seriously damaged. The top military commanders who seized power c [...] | 2006-09-21 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5448 | UPDATED BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE LANGUAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA |
06TOKYO5450 | TAKENAKA RESIGNATION UNSURPRISING [...] (C) Summary. On September 15 Heizo Takenaka, well known economist, reluctant politician, and symbol of Prime Minister Koizumi's reform agenda, announced that he would give up his Diet seat on September 26. Faced with the imminent retirement of Koizumi, his biggest supporter, Takenaka was not [...] | 2006-09-21 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON JA |
06TOKYO5452 | JAPAN NOT YET READY TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA |
06TOKYO5456 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5471 | MEDIA REACTION Q NEW PM DESIGNATE ABE - TOKYO [...] "Can Abe Use Overwhelming Victory in LDP Presidential Election to Manage the Government?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/21): "Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe was elected president of the ruling Liberal SIPDIS Democratic Party (LDP) Wednesday by an overwhelming majority. [...] | 2006-09-22 05:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5479 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GTIP SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 07-11, 2006 visit to Japan by GTIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor. 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 [...] | 2006-09-22 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO5483 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-22 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5485 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...] | 2006-09-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA |
06TOKYO5488 | JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...] | 2006-09-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA |
06TOKYO5490 | JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...] | 2006-09-24 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA |
06TOKYO5493 | MEDIA REACTION Q TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON [...] "US Taking New Strategy Toward China Under Paulson's Leadership" The Liberal Asahi carried an analytical report stating (9/23): "Secretary of the Treasury Paulson agreed with Chinese President Hu and Premier Wen on Friday that the US and China would cooperate on a wide range of economic issues [...] | 2006-09-25 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5512 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5514 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Ambassador to Tokyo is concerned that Japan's commitment to playing a leading role in the International Compact With Iraq could falter unless pressed by his government and the United States. He laments the fact that the government of Iraq apparently lacks the depth to pu [...] | 2006-09-25 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL IZ JA |
06TOKYO5515 | JDA AVM MORIYA ON DEFENSE BUDGETS, TRANSFORMATION, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya assured the DCM over Japan's commitment to implement the May 1 Alliance Transformation Roadmap and to fund necessary defense requirements, including Host Nation Support. During a September 22 dinner, Moriya said that constr [...] | 2006-09-25 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV MASS JA |
06TOKYO5516 | ABE NAMES NEW LDP EXECS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe named Hidenao Nakagawa, Shoichi Nakagawa (no relation),and Yuya Niwa to the LDP's three top executive posts on September 25. The three positions, which are the key LDP policy and party management slo [...] | 2006-09-25 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5526 | The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (U) Summary. The Japan Economic Scope (JES) is a weekly e-newsletter produced by Embassy Tokyo's ECON section in collaboration with other sections and constituent Posts. It provides a brief overview of recent economic developments, insights gleaned from contacts, summaries of the latest cab [...] | 2006-09-25 23:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
06TOKYO5529 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5558 | JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...] | 2006-09-26 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER |
06TOKYO5562 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5564 | JAPAN UNCERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT CENTCOM IRAQ [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, DCM called on Japan's Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 to present Ambassador Satterfield's invitation for Japan to send a civilian representative to the October 3-5 CENTCOM Conference on Iraq in Warsaw. [...] | 2006-09-26 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL IZ JA |
06TOKYO5565 | A/S FORT DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MOFA INTELLIGENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan could potentially bring high value to our analysis of events in Iran due to Japan's diplomatic presence in and extensive commercial relations with Tehran, INR A/S Fort told MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS) Director General Takeuchi on September 25. In a meeting [...] | 2006-09-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR IR AF JA |
06TOKYO5566 | JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION AFFIRMS [...] (C) Japan's newly appointed Ambassador for Iraqi Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 reaffirmed to DCM Japan's support for the International Compact With Iraq. Ogawa believes that following meetings in New York and Abu Dhabi that there is a new momentum to promote the Compact. Ogawa also [...] | 2006-09-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PINR IZ JA |
06TOKYO5567 | JAPAN OPPOSES CUBAN POSITION AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU JA |
06TOKYO5568 | U.S. POLICY PRIORITIES FOR ABE ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Summary and Table of Contents. New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined an ambitious policy agenda for his administration, with important implications for a number of U.S. foreign policy goals. This cable highlights the most significant initiatives from a U.S. perspective and assesses [...] | 2006-09-26 10:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL TSPL |
06TOKYO5569 | ANRE'S ARIMA LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR IEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, newly appointed director of the International Affairs Division at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Jun Arima reiterated the GOJ's request that USG support the appointment of Nobuo Tanaka as the new head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) [...] | 2006-09-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG JA |
06TOKYO5570 | HRC: JAPAN RELUCTANT TO PUSH COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, para 5. 2. (C) Political Section Deputy presented reftel demarche September 26 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded that like the United States, Japan also wants an effective [...] | 2006-09-26 22:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNDC JA |
06TOKYO5574 | GOJ STRUGGLES TO UPGRADE INDIAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) Despite India's position as a top Japanese aid recipient from 2003-05, growth in Japan-India trade over the past five years has lagged behind growth in India's trade with China, the United States, and others. What growth that has occurred has been one-sided, and Japan now ranks below the [...] | 2006-09-27 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL EFIN EAID JA IN |
06TOKYO5586 | MEDIA REACTION Q ABE ADMINISTRATION - TOKYO [...] "Can the Abe Administration Resolve the Challenges of the Times?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/27): "Newly elected Prime Minister Abe, the first Japanese prime minister born after World War II, inaugurated his cabinet.... The new cabinet has to deal with a wide range [...] | 2006-09-27 03:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO560 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5600 | ABE'S CONSERVATIVE CABINET [...] (C) Summary. On September 26 newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his Cabinet. In general, he made conservative choices and included many politicians with whom he has close relations as well as those who actively supported his campaign. Despite Abe's claim that he would avoid a [...] | 2006-09-27 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON JA |
06TOKYO5605 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5608 | YACHI-DAI SUB-CABINET TALKS: NO PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Sub-cabinet talks with China aimed at improving relations had been slow-going and the outlook for a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the November APEC meeting looked bleak, MOFA China Division Director Akiba told us September 26 prior to the talks' conclusion. I [...] | 2006-09-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO561 | MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION [...] "'Democratization' at the core of US diplomacy" The top-circulation, centrist Yomiuri's Washington-based reporter observed: "President Bush stressed the importance of promoting liberty and democracy by setting an end to tyranny as the goal of US diplomacy. Given that democratic elections have [...] | 2006-02-01 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5624 | INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...] | 2006-09-28 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR IR CH JA |
06TOKYO5625 | INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS [...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...] | 2006-09-28 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA |
06TOKYO5626 | INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (C) Summary: Government belt-tightening will return Japan's overseas development assistance (ODA) to its 1984 levels in the next five years, MOFA Director General for Global Issues Tsuruoka told INR A/S Fort on September 25. These cuts will eventually hinder diplomatic efforts. The cuts shou [...] | 2006-09-28 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNSC EAID CH KN JA |
06TOKYO5629 | INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETINGS WITH DG KAWAI [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA leadership is convinced that the Japanese government's stove-piped system of intelligence sharing must be reformed, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kawai told visiting INR Assistant Secretary Fort September 25. Top-level political leadership would be needed [...] | 2006-09-28 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINR AS CH JA |
06TOKYO5646 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO567 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5686 | POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: GOJ RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) A round of meetings with GOJ officials involved with postal privatization indicates gradual progress toward the goals of greater transparency and a level playing field. Contacts assured us that the Japan Post Corporation (JPC) could not obtain approval for new products through its July [...] | 2006-09-29 06:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN JA |
06TOKYO5695 | GM RICE CREATES STIR WITH GOJ - COULD HAVE MAJOR [...] (C) Over a month since USDA announced a genetically modified variety had been found in U.S. long grain rice crops, Japanese authorities continue to sound alarm bells, potentially putting at risk over $800 million of U.S. food exports to Japan. Several million dollars worth of frozen potatoe [...] | 2006-09-29 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON JA TBIO |
06TOKYO5707 | PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...] | 2006-10-01 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA |
06TOKYO5709 | PDUSD HENRY AND JDA'S MORIYA DISCUSS CHINA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned about China's lack of transparency in its military modernization, its campaign to end the EU arms embargo on Beijing, and its recent efforts to downgrade exchanges with the Japan Defense Agency (JDA),Administrative Vice-Minister Takemasa Moriya told visiting Pr [...] | 2006-10-02 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR MCAP PREL CH JA |
06TOKYO5721 | MEDIA REACTION Q ABE ADMINISTRATION - TOKYO [...] "A Proposal for the Abe Administration" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (10/2): "...In his inaugural speech at the Diet, Prime Minister Abe devoted more time to the nation's diplomatic and national security policies than any previous prime minister. His speech was akin to Preside [...] | 2006-10-02 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5728 | The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...] | 2006-10-02 05:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
06TOKYO5731 | JAPAN HOPING MISSILES PANEL WILL BE ABOLISHED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 06:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PARM PREL CDG JA |
06TOKYO5736 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR INR/EAP ANALYST GREGORY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by INR/EAP analyst Gregory D. Knight. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...] | 2006-10-02 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA EAP JA |
06TOKYO5737 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST DANIEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-17 2006 visit to Japan by INR/TNC Analyst Daniel Epstein. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Control for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...] | 2006-10-02 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SNAR PINR JA |
06TOKYO5740 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5744 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5753 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: When you arrive in Tokyo on October 16, Japan's new government will have been in office less than one month. The new PM, Shinzo Abe, held the powerful Chief Cabinet Secretary position in former PM Koizumi's government. Both Koizumi and Abe are LDP members with a conservative ben [...] | 2006-10-03 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN JA PARM PREL PTER |
06TOKYO5754 | TOKYO EMBASSY POC FOR APEC FOOD DEFENSE RISK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR |
06TOKYO5758 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5761 | ABE TRIP TO BEIJING AND SEOUL [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday and with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday. MOFA Asia-Pacific Director General Kenichiro Sasae confirmed this during a telephone conversation with Charge on the e [...] | 2006-10-03 10:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL CH KS JA |
06TOKYO577 | MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] All six dailies carried editorials concerning President Bush's State of the Union address. 2. "Continued US Commitment to the World Reconfirmed" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/2): "The 'prescription' President Bush wrote for the difficult issues facing th [...] | 2006-02-02 04:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5772 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Threat Enters New Stage" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/4): "North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear test in the future suggests that Pyongyang is further escalating its desperate brinkmanship as the international community's ne [...] | 2006-10-04 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5773 | SUBJECT: EB DAS MOORE VISITS TOKYO AS GOJ [...] (C) As Japan's leadership changes after five years under Prime Minister Koizumi, economic policy makers are considering how to strengthen relations with the U.S. Few if any, however, have any bold ideas in this area, and several appear at least equally or more concerned with regional bilate [...] | 2006-10-04 03:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD JA |
06TOKYO5791 | JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...] | 2006-10-04 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA RU |
06TOKYO5792 | JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...] | 2006-10-04 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV JA RU |
06TOKYO5796 | DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On the evening of October 4, the Charge verbally delivered the unclassified portions of reftel to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki. Noting that these are the same points that we are sharing with other countries, the Charge stressed that a nuclear test by North Korea would be a " [...] | 2006-10-04 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KN JA |
06TOKYO5801 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Paul Grove, Thomas Hawkins, and Cindy Chang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...] | 2006-10-05 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF CH GM SN JA |
06TOKYO5802 | MEDIA REACTION Q PM ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA AND [...] "Abe's Visit to Beijing and Seoul: First Step in His Diplomatic Strategy?" Top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/5): "PM Abe's planned visits to China and South Korea suggest that Japan and its Asian neighbors agree that dialogues between the Japanese leader and his counterpart [...] | 2006-10-05 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5805 | JAPANESE IPR OFFICIALS POSITIVE ON ""GOLD STANDARD"" AGREEMENT; STILL NOT SUPPORTING WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA REF: A) TOKYO 3873 B) TOKYO 4025 TOKYO 00005805 001.2 OF 004 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH DONOVAN FOR REASONS: 1.4 b, d [...] (C) Summary: Japanese government and industry voiced strong support for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in meetings in Tokyo with State/EB DAS Chris Moore on September 21-22, but were not optimistic about changing Japanese laws to meet all elements of the &Gold Standard8 for IPR enf [...] | 2006-10-05 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP |
06TOKYO5810 | JAPAN FM ASO'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) On October 5, Charg delivered ref (A) demarche regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to Foreign Minister Taro Aso. Aso replied that it was important for the UN Security Council to send a message to North Korea "as quickly as possible" in the form of a UNSC Presidential Statement. [...] | 2006-10-05 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KN JA |
06TOKYO5812 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5819 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5820 | EB DAS MOORE COVERS ECONOMIC AGENDA AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: EB DAS Chris Moore covered a range of issues with Ministry of Finance Senior Deputy Director General Rintaro Tamaki, including Central Asia, the recent G-7 and IMF meetings, the economic priorities of the new Abe administration, and possibilities for ongoing U.S.- Japan dialogue o [...] | 2006-10-06 04:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON EFIN JA PK KZ LI |
06TOKYO5822 | PRIME MINISTER ABE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO BEIJING AND [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo did not make a second, secret trip to Japan to arrange Prime Minister Abe's trip to Beijing, as reported in the press, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on October 5. Instead, a last-minute breakthroug [...] | 2006-10-06 06:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP CH KN KS JA |
06TOKYO5824 | MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...] | 2006-10-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA |
06TOKYO5830 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "DPRK Trying to Maximize 'Nuclear Card'" The conservative Sankei's front-page commentary by senior writer Takahiro Namura said (10/6): "Pyongyang's statement that it will conduct a nuclear test has many similarities to the words of 'intimidation' used in previous North Korean announcements con [...] | 2006-10-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5831 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-08 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5832 | JAPAN CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSAL ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC NK JA |
06TOKYO5833 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5858 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5865 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea's Nuclear Test Deals Blow to Nonproliferation Regime" The liberal Asahi wrote (10/10): "It is inevitable that North Korea's announcement Monday that it conducted a nuclear test will deal a serious blow to the nonproliferation regime centered on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [...] | 2006-10-10 05:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5867 | NIH DR.ZERHOUNI'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] Summary. On September 13, NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni visited Tokyo to attend the JST-NIKKEI Science Symposium after his participation in the STS Forum in Kyoto. In his meetings, Dr. Zerhouni exchanged opinions with officials at the International Medical Cooperation Center of Japan (IMCJ [...] | 2006-10-10 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO JA |
06TOKYO5873 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5876 | JAPAN'S INITITAL MEDIA RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCED DPRK [...] Summary. The public and media reaction to the DPRK's October 9 announcement of a nuclear test was universally condemnatory. Press coverage throughout the day highlighted the cool, unflappable responses of Prime Minister Abe and his aides, the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and the co [...] | 2006-10-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PGOV KN JA |
06TOKYO5884 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5887 | The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...] | 2006-10-11 02:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
06TOKYO5892 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "We Condemn North Korea's Nuclear Test" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/11): "The dictatorship neighboring Japan has announced that it conducted a nuclear test. Although details of the test are as yet unknown, it is clear that tensions are rising in East Asia and around the world. North Ko [...] | 2006-10-11 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5900 | CABINET APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) The Japanese Cabinet has approved a bill to extend for one year the special anti-terrorism law that enables Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The bill will be presented to the Diet where it must be passed by both [...] | 2006-10-11 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER AF JA |
06TOKYO5901 | HOUSE OF COUNCILORS PRESIDENT PUSHES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Japanese House of Councilors President Chikage Ogi, accompanied by House of Councilors International Affairs Department Director General Yoshiyuki Sadaoka and Secretarial Division Director Satoshi Fujukawa, called on Ambassador October 11 to press for the revitalization of U.S.-Japanese p [...] | 2006-10-11 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JA |
06TOKYO5902 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5903 | ABE LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Although Prime Minister Abe's campaign platform for addressing social disparity issues lacked detail, he has already laid significant groundwork for related government programs, according to Cabinet Office and ministry contacts. Six members of his so-called "second chance" parliamentary [...] | 2006-10-11 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EINV JA |
06TOKYO5904 | ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...] | 2006-10-11 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR |
06TOKYO5913 | TESTING ABE: BY-ELECTION IN OSAKA 9TH DISTRICT [...] (SBU) Fast on the heels of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential election that launched the Abe Cabinet on September 26, Osaka is host to the first skirmish in a long Japanese political season leading to unified local elections next April and culminating in next July's Diet Upper Ho [...] | 2006-10-12 00:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO5914 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5915 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOREST YANG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-19, 2006 visit to Japan by SEAP/J Political Officer Forest Yang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Eva Robinson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...] | 2006-10-12 05:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO5916 | DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN JA |
06TOKYO5925 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "US and China Should Join Hands to Deal With North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions" An editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (10/12): "It is likely that the UN Security Council (UNSC) will adopt a resolution by the end of this week calling for punitive measures against North Korea, which has anno [...] | 2006-10-12 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5929 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO593 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5939 | JAPAN LIKELY TO COSPONSOR DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP KN JA |
06TOKYO594 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...] | 2006-02-02 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO5940 | ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...] | 2006-10-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG CH JA |
06TOKYO5941 | JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...] | 2006-10-12 10:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN |
06TOKYO5942 | JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...] | 2006-10-12 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN |
06TOKYO5943 | MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK [...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...] | 2006-10-12 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA |
06TOKYO5956 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5958 | TESTING ABE: BY-ELECTION IN OSAKA 9TH DISTRICT [...] (SBU) Fast on the heels of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential election that launched the Abe Cabinet on September 26, Osaka is host to the first skirmish in a long Japanese political season leading to unified local elections next April and culminating in next July's Diet Upper Ho [...] | 2006-10-13 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO596 | ITER: MORE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On February 2, EST M/C and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and others and delivered reftel demarche. Honsei thanked EST M/C for the cl [...] | 2006-02-02 09:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA |
06TOKYO5962 | JAPAN'S INCOME DISPARITY: WIDENING TREND PREDATES [...] (U) Summary: The perception of an expanding income gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in Japan has become a significant political issue over the past year, with some charging that former Prime Minister Koizumi,s reforms have undermined Japan's egalitarian society. Prime Minister Abe [...] | 2006-10-13 03:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JA PGOV |
06TOKYO5965 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA [...] "Sanctions on North Korea: Legal Framework Needed to Address Crisis" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/13): "Japan is facing a most serious threat from the North Korean nuclear test. Imposing sanctions is a matter of course, and the GOJ has moved to do so unilaterally wit [...] | 2006-10-13 03:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO5970 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT OCOBER 13 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 31 to October 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- The GOJ Conducted a Tabletop Drill on Pandemic Influenza -- Â [...] | 2006-10-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO5978 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTOINETTE HURTADE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 22-25, 2006 visit to Japan by Antoinette Hurtado, US Embassy Caberra Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Off [...] | 2006-10-13 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO5988 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5989 | BILATERAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with U.S. APEC Ambassador Michalak on the future of the U.S.- Japan bilateral investment initiative, GOJ counterparts expressed willingness to expand the initiative's agenda to include a study of investment chapters in FTA and possible exchange between U.S. and Ja [...] | 2006-10-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON JA |
06TOKYO599 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO5992 | JAPAN WILL NOT BUDGE ON DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN JA |
06TOKYO5998 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6006 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 16-19, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home ph [...] | 2006-10-16 03:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO6007 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "UNSC Sanctions on North Korea: Effective, Specific Measures Needed" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (10/16): "The international community has decided to impose a wide range of sanctions on North Korea, which claims to have conducted a nuclear test. Although the [...] | 2006-10-16 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6012 | The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3 Q Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions 4 Q Ambassador Addresses Business Leaders 5 Q MOFA DG Discusses APERM, Economic Relationship 9 Q EMIN Pays Call on Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka MACHIMURA [...] | 2006-10-16 06:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
06TOKYO6024 | JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER [...] (C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, explaining that this was the text we were sharing with other world capitals on UNSCR 1718. Takizaki said he was grateful for the information but had no s [...] | 2006-10-16 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN JA |
06TOKYO6032 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Maritime Inspections: Japan's Role Questioned" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (10/17): "The UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on sanctions against North Korea includes maritime inspections of ships entering or leaving that country.... Although the implementation of inspections is left [...] | 2006-10-17 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6041 | JAPANESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING GLOBAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs spoke to Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 17 October regarding details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftel). Embassy plans to meet with MOFA on 18 October at 10:00am to continue discu [...] | 2006-10-17 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA |
06TOKYO6042 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/06 [...] Okinawa 1,123 1. Gifu 107 2. Yamanashi 388 2. Nara 109 3. Mie 265 3. Fukui 110 TOKYO 00006042 011 OF 011 4. Wakayama 260 4. Tokyo 111 5. Oita 256 5. To [...] | 2006-10-17 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6048 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "South Korea's Sunshine Policy Fails to Prevent North Korean Nuclear Test" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/18): "The US has announced that it has confirmed North Korea's nuclear test. This reinforces the gravity of the problem for the international community, particular [...] | 2006-10-18 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6056 | A/S HILL REAFFIRMS FIRM U.S.-JAPAN TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 17 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill, MOFA North America Director General Kawai praised U.S.-Japan cooperation on North Korea but explained that Japan,s public is unsettled by the DPRK,s missile and nuclear tests. Kawai suggested that additional U. [...] | 2006-10-18 03:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL UNDC JA |
06TOKYO6057 | JAPAN ENCOURAGES TOUGH STANCE ON DPRK WITH A/S HILL [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill that the issue of maritime interdiction SIPDIS operations was generating what Sasae implied was excessive Japanese media attention. The Director General said the st [...] | 2006-10-18 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN KS |
06TOKYO6060 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 2006 CCW [...] (C) On October 17, Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche on the November 2006 Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference to MOFA Conventional Arms (CA) Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa expressed thanks for the U.S. nonpaper and said that MOFA wanted to keep i [...] | 2006-10-18 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL JA |
06TOKYO6067 | CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...] | 2006-10-18 06:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA |
06TOKYO6081 | MEDIA REACTION Q RICE VISIT TO TOKYO - TOKYO [...] "Now Is the Time to Demonstrate the Deterrence of US- Japan Alliance" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (10/19): "Amid reports that the DPRK will conduct a second nuclear test, Secretary of State Rice visited Japan Wednesday afternoon for talks with Foreign Minister [...] | 2006-10-19 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6086 | JAPAN WILL CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR FOR SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM SU JA |
06TOKYO6087 | PARIS NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: JAPAN TO SEND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM FR JA |
06TOKYO6093 | CCS SHIOZAKI PLEASED WITH ABE VISITS TO CHINA, ROK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki expressed satisfaction that successful visits to China and the ROK had got Prime Minister Abe's administration off to a good start. Japan will play a role in implementing UN sanctions against [...] | 2006-10-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
06TOKYO6098 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT OCTOBER 19 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period October 13 to October 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japanese Developers Confirm the Effectiveness of a New AI Vaccine for Humans -- Â [...] | 2006-10-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
06TOKYO610 | MEDIA REACTION NEW FED CHAIRMAN - TOKYO [...] "Appointment of New Fed Chairman Bernanke: Dialogue with the Bank of Japan Also Desirable" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/3): "There is a new chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) for the first time in 18-and-a-half years. Because former Chairman Greenspan had such a lofty r [...] | 2006-02-03 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6101 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS/VCI RONGSONG JIH [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23 - 28, 2006 visit to Japan by DOS/VCI Rongsong Jih. 2. (U) The Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Fax: [...] | 2006-10-19 23:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
06TOKYO6106 | MEDIA REACTION Q TRILATERAL MEETING IN SEOUL [...] "What Punitive Measures Will South Korea Take Toward North Korea?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/20): "Aside from China, South Korea should play an important role in ensuring that Resolution 1718, adopted by the UN Security Council (UNSC),is effective in stopping Nor [...] | 2006-10-20 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6112 | A/S HILL DISCUSSES ASIA SUMMITS AND DPRK AT DINNER [...] (C) Summary. During a dinner meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill in Tokyo October 16, MOFA DG for SIPDIS Asian Affairs Kenichiro Sasae asked the U.S. to consult closely with Japan on sanctions imposed following the recent DPRK nuclear test and requested that the U.S. take [...] | 2006-10-20 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO6117 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23-25, 2006 visit to Japan by S/CT Ambassador Crumpton and the USG Delegation for Trilateral CT consultations. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224- [...] | 2006-10-20 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO6120 | JAPAN SUPPORTS FRANCO-U.S. DE-LISTING PROPOSAL [...] (C) Political Section Deputy joined French Embassy Political Counselor Pauline Carmona on October 19 to deliver reftel demarche to MOFA International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division officer Miyako Ishimura. Ishimura explained that Japan believes it is important to have due process for [...] | 2006-10-20 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC FR JA |
06TOKYO6122 | JAPAN TO DECIDE UNSC STRATEGY REGARDING KIRIBATI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 07:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE JA |
06TOKYO6125 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/20/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6132 | JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON DOCUMENTS TO BE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY On 19 October, Japan received a Notional Agenda for the subject meeting from its Embassy in Morocco, which had been passed to it by the Russian Embassy. Japan is concerned because the agenda indicates that IPNs are expected to reach ag [...] | 2006-10-22 22:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA |
06TOKYO6140 | The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3. Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions Paragraph 11. Abe: Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to be "Engine for Reform" Paragraph 18. Japan and Vietnam Agree To Launch FTA Negotiations Paragraph 22. GE Facing Sanctions Paragraph 27. U.S. Telecoms Policy Deleg [...] | 2006-10-23 04:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
06TOKYO6142 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Will North Korea Abandon Its Nuclear Program?" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (10/22): "North Korea is engaged in a diplomatic tug-of- war with its neighbors after conducting a nuclear test. Can Kim Jong Il change course and abandon his country's nuclear program? China h [...] | 2006-10-23 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6159 | JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER JA |
06TOKYO6160 | MOFA PAINTS AZADEGAN CONTRACT CHANGE IN POSITIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Hideki Ito told EMIN on October 20 that Inpex's reduction in ownership of the Iranian Azadegan oil field from 75 percent to 10 percent has effectively delayed the start to the project by at least a year. [...] | 2006-10-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV JA |
06TOKYO6163 | SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...] | 2006-10-23 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL JA RU |
06TOKYO6164 | AMBASSADOR AND JDA MINISTER KYUMA DISCUSS DPRK, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Minister Fumio Kyuma emphasized Japan's commitment to working with the U.S. on North Korea and Alliance Transformation during an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Kyuma said that Japan is eager to discuss accelerated Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) [...] | 2006-10-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV KN JA |
06TOKYO617 | JAPANESE IPR ASSOCIATION FOCUSSED ON CHINA AND [...] SUMMARY: The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) is concentrating its international efforts on: 1) combating Chinese counterfeits of Japanese products and 2) promoting an international mutual recognition system for patent searches, according to Secretary-General Hideo Doi in a rec [...] | 2006-02-03 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD JP |
06TOKYO6174 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO618 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6184 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Secretary Rice's Visit: Stronger International 'Net' Around DPRK Needed" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/24): "From the standpoint of strengthening the international 'net' around North Korea following its nuclear test, we cannot be satisfied with the results of Secreta [...] | 2006-10-24 03:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6188 | ABE BUOYED BY WINS IN OCTOBER 22 BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the big winner in October 22 by-elections in Osaka and Kanagawa, after LDP candidates swept both races by comfortable margins. The press is attributing the LDP win to Abe's personal popularity in the aftermath of his strong response to the DPRK nucle [...] | 2006-10-24 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
06TOKYO6195 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6203 | METHYL BROMIDE DEMARCHE: JAPAN SKEPTICAL [...] ESTOff and ESTFSN delivered reftel talking points on October 24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global Environment Division at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and head of the Japanese delegation to next week's Montreal Protocol Meeting of the Parties in India. Fukushima acknowledged [...] | 2006-10-25 05:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV |
06TOKYO622 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/06/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-06 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6221 | METHYL BROU+Q.24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV |
06TOKYO6222 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6225 | JAPAN HOPES UNPRODUCTIVE UN BODIES WILL BE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS JA |
06TOKYO6227 | DEMARCHE ON FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Deputy October 25 met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Shigeo Yamada to deliver reftel message regarding broadcasting into North Korea from Japan. Yamada responded that the determination of whether Japan can permit, participate in, and/or finance such br [...] | 2006-10-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA |
06TOKYO6229 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6230 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRAQ TALKS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 04 - 08, 2006 visit to Japan by the interagency team led by Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson for bilateral conslutations with the Republic of Korea and Japan. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. [...] | 2006-10-26 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ KS JA |
06TOKYO6231 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Limits to China's Influence" The liberal Asahi's columnist Yoichi Funabashi commented (10/26): "China sent three senior officials, including State Councilor Tang, to Pyongyang after North Korea's nuclear test. Following his return to Beijing, Tang told visiting Se [...] | 2006-10-26 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6241 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
06TOKYO6248 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ENDORSING DOCUMENTS AT THE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3-5. 2. On October 25, U.S. and Russian embassy officers delivered global initiative documents to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Japan expressed appreciation for the new draft. On October 26 [...] | 2006-10-26 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL JA |
06TOKYO6249 | VIETNAM'S PM VISITS JAPAN; ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Vietnam's Prime Minister concluded a positive four-day visit to Japan on October 22, drawing favorable reviews in the press for the growing relationship between the two countries. DPRK sanctions and UN reform were also on the agenda. Prime Minister Dzung stressed his strong opposition [...] | 2006-10-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAID JA VN |
06TOKYO625 | MEDIA REACTION QDR/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "QDR Reflects US Alarm over Looming Chinese Military Buildup" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/5): "The quadrennial defense review (QDR),issued by the Department of Defense, reflects rising US alarm over China, which has been building up its military arsenal. [...] | 2006-02-06 05:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6250 | SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MOBILITY [...] (C) Current efforts to foster Japanese labor mobility are centered around two pieces of legislation: a new Labor Contracts Law and a revised Labor Standards Law. A key Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) advisory committee is preparing both laws for submission to the regular 2007 D [...] | 2006-10-26 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EINV PGOV JA |
06TOKYO6256 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "DPRK Must End Counterfeiting" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (10/27): "The DPRK has conducted a nuclear test and refuses to return to the six- party talks, citing US financial sanctions. This is an excuse. To bring an end to those sanctions, North Korea must first stop p [...] | 2006-10-27 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
06TOKYO6257 | JAPAN'S KEY CONTACTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel message October 25 to MOFA Human Rights Division Women's Issues Officer Naoko Maeda. Maeda explained that her office is the contact point for international cooperation on women's development projects. 2. There are currently two women minist [...] | 2006-10-27 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA JA |
06TOKYO6274 | MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Test: NPT Heading Toward Collapse" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (10/29): "The DPRK's nuclear test could lead to a collapse of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework, which aims to prevent the emergence of further nuclear we [...] | 2006-10-30 04:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |