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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 06TOKYO6292 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6294 |
The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...] |
2006-10-30 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6295 |
AMB CRUMPTON MEETINGS WITH CRISIS MGMT CHIEF NODA [...] (C) Summary. Japan is making progress on the 16 items of its 2004 Counterterrorism Action Plan, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Noda told Ambassador Henry SIPDIS Crumpton and his Australian counterpart October 24. Noda believed gaps in Japan's laws were partly a result [...] |
2006-10-31 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PREL JA AU |
| 06TOKYO6298 |
JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...] |
2006-10-31 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ZP JA |
| 06TOKYO6299 |
JAPAN: MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA ETTC MNUC PARM |
| 06TOKYO6300 |
JAPAN: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6301 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6302 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/06 [...] Government 2. Minshuto A lack of required credit units  [...] |
2006-10-31 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6316 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/01/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-01 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6318 |
MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC), was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...] |
2006-11-01 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6323 |
IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...] |
2006-11-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA |
| 06TOKYO6325 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S JOSEPH AND HIS DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 03-05, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Joseph and his party. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carol T. Reynolds. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-533 [...] |
2006-11-01 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6326 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS [...] Pursuant to reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer called on Akihito Teruuchi of the MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau's recently created Special Task Force for Stabilization and Reconstruction (J-STAR). Teruuchi, who attended the October 10 meeting in Moscow, was familiar with the Transportation a [...] |
2006-11-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR KPKO JA |
| 06TOKYO6328 |
JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-01 10:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA |
| 06TOKYO6329 |
ILC ELECTION: JAPAN POSITION UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC UNGA JA |
| 06TOKYO6330 |
MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC), was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...] |
2006-11-02 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6339 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6346 |
CIVIL PROTECTION DRILL IN IBARAKI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On September 29, 2006, in an exercise simulating a large-scale terrorist attack, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government conducted training with the central government, the Self-Defense Force, police, firefighters, and other organizations to practice rescuing citizens under the Civil Prote [...] |
2006-11-02 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG JA PARM |
| 06TOKYO6352 |
MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: First, Stop the Situation from Worsening" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/2): "North Korea will return to talks with the international community.... At least for the time being, dialogue is back on track, and this is a welcome development.... Nevertheless, this does not m [...] |
2006-11-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6358 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6367 |
JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. APEC priorities separately to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry APEC Director Kunihiko Shinoda and Ministry of Foreign Affairs APEC Director Mitsuko Shino. Both expressed broad support for U.S. goals and pledged continued close coope [...] |
2006-11-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID APECO JA |
| 06TOKYO6369 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S NICHOLAS BURNS AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 5-6, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Nicholas Burns, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC Director Victor Cha and Steven Fagin. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw [...] |
2006-11-06 00:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6375 |
MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Hussein's Death Sentence: Seeking Reconciliation in Iraq" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (11/6): "Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death. While this could be termed the fate of a dictator, his sentence must not be allowed to lead to civil war or a breakup of the country. The Mal [...] |
2006-11-06 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6384 |
The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren to Call for FTA with U.S. 4. Embassy Meets with GOJ Officials on Triangular Merger Issues 5. Louisiana Governor Leads Trade Mission to Japan 6. DPJ Member and Agriculture Expert Matsushita Voices Support for Cooperation on Food Safety 7. MAFF Needs [...] |
2006-11-06 22:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6389 |
MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Hussein's Death Sentence: Will It Inflame Sectarian Conflict?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/7): "Saddam Hussein will be hanged, but it is questionable whether this will have a positive impact on the reconstruction of Iraq.... We are concerned that the death sentence [...] |
2006-11-07 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6396 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUST M. DEMING [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 13-19, 2006 visit to Japan by Rust Deming, EAP/J WAE. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6423 Mobile phone: [...] |
2006-11-07 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6403 |
VFM YACHI AGAIN URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR JAPAN'S [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yachi called the Ambassador on November 7 to urge U.S. support for Shigeru Omi, Japan's candidate for World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General. Omi, Yachi explained, is now one of the five remaining candidates. Japan had heard a rumor that the United States [...] |
2006-11-07 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IEA WHO JA |
| 06TOKYO6404 |
U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...] |
2006-11-07 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN |
| 06TOKYO642 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6420 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6426 |
MEDIA REACTION - EAST ASIA SECURITY - TOKYO [...] "East Asia Security: Strengthen Japan-China Strategic Dialogue" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (11/8): "Japan was unable to be involved in the process of getting the six-party talks restarted, as the decision was the result of behind-the-scenes diplomatic maneuvering by t [...] |
2006-11-08 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6431 |
TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (Q Post continues to include monitoring and compliance of trade agreements as a priority in our planning and market access objectives. It is an important element in securing access for U.S. companies in one of America's largest export markets. The Department of Commerce Market Access and Com [...] |
2006-11-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JA |
| 06TOKYO6432 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6434 |
JAPAN WILL RECONSIDER ITS STANCE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA CU JA |
| 06TOKYO6436 |
UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS: [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 10:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6445 |
MEDIA REACTION - US MIDTERM ELECTIONS/RUMSFELD [...] "Midterm Elections: Bush Administration Must Keep Diplomacy Moving" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/9): "...The outcome of the US midterm elections is a severe setback for President Bush and his Republican administration.... Will the changed US political situation lead [...] |
2006-11-09 04:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6465 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6468 |
INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The primary purpose of Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's visit to Tokyo October 22-25, was to lay the ground work for Prime Minister Singh's upcoming official visit, currently scheduled to take place in mid-December. During his visit, Narayanan was received by a [...] |
2006-11-09 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IN JA |
| 06TOKYO6469 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 09:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC KTIA UNDC JA PREL |
| 06TOKYO6470 |
SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS: [...] (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but ga [...] |
2006-11-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC JA |
| 06TOKYO6471 |
ABE ON THE EVE OF APEC: STRONG, DECISIVE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has moved quickly and decisively to demonstrate strong leadership since assuming office on September 26. Perceived as pragmatic and effective, he is receiving approval ratings in the 65-75 percent range. Abe's emphasis on close ties with the United States an [...] |
2006-11-09 10:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JA |
| 06TOKYO6472 |
DCM, ACS ANDO DISCUSS UNSCR 1718 LISTS OF BANNED [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Assistant Cabinet Secretary (ACS) Hiroyasu Ando discussed issues related to the implementation of UNSCR 1718, including the development of lists of luxury goods whose export to North [...] |
2006-11-09 11:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EWWT PARM KNNP KN AS JA |
| 06TOKYO6475 |
THOROUGHLY MODERN AKIE ABE; JAPAN'S NEW FIRST LADY [...] (SBU) Summary. After more than five years of living under Japan's most famous bachelor, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Japan once again has a First Lady. Since the election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister on September 26, Akie Abe has begun to chart a very different course from her [...] |
2006-11-12 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JA |
| 06TOKYO6483 |
MEDIA REACTION Q CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN AFRICA - [...] "Merits and Demerits of China's Africa Diplomacy" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/12): "China has stepped up its Africa diplomacy, hosting the China- Africa Cooperation Forum that brought the leaders of 48 African nations to Beijing. The Chinese government announced that it woul [...] |
2006-11-13 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6484 |
TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with senior representatives of Japan,s three mega-banks, had lunch with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroshi Watanabe, and met with Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui. [...] |
2006-11-13 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PINS JA CH KS IZ |
| 06TOKYO6485 |
TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT DISCUSSES DPRK, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Koji Omi in his capacity as Presidential Emissary for the International Compact with Iraq. (Meetings with Japanese bankers, Vice Minister for Finance Watanabe and [...] |
2006-11-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PINS PARM CH JA IZ |
| 06TOKYO6487 |
JAPAN TO ATTEND SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC CE JA |
| 06TOKYO6488 |
The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Civair Talks: Beginnings of a Deal? 4. Canada-Japan FTA Off the Rails 5. MAFF Acknowledges Rough Going On Japan-Australia FTA 6. Treasury DepSec Talks Iraq Compact 7. Allgeier Pushes for Doha Round During DVC with Tokyo 8. MOFA Pushes Ahead With Asia Regio [...] |
2006-11-13 05:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6490 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Deputy Director Richhart. 2. (U) 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 Ce [...] |
2006-11-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6492 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/06-2 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6493 |
JAPAN TELECOM MINISTER ORDERS NHK INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Minister Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Suga issued a controversial order requiring the international arm of NHK, Japan's public broadcasting company, to transmit reports on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals. NHK officials insisted that the [...] |
2006-11-13 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PHUM JA KN KS |
| 06TOKYO6496 |
JAPAN STILL MULLING U.S. REQUEST RE BROADCASTING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6497 |
U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN |
| 06TOKYO6498 |
U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, ACS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PARM KNNP AS CH KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6499 |
U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
| 06TOKYO6512 |
MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] " Afghanistan Five Years On: Reconstruction Looking Shaky" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/14): "The deteriorating situation in Iraq has brought about the takeover of the US Congress by the Democratic Party and the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. What has become of Afghanistan, [...] |
2006-11-14 05:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6529 |
A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA |
| 06TOKYO6534 |
MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Japan Shows Resolve on DPRK Sanctions" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/15): "Not easing pressure on North Korea is the best way to make the six-party talks on its nuclear program a success. Further diplomatic efforts are needed to maintain and strengthen the internati [...] |
2006-11-15 04:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6538 |
A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...] |
2006-11-15 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA |
| 06TOKYO6542 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6545 |
JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT ISRAEL RESOLUTION, WAITING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JA |
| 06TOKYO6546 |
JAPAN OPPOSED TO BELARUS-TABLED RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 09:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BO JA |
| 06TOKYO6559 |
Top U.S. and Japanese Education Officials See [...] Summary: In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, ECA State Assistant Secretary Dina Powell, and JapanQs new Education SIPDIS Minister, Mr. Bunmei Ibuki agreed that educational exchange is essential in a globalized economy. The Minister also expressed great adm [...] |
2006-11-16 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL JA |
| 06TOKYO6566 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (U) Summary: Following is requested information on post's Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer. End Summary. Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer Contact Information --------------------------------------------- --------------- 2. (C) Contact information for TFCO: Maureen Grewe, [...] |
2006-11-16 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
| 06TOKYO6568 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOL EMPLOYEE JOHN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to Japan by US Department of Labor Chemist, John Linkletter. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home p [...] |
2006-11-16 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6569 |
2006 JAPAN INCSR PART I [...] (U) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards. A party to the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the bigg [...] |
2006-11-16 05:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI JA |
| 06TOKYO657 |
JAPAN PROPOSES A "PATENT FTA" [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on earlier proposals for a "Patent Superhighway" Japan is now considering what it calls a "Patent Free Trade Agreement" (FTA) between the US and Japan. The plan calls for the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and US Patent Office (USPTO) to share the results of patent examin [...] |
2006-02-07 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON JP |
| 06TOKYO6575 |
2006 JAPAN INCSR PART II [...] (U) Japan is the world's second largest economy and a large and important world financial center. Although the Japanese government continues to strengthen legal institutions to permit more effective enforcement of financial transaction laws, Japan still faces substantial risk of money launder [...] |
2006-11-16 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN |
| 06TOKYO6576 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-16 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6578 |
MITSUI & CO. CONFIDENT RUSSIA WILL ALLOW SAKHALIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 27 Econoff met with Mitsui & Co. General Manager of Planning Ken Yamaguchi and General Manager of Sakhalin Development Toru Matsui to discuss Mitsui and Co.,s investments in the Russian Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project. (Note: Sakhalin 2 is owned by Sakhalin Energy, a [...] |
2006-11-17 03:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO658 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-07 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6584 |
INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP REVIEWS PAST ISSUES, SETS FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG), a joint undertaking of the bilateral Investment Initiative, held its semi-annual meeting on October 31 via digital video-conference. After a review of ongoing investment-related concerns on both sides, most prominently, the final impl [...] |
2006-11-17 05:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA |
| 06TOKYO6587 |
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEBATE PERSISTS DESPITE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Political debate over Japan's possession of nuclear weapons continues despite efforts by Prime Minister Abe to reaffirm the government's strict non-nuclear policy platform. Discussion has largely taken place in the Diet and media, with few indications that the public allergy to n [...] |
2006-11-17 05:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6589 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6590 |
MEDIA REACTION - ABE-BUSH TALKS - TOKYO [...] "ABE AND BUSH: CREATING A RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS FOR FRANK TALKS" THE MODERATE TOKYO SHIMBUN EDITORIALIZED (11/17): "PRIME MINISTER ABE WILL MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH IN HANOI SATURDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BECOMING PRIME MINISTER. THEY WILL NEED TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS THE [...] |
2006-11-17 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6591 |
U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...] |
2006-11-17 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA |
| 06TOKYO6592 |
U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 06 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, [...] (C) Summary. On 6 November U/S Joseph and ACS Ando agreed to coordinate as much as practical the formulation and announcement of their respective lists of luxury items to be banned under UNSCR 1718. Asked about the U.S.-proposed UNSCR 1718-related working group, U/S Joseph explained that it w [...] |
2006-11-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PARM KNNP ASCH CH KS KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6595 |
RULING COALITION PUSHES EDUCATION BILL THROUGH [...] (U) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and Komeito Party ruling coalition on Thursday pushed a controversial bill to revise the 1947 Basic Education Law through the lower house despite opposition party efforts to delay deliberations until after the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial e [...] |
2006-11-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA PREL |
| 06TOKYO6596 |
JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...] |
2006-11-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA XF IS JA |
| 06TOKYO6597 |
U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...] |
2006-11-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA |
| 06TOKYO660 |
MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - TOKYO [...] "QDR: Heighten the Effectiveness of the US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/7): "The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) put together by the Department of Defense not only reveals the future approach to the war on terrorism but also reexamines the fundamental nature of Jap [...] |
2006-02-07 03:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6607 |
MEDIA REACTION Q APEC SUMMIT - TOKYO [...] "Japan's Called on To Lead Asia Economic Cooperation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/20): "The APEC summit in Hanoi has come to a close. The declaration issued at the forum specified plans to study a US proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Asia- Pacific (FTAAP) and re [...] |
2006-11-20 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6614 |
The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...] |
2006-11-20 07:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6617 |
UNSCR 1718 REPORT SHARED WITH JAPAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL XX KN JA |
| 06TOKYO6618 |
JAPAN TO SUPPORT UNSCR TO EXTEND MNF-I [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC IZ JA |
| 06TOKYO6632 |
U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...] |
2006-11-20 10:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO6633 |
U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...] |
2006-11-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO6634 |
U/S BURNS NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH LDP DIET MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of ruling party Diet members expressed skepticism over North Korea's willingness to abandon its nuclear weapons program during a November 6 lunch with U/S Burns in Tokyo. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested that the recent agreement to restart Six-Party Talks [...] |
2006-11-20 10:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6635 |
U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...] |
2006-11-20 10:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6638 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-21 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6639 |
JAPAN NGO'S "SHIOKAZE" PROGRAM BROADCASTS NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), an NGO established to investigate suspected cases of abduction by the DPRK, began transmitting its "Shiokaze" ("Sea Breeze") short-wave radio broadcasts to North Korea in October 2005. The [...] |
2006-11-21 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO PREL JA KN |
| 06TOKYO6645 |
JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] It is unlikely Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will be able to attend the Forum for the Future meeting in Amman November 30-December 1, due to scheduling conflicts and to the fact that the Diet will be in session during that period, according to Jiro Kanzawa, Deputy Director of MOFA's First [...] |
2006-11-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI JA |
| 06TOKYO6649 |
MEDIA REACTION - BUSH FOREIGN POLICY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Takes Flexible Line After Midterm Elections" Takashi Sadahiro, correspondent of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri, in a report from Bogor, Indonesia, wrote (11/21): "President Bush returned home after visiting Indonesia Monday for talks with President Yudhoyono and completing a tour [...] |
2006-11-21 22:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6650 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-21 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6661 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/22/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6673 |
MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA-IRAQ-IRAN RELATIONS - [...] "Syria, Iran Improving Ties with Iraq" The liberal Mainichi's Cairo correspondent Takahashi commented (11/22): "Syria restored diplomatic relations with Iraq Tuesday, a move that is believed to be a big step toward improving ties with the US and Europe. Iranian President Ahmadinejad also propo [...] |
2006-11-22 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6689 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT November 22 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period October 19 to November 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of US Chickens to Stop -- 2. On November 16, in response to the recen [...] |
2006-11-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
| 06TOKYO6690 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/22/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6694 |
MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Review US Middle East Policy Thoroughly" The liberal Mainichi's editorial writer Fuse commented (11/24): "The bipartisan 'Iraq Study Group,' led by former Secretary of State James Baker, is reviewing the US Iraq policy. Although it is not known what proposal the group will come up with, the B [...] |
2006-11-24 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6695 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/24/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-24 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6704 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY OBA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 30-December 5, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Political-Military officer Gary Oba. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81- [...] |
2006-11-24 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6710 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/24/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-26 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6714 |
The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Releases Report Calling for Joint Study on U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement 4. LDP Diet Member Katayama Supports U.S.-Japan FTA 5. METI Senior Parliamentary Vice Minister Puts Priority on Doha Round, Asia Regional FTAs 6. Will Council for th [...] |
2006-11-27 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6716 |
MEDIA REACTION - GAZA STRIP CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "US Applying Pressure for Resumption of Israel- Palestinian Dialogue" Riyadh correspondent Kanazawa of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/27): "The Gaza Strip ceasefire accord that Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached will likely be the first step toward resuming Israeli- [...] |
2006-11-27 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6727 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 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 Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...] |
2006-11-27 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6730 |
VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...] |
2006-11-27 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL |
| 06TOKYO6731 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6732 |
JAPAN: INVITATION TO UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-27 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN |
| 06TOKYO6735 |
DEFMIN KYUMA NEGATIVE ON INTERCEPTING U.S.-BOUND [...] (SB... [...] |
2006-11-27 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR JA |
| 06TOKYO6736 |
JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...] |
2006-11-27 23:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6738 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-28 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6740 |
DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...] |
2006-11-28 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA |
| 06TOKYO6749 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-28 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO675 |
CAN THE KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT MANAGE HIS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The economic debate in this Diet session is shaping up to be more contentious than we anticipated, due to the convergence of five issues the opposition party has exploited to criticize government handling of the economy. Some observers believe the Prime Minister has emerged with [...] |
2006-02-07 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6754 |
MEDIA REACTION - BUSH MEETING WITH IRAQI PRIME [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6762 |
JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 06:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN |
| 06TOKYO6764 |
SCENESETTER FOR ECONOMIC SUBCABINET MEETINGS, DEC. [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe has gotten off to a fast start in the beginning of his administration with a strong political and foreign policy agenda. However, he has yet to demonstrate the same leadership on domestic economic policy, regulatory reform, and international economic policy. In prepar [...] |
2006-11-29 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL EAGR ENRG ECIN APECO JA |
| 06TOKYO6770 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6785 |
RUSSIA OIL SEMINAR REVEALS DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Russian guest panelists at a November 9 seminar on Russian energy strategy in Tokyo displayed starkly different views on Moscow's energy policy. An executive of the energy company Rosneft strenuously defended the Russian government and its environmental policies, particul [...] |
2006-11-30 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU |
| 06TOKYO6788 |
AGENDA FOR UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel instructions, the agenda for the December 8 UNSCR 1718 Implementation Working Group meeting in Washington was delivered November 30 to Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director of the Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division of MOFA's Foreign Policy Bureau. Kanda [...] |
2006-11-30 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM KNNP KN JA |
| 06TOKYO679 |
ECONOMIC GOALS OF JAPAN'S 164TH DIET SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi has labeled this 150 day session the &administrative reform8 Diet to emphasize his continuing commitment toward the structural reform of Japan's economy. Important economic bills this session include an administrative reform bill -- to be submitted by the [...] |
2006-02-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6795 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6800 |
MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-MALIKI MEETING - TOKYO [...] "Bush-Maliki Meeting: US Looking for Way to Withdraw Troops from Iraq" Amman correspondent Sadahiro of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (12/1): "President Bush's meeting Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicates that the Bush administration, which has previously insis [...] |
2006-12-01 04:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6814 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6817 |
THE ABE ADMINISTRATION,S PRO-GROWTH AGENDA: WHAT [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has defined a pro-growth economic policy, calling for attaining more than 3% nominal economic growth in the medium run. The agenda for achieving this goal has not been fully fleshed out, though elements are being developed in a number of areas, including tax pol [...] |
2006-12-03 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN |
| 06TOKYO6823 |
MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND POISONING OF FORMER [...] "No Exit from Iraq in Sight" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/4): "In their summit on November 30 in Amman, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed on the accelerated transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqi side. However, there appears to be no clear scenar [...] |
2006-12-04 04:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6824 |
TAKUMI NEMOTO AND ABE'S EVOLVING ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's initiatives to strengthen the Kantei (Prime Minister's Office) in the policy-making process have created a number of new economic players, one of the most important being Special Assistant to the Prime Minster Takumi Nemoto. There do not appear to be plans for Nemoto [...] |
2006-12-04 05:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6826 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM, [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by DAS Evan A. Feigenbaum. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile phone: 81- [...] |
2006-12-04 05:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6827 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA SENIOR ADVISOR ROBERT [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Robert Deutsch, SCA Senior Advisor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile [...] |
2006-12-04 06:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6839 |
LDP INTEREST IN AID TO INDIA SURPRISINGLY HIGH, [...] (SBU) After a recent lecture on trends in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers peppered Takushoku University President Toshio Watanabe with questions about how to use aid to turn India into a counterweight to China, Watanabe told Econoff in a Novembe [...] |
2006-12-04 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON JA PGOV IN |
| 06TOKYO6842 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-05 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6846 |
The Japan Economic Scope -- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. GOJ Backsliding on Triangular Mergers 4. Japan Starts Indonesia EPA Process with Focus on Energy 5. ANRE's Arima Outlines Sub-Cabinet Energy Goals 6. Agriculture Minister Seeks to Increase Biofuel Production 7. Hokkaido Agriculture Co-op Proposes Japan's Lar [...] |
2006-12-05 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6847 |
MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEV'S [...] "Anti-American Domino Effect May Gain Momentum" Caracas correspondent Shinichi Ikeo of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (12/5): "Venezuela's anti-American President Chavez was elected to a third term Sunday. Chavez is expected to accelerate the move to the left and the anti-American domino eff [...] |
2006-12-05 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6858 |
CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-05 23:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6866 |
MEDIA REACTION - BOLTON RESIGNATION - TOKYO [...] "Bolton Resignation: Time for US to Change Its UN Diplomacy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/6): "US Ambassador to the UN Bolton has decided to resign. As a neocon, Bolton was known for pursuing a form of diplomacy at the UN that prioritized US national interests over international coopera [...] |
2006-12-06 01:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6870 |
REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROL REYNOLDS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo requests country clearance for Carol Reynolds, Political Section Deputy, to attend a regional conference in Athens, Greece from December 10-12, 2006. 2. (SBU) Itinerary is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 9: 1315 Depart Tokyo via Lufthansa LH 715 1745 Arrive Munich 1 [...] |
2006-12-06 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA GR JA |
| 06TOKYO6877 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6878 |
Polls Indicate Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance [...] (U) The results of the annual Yomiuri Shimbun-Gallup Poll released on December 2, 2006 indicated that support for the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is at an all-time high among Japanese, with 66 percent of respondents indicating that the security treaty is useful to Japan, up 4 percent from a yea [...] |
2006-12-07 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OPRC KPAO KPLS JA |
| 06TOKYO6883 |
MEDIA REACTION - ISG RECOMMENDATIONS - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries on the ISG recommendations. 2. "Early Withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq Difficult" Washington correspondent Yasuyuki Oguri of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (12/7): "In its recommendations submitted Wednesday to President Bush, the bipart [...] |
2006-12-07 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6889 |
CUBA: JAPAN RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL JA CU |
| 06TOKYO6896 |
AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...] |
2006-12-07 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO6897 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6900 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, IO [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 20-24, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Kristen Silverberg and Raymond Hotz. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6858 M [...] |
2006-12-08 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA OVIP PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6903 |
MEDIA REACTION - ISG REPORT - TOKYO [...] "President Bush Should Immediately Act on ISG Report" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/8): "While pointing out numerous US policy mistakes committed since the start of the war, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) proposed that President Bush should change his policy in that country.... We [...] |
2006-12-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6907 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 07 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period November 22 to December 07. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of Korean Chickens to Stop - 2. On November 24, in response to the r [...] |
2006-12-08 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
| 06TOKYO6909 |
FORMER LDP OFFICIALS ADMITS LIE ABOUT KOIZUMI DPRK [...] (U) The December 8 edition of Tokyo Shimbun reported that former LDP vice president Taku Yamasaki has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi had expressed a willingness to make a third trip to North Korea. On December 7, Japanese-language news [...] |
2006-12-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
| 06TOKYO691 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-07 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6910 |
JAPAN'S PERMREP TO ATTEND UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE; NO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche December 7 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. He was aware of the issue concerning level of attendance at the debate and explained MOFA was discussing the matter internally. On December 8, Takizaki responded th [...] |
2006-12-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS JA |
| 06TOKYO6912 |
DAS JOHN,S MEETING WITH DDG KITERA ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Eric John on December 4 underscored the importance of passing a non-punitive UN Security Council resolution on Burma as a starting point for increased diplomatic pressure on the regime. Deputy Director General Kitera responded that Japan would prefer a Presidential Statemen [...] |
2006-12-08 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM BM TT JA |
| 06TOKYO6918 |
MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US Lowers Hurdle to Prioritize Resumption by Year's End" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent wrote (12/10): "The six-party talks are likely to be reconvened for the first time in 13 months, as the Chinese government has sounded out participants on a resumption on [...] |
2006-12-11 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6921 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILBERT D. SHIN, SENIOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 21-22, 2006 visit to Japan by Milbert D. Shin, Senior Advisor, S/WCI. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...] |
2006-12-11 06:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6924 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...] |
2006-12-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR |
| 06TOKYO6926 |
INDIAN PM VISIT: LIKELY JOINT STATEMENT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Preparations for Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 visit to Japan are proceeding well, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Econoff, and it appears the prime ministers will issue a joint statement announcing negotiations toward an "economic partnership agreement" [...] |
2006-12-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL MARR JA IN |
| 06TOKYO6927 |
JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS [...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...] |
2006-12-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA |
| 06TOKYO6928 |
SHORT NOTICE FOR JAPAN'S HELP IN UNSC ON BELARUS [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche December 11 to MOFA UN Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Directors Toshihiro Kitamura and Akihito Teruuchi. Kitamura noted that his division would have to coordinate with the Human Rights Division and the European Policy Di [...] |
2006-12-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PHUM BO JA |
| 06TOKYO693 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6931 |
The Japan Economic Scope ?- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Sub Cabinet in Tokyo 4. Transcript of Press Roundtable after Sub Cabinet 5. Triangular Mergers: Still Pushing as the End Game Approaches 6. Amb. Michalak's Meetings on Triangular Mergers 7. DUSTR Bhatia and Dep. FM Yabunaka Exchange Reg Reform Recommendation [...] |
2006-12-11 22:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO6934 |
MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS - [...] "Six-Party Talks: Priority Should Be Given to Halting Operations at DPRK Nuclear Facilities" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/12): "After a 13-month interval, the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue will resume in Beijing on December 18. The talks have been stalemated so long [...] |
2006-12-12 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6940 |
TOKYO DENIES REQUEST FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM [...] (U) In response to reftel, on December 8, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara notified Embassy Political Officer that Tokyo officials would not authorize foreign (i.e. U.S.) radio broadcasts to North Korea from Japanese territory. [...] |
2006-12-12 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | BBG PHUM PGOV JA KN KS |
| 06TOKYO6941 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-12 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6943 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/13/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-13 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6953 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-13 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO6954 |
AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...] |
2006-12-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA |
| 06TOKYO696 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran Must Halt Uranium Enrichment" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/8): "... Members of the board of directors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have adopted a resolution referring the matter of Iran's suspected nuclear development to the UN Security Council, meaning that the [...] |
2006-02-08 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6966 |
JAPANESE REACTION TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CA CH RF GM IT JA |
| 06TOKYO6969 |
MEDIA REACTION - ISG REPORT - TOKYO [...] "Pro-US Arab Nations React Strongly to ISG Report" Cairo correspondent Yanagisawa of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (12/14): "A move by the US to change its policy in Iraq is facing a strong reaction from both within and outside that Middle Eastern country. The proposal by the Ira [...] |
2006-12-14 23:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO6979 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/15/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-15 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO698 |
FM ASO CHINA COMMENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HIMSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts among Japan's China watchers believe FM Aso's recent provocative comments on Japan-China relations are a calculated effort by the Foreign Minister to boost his standing in the race for the LDP presidency. Without making such controversial statements, Aso would have [...] |
2006-02-08 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH JA |
| 06TOKYO6984 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...] |
2006-12-15 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6993 |
TRIANGULAR MERGERS DEBATE REACHES THE END GAME [...] (C) Summary: The triangular mergers debate is reaching the end game. A formal announcement from the ruling party's tax policy committee on the issue of tax deferral for stock swaps will likely come December 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki on December 11 called on the panel to ensure th [...] |
2006-12-15 07:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON JA |
| 06TOKYO6994 |
AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...] |
2006-12-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR |
| 06TOKYO7000 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7002 |
JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...] |
2006-12-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA |
| 06TOKYO7003 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN [...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...] |
2006-12-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
| 06TOKYO7004 |
JAPAN NOT YET ON BOARD WITH UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the UNSC resolution on Burma (ref A) with Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi during a December 14 lunch meeting. Yachi said that Japan was pushing Burma to set a definite timetable for transfer of power to a civilian leadership, and had called in the Burmese Ambassa [...] |
2006-12-15 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA |
| 06TOKYO7010 |
LAWLESS/ISHIHARA ON YOKOTA, FCLP, AND US [...] (C) Summary: During a Friday, December 1 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense For Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Richard Lawless, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: referenced the recent Abe-Bush discussion on civil-military dual-use of Yokota Air Base; explained his rationale for reques [...] |
2006-12-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO7019 |
MEDIA REACTION - US-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE - [...] "US, China Reach Basic Agreement at Strategic Dialogue" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/18): "Economic ministers from the US and China held their first strategic economic dialogue last week in Beijing. Although the two nations agreed during the talks to promote cooperation in co [...] |
2006-12-18 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7023 |
The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan and Australia Agree to Begin Talks on Free Trade Agreement 4. Hokkaido Farmers Protest Japan-Australian EPA Negotiations 5. PMs Singh, Abe Likely to Announce EPA Negotiations 6. Sec. Bodman, METI Minister Amari Agree to Cooperate on Energy Security 7. [...] |
2006-12-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO7027 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-1 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7028 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-2 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7042 |
JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...] |
2006-12-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO7047 |
NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED [...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...] |
2006-12-19 02:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY JA |
| 06TOKYO7048 |
MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS - [...] "US and China Cannot Allow DPRK to Play for Time" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (12/19): "The six-party talks resumed Monday in Beijing to discuss North Korea's nuclear programs and other issues.... The precursory talks held prior to the resumption appear to show that the No [...] |
2006-12-19 04:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7051 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7059 |
JAPANESE NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's first legislatively mandated "DPRK Human Rights Week" highlighted the plight of DPRK refugees and of those abducted by North Korea. The series of events, which garnered modest media attention, featured NGO-sponsored conferences and symposia, along with government-hosted [...] |
2006-12-20 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL JA KN |
| 06TOKYO7061 |
JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RTT AS PO JA |
| 06TOKYO7064 |
TOP ADVISOR PUSHES "LABOR BIG BANG" FOR GROWTH [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe supports a "labor big bang" as a pillar of the administration's new growth strategy, Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) private sector member Naohiro Yashiro told Embassy officials. Yashiro judges Japan's labor market structures to be out of step with the wo [...] |
2006-12-20 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV EINV JA |
| 06TOKYO7067 |
JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...] |
2006-12-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA |
| 06TOKYO7071 |
JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...] |
2006-12-20 23:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 06TOKYO7072 |
JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...] |
2006-12-20 23:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 06TOKYO7075 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 02:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO708 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7081 |
FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: GOJ WILL DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN [...] (C) There is a long, hard slog ahead after Prime Minister Abe and Australian PM John Howard agreed on December 12 to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. MOFA officials, including DG for Economic Affairs, Kaoru Ishikawa, described for us the difficulty these talks will pose, parti [...] |
2006-12-21 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD JA |
| 06TOKYO7084 |
ABE'S SHORT HONEYMOON [...] Summary (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japanese voters has come to a quick end. Abe's popularity in polls surged above 70 percent when he visited Beijing and Seoul to better relations with Japan's neighbors and the DPRK exploded a nuclear device. However, his popularity began [...] |
2006-12-21 04:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON JA |
| 06TOKYO709 |
JAPAN-DPRK TALKS CONCLUDE WITH ZERO SERIOUSNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korea showed "zero seriousness" about resolving its bilateral issues with Japan during February 4-8 Japan-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing, MOFA Asia DG Sasae told visiting CSIS Senior Advisor Robert Einhorn and Political Minister Counselor Michael Meserve on February 8. PM [...] |
2006-02-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC JA KS KN CH |
| 06TOKYO7091 |
Tokyo-based Economists give DUSTR Bhatia mixed [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading economists told Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia and E/B Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan on December 5 that they were somewhat pessimistic about prospects for continued economic reform under PM Abe. Richard Jerram, Chief Economist at Macquarie Securities, criticized the J [...] |
2006-12-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON JP |
| 06TOKYO7093 |
MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK FINANCIAL TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Unprecedented US-DPRK Financial Dialogue" Beijing correspondent Ukai of the liberal Asahi wrote (12/21): "The US, which had been negative about discussing financial sanctions with North Korea, showed unprecedented flexibility on bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the ongoing six-party [...] |
2006-12-21 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7096 |
DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...] |
2006-12-21 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA |
| 06TOKYO7097 |
U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...] |
2006-12-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA |
| 06TOKYO7098 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/21/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7099 |
SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES CHINESE AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, on the margins of a U.S.-Japan Dialogue on Central Asia, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum assessed the challenges presented by Russian and Chinese policies in the region with MOFA European Affairs Bureau Russia Division Director Kuninori Matsuda. Feigenbaum stressed that a [...] |
2006-12-21 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA |
| 06TOKYO71 |
SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT LACKS BUYERS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-06 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG JA |
| 06TOKYO7106 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period December 07 to 21. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. --Japan to Strengthen Monitoring of Migratory Birds- Â [...] |
2006-12-22 03:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
| 06TOKYO7108 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-22 04:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU |
| 06TOKYO711 |
JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...] |
2006-02-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA |
| 06TOKYO7111 |
MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE TRANSFER OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...] |
2006-12-22 04:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU |
| 06TOKYO7113 |
MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...] |
2006-12-22 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU |
| 06TOKYO7115 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/22/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-22 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7123 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-26 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7125 |
MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions on DPRK Should Be Strengthened" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (12/23): "The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions went into recess without any substantial progress or even a date for the next round.... There is no meaningful way in which the six-p [...] |
2006-12-26 02:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO713 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7130 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7132 |
JAPAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN HALTING UNDP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 meeting with Charge, MOFA Director-General for Global Affairs Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka asked the United States to support its effort to suspend UNDP activities in the DPRK. Tsuruoka cited two reasons for this step: the DPRK's failure to accept UNSCR 1718, and the [...] |
2006-12-26 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EAID KFPC KWBG KNNP KUNR PGOV JA UNDP |
| 06TOKYO7133 |
JAPAN SEEKS UN OCHA POST [...] (SBU) MOFA Deputy Vice Minister Kojiro Shiojiri contacted Charge December 26 to request U.S. support for MOFA Director-General for Global Issues Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka's bid to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Japan believe [...] |
2006-12-26 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN JA |
| 06TOKYO7134 |
ANITTERRORISM EXERCISE IN TOTTORI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On November 26, 2006 in Tottori Prefecture, the central government conducted its fourth large-scale antiterrorism exercise in accordance with a Japanese law to protect citizens and assets in the event of a national emergency (reftel). Participating in the drill, were over 1,500 offici [...] |
2006-12-26 23:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ENERG JA |
| 06TOKYO7136 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/06 [...] The Yushukan museum will replace seven panels headlined "Russo-Japanese War to Manchurian Incident," "Manchurian History," TOKYO 00007136 005 OF 009 "China Incident," "Hitler," Stalin," Roosevelt," and "Japan-US negotiations." One of the seven panels is about the outbreak of Japan- [...] |
2006-12-27 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7138 |
MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Chaos in Iraq No Longer Connected with Hussein" Cairo correspondent Tachino of the liberal Asahi wrote (12/27): "On Tuesday, the Iraqi High Appeals Court upheld Saddam Hussein's death sentence.... The al-Maliki government appears eager to send Saddam to the gallows as soon as possible in the [...] |
2006-12-27 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7139 |
The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Member Tatsuya Ito Reviews Regional Architecture Policy 4. Japan - Australia FTA: GOJ Will Drive Hard Bargain 5. Kagoshima Farmers: EPA with Australia, No Worries Mate? 6. Beijing Energy Ministerial Outcome: METI, MOFA Pleased 7. Transparency: GOJ Transla [...] |
2006-12-27 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
| 06TOKYO7143 |
UPDATE ON MOFA'S ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC DATA [...] (SBU) Summary: MOFA continues to plug away at its regional economic data collection and analysis proposal (aka EiSMAP, the Economic Information Sharing Mechanism of the Asia-Pacific), having secured a USD six figure budget line item for the project in the draft GOJ FY-2007 budget. MOFA hopes [...] |
2006-12-27 07:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APEC OECD JA |
| 06TOKYO7156 |
UNSCR 1737: JAPAN ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel nonpaper to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki December 27. Takizaki, in turn, confirmed press reports that the Government of Japan had already informed Iran that it would impose sanctions from January 2007, pursuant to UNSC [...] |
2006-12-27 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO7163 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-28 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7164 |
U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART TWO, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials continued their full-day U.S.-Japan consultations on Central Asia with interagency meetings on foreign assistance and project finance. MOFA International Coop [...] |
2006-12-28 01:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA |
| 06TOKYO7165 |
MEDIA REACTION Q SOMALIA-ETHIOPIA TENSIONS AND [...] "Situation in Somalia Smacks of Proxy War" The liberal Asahi's New York correspondent wrote (12/28): "On the worsening situation in Somalia, there appear to be differing views within the UN Security Council over the council's role in dealing with a 'failed state,' with Arab and Islamic countri [...] |
2006-12-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7166 |
U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...] |
2006-12-28 02:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO7174 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7176 |
MEDIA REACTION Q EULOGIES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT [...] QAbe Expresses Condolences Over Former U.S. President FordQs DeathQ Kyodo Wire Service reported (12/27): QJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday expressed his condolences over the death of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, praising him for being the first incumbent U.S. president to [...] |
2006-12-28 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7177 |
JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-28 09:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PGOV PTER ARF JA |
| 06TOKYO7178 |
DEFMIN KYUMA EXPLORES REVISIONS TO FRF PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) officials are publicly denying media reports that JDA is considering altering construction plans for the Futenma MCAS Replacement Facility (FRF). Privately, Japanese officials acknowledge that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has engaged with Okinawan Gover [...] |
2006-12-28 10:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO7179 |
ABE FACES YET ANOTHER CABINET SCANDAL AND [...] (C) For the second time in two weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to accept the resignation of a cabinet official forced to step down because of a scandal. Administrative Reform Minister Genichiro Sata resigned on December 26 in response to allegations that his political organization s [...] |
2006-12-28 19:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON JA |
| 06TOKYO7185 |
MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Prudence Needed in Final Approval of Saddam's Execution" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (12/29): "The death sentence for former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been finalized. Despite this, if Saddam's execution is carried out hurriedly, it will intensify sectarian strife, which [...] |
2006-12-29 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO7188 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-29 04:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7192 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-29 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO7193 |
ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER" [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...] |
2006-12-29 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KS KN |
| 06TOKYO722 |
MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "After Japan-DPRK Talks: Watching North Korea's Next Step" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/9): "The Japan- DPRK talks that started Saturday in Beijing came to a close Wednesday without producing any noticeable results. Both sides only agreed to continue the bilateral dialogue. Chief Japanes [...] |
2006-02-09 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO727 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO729 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 9 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N2 Infection not from Wild Birds... -- 2. (U) Ibaraki Prefectural Authorities announced on February 6 that all of the tests it conducted on 354 wild birds since October of last year came back [...] |
2006-02-09 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
| 06TOKYO73 |
CORRECTED COPY - SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-06 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG JA |
| 06TOKYO730 |
DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...] |
2006-02-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
| 06TOKYO749 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO755 |
JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA'S BID FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-10 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNDC UNSC GT VE JA |
| 06TOKYO756 |
JAPAN-DPRK TALKS: FURTHER DETAILS FROM N.E. ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Northeast Asia Director Ito reported "no progress" resulting from the February 4-8 Japan-DPRK talks despite the 20 hours they spent discussing the abduction issue, security concerns, and normalization of relations. Ito identified the likely DPRK motivations for engaging in [...] |
2006-02-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PHUM JA KN |
| 06TOKYO757 |
JAPAN CONSIDERING POST-SAMAWAH OPTIONS IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-10 10:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ UK JA |
| 06TOKYO761 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-13 02:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO77 |
GOJ REACTIONS ON DOHA ROUND AFTER HONG KONG [...] (U) WTO member states obtained about as much as they could under the circumstances at the Hong Kong Ministerial, according to Japanese officials from several ministries at a symposium hosted by Aoyama Gakuin University's WTO Research Center. The Director-General of the Agriculture Ministry's [...] |
2006-01-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD EINV PGOV JA |
| 06TOKYO772 |
JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono told DCM Donovan on February 10 that UNSC reform, specifically trilateral support of Japan's "Option C," was one area on which Japan, India and the United Sates could work together. While India currently is "skeptical" about Japan,s Option C, it i [...] |
2006-02-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO773 |
JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON IRAN [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono, DCM Donovan underscored U.S. appreciation for Japan's stance on Iran at the IAEA, and asked how Japan would deal with the Iran nuclear issue during the upcoming visit to Tokyo by Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki (ref a) [...] |
2006-02-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA IR JA |
| 06TOKYO775 |
JAPANESE READOUT: DAI BINGGUO UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Tokyo, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo relayed an uncompromising stand on Yasukuni Shrine and tried to elicit positive messages from Japanese interlocutors, according to MOFA sources, who speculated Dai was attempting to deflect domestic criticism of MFA's handling of [...] |
2006-02-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA |
| 06TOKYO777 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06-2 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-13 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO785 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAN/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iranian Nuclear Dispute: Tehran Hardening Its Stance Toward the US and Europe" The liberal Asahi's Tehran correspondent Anto commented (2/14): "Iran is deepening its confrontational stance toward the US and Europe by beginning preparations for uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant in central [...] |
2006-02-14 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO795 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-1 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO796 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-2 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO797 |
JAPAN WILL SUPPORT "ASIAN CANDIDATE" TO BE NEXT UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN JA |
| 06TOKYO800 |
PREVENTING USE OF THE DPRK AS A FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) While in Tokyo to participate in the Asian Senior Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP III), ISN PDAS Frank Record raised the points contained in reftel A nonpaper with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito. Ito responde [...] |
2006-02-14 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA |
| 06TOKYO805 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/06 [...] Historical perception of WWII 2. Evaluation of the Tokyo Trials 3. Asia diplomacy Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe  [...] |
2006-02-15 04:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO808 |
MEDIA REACTION US NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY/AVIAN [...] "US Nuclear Energy Policy: Global Policy Needed on Recycling Nuclear Fuel" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (2/15): "The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced its Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), reversing a decades-long policy against reprocessing nu [...] |
2006-02-15 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO820 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO822 |
CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...] |
2006-02-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH JA |
| 06TOKYO823 |
ABE AND ASO SAY CLASS-A WAR CRIMINALS NOT [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders grilled Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso in the Diet on February 14, regarding World War II and the War Crimes Tribunal. Although both Abe and Aso acknowledged the official line that the war was an act of ag [...] |
2006-02-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH KS JA |
| 06TOKYO827 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO831 |
Japan-China Economic Ties Remain Strong [...] (SBU) Summary: The economic relationship between Japan and China has continued to expand in spite of political frictions, according to Japanese Government trade and investment statistics. Japan's total trade with China (with the inclusion of trade with Hong Kong) again exceeded that betwee [...] |
2006-02-16 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN PREL CH |
| 06TOKYO850 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...] |
2006-02-16 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
| 06TOKYO851 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO860 |
JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...] |
2006-02-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA |
| 06TOKYO864 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/06 [...] Perception of the war 2. Tokyo Trials/war criminals 3. War responsibility TOKYO 00000864 008 OF 013 Abe  [...] |
2006-02-17 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO865 |
MEDIA REACTION VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY [...] "Accidental Shooting May Reduce Vice President Cheney's Influence" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (2/17): "Vice President Cheney has been in a bind following the delay in announcing that he accidentally shot his friend while hunting quail at a Texas r [...] |
2006-02-17 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO876 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/17/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-17 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO882 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-21 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO904 |
JAPANESE BUSINESS SEEKS INDEPENDENT CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Confidence in the Japanese Government's capacity to analyze and to interpret events in China is waning among Japan's business community, according to some Japanese and expatriate Chinese researchers and academics. The anti-Japanese demonstrations of spring 2005 also alerted Jap [...] |
2006-02-21 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PREL JA CH |
| 06TOKYO907 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06 [...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...] |
2006-02-21 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO908 |
CONSULTATIONS ON BURMA WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In February 15 meetings on Burma with a visiting DOS delegation, Japanese officials said Japan: -- shares U.S. values and objectives in Burma and is sending the regime a similar message; -- has significantly reduced its level of economic assistance to the point that little [...] |
2006-02-22 00:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON UNSC BM CH JA |
| 06TOKYO911 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-22 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO923 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/06 [...] Promote a strategy for growth in the Japanese economy, including the conclusion of a Japan-China economic partnership agreement 2. Urge China to become a democratic nation slowly by 2030 by expanding its middle class. Japan will share its experience with China. 3. Establish a trouble- [...] |
2006-02-22 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO924 |
JAPAN'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN GETS OFF TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The committee to design Japan's new national energy strategy and revise Japan's 2003 Energy Basic Plan held its first meeting February 8. The government plans to complete the new national energy strategy in late May, and revise its Energy Basic Plan in mid-October with public [...] |
2006-02-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG JA |
| 06TOKYO925 |
JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...] |
2006-02-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA KS |
| 06TOKYO929 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-23 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO957 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-23 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO958 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 23 [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Dead Bird Calls, Tabletops and More Money: Local Preparations Continue Throughout Japan -- 2. (U) On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) established a call-in des [...] |
2006-02-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
| 06TOKYO960 |
JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...] |
2006-02-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA |
| 06TOKYO968 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/06 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-24 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 06TOKYO969 |
MEDIA REACTION IRAQ SECTARIAN BLOODSHED [...] "Dark Clouds Hanging over the Formation of an Iraqi Government" Cairo correspondent Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/24): "The bombing of the Shiite Askariya Golden Mosque in Samarra, central Iraq, has led to the intensification of protests by Shiite radicals call [...] |
2006-02-24 02:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 06TOKYO996 |
DEPOSIT OF LIBRARY PROCEEDS ESPECIAL ACCOUNT [...] FUNDS COLLECTED AT TOKYO BRANCH POST DURING THE MONTHS OF A) OCTOBER 2005; B) NOVEMBER 2005; C) DECEMBER 2005; AND D) JANUARY 2006 FOR IRC/LIBRARY RECYCLING PROGRAM HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED AS FOLLOWS: A) OCTOBER 2005: 1 TOTAL AMOUNT DEPOSITED IN LOCAL CURRENCY: YEN 62,740 2 [...] |
2006-02-24 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN KIRC KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL |
| 07TOKYO1 |
JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-03 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 07TOKYO10 |
HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH MOFA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Affairs Bureau. They discussed a range of global and bilateral health issues, i [...] |
2007-01-04 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
| 07TOKYO100 |
DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...] |
2007-01-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA |
| 07TOKYO1000 |
DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 07TOKYO1004 |
LARGE-SCALE CHOSEN SOREN PROTESTS IN JAPAN: A DPRK [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-affiliated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) organized large demonstrations March 3 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe to protest "unjustifiable (Japanese) political suppression." The protests, orchestrated by Pyongyang as all Chosen Soren activiti [...] |
2007-03-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN JA |
| 07TOKYO1005 |
JAPAN TO HOST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Taro Aso will preside March 14 in Tokyo over a meeting to inaugurate Japan's "Corridor of Peace and Prosperity" initiative involving Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Expected participants include Shimon Peres for Israel, Saed Erekat for the Palestinians, and [...] |
2007-03-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KPAL KWBG |