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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08TOKYO803 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO804 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN'S POLICY OF AMBIGUITY [...] (S) Summary. This cable describes Japanese policy on cluster munitions (CM) and summarizes Tokyo's participation in both the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the Oslo process. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) possess CM, and Japan has no intention of supporting a t [...] | 2008-03-24 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO809 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO818 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2008 OLYMPICS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Japanese dailies on Tuesday gave front-page play to the release of data on land prices by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, which pointed to a slow increase in the value of real estate in the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya areas. The dailies noted that the subpri [...] | 2008-03-25 04:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO82 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/10/08 [...] Include all major greenhouse gas emitters to reduce gases emitted from the entire world beyond the timeframe set in the Kyoto Protocol. 2. Make a flexible and diversified framework, giving consideration to each country's circumstances. 3. Give priority to both environmental preservation and [...] | 2008-01-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO820 | CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN JAPAN: THE AMBASSADOR,S MARCH [...] Summary: Something must be done to save children who are being abused everyday for child pornography, the Ambassador told Komeito Chief Representative Akihiro Ota on March 19. Questions about possible human rights abuses if simple possession is criminalized are not as important as preventing [...] | 2008-03-25 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA |
08TOKYO821 | INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP TARGETS JAPAN'S DETERIORATING [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no change in Japan's policy of promoting foreign direct investment (FDI),according to the Japanese co-chair of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),which met March 17 via digital videoconference. The GOJ will continue to showcase Japan as an investment desti [...] | 2008-03-25 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO822 | JAPAN: TEMPORARY TARIFF BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE [...] (U) Japan's Lower House passed a bill March 25 extending for one year temporary tariff rates -- including beef and pork tariffs -- that would otherwise expire March 31. Covering 417 tariffs in total, the bill to revise partially the Customs Tariff Law would maintain the current applied 38.5 pe [...] | 2008-03-25 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
08TOKYO823 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO826 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO828 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning include the growing likelihood that gas prices will drop in April, as it has now become certain that parliamentary deliberations on the GOJ's omnibus tax bill, which includes an extension of provisional gasoline surcharges for road construction, wil [...] | 2008-03-26 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO829 | JAPAN: DNSA PRICE PRESSES FOR PROGRESS ON DOHA AND [...] (C) During bilateral talks with senior Japanese officials and politicians March 19 in Tokyo, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price underscored the need for Japan to show more leadership now, particularly on agriculture, t [...] | 2008-03-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PGOV WTRO EINV JA |
08TOKYO83 | WIREC: FORMAL INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) As requested in ref, EMIN met with MOFA Director-General for Economic Affairs Yoichi Otabe January 10 to deliver the Secretary's formal invitation to Foreign Minister Koumura to attend the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Otabe appreciated t [...] | 2008-01-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08TOKYO830 | CLIMATE CHANGE: JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. STANCE IN [...] (C) Summary: High-level Japanese officials reiterated strong support for the Major Economies Process and the U.S. approach on climate change in meetings with Deputy National Security Advisor Daniel Price in Tokyo March 19. All agreed on the need for each of the major economies to agree upon [...] | 2008-03-26 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG JA |
08TOKYO833 | JAPAN REGULAR DONOR TO IRAQI REFUGEES AND IDPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL JA |
08TOKYO834 | WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PREL KWMN JA |
08TOKYO835 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO837 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO838 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the decision on Wednesday by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's budget panel to inject an additional 40 billion yen into ShinGinko Tokyo, the indebted bank established at the initiative of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 2. "Politica [...] | 2008-03-27 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO839 | LEGISLATORS EXPRESS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR 6PT, LEE [...] (C) Summary. LDP elder statesmen Taku Yamasaki and Koichi Kato discussed DPRK policy with A/S Hill during a roundtable at the Tokyo American Center on February 21. In addition to Yamasaki and Kato, the meeting included other leaders of a Diet league on Korean Peninsula issues. The discussion [...] | 2008-03-27 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KN JA |
08TOKYO840 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Section Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director-General Masahiro Kohara on March 25. Kohara thanked Meserve for notifying Japan of the error. Econoff delivered [...] | 2008-03-27 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA |
08TOKYO841 | SCENESETTER FOR G-8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary -- Japan is the world's third largest national aid donor, despite on-going budget cuts. The GOJ has been able to keep the ODA budget between $10-$13 billion using an increased reliance on yen loans to compensate for large cuts in grant aid (40 percent over the past eleven years) [...] | 2008-03-27 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID JA |
08TOKYO846 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO849 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO852 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN TIBET [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers gave top play to a set of proposals made on Thursday by Prime Minister Fukuda concerning road-related taxes. 2. "U.S. Anxious about Relations with China over Unrest in Tibet" The business-oriented Nikkei's Washington correspondent wrote (3/28): "The B [...] | 2008-03-28 06:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO854 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND PROBLEMS IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front- paged the finding by Japanese police that a personal article belonging to a missing U.S. sailor was discovered in the car of a taxi driver who was stabbed to death in Yokosuka on Wednesday. 2. "Iraq War Altered World Picture" The business- [...] | 2008-03-28 06:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO856 | OPPOSITION DPJ PARLIAMENTARIAN EDANO ON TIBET [...] (C) Summary: The Fukuda cabinet's response to the situation in Tibet has been unsatisfactory and their public statements on Tibet have been too weak, opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) parliamentarian Yukio Edano told Embassy Tokyo on March 24. China needs to grant diplomats and forei [...] | 2008-03-28 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA |
08TOKYO858 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO859 | ANIMAL CLONING UPDATE: FSC RISK ASSESSMENT TO BE [...] (C) MOFA's Second North Americas Division informed us March 28 that it is highly likely that the Health Ministry (MHLW) will request a risk assessment on the safety of products from clones and from the offspring of clones. The submission to the Food Safety Commission will reportedly be made A [...] | 2008-03-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD JA |
08TOKYO86 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO860 | FUKUDA GAS TAX COMPROMISE FALLS FLAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emulating former Prime Minister Koizumi in facing down powerful interests in his own party, Prime Minister Fukuda put forward a compromise plan to resolve the ongoing gasoline tax controversy without securing the agreement of other Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders. The o [...] | 2008-03-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
08TOKYO862 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN D. HILL DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 3, 2008 visit to Japan by John D. Hill, Suzanne Basalla, Leo Kosinski, Wesley Ishizu, David Bice, Lynn Hicks and David Spasojevich. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He ca [...] | 2008-03-31 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO863 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAYMOND D. RICHHART [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 4, 2008 visit to Japan by Raymond D. Richhart. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 M [...] | 2008-03-31 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO868 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO869 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT AND UNREST [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to the police finding that a U.S. sailor hinted at his involvement in the March 19 murder of a taxi driver in Yokosuka during a phone call to an acquaintance that night. 2. "Absence of Some Leaders Exposes Schism" The liberal Asahi's Dam [...] | 2008-03-31 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO876 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO877 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] On March 17, ESToff delivered the points in ref to MOFA Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division officer Masahiro Fujikawa. The Foreign Ministry official appreciated receiving the non-paper on the Complementary Notes and the draft Host Country Agreement (HCA). Fujikawa believes t [...] | 2008-03-31 09:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTIA CWC KNNP TGRY JA |
08TOKYO878 | AMENDMENT COUNTRY-CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA OVIP |
08TOKYO879 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] ESToff delivered the points in ref, regarding the dual use item provision contained in UNSCR 1803, to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officer Isami Takada on March 25. The MOFA official appreciated receiving the non-paper and agreed [...] | 2008-04-01 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC JA |
08TOKYO880 | JAPAN: DIET EXTENDS TEMPORARY TARIFFS [...] (U) The Diet passed a law March 31 to extend "temporary" tariff rates -- including tariffs on beef, pork, and corn products -- for one year. The legislation passed after both the Upper House Finance Committee and the full Upper House plenary voted in favor of a bill that the Lower House appro [...] | 2008-04-01 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
08TOKYO881 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO882 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of January 30 to March 31 2008. Japanese research team develops a new PI vaccine. --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. A Japanese research team has developed a new vaccine [...] | 2008-04-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO883 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's expiration of gasoline surcharges for road construction, noting that pump prices fell at a number of stations across Japan at midnight. 2. "'Six-Day War' Highlights Instability" The liberal Asahi reported from Cairo (4/1) [...] | 2008-04-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO888 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO889 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JOINT DECLARATION FOR [...] (SBU) ESToff delivered letter in ref from Ambassador Wolcott to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director Yasuyoshi Komizo March 31. On April 1, Director Komizo expressed appreciation for the letter and asked Post to forward the response in para 2 to Ambassador Wolcot [...] | 2008-04-01 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP PREL TRGY RS JA |
08TOKYO892 | GAS TAX, SMA EXPIRE; "APRIL PANIC" OVERBLOWN [...] (C) Summary: March 31 marked the sunset of Japan's decades-old "provisional" gas tax rate, as the opposition parties rejected an eleventh-hour proposal by Prime Minister Fukuda that would have kept the taxes in place but would have made related revenues available for general use starting in F [...] | 2008-04-01 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MOPS JA |
08TOKYO894 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO895 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included plans by Japanese police to question as early as today the U.S. sailor whose credit card was found in the car of a slain taxi driver in Yokosuka on March 19 concerning his possible involvement in the murder. 2. "No More Indulgence Towa [...] | 2008-04-02 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO898 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO90 | JAPANESE FRUSTRATED WITH SRI LANKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned by Sri Lanka's decision to withdraw from the cease-fire agreement it had with the LTTE, and was surprised and miffed by this move, since President Rajapaksa had only three weeks earlier personally assured Prime Minister Fukuda that his government agreed a politic [...] | 2008-01-11 02:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE JA |
08TOKYO901 | TOKYO GOVERNMENT PRESENTS YOKOTA AFB DUAL USE TO [...] (C) Summary. During the past week, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) gave presentations to a number of commercial organizations including the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and an open Town Hall meeting at the Tokyo Hyatt Hotel. During these presentations, TMG speakers [...] | 2008-04-02 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL PGOV MARR JA |
08TOKYO904 | JAPAN: FUKUDA IN NO HURRY TO CALL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Prime Minister Fukuda has said repeatedly he will not call Lower House elections during 2008. A full political and diplomatic calendar, Fukuda's strong desire to preside over the July G8 Summit, the PM,s low popularity, and a reluctance to risk the ruling coalition's two-thirds majority i [...] | 2008-04-03 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO905 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO908 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a government simulation of the movement of evacuees in the event of a major earthquake in the Tokyo area. 2. "International Criticism of China Is Natural" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "...Although the Beijing Olympics is just [...] | 2008-04-03 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO91 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 13-18, 2008, visit to Japan by David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Russell Morales, Richard Weir, Leonard Kosinski, Richard Morefield and Peter Batten for the purpose of consultations with Embassy, USFJ, and GOJ officials. 2. (U [...] | 2008-01-11 04:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA KS |
08TOKYO912 | JAPAN DISCUSSIONS OF TRILATERAL ECON TIES FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: Japan's desire to leverage cooperation with the U.S. in dealing with China figured prominently in discussions March 27 between Japanese officials and visiting economic section heads from Embassies Beijing and Seoul. On climate change, for example, the GOJ wants U.S. assistance [...] | 2008-04-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EINV PREL ETTC JA CH KS OECD |
08TOKYO913 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO92 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged the planned enactment of the new antiterrorism legislation today, noting that this will allow the GOJ to resume the refueling operation in the Indian Ocean in mid-February. 2. "Bush Should Urge Parties to Coexist" The liberal Tokyo Shimb [...] | 2008-01-11 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO920 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO921 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NATO SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers gave top coverage to Thursday's arrest of a 22-year-old U.S. sailor on suspicion of fatally stabbing a taxi driver in Yokosuka last month. 2. "NATO Eastward Expansion Losing Steam" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported from Bucharest (4 [...] | 2008-04-04 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO925 | TOYOTA SEES AN ALL HYBRID FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota plans to more than double hybrid vehicle sales by 2010, apply hybrid technology across powertrain types, and integrate hybrid systems into long-term R&D programs to develop clean diesel, synthetic fuel, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, according to executives at a Toyo [...] | 2008-04-04 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY SOCI JA |
08TOKYO927 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J POL-MIL OFFICER DAVID [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 7-13, 2008 visit to Japan by David A. Schlaefer. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: [...] | 2008-04-04 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO929 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO93 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOJ INVITATION TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) EMIN delivered demarche points (ref) to MOFA Director General for African Affairs and the Prime Minister's Personal Representative for Africa Shuichiro Megata Jan. 9. Charge also discussed USG concerns over the invitation the GOJ issued to Mugabe to participate in the Fourth Tokyo Interna [...] | 2008-01-11 04:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID JA PHUM PREL ZI |
08TOKYO930 | NUCLEAR: REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 795 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO933 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO939 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NATO SUMMIT, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in London by a group of protestors opposing the Chinese crackdown in Tibet, as well as Sunday's summit in Sochi, Russia, between President Bush and Russian President Putin. They reportedly adopted a n [...] | 2008-04-07 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO94 | CHINESE 2007 ASAT TEST DEMARCHE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] (U) This contains an action request in paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor delivered the message regarding China's 2007 ASAT test (reftel) to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Director General Koji Haneda and Asia Bureau Deputy [...] | 2008-01-11 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC CH JA |
08TOKYO942 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 6-11, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Patrick Graff, and LtCol Richard Weir. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...] | 2008-04-07 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO944 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO945 | RULING COALITION DIET MEMBERS ON CHINA, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: China needs to increase its transparency and react calmly to the situation in Tibet, but its handling of the situation there should not be linked to the Olympics, influential ruling coalition Diet members told Embassy Tokyo over the past several days. While the Japanese Governmen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW JA |
08TOKYO947 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS CHILD [...] Summary: Our consciences demand that we do something about child pornography, the Ambassador told nine Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members during an April 2 meeting. Although some people raise questions about possible abuses of police power, the experience of the other six G8 countr [...] | 2008-04-07 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA |
08TOKYO948 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO95 | JAPAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SITUATION IN KENYA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KE PGOV JA |
08TOKYO953 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning include the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris by demonstrators opposing the Chinese crackdown in Tibet. 2. "Outstanding Issues Remain" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (4/8): "The issue of MD deployment in Europe remains a ser [...] | 2008-04-08 04:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO956 | METI SIGNALS OPPOSITION TO TCI INVESTMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) signaled again April 5 it opposes the proposal by UK-based Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI) to increase its investment in electricity wholesaler Electric Power Development Company (known as J-Power.) In January, TCI, which [...] | 2008-04-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO958 | WHALING: JAPANESE RESOLUTION CALLS ON U.S. TO ACT AGAINST [...] Japan's House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries unanimously adopted a resolution (No.169-4) condemning the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and other anti-whaling NGOs' interference with Japan's research whaling April 2. The resolution, submitted to Foreign [...] | 2008-04-08 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA |
08TOKYO959 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO960 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) Recent incidents involving U.S. servicemen have highlighted the need for the United States and Japan to make efforts to strengthen grassroots public support for and understanding of our alliance's strategic importance, the Ambassador told VFM Yabunaka on April 8. While VFM Yabunaka agreed [...] | 2008-04-08 09:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RU CH JA |
08TOKYO967 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO969 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND OLYMPIC TORCH [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the informal decision by the DPJ to reject the GOJ nomination of former Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Watanabe as deputy BOJ governor. 2. "U.S. Military Accepts Status Quo" On Gen. Petraeus's congressional testimo [...] | 2008-04-09 02:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO97 | FM KOUMURA VISITS TANZANIA, TALKS ECONOMICS AND [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to highlight Japan's relations with Africa while shoring up support for the May 2008 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV),Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Tanzania January 4-7 (after scaling back plans to visit Kenya as well). Th [...] | 2008-01-11 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON JA PGOV PREL AF |
08TOKYO973 | JAPANESE POLITICIANS QUIBBLE AS ECONOMY SHOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Although signs are Japan's main political parties may have finally agreed on a new central bank head, there is little to suggest they are looking at indications of an economic slowdown. Moreover, rather than undertake or even focus on needed economic reforms, national politici [...] | 2008-04-09 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV JA |
08TOKYO974 | JAPAN SEEKING TO DISCOURAGE MUGABE FROM ATTENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID XA ZI JA |
08TOKYO975 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO976 | MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES G-8 PREPS, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Ministry Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Takehiro Funkoshi told visiting EAP/J Director that the four major political issues facing the upcoming G-8 summit will be Afghanistan, climate change, Tibet, and G-8 expansion. Japan plans to step up its engagement with Afghani [...] | 2008-04-09 09:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU KS CH TT JA |
08TOKYO977 | BANK OF JAPAN: SHIRAKAWA AT LAST [...] (C) Japan's ruling coalition and leading opposition party finally agreed on a candidate to fill the post of central bank chief April 9, endorsing Deputy Governor Masaaki Shirakawa. Shirakawa was named one of the two deputy governors March 19, and served as Acting Governor during the three week [...] | 2008-04-09 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
08TOKYO979 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO98 | JAPAN NEW ABDUCTEE NGO CHAIRMAN HOPES FOR SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The newly-appointed chair of Japan's leading abduction NGO expressed appreciation for the letter sent by President Bush to DPRK leader Kim Jong-il in December, which NGO members believe would "raise the hurdle for the DPRK on the nuclear and abduction issues." He expressed hope tha [...] | 2008-01-11 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO983 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included Wednesday's one-one-one Diet debate between Prime Minister Fukuda and DPJ President Ozawa. 2. "Don't Be Baited by North Korea" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/10): "...Even after the U.S.-DPRK talks in Singapore, there is no cl [...] | 2008-04-10 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO987 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the Iraq Expanded Neighbors Ministerial meeting in Kuwait on April 22 by Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While Matano and his colleag [...] | 2008-04-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JA |
08TOKYO989 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO99 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 11 with MOFA First Middle East Division Syria Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka to request a public statement from Japan in support of Syrian human rights and democracy activists and a call to Syria to release all detained prisoners of conscience, includi [...] | 2008-01-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY JA |
08TOKYO990 | EMBASSY AND USFJ DISCUSS OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to addressing cluster munitions (CM) within the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) but may be forced to sign an agreement restricting CM under the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told E [...] | 2008-04-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO991 | NAIG 7200: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR COOPERATION [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) ESToff delivered points in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Security Export Licensing Division Deputy Director Furui Ryoji. The GOJ officials appreciated receiving the n [...] | 2008-04-10 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL JA KNNP MNUC |
08TOKYO994 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO100 | TREASURY VISIT ASSESSES SEVERITY OF JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's economic recession may turn out to be longer and deeper than the U.S. downturn, Japanese government, academic, and private sector economic and financial experts told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner. The Japan-based economic analysts explained t [...] | 2009-01-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1000 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the death of an infant in the U.S. as a result of the H1N1 influenza, as well as yesterday's summit in Beijing between Prime Minister Aso and Chinese Premier Wen. 2. "DPRK Plays Up Crisis to head off UN sanctions" A correspondent for th [...] | 2009-04-30 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1002 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 827 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1004 | GOJ REQUESTS COPY OF U.S.-UAE BILATERAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma, during a April 28 meeting with Econoff on other issues (septel),expressed interest in the status of the U.S.-UAE bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement. He explained [...] | 2009-04-30 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE JA |
09TOKYO1005 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1007 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 830 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1008 | MGSF01 APRIL 30 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Minister said Japan remains at pandemic alert level one and will increase the number of "fever clinics" within hospitals, bolster antiviral stocks, and accelerate vaccine production. The Health Ministry instru [...] | 2009-04-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1009 | JAPAN, RUSSIA LIKELY TO CONCLUDE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Japan and Russia likely will conclude a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement in May during the planned visit of Prime Minister Putin to Tokyo. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials and a Russian Embassy contact indicate an agreement is in the final stage [...] | 2009-04-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE RU JA |
09TOKYO101 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PREL PGOV JA LE |
09TOKYO1013 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1014 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CHRYSLER [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to the announcement by the Health Ministry that a high school student in Yokohama is likely to have contracted the new strain of Type A influenza. 2. "Has President Obama Taken Necessary First Steps toward Change?" The liberal Tokyo Shi [...] | 2009-05-01 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1019 | CHINESE INFO TECH ANNOUNCEMENT, JAPANESE REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Japanese media have reported extensively over the past week on China's proposed IT security disclosure requirements. While there is some relief China walked back from immediate implementation, Japanese industry remains concerned. Praising the effect of U.S.-Japan coordination to [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINT ETRD ETTC JA KIPR TINT CH |
09TOKYO1020 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR STEPHEN W. [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 11-12, 2009, visit to Japan by S/R Stephen W. Bosworth, Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, NSC Asia Director Daniel R. Russel, and DPRK Desk Officer Amy Patel. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Kna [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
09TOKYO1021 | JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...] | 2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1024 | MGSF01 May 1 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-month-old baby arriving at Yokota Air Base May 1 tested positive for Type A influenza. The baby is in isolation together with the mother at Yokota Hospital and is undergoing further evaluation and treatment. The case is being evaluated for possible H1N1. Thirteen other [...] | 2009-05-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1025 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1026 | MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...] | 2009-05-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO |
09TOKYO1027 | MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...] | 2009-05-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO |
09TOKYO1029 | MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...] | 2009-05-05 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1030 | MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...] | 2009-05-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1031 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAURA ROSENBERGER [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 11-12, 2009, visit to Japan by Foreign Affairs Officer Laura Rosenberger. Ms. Rosenberger will be traveling with S/R Bosworth's delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Knapper. H [...] | 2009-05-07 01:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
09TOKYO1032 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR [...] (S) Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said his offic [...] | 2009-05-07 04:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA |
09TOKYO1033 | ACTION REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) , Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Takao Shishikura and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Atsushi Tanizawa, delivered the following non-paper in English May 1 in response to ref [...] | 2009-05-07 04:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
09TOKYO1034 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN [...] (S) Emboff delivered nonpaper contained in ref A to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said hi [...] | 2009-05-07 05:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
09TOKYO1035 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1036 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1042 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Thursday morning due to a press holiday. Lead stories in news broadcasts on Thursday morning included updates on the worldwide spread of H1N1 influenza. 2. "'Carrot' Should Not Be Given to North Korea for Military Expansionism" The conservative [...] | 2009-05-07 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1043 | MGSF01 May 7 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All previous reports of suspected H1N1 cases in Japan in the end have tested negative for the novel virus. The Japanese government is preparing for the possibility of the WHO raising its pandemic alert to Ph [...] | 2009-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 00:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO105 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA AND OBAMA'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included today's inauguration of President-elect Obama, as well as a GOJ panel finding that cloned beef and pork are safe to eat. 2. "Ceasefire Should Be Used to Jumpstart Peace Talks" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (1/20): "Direct t [...] | 2009-01-20 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1050 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a huge revenue loss posted by GM. 2. "Deeper Strategic Dialogue Necessary to Enhance Alliance" On a recent U.S.-Japan defense ministerial, the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (5/8): "Japan plans to renew the 'National Defense [...] | 2009-05-08 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1057 | MGSF01 May 8 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary said the GOJ has no current plans to take additional steps should the WHO raise its pandemic alert level to Phase Six. A 6-year-old boy living in Chicago is the first Japanese cit [...] | 2009-05-08 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1059 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO106 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1061 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1063 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Monday morning included Sunday's announcement by the Health Ministry that another Japanese was confirmed to be infected with the new H1N1 influenza strain, bringing the total number of cases in Japan to four. 2. "Clear Departure Needed from Cold War Mental [...] | 2009-05-11 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1067 | JAPAN-IRAN: FOREIGN MINISTER NAKASONE VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone visited Tehran May 2 where he met separately with President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Motaki. In a conversation with Charge d'Affaires, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Toshiro Suzuki characterized the [...] | 2009-05-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CASC KNNP KN AF IR JA |
09TOKYO1068 | JAPAN PLACING IMPORTANCE ON TIES TO INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan sees Indonesia as the pillar of Tokyo's foreign policy in Southeast Asia. Recent discussions between Embassy Tokyo and Indonesia watchers suggest that Japan sees the world's largest Muslim country as an integral part of Japan's strategy in the region. Indonesia's large bu [...] | 2009-05-11 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN JA ID |
09TOKYO1069 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1072 | MGSF01 May 11 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All four were among a Japanese school group that arrived at Narita Airport on a flight May 8 from Detroit following a school trip to Canada; and are being treated in isolation at medical facilities near Nar [...] | 2009-05-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1076 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1077 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to DPJ President Ozawa's announcement on Monday of his intention to step down as party leader. 2. "Mutual Distrust between U.S. and Afghanistan" The moderate Yomiuri wrote from Washington (4/12): "Regarding the U.S. air raids in Afghani [...] | 2009-05-12 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1080 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1081 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1082 | RESIGNATION OF DPJ LEADER ICHIRO OZAWA [...] (C) Summary: DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa resigned from the party presidency on May 11, succumbing to a combination of sinking polls, criticism from within his own party, continuing press scrutiny over his role in a political funds scandal, and the realization that he had become a liability in the [...] | 2009-05-13 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1083 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA UNREST AND REPLACEMENT OF [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the upcoming DPJ presidential election on Saturday, as well as yesterday's summit between Prime Minister Aso and Russian Premier Putin. 2. "Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka" On the civil war in Sri Lanka, the liberal Asahi editorialize [...] | 2009-05-13 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1084 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1085 | NIAG 9041: RESPONSE FROM MITSUBISHI ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) gave Emboff non-paper May 13 in response to points in ref B. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." 2. (S) TEXT OF NONPAPER AS RECEIVED [...] | 2009-05-13 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA |
09TOKYO1086 | MGSF01 JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] This message contains an Action Request, please see para. 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. While no Americans were among the infected, four Americans who had been confined to their Kyoto hotel rooms because of their suspected pro [...] | 2009-05-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1090 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1091 | JAPAN POST: NEW PRODUCTS NECESSARY FOR IPO, SAYS [...] (C) For the initial public offerings of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to be successful, the postal financial entities should be permitted to issue new products, Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) Chairman Naoki Tanaka told emboffs May 13. Tanaka said he understands some [...] | 2009-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1093 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1096 | DEMARCHE TO JAPAN CONVEYING THANKS FOR SABERI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC IR JA |
09TOKYO1097 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09 [...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...] | 2009-05-15 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1100 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's national dailies gave prominent top play to the official announcements by DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama and former party President Okada that they will run in Saturday's party presidential election. 2. "Concerted International Pressure Imperative" On addition [...] | 2009-05-15 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1103 | JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU [...] (C) Japan is "seriously concerned" about the Burmese authorities' treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her transfer from house arrest to Insein Prison, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said May 15. The Japanese Government has raised its concerns with the Burmese Ambassador and has calle [...] | 2009-05-15 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM JA |
09TOKYO1104 | FIRST MOFA OFFICIAL DEPARTS FOR CHAGHCHARAN, THREE [...] (SBU) The first MOFA official to be seconded to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan departed Japan for Afghanistan 14 May, according to MOFA National Security Division Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Jiro Kanzawa, who until recently was assigned to the Foreign Minister's Secretariat, is an Arab [...] | 2009-05-15 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA |
09TOKYO1105 | MEXT SUPPORTS GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION MISSION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle appropriately. 2. (SBU) The EST Chief delivered ref A points and the letter contained in ref B from Commerce Under Secretary Lubchenco to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Deputy Director-General Masaaki Tanaka Ma [...] | 2009-05-15 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR TSPA SENV JA |
09TOKYO1106 | OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS INDICT JAPAN POST CEO [...] (U) Twelve Diet members from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),the People's New Party (PNP),and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted a third-party criminal indictment of Japan Post Holdings CEO Yoshifumi Nishikawa to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office May 15, a [...] | 2009-05-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1107 | JAPAN-RUSSIA SIGN NUCLEAR COOPERATION PACT [...] (C) Summary. Nuclear cooperation and trade and investment, rather than the Northern Territories issue, dominated Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's May 11-13 Tokyo visit. The countries signed an historic accord on nuclear cooperation and agreed to expand economic and other cooperative efforts in [...] | 2009-05-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA RS |
09TOKYO1108 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1109 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO111 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1112 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the increasing number of cases of domestic infection of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Japan. 2. "Political Oppression in Burma Unpardonable" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (5/18): "Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu [...] | 2009-05-18 01:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1114 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD MICHAEL SCHIFFER AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 24-28 visit to Japan by DASD Schiffer and Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile pho [...] | 2009-05-18 05:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
09TOKYO1120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1121 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD REBECCA HERSMAN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 25-27 visit to Japan by DASD Hersman and Lieutenant Colonel Smith. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6 [...] | 2009-05-18 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
09TOKYO1122 | JAPAN ON ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN'S IDP [...] (C) Japan will consider requests for additional funding for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida. However, Yoshida reminded us that Japan last April provided grant aid totaling USD 5 million for IDPs i [...] | 2009-05-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID PK JA |
09TOKYO1124 | NEW DPJ PRESIDENT HATOYAMA KEEPS OZAWA IN KEY ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Yukio Hatoyama's election as party President over Katsuya Okada on May 16 and his appointment of outgoing President Ichiro Ozawa to a senior position signals a continuation in the status quo for the opposition DPJ, according to Embassy contacts, and should result in few changes i [...] | 2009-05-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1125 | MGSF01 H1N1 OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 130 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. With the exception of four patients in quarantine near Narita Airport, all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the ma [...] | 2009-05-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1127 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA (ADDITIONAL) [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the increasing number of cases of domestic infection of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Japan. 2. "Burma in Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/16): "Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged and jai [...] | 2009-05-19 00:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1129 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDIA, SRI LANKA, AND MIDDLE EAST [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Sankei gave top play to a report on an arrest warrant against a Japanese company president, who allegedly exported to North Korea two large trucks that are prohibited for export due to the potential that they could be converted for use as vehicles to transport bal [...] | 2009-05-19 02:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1130 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON SITUATION IN SRI LANKA [...] (U) Japan announced May 15 it would give assistance in kind worth approximately USD 470,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. The assistance will include 560 tents, 30,000 jerry cans, 4,000 plastic sheets, 10,00 [...] | 2009-05-19 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE JA |
09TOKYO1131 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TELEPHONES BURMESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a first-ever telephone call by a Japanese Foreign Minister to his Burmese counterpart, Foreign Minister Nakasone May 18 telephoned Burmese Foreign Minister U Nyan Win to express Japan's "deep concern" about the case against Aung San Suu Kyi. MOFA had already called in the Burm [...] | 2009-05-19 05:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM JA |
09TOKYO1133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1135 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) Emboff delivered reftel non-paper to Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and his successor, Hiroaki Machii, May 18. Tanizawa said METI is willing to loo [...] | 2009-05-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR |
09TOKYO1141 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1143 | JAPANESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DAW AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo delivered the Ref A demarche to MOFA Deputy Directors Ken Ota, First Southeast Asia Division, and Kazumi Yamada, United Nations Policy Division. Mr. Ota stated that Japan is in agreement on the need to drop the charges on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and release her from detention. [...] | 2009-05-20 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA |
09TOKYO1144 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Asahi front-paged a report from Washington claiming that the Obama administration informed the Japanese government on Tuesday of its decision to nominate California lawyer John Roos as the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan. 2. "Force Alone Can Not Bring Peace" T [...] | 2009-05-20 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1147 | USAF CHIEF OF STAFF'S MAY 13 CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Accompanied by the Charge and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) Commander Edward Rice, visiting U.S. Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz called on Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on May 12. Gen Schwartz expressed appreciation for all of Japan's contribution to Iraq and Afghanistan. [...] | 2009-05-20 04:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO1150 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 236 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. Nearly all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the majority of confirmed cases involve students and young adults, th [...] | 2009-05-20 22:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1151 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1155 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the confirmation on Wednesday of the first two cases of the new strain of H1N1 influenza in Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. 2. "Junta Should Immediately Stop Shameful Acts" The business-oriented Nikkei editori [...] | 2009-05-21 03:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1156 | REPLY: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK [...] (C) Emboffs delivered points in ref A to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara and Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Wataru Kikuchi and MOF International Bureau International Organi [...] | 2009-05-21 04:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN JA |
09TOKYO1158 | GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...] | 2009-05-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA |
09TOKYO1159 | JAPAN'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) EST Chief met Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Senior Negotiator for Climate Change Yoshiko Kijima May 21 to discuss Japan's programs and funding for adaptation to climate change per reftel request. Kijima said the GOJ combines funding for adaptation and mitigation programs and does [...] | 2009-05-21 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1160 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1161 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese authorities confirmed the first two cases of A H1N1 influenza in Tokyo and its neighbor city, Kawasaki (in Kanagawa Prefecture) the evening of May 20. Two students, who attend the same high school in Kawasaki, returned to the Tokyo area from New York May 19, and tested [...] | 2009-05-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1162 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1163 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG [...] (C) Begin text of Scenesetter: Mr. Deputy Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan will continue to be a close friend and partner, but our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challeng [...] | 2009-05-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1165 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 00:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1166 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, BURMA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Nikkei led with a speech by Prime Minister Aso on Thursday, during which he expressed Japan's commitment to provide aid of $67 billion in total to help Asian economies 'double' their respective GDPs by 2020. 2. "Time Has Come to Seal Accord on Nuclear Test Ban" [...] | 2009-05-22 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1171 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Cases of H1N1 infection were reported in previously unaffected areas in Japan, although only in isolated cases. One additional case was reported in Tokyo City in a woman who returned from the United States May 19. The GOJ implemented a new policy to respond to the less virulent [...] | 2009-05-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1177 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1178 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR TEST BY NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning Japanese national dailies led with statements of condemnation released by the U.S., Japan, Russia, and China of Monday's nuclear test by North Korea. 2. "U.S.-China Coordination Needed to Stop North Korea's Reckless March" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/ [...] | 2009-05-26 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO118 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1181 | FM NAKASONE MEETS BURMESE COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: FM Nakasone met with Burmese FM Nyan Win in Hanoi May 25 and expressed "strong concern" about the ongoing trial of Aung San Suu Kyi. Nakasone predicted a harsh international reaction to a guilty verdict and called on the Burmese authorities to allow Suu Kyi and others to partici [...] | 2009-05-26 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO1184 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1185 | JAPAN, THE U.S., AND TIP: AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an unprecedented multi-year, multi-agency effort to meet TVPA (Trafficking Victims Protection Act) minimum standards, the Government of Japan has indicated at a high level that it is considering no longer cooperating with the United States in providing information for th [...] | 2009-05-26 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1190 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1191 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included North Korea's additional launch of two short-range missiles off its coast in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. 2. "Strong Unity Imperative" On expected UN Security Council deliberations on a new resolution against North Korea's nuclear t [...] | 2009-05-27 01:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1192 | JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...] | 2009-05-27 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA |
09TOKYO1193 | GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...] | 2009-05-27 03:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1194 | STAFFDEL SHELLY HAN VISIT TO JAPAN FROM 9-12 JUNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the visit of Ms. Shelly Han to Japan from June 9-12, 2009. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile phone: (81-80)1202-8406 Fax: [...] | 2009-05-27 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
09TOKYO1197 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OTTAWAY + 8 TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth Ottaway, Leslie Maher, Richard Love, Samuel Howerton, Kenneth Cole, Bruce Bennett, Donald Romberger, Jonathan Newmark, and Douglas Lyons for their May 24-29 visit to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Politica [...] | 2009-05-27 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
09TOKYO1198 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO12 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the start on Saturday evening of Israel's ground attack on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. 2. "Hatred Could Lead to Quagmire" A correspondent wrote in the liberal Asahi from Jerusalem (1/5): "Israel's air and ground attacks are the larg [...] | 2009-01-05 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1200 | JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL TBIO ARF JA |
09TOKYO1202 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the growing likelihood of GM filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy following the failure on Wednesday of its talks with creditors. 2. "Financial Sanctions and Ship Inspections Should Be Implemented" The conservative Sankei edito [...] | 2009-05-28 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1205 | IS JAPAN READY TO DISCUSS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports suggesting Japan is willing to consider easing its requirements on testing of cattle for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have raised speculation the GOJ might be prepared to engage the USG to lift remaining barriers to U.S. beef. Current BSE-related [...] | 2009-05-28 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1207 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO121 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INAUGURATION OF [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers focused intense coverage on the inauguration of President Obama. 2. "Obama Is Tasked with Rejuvenating America" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/21): "President Obama is set to reconstruct the role of a federal government in the belief that the [...] | 2009-01-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1210 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a Yomiuri story claiming that the GOJ has decided to tighten controls on domestic technologies and information that could be used for military purposes, including the development of WMD, by requiring Japanese universities, research institutio [...] | 2009-05-29 03:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1214 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1216 | WHALING: JAPAN UNLIKELY TO COMPROMISE IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) While the Japanese public does not oppose whaling - in fact most support continued whaling - interest groups here are divided over whether to accept a compromise in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that would allow Japan limited coastal whaling in exchange for a reduction/elim [...] | 2009-05-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1217 | UNION DELIVERS MESSAGE ON U.S. LABOR LEGISLATION [...] Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan, delivered the following letter and resolution regarding the Employee Free Choice Act to the Embassy May 28. Kato, who is also Vice President of the Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),said he delivered the message in his ca [...] | 2009-05-29 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1218 | CLIMATE CHANGE: STAKEHOLDERS DIFFER ON JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Aso intends to announce Japan's midterm greenhouse gas reduction target by mid-June in order to use it at the G8 Summit/MEF and in the UNFCCC negotiations. There remain wide differences over the size of an appropriate target, however, among the various climate/e [...] | 2009-05-29 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO122 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1224 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...] | 2009-06-01 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1225 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SRI LANKA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to GM's plans to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as today. 2. "Step toward Ethnic Reconciliation" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/1): "President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka declared victory in the civil war. The governme [...] | 2009-06-01 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1230 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09 [...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...] | 2009-06-02 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1232 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GM BANKRUPTCY [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to GM's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. 2. "Reconstruction Is a Long Way Off" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (6/2): "... The bankruptcy and nationalization of GM, which used to be the world's largest [...] | 2009-06-02 06:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1234 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/09 [...] While they were unable to narrow their gaps on such key issues as the consumption tax hike and global warming prevention measures, this meeting gave hints to each side's thinking on the next House of Representatives election. The first policy consultation between the DPJ and Nippon Keidanren [...] | 2009-06-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1238 | JAPAN TAKING WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO GM BANKRUPTCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and auto industry representatives expressed concern at the announcement of General Motors' bankruptcy, but not alarm. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Toshiro Nikai pledged unspecified financial support for Japanese small and medium- [...] | 2009-06-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD PREL WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1239 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO124 | PM ASO URGES PRESIDENT LEE TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Aso strongly urged South Korean President Lee to accelerate consultations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) during their January 12 summit, according to MOFA Economic Partnership Director Shinichi Hosono. Aso made the push because current working-level tal [...] | 2009-01-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1241 | IRAN INVITE TO EMBASSY TOKYO NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Tokyo seeks guidance on whether to invite Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi to our national day reception. 2. (C) Ref A indicates representatives of the Iranian government "may" be invited to this year's national day receptions. Ordinarily, given [...] | 2009-06-03 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ODIP IR JA |
09TOKYO1242 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Asahi gave top play to the disclosure by several sources close to the DPRK leadership that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has selected his third son Kim Jong Un as his heir. 2. "Treasury Secretary Shows 'Low Key' Attitude in China" The conservative Sankei [...] | 2009-06-03 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1244 | JAPAN'S PACIFIC ISLANDS SUMMIT: ENVIRONMENT, [...] (C) Japan hosted the fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) in Hokkaido May 22-23. The tri-annual summit meeting between Japan and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum was divided into three sessions focused on climate change, human security and expanding people-to-people exchang [...] | 2009-06-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1245 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1248 | DPRK RESOLUTION: MOFA HIGHLIGHTS ARMS EMBARGO, [...] (C) MOFA UN Policy Division Director Naoto Hisajima requested a meeting with Poloff June 3 to convey Japan's position on a proposed UNSC resolution on the DPRK. Referring to a non-paper which he said has already been provided to the State Department in Washington and to the U.S. Mission in New [...] | 2009-06-03 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA KN |
09TOKYO1250 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1251 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included Health Ministry data pointing to a rise in Japan's fertility rate for the third consecutive year. 2. "U.S. Secretary Guarantees 'Dollar's Security'" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/4): "During his meetings with Chinese lea [...] | 2009-06-04 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1252 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1253 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Effective coordination among multiple agencies at Post, our five consulates general, and United States Forces Japan (USFJ) helped the Mission to prepare for the spread of H1N1 in Japan, inform official and non-official Americans in Japan of developments, and report to Washington [...] | 2009-06-04 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09TOKYO1255 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1257 | DASD FOR EAST ASIA SCHIFFER'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushige Takamizawa and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer discussed Japan's next generation fighter program (F-X). While the May 25 DPRK nuclear test highlights the need for close [...] | 2009-06-05 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1258 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH IN CAIRO [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front-paged a speech in Cairo by President Obama, in which he reportedly expressed his strong commitment to engage the Muslim world. 2. "High Hopes for 'New Beginning'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/5): "Given that the relationship between [...] | 2009-06-05 06:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary - Meeting June 2 with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Board of Governors discussed the possible economic policies of a DPJ-led government, Japan's economic situation, including how the current global recession has affected J [...] | 2009-06-05 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1262 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship remains the core to an approach on several regional and global issues, including security, engagement with China, and redesigning the East Asian architecture, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice-Foreign Minister Mit [...] | 2009-06-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON JA |
09TOKYO1263 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama said that his key priority, after securing an electoral victory, is building a cooperative relationship with the United States to confront the global challenges of nucle [...] | 2009-06-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PARM OVIP KN JA |
09TOKYO1266 | JAPAN'S PLANS FOR NSG PLENARY MEETING PRESENTATIONS [...] (SBU) Japan has no plans to give Iran-related presentations during the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meeting in Budapest, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Disarmament, Nonproliferation and Science Department, Assistant Director for Export Control Shinichi Sato. Econoff [...] | 2009-06-05 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL ETTC ENRG TRGY JA |
09TOKYO1268 | MOFA COMMENTS ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan's official position of supporting zero growth in the IAEA budget has not changed, but within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),officials are moving to relax the policy in an attempt to reach a compromise position between the U.S. and those countries supporting zer [...] | 2009-06-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA |
09TOKYO1269 | ASD FOR APSA GREGSON DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: Key challenges to strategic balance in the region and strategic deterrence come from China, North Korea and Russia, Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson during a June 1 meeting on [...] | 2009-06-05 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR CH KN KS RU JA |
09TOKYO1270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1274 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1276 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH IN CAIRO AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers front-paged Secretary of State Clinton's remarks on North Korea during an ABC interview on Sunday. 2. "Moderates Should Be Involved" The conservative Sankei editorialized (6/7): "... Efforts to remove anti-U.S. sentiment among the Muslims and win ove [...] | 2009-06-08 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1279 | SECOND JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC DIALOGUE -- LONG ON [...] (C) Summary: After an 18 month hiatus, Japan and China held the second High Level Economic Dialogue June 7 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, issued 11 documents highlighting cooperation in areas including promoting a global eco [...] | 2009-06-08 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH JA |
09TOKYO128 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1284 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1285 | JAPAN-RUSSIA ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials expect economic engagement with Russia to proceed slowly despite Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's widely-reported pitch for broader investment in the Russian Far East. The bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement will advance cooperation in the nuc [...] | 2009-06-09 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ENRG PREL PUNE TRGY JA RS |
09TOKYO1286 | WHALING: JAPAN SUPPORTS ANOTHER YEAR FOR FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Japan supports continuing the Future of the International Whaling Commission process until the 2010 IWC Annual Meeting, Fisheries Agency of Japan Deputy Director General Jun Yamashita told Emboffs June 8. However, Japan is concerned the "starting point" for the Small Working Grou [...] | 2009-06-09 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
09TOKYO1287 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the GOJ's draft of basic policies for economic and fiscal reform for fiscal 2009. 2. "Relisting North Korea as Terror Sponsor Is Obvious Choice" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/9): "Secretary of State Cli [...] | 2009-06-09 03:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1289 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1292 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 832 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 23:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1295 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 833 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1296 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Sankei gave top play to the finding by intelligence authorities that DPRK leader Kim Jong Il's third son Jong Un has been given a post within the country's National Defense Commission, which is defined by the Constitution as "the highest guiding organ of the mi [...] | 2009-06-10 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1297 | SUDAN CONFERENCE: JAPANESE REPRESENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SU JA |
09TOKYO1298 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 834 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1299 | Delivery of Talking Points on Ending the E-Passport [...] (U) On June 9, Conoff met with Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Passport Division Director Nobuyuki Kawamura and delivered reftel message requiring emergency and temporary passports to either have electronic chips or a visa. Kawamura and his staff said they understood the regulatio [...] | 2009-06-10 06:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT KPAO PREL PBTS JA |
09TOKYO13 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1301 | CANADIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER FONBERG'S TOKYO [...] (C) Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defense Robert Fonberg visited Tokyo from 1-3 June for talks with senior Japanese government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD). Embassy of Canada Political Counselor Karen MacArthur told Poloff that Fon [...] | 2009-06-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1302 | OKINAWA PRIVIDES LEADERSHIP ON INFORMATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Contains Proprietary Information. 2. (U) Summary: Okinawa's information technology (IT) sector is breaking some new ground and represents a key sector in the Prefecture's economy, as shown in emboff's recent visit. Prefectural officials reported on successe [...] | 2009-06-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON EINV TINT JA |
09TOKYO1304 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 22:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1305 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH JAPAN [...] (U) Post offers the following information on U.S.-Japan joint energy initiatives in response to ref A. Collaborative Research ---------------------- 2. (U) The Department of Energy has actively cooperated with Japan on energy, science, and technology over the past several decades, includ [...] | 2009-06-10 22:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN APECO JA |
09TOKYO1306 | JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...] | 2009-06-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO131 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the launch of the Obama administration on Tuesday. 2. "President Obama to Take 'Soft but Sound' approach?" The liberal Asahi wrote in an editorial (1/22): "... President Obama expressed his willingness to establish a new relationsh [...] | 2009-01-22 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1312 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with Prime Minister Aso's press conference on Wednesday, during which he revealed Japan's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The papers also gave front-page play to the agreement reached on Wednesday am [...] | 2009-06-11 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1315 | JAPAN AGREES: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper 11 June to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. "We agree that this is not the right direction," Miyamoto said, and emphasized [...] | 2009-06-11 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA |
09TOKYO1317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1319 | Japan Announces Midterm Greenhouse Gas Target [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of internal GOJ discussion and input from various study groups, Prime Minister Aso announced June 10 that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Looked at from a 1990 base year, the figures would equal an e [...] | 2009-06-11 21:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG ECON JA |
09TOKYO1324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1325 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning Japanese dailies led with the official WHO declaration of a worldwide 'pandemic' of H1N1 influenza. 2. "China Holds Key to Enforcement of New UN Resolution" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/12): "There is no doubt that North Korea trampled on previous [...] | 2009-06-12 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1327 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) Japan supports open discussions of fuel bank proposals at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting. Energy Attach and Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref June 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and N [...] | 2009-06-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1329 | INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS OVER POSTAL ROW [...] (C) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama resigned June 12 after learning PM Aso would reappoint Yoshifumi Nishikawa as Japan Post Holdings (JPH) CEO despite Hatoyama's objections. Hatoyama has been a public critic of Nishikawa and JPH's attempt to sell off assets unr [...] | 2009-06-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1335 | IAEA: JAPAN PROMISES STRONG STATEMENTS ON SYRIA [...] (C) Econoffs delivered points contained if ref regarding statements on Syria and Iran at the upcoming IAEA BOG meeting to MOFA Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa June 12. Ichikawa said Japan agrees fully with the U.S. call for strong statements an [...] | 2009-06-12 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY JA |
09TOKYO134 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 5TH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Econoff accompanied Dutch Embassy First Secretary (Political) Onny Jalink and Russian Embassy Second Secretary (Political) Andrey Savinov to meet with the MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy D [...] | 2009-01-22 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC JA |
09TOKYO1341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1343 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the arrest of a senior Health Ministry official for "postal system abuse" involving a fabricated ministry document, as well as the landslide victory of the opposition-backed candidate in the Chiba mayoral election on Sunday. 2. "Dtente [...] | 2009-06-15 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1344 | JAPAN INTENDS TO JOIN IRENA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan intends to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the June 28-30 meeting in Egypt but has not yet finalized legal and financial preparations, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials said in response to ref A d [...] | 2009-06-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV JA |
09TOKYO1345 | NIKKEI BREAKS 10,000 SUGGESTING THE ECONOMY HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of relatively positive economic news, both international and domestic, pushed the Nikkei 225 to close over the psychologically important 10,000 level on June 12. Some politicians and pundits argue the economy has "hit bottom" and will recover, albeit slowly, over the nex [...] | 2009-06-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1346 | U.S., JAPANESE OFFICIALS ENGAGE IN EXTENDED [...] (S) A U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Rebecca Hersman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Michael Schiffer, and accompanied by VCI Senior Advisor Harry Heintzelman, engaged in a discussion on the 2009 Nuc [...] | 2009-06-15 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH RU JA KN |
09TOKYO1347 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1349 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO135 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1350 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included an Asahi report from Beijing claiming that it has learned from several sources connected to North Korea that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son Kim Jong Un made a secret visit to Beijing on or around June 10 as a special envoy for h [...] | 2009-06-16 01:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1353 | FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN DISCUSSES BROADBAND, DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's focus since 2000 on infrastructure expansion as a national priority has yielded good results, with nearly all Japanese households now having access to broadband Internet, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Vice Minister Akira Terasaki told FCC Commissi [...] | 2009-06-16 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 21:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO136 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1365 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND U.S.-ROK SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Wednesday morning included growing unrest in Iran over the recent reelection of President Ahmadinejad and yesterday's summit in Washington between President Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee. 2. "No More Bloodshed" The conservative Sankei editorialized [...] | 2009-06-17 04:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1367 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1368 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1369 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that an analysis by the Ministry of Defense shows that the long-range ballistic missile apparently being prepared for launch by North Korea from the Dongchang-ri missile site on the country's northwest coast will l [...] | 2009-06-18 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO137 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave front-page play to Secretary of State Clinton's first day on the job at the State Department on Thursday. 2. "President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo" The liberal Mainichi wrote from Washington (1/23): "President Obama ordered on Thursday the closing of the de [...] | 2009-01-23 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1373 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Begin text of Scenesetter: Ms. Under Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan is a close friend and partner. In spite of this, our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challenges. [...] | 2009-06-18 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL OVIP JA |
09TOKYO1375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1378 | APEC FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will not send officials to participate in the August 1-2 APEC Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop in Singapore, according to MOFA Senior Coordinator for APEC Taisuk [...] | 2009-06-19 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON APECO |
09TOKYO1379 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO138 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1381 | CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON JA |
09TOKYO1382 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT AND U.S. DIPLOMACY [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Friday morning included a Yomiuri report on a recent notice issued by the Chinese government to local government entities recommending that they select domestic products when procuring goods and services in order to stimulate the economy. 2. "Good Opportuni [...] | 2009-06-19 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1386 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 24-26, 2009 visit to Japan by Under Secretary of Defense Michele A. Flournoy and her party. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 H [...] | 2009-06-19 05:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
09TOKYO1387 | DELAY TO COMPLETION DATE FOR JAPAN'S MOX [...] (U) The scheduled completion date for Japan's program of converting Light Water Reactors (LWRs) so that they are able to use Mixed Plutonium Uranium Oxide (MOX) fuel has slipped from 2010 to 2015. Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) issued a press release announcing the revi [...] | 2009-06-19 06:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1388 | JAPAN'S POSITION ON MIDDLE EAST DESALINATION AND [...] (C) The GOJ fully supports the goals of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC),but would like to see it providing more tangible results, Foreign Ministry First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told econoff June 19. Tsuji said a lack of clearly defined [...] | 2009-06-19 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPL PREL MU XF JA |
09TOKYO139 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] Overcome the financial crisis (78.7 PERCENT ) 2. Favorable impact on the Japanese economy (48.0 PERCENT ) 3. Environmental policy (37.3 PERCENT ) 4. North Korea problem (34.0 PERCENT ) 4. Middle East stabilization (22.7 PERCENT ) These issues should be undertaken by the Japanese governme [...] | 2009-01-23 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1393 | READOUT OF CHARGE'S MEETING WITH MOFA DFM SASAE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo is conveying a firm message to Burmese leaders as part of Japan,s engagement strategy with the country, Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Kenichiro Sasae told Charg Zumwalt on June 17. Sasae said that he used his June 3-5 trip to Burma to press Rangoon on human rights issues, [...] | 2009-06-19 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JA BM |
09TOKYO1394 | JAPAN PROPOSING TRILATERAL TRACK II DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo would like to restart Track II discussions, dormant since the mid 1990s, among the United States, Japan, and Russia to learn more about Russia,s "intentions" behind its growing security and energy interest in the Asia-Pacific region. Washington and Tokyo should encourage R [...] | 2009-06-19 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS JA |
09TOKYO1395 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1397 | DIET APPROVES BILL AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW [...] Japan's Diet approved legislation amending the Copyright Law June 12. The revised law goes into effect January 1, 2010 and addresses piracy issues and the use of digital content as well as facilitates information access for the handicapped. Illegal downloading ------------------- 2. T [...] | 2009-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO140 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 821 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1400 | SETTING NEW FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) has released its draft basic policy framework for 2009. Known as the honebuto ("big-boned" or "robust"),the policy framework is meant to place this year's policy priorities in a medium-term context. The 2009 honebuto makes clear that the [...] | 2009-06-22 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1401 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1402 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND U.S. FINANCIAL REFORM PLAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included an Iranian state media report saying that at least 10 people were killed and 100 injured in clashes on Saturday between demonstrators and police. 2. "Fairness Should Be Guaranteed" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/21): "... Ther [...] | 2009-06-22 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1404 | TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: JAPANESE [...] Japan remains committed to its pledge of economic assistance to Pakistan, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, First Country Planning Strategy Division, Southwest Asia Team Chief Hitomi Sato told AID counselor. MOFA announced June 9 an additional $10 million in emergency g [...] | 2009-06-22 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PK JA |
09TOKYO1405 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1406 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 00:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1407 | THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Japan Investment Initiative recently completed its eighth year of work on improving Japan's investment climate and contributing to economic growth in both countries. The Initiative can claim a number of successes. However, we may be able to engage Japan more effectiv [...] | 2009-06-23 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1408 | CHILD LABOR: JAPAN [...] (SBU) In interviews with government officials (Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice),International Organizations (ILO Office in Japan, IOM Japan),worker organizations (RENGO),and academics and NGOs involved in Child Labor issues (JNATIP),Embassy Tokyo has discovered no [...] | 2009-06-23 02:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTIP JA |
09TOKYO1410 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included a Nikkei report saying that the U.S. and Japan plan to conclude a new agreement to streamline their customs clearance procedures. 2. "Concern about Oppression of Reformers" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/23): "Transformation into [...] | 2009-06-23 04:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1411 | NISSAN DISCUSSES U.S. AND GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY, [...] (SBU) Nissan Senior VP for External and Government Affairs Hitoshi Kawaguchi and International Affairs General Manager Takehiro Kasai met June 10 with EMIN and FCS Minister Counselor, the first such meeting between senior Nissan personnel and emboffs in a number of years. Kawaguchi opened st [...] | 2009-06-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1412 | METI OFFICIAL: JAPANESE EXPORTS TO IRAN DOWN BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Japan Government continues to restrict export credit insurance for Iran to only short-term transactions in accordance with UNSCR 1803, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Deputy Director for Trade Insurance Toshihiro Kawakami. The GOJ continues to decline of [...] | 2009-06-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL IR JA |
09TOKYO1413 | JAPANESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING ASEAN [...] (C) Japan is committed to enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1874 and to encouraging ASEAN member states to do the same, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told the Charge on June 23, in response to Ref A demarche. "Japan is listening and is ready to help," Sasae noted, and [...] | 2009-06-23 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KN JA ASEAN |
09TOKYO1414 | JAPAN PREPARING SPECIAL MEASURES BILL ON DPRK [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing a special measures bill that would authorize Japan to inspect cargo on DPRK ships beyond the limits of Japan's territorial waters. The government plans to submit the bill to the Diet in the current session, which ends 28 July. Key aspects of [...] | 2009-06-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO1415 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1420 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1422 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning included questionable corporate donations received by Finance Minister Yosano. 2. "'Democracy' Is Tested in Iran" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/24): "Political confrontation [between reformists and conservatives] is developing int [...] | 2009-06-24 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1424 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1426 | YOKOSUKA ELECTION PROJECTION: LDP-BACKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ryoichi Kabaya--the 64 year-old independent incumbent backed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),Komeito, and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)--will most likely retain his seat during the June 28 Yokosuka City mayoral election, according to U.S. Embassy Diet contacts. Yokosuka [...] | 2009-06-24 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA |
09TOKYO1427 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1429 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play on Thursday morning to Japan Post's business improvement plan submission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 2. "No Path to Dialogue in Sight" The liberal Asahi wrote from Washington (6/25): "The Obama administration's strategy of s [...] | 2009-06-25 04:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1430 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 835 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1432 | METI RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Security Export Control International Affairs Office Director Takao Shishikura provided emboff the following non-paper June 23 in response to points delivered as per reftel. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." [...] | 2009-06-25 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY |
09TOKYO1433 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 837 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 05:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1434 | ENDING THE CAMBODIAN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL DEADLOCK: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings May 14-15 with senior officials of MOFA's First Southeast Asia Department, as well as with a Japanese judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson suggested a possible solution to the logjam in negotiations [...] | 2009-06-25 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PGOV PINS PREL JA |
09TOKYO1436 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1437 | ASO IGNORES CALLS TO STEP DOWN; NO WORD ON [...] (C) Summary: Rapidly falling popularity ratings, a string of local electoral defeats, internal party discord over the resignation of Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama, a lackluster performance in a head-to-head debate with the opposition leader, and a growing dearth of justifications for [...] | 2009-06-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1441 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1442 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri led with final arrangements between the Iraqi government and three Japanese oil companies concerning the purchase of an oil concession to develop a field in southern Iraq. 2. "Iranian Leadership Should Exercise Self-Restraint" The moderate Yomiuri edit [...] | 2009-06-26 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1445 | POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...] | 2009-06-26 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA |
09TOKYO1448 | DPRK CARGO INSPECTION: JAPAN COAST GUARD TO LEAD [...] (C) The draft special measures bill authorizing Japan to inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) identifies the Japan Coast Guard as the lead operational agency, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Takamizawa. The Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) will sup [...] | 2009-06-26 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO1449 | JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REVISES H1N1 INFLUENZA GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Government revised its guidelines for responding to H1N1 influenza outbreaks June 19. Acknowledging the difficulty in using border controls to keep the H1N1 virus from entering Japan, the GOJ will, in many cases, allow arriving passengers with flu symptoms to enter t [...] | 2009-06-26 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC TBIO PREL MG EAGR JA |
09TOKYO145 | NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL ECON KTIA JA |
09TOKYO1452 | MEETINGS BETWEEN USG AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Washington comprised of representatives from the Department of State and the Terrorist Screening Center, supported by Embassy Tokyo, met with Japanese government officials in Tokyo on June 4 and 5 to discuss a possible agreement related to the sharing of terrori [...] | 2009-06-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT ASEC PTER PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1453 | JAPANESE UNIONS REITERATE SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) President Tsuyoshi Takagi sent the following letter to the CDA in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Takagi's letter follows a visit by Tomoyasu Kato, President of the All NTT Workers Union of Japan and an executive member of the Union Network In [...] | 2009-06-26 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1455 | JAPAN AIRLINES TO RECEIVE LOANS UNDER INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) Summary: Japanese press reports the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and three other financial institutions will provide Japan Airlines (JAL) a 100 billion yen (approximately $1 billion) loan facility under a GOJ program to assist companies adversely affected by the economic downturn (ref) [...] | 2009-06-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ELTN ETRD WRTO JA |
09TOKYO1456 | U.S. AUTOMAKERS NOTE CHALLENGES IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan's Automotive Committee, representing GM, Ford, and Chrysler, told the country team during the monthly meeting with the ACCJ Board of Governors that they face several non-tariff imports of U.S. manufactured vehicles. Particular probl [...] | 2009-06-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1458 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1459 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Sunday's Japan-ROK summit in Tokyo and a revelation by a former vice foreign minister about a U.S.-Japan secret accord on the introduction of nuclear weapons by U.S. warships and aircraft. 2. "Coordination Must Be Maintained to Deal with N [...] | 2009-06-29 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO146 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PETR EFIN PREL PGOV JA PK |
09TOKYO1461 | STAFFDEL TRIVEDI'S JAPAN VISIT FROM JUNE 30-JULY [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes the Japan visit of Mr. Atman Trivedi from June 30-July 5. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile phone: (81-80)5479-4214 Fax: [...] | 2009-06-29 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC OREP JA |
09TOKYO1463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1464 | IAEA ELECTIONS- JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN AND REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ would appreciate continued U.S. outreach to IAEA board members in support of Yukiya Amano's candidacy for IAEA Director General. MOFA Non-proliferation Director Ichikawa told emboffs June 29 the GOJ would like the USG to emphasize to other member states the need to resolv [...] | 2009-06-29 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1467 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1468 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. FORCES FROM IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the arrest on Monday of the presidents of three Tokyo trading firms for an alleged attempt to illegally export to Myanmar on behalf of North Korea a device believed to be necessary for developing long-range ballistic missiles. 2. "Turnin [...] | 2009-06-30 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO147 | TERRORISM FINANCE--GOJ RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ETTC PINR PREL PTER JA IR |
09TOKYO1474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1475 | JAPAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PK JA |
09TOKYO1476 | JAPAN: RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE TRANSACTION BETWEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KN BM JA |
09TOKYO1477 | JAPAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT AIMED [...] (C) Summary: Japan's goal in concluding its recently signed nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia is to acquire fuel services, both to supply domestic needs and to permit Japanese companies to sell reactors with fuel contracts. The GOJ is pleased with the Russian concessions to submit so [...] | 2009-06-30 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP RU JA |
09TOKYO148 | UNU PEDOPHILIA CLEARANCE [...] (U) After a review of sources and contacting NGOs, Embassy Tokyo found no indication that the United Nations University (UNU) grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or [...] | 2009-01-23 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JA |
09TOKYO1485 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1486 | JAPANESE RESPONSE TO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (U) Mitsuko Shino, Director of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division delivered to Embassy Tokyo officers the following non-paper of comments on the "2008 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Japan." TEXT OF JAPANESE NON-PAPER -------------------------- 2. (U) (Non Pape [...] | 2009-07-01 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1487 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Wednesday morning included Prime Minister Aso's plan to shuffle his cabinet and the LDP leadership as early as tomorrow. 2. "Strong-Armed Posture to Constrain Ties with U.S." A Tehran-based reporter for the moderate Yomiuri wrote (7/1): "There is no doubt that [...] | 2009-07-01 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1488 | JAPAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA KN |
09TOKYO149 | FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...] | 2009-01-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA |
09TOKYO15 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO150 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1501 | PRC HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER: OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHINA"S [...] (C) Chinese lawyer Feng, Zhenghu, the first Shanghai signer of Charter '08, met with Embassy Tokyo in late June. Feng has tried three times to return to China from Japan but has been turned around and sent back to Japan each time. Feng says he believes the initial decision not to allow him to [...] | 2009-07-01 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CH JA PGOV PHUM |
09TOKYO1502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1505 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1506 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDONESIA AND RUSSIA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's decision on Wednesday to appoint two new cabinet ministers. 2. "Splits in Muslim Society in Indonesia" The liberal Asahi wrote from Jakarta (7/2): "Religious conflicts and the human rights issue are serious prob [...] | 2009-07-02 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1507 | CARGO INSPECTION LAW: CABINET SUBMISSION SLATED [...] (C) The Japanese government will submit a special measures bill authorizing Japan to interdict and inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) to the Cabinet for formal approval "early next week," Director General for International Peace Cooperation Headquarters in the Cabinet Office Takata told Charge an [...] | 2009-07-02 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER |
09TOKYO151 | JAPAN: MOFA ON BURMA AND DFM SASAE,S RECENT TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington and Tokyo &differ in process" regarding Burma "but share the same goals: democracy and rule of law,8 MOFA,s First Southeast Asia Director recently told Embassy Tokyo. During a briefing on Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae,s recent visit to Burma, our interlocutor explain [...] | 2009-01-23 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO1515 | CLIMATE CHANGE: SENIOR JAPANESE MOE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Ministry of Environment Deputy Director General for Global Environment Masaru Moriya discussed preparations for the Major Economies Forum leaders meeting and progress towards a post-2012 agreement on climate change in the UNFCCC when he met with EMIN and EST Chief July 1. Moriya said the [...] | 2009-07-02 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1518 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1524 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1529 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA, IRAQ, BURMA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers led with the victory of the DPJ-backed candidate in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Shizuoka, saying that the results are clear evidence of growing popular support for the opposition party. 2. "Stronger Coalition against North Korea Necessary" On N [...] | 2009-07-06 02:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1532 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1533 | JAPAN CONSIDERING ECOSOC NGO VOTE REQUEST [...] (C) On July 9 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Tomoko Yoshihiro of MOFA's Global Issues Cooperation Division. Yoshihiro stated that Japan had an observer present when the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations deliberated the case of the DCP [...] | 2009-07-06 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1534 | JAPAN REPORTS FIRST CASE OF TAMIFLU-RESISTANT H1N1 [...] The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced July 2 it has detected the first case in Japan of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza A virus. The patient, a woman in her 40s from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had been administered Tamiflu since May 18 as a preventive measure after she [...] | 2009-07-06 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO JA |
09TOKYO1536 | ASO WEAKENED FURTHER BY INDECISION ON CABINET, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision July 1 to make just two minor adjustments to his Cabinet and leave other portfolios and party executive positions unchanged has touched off a new round of criticism over his inability to exercise decisive leadership. Media reports cite his failure [...] | 2009-07-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO154 | JAPANESE SENIOR OFFICIALS SEEK TO SCHEDULE [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament, Non-proliferation, and Science Director General Toshio Sano told EMIN he will travel to Washington in February to attend the second meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND). Japan co-chairs ICNND [...] | 2009-01-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC NRR NPT TRGY JA |
09TOKYO1540 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NORTH KOREA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play to the U.S.-Russia summit on Monday in Moscow. 2. "Progress Toward 'World without Nuclear Weapons'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (7/7): "The U.S.-Russia summit, which was held ahead of the G-8 summit starting on Wednesday, marked a milestone in [...] | 2009-07-07 04:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1542 | MEGAPORTS: NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Megaports Initiative technical team met GOJ officials June 24-25 to review data sharing arrangements and to discuss proposed areas for technical cooperation areas. Both sides agreed to continue discussions in early October 2009 to address remaining issues. Japanese officials [...] | 2009-07-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1543 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1544 | TRADE UNION AND NGOS DELIVER LETTER ON DISARMAMENT FOR THE [...] (U) Representatives of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO),the Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (GENSUIKIN) and the National Council for Peace and against Nuclear Weapons (KAKKIN) met EMIN July 2 to deliver a letter to President Obama signed by the heads of their de [...] | 2009-07-07 07:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PUNE KNNP JA |
09TOKYO1548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1549 | U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest levels to express concerns over China's proposed new information security and content filtering regimes. Senior Japanese officials have raised the information security testing regime [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH |
09TOKYO155 | JAPAN PREPARING FOR MARCH MSDF DISPATCH TO HORN OF [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing to dispatch Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels to the Horn of Africa and is aiming to have the ships on station by the time Prime Minister Taro Aso has his first meeting with the President, according to MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy [...] | 2009-01-23 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PINR PREL PTER MARR |
09TOKYO1553 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND UNREST IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included consultations scheduled for later this month between the U.S. and Japan over the "nuclear umbrella." Other news included the revelation by a former Japanese ambassador to the U.S. that the GOJ in 1974 considered allowing port visits by U.S [...] | 2009-07-08 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1558 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO156 | JAPAN RELEASES GLOOMY DECEMBER TRADE DATA [...] (U) Summary: Japan's trade surplus dropped 80 percent in 2008, according to trade data released January 22 by the Ministry of Finance. Both exports and imports fell sharply late in the year, with December exports down by 35 percent, year-on-year, and imports down by 21.5 percent. Japan ran a [...] | 2009-01-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA |
09TOKYO1567 | ITSO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TOKYO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON INTELSAT KTIA JA |
09TOKYO1569 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UIGHUR [...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning papers gave front-page play to the G-8 statement on the world economy. 2. "High-handed Policy Will Not Solve Problem in Uighur" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/9): "The bloody riots in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region showed the depth of ethnic conf [...] | 2009-07-09 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO157 | EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...] | 2009-01-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA |
09TOKYO1572 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1573 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Asahi gave top coverage to the revelation by several unnamed former GOJ officials that a senior MOFA official in around 2001 instructed his deputies to dispose of all ministry documents pertaining to a U.S.-Japan secret accord on the introduction of nuclear weapon [...] | 2009-07-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1575 | OPPOSITION LEADER OFFERS ASSURANCES ON ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Chair Kenji Yamaoka told Embassy Tokyo July 8 that, in spite of the often contradictory statements about the Alliance that his party's members make, "when the DPJ takes power, we will have a unified policy." The relationshi [...] | 2009-07-10 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA |
09TOKYO1577 | ASO AND THE LDP: STRUGGLING FOR MOMENTUM BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: After a series of poor ruling party showings in local elections, Prime Minister Aso and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may face another loss in July 12th's Tokyo city assembly election. A loss in this contest-seen by many as a bellwether of the public's mood-may intensify ef [...] | 2009-07-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1578 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09 [...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...] | 2009-07-12 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1579 | GOJ REQUEST TO COORDINATE NUCLEAR ISSUES RELATED [...] (U) Please see action request contained in para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Senior working level MOFA officials are interested in deepening cooperation with the U.S. to further non-proliferation efforts with third countries. Particular instances listed where MOFA would like to work more closely [...] | 2009-07-12 21:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP MY AE KS JP |
09TOKYO1581 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1582 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN GHANA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers gave top play to the results of Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, in which the opposition DPJ became the leading party by winning the largest number of contested seats. 2. "President Obama Calls for End to Violence and Corruption" The li [...] | 2009-07-13 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1586 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1587 | POSITIVE REACTION TO, FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche July 10 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kotaru Otsuki and to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu. 2. Umetsu said that MOFA sees the agreement as an important step in enha [...] | 2009-07-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS JA |
09TOKYO1588 | JAPANESE DIET DISSOLUTION: PRIME MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan won a decisive victory in the July 12th Tokyo city assembly elections, a bellwether of the public's mood in the weeks ahead of a required general election. PM Aso, according to media reports, has decided to dissolve the Diet on July 21st [...] | 2009-07-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1589 | U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...] | 2009-07-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO1593 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN XINJIANG AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday papers gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's official announcement on Monday of his intention to dissolve the Lower House next week and hold a general election on August 30. 2. "Split among Uighurs" The moderate Yomiuri reported from Urumqi (7/14): "In order to cal [...] | 2009-07-14 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1594 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1595 | DPJ TO TAKE SOFTER LINE ON ALLIANCE ISSUES? [...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may be taking a softer line on U.S.-Japan Alliance matters, according to recent statements in Japanese media reports. In its October 2008 party manifesto, the DPJ called for a "drastic review" of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). With a [...] | 2009-07-14 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1598 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW JA |
09TOKYO1599 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 22:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1601 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1603 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Wednesday morning included Tuesday's passage of a nonbinding censure motion against Prime Minister Aso by the House of Councillors, as well as the rejection by the House of Representatives of a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. 2. "China Concern [...] | 2009-07-15 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1604 | JAPAN ON PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEMBERSHIP [...] Embass Tokyo delivered reftel non-paper 7 July to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maritime Security Policy Division Director Michio Harada and National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto. Japan agrees, in principle, with opening participation in Contact Group on Pir [...] | 2009-07-15 04:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JA |
09TOKYO1607 | JAPAN REVISES ORGAN TRANSPLANT LAW [...] The GOJ amended the National Organ Transplant Law of 1997 for the first time July 13, making in-country organ donations easier. The amended law, which passed the Diet's Upper House by a vote of 138 to 82, recognizes brain dead persons as legally deceased and abolishes the age limit for organ d [...] | 2009-07-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AEMED SOCI PGOV JA |
09TOKYO161 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1613 | JAPAN, U.S. SIGN CARGO SECURITY ARRANGEMENT [...] Japan and the United States have signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) aligning security standards in both countries' trade partnership programs. Under this arrangement, signed on June 26 in Brussels, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau (CTB) r [...] | 2009-07-15 21:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ELTN ELTD PREL JA EWWT |
09TOKYO1614 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 21:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1619 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GM's RECONSTRUCTION AND CHINA'S GAS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to moves within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to urge Prime Minister Aso to hold a party presidential election ahead of the next general election. 2. "New GM to Depart from Nationalization?" The moderate Yomiuri wrote in an edit [...] | 2009-07-16 04:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO162 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - OBAMA DIPLOMACY, GLOBAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the results of Sunday's gubernatorial election in Yamagata Prefecture, in which the opposition-backed candidate defeated the LDP-endorsed incumbent. 2. "'Fairness' Needed to Remove Distrust in U.S. Foreign Policy" The liberal Mainichi edi [...] | 2009-01-26 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1620 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09 [...] The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...] | 2009-07-16 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1625 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1629 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1630 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND NON-ALIGNED [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with the continued disarray within the ruling LDP over Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House next week for a snap election on August 30. 2. "U.S. Diplomacy Entering Stage of Implementing Policies" On President Obama's foreign poli [...] | 2009-07-17 03:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1631 | GOJ LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED COOPERATION ON IRENA [...] (SBU) The GOJ looks forward to continuing its work with the USG to advance common positions in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),including pressing for a permanent seat on the IRENA Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Security Division officials Daigo Takeichi [...] | 2009-07-17 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV JA |
09TOKYO1632 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1638 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1639 | JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...] | 2009-07-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1640 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no newspapers on Tuesday morning because of a press holiday. Broadcasters gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House today for a snap election on August 30. 2. "Outflow of Nuclear Technology Must Be Monitored" On the UN Security Council d [...] | 2009-07-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1644 | A/S CAMPBELL MEETS DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OKADA [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada told EAP A/S Kurt Campbell July 17 that, in the event of an opposition victory in the next election, his party will need a strong relationship with the United States to remain in power. That said, the DPJ will need to address issues [...] | 2009-07-21 05:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1646 | JAPAN CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES-PROTEST MEETING [...] Representatives from the NGO "Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines" (JCBL) visited the embassy July 16 to request the U.S. accede to the Mine Ban Treaty. The JCBL presented 1,500 butterfly-shaped cards from Osaka residents calling on the U.S. to join the treaty. Embassy representative advised that [...] | 2009-07-21 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR JA PGOV |
09TOKYO1649 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1651 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 00:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1655 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - VP BIDEN'S VISIT TO UKRAINE, [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers led with the effective start of campaigning for the general election scheduled for August 30. 2. "U.S. Expresses Continued Support" On Vice President Biden's visit to Ukraine, the liberal Mainichi wrote from Moscow (7/22): "Vice President Biden he [...] | 2009-07-22 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1659 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1664 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1667 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ASEAN POLICY AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included yesterday's total solar eclipse visible from some of Japan's southern islands and a draft DPJ policy manifesto for the August 30 general election. 2. "U.S. Policy of Attaching Importance to Southeast Asia Becoming More Pronounced" [...] | 2009-07-23 03:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1669 | JAPAN TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON TWO NGOS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1671 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1673 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 00:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1674 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front-paged arrangements being made between the U.S. and Japan for President Obama to visit Japan in mid-November. 2. "Do Not Overlook Signs from U.S." On recent remarks by DOS officials, including Secretary of State Clinton and Assistant Secretar [...] | 2009-07-24 03:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1676 | MOVING FROM 3 TO 2 NUCLEAR PRINCIPLES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: The recent disclosure of a "secret" agreement between the United States and Japan dating from the 1960s has caused a media and political stir on the continued relevance of Japan's "Three Non-nuclear Principles." Former Vice Foreign Minister Ryohei Murata, who served as VFM from [...] | 2009-07-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA MNUC PREL |
09TOKYO1677 | GREENPEACE'S WHALE BACON THEFT [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: While investigating allegations that Japan's "scientific whaling" was a cover for commercial whaling activities Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki seized a box of whalemeat (labeled as "cardboard") on May 15, 2008, held a press conference to release their findi [...] | 2009-07-24 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON EFIS PGOV PHSA PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1678 | UNGA: JAPAN NOT YET ABLE AT PRESENT TO PROVIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 05:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA JA |
09TOKYO168 | DG SAIKI ON CHINA, KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUES [...] (C) MOFA Asia DG Saiki told Charge January 26 that his government welcomes the Obama Administration's emerging Asia lineup, as well as some of the recent high-level statements on Japan and the U.S.-Japan relationship. Saiki looks forward to the opportunity to meet with his new counterpart to [...] | 2009-01-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1681 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: During a July 17 meeting, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell told Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone that a strong, robust partnership with Japan was essential to meet the geopolitical challenges in East Asia. Secretary Clinton highly values the conversations she has had with t [...] | 2009-07-24 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA KN |
09TOKYO1683 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (S) Summary: Over a 17 July lunch, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho engaged on Russian interests in Asia, discussed greater Indian involvement in East Asia, and reviewed China-Taiwan relations. End [...] | 2009-07-24 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1685 | READOUT OF A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH MOFA DG [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Assistant Secretary Campbell discussed challenges in dealing with China during his July 17 meeting with Foreign Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Akitaka Saiki. A/S Campbell and DG Saiki noted progress in their countries' respective relations with China, b [...] | 2009-07-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH JA |
09TOKYO1686 | HISTORIC LOWER HOUSE ELECTION SET FOR AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: With the July 21 Diet dissolution, the stage has been set for Japan's first general election since September 2005. Although campaigning is to begin on August 18, most politicians in the House of Representatives have already started to make preparations for the historic race on [...] | 2009-07-24 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-26 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1693 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO17 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Tuesday morning included a Sankei report indicating that the Democratic Party of Japan, Japan's main opposition party, plans to make a new proposal for MCAS Futenma relocation by reviewing the current plan to relocate the airfield's functions to Camp Schwab. 2 [...] | 2009-01-06 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO170 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 819 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1700 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND U.S.-CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Several national dailies on Monday gave top coverage to the official release today by the DPJ of its policy manifesto for the August 30 general election, in which the party will propose the creation of a "National Strategy Bureau," which would be headed by the prime minister and [...] | 2009-07-27 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1701 | SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR [...] (U) At its 60th session the UN Commission on Human Rights appointed for a three year term a Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons especially women and children. This Special Rapporteur is charged with taking action on violations committed against trafficked persons, as well as submittin [...] | 2009-07-27 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTIP PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1706 | DPJ ADVISOR DISCUSSES PARTY'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The DPJ wants to work closely with the U.S. and resolve any differences through dialogue, DPJ Policy Affairs Chief Kiyoshi Sugawa told Embassy Tokyo July 27. Sugawa came to the Embassy to deliver and discuss the DPJ's Policy Index 2009, a 60-page document outlining the Party's pos [...] | 2009-07-27 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO171 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 813 AND 815 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1710 | JAPAN INCREASES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT-AFFLICTED [...] USAID Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General Akira Yamada urging Japan to consider increased emergency and humanitarian assistance for Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Fully aware and concerned about drought conditions and food emergencies in the Horn of A [...] | 2009-07-27 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID JA AFR |
09TOKYO1711 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 00:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1714 | JAPAN RE=ORGANIZES FOREIGN AID POLICY BUREAU [...] Summary: USAID Counselor paid introductory courtesy calls the week of July 20 on the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, including Masato Kitera, Director General for International Cooperation, Akira Yamada, and newly-arrived Kazuo Sunaga, [...] | 2009-07-28 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1720 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA DIALOGUE, IRAN, AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave prominent top play to yesterday's release of the official DPJ policy manifesto for the August 30 general election. 2. "Economic and Strategic Dialogue Marks Launch of 'G2' System" The liberal Mainichi commented on Monday's commencement of U.S.-Ch [...] | 2009-07-28 05:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1722 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 00:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1727 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA DIALOUGE [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning included a draft LDP policy manifesto for the August 30 general election, in which the ruling party calls for a review of the current constitutional interpretation regarding the ban on collective defense. 2. "U.S. Policy Turnaround for Economic Re [...] | 2009-07-29 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1729 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1730 | APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials and U.S and Japanese [...] | 2009-07-29 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV PREL APECO JA |
09TOKYO1731 | DPJ BACKTRACKING ON SUPPORT FOR OEF REFUELING [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will end Japan's refueling support to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) if it takes the reins of government in the August 30 election, according to July 29 Japanese press reports. Media quote DPJ President Hatoyama as saying that if the party win [...] | 2009-07-29 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO1733 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1735 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Thursday morning included a proposal made by a Justice Ministry panel to lower the age of majority to 18 from the current age of 20 on the condition that the voting age for national elections is also lowered to 18. 2. "Cooperation Necessary to Ensure Peace" The lib [...] | 2009-07-30 03:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1739 | Japanese Media Spins U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue [...] Summary. The Japanese press gave the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (July 27-28) detailed coverage that has yet to abate. While much of the press reaction has been positive and supportive of the initiative, segments of the Japanese media have (possibly deliberately) distorted the P [...] | 2009-07-30 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO JA CH |
09TOKYO174 | LAYOFFS GENERATE HEADLINES, LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Company layoffs in Japan have become a staple of recent daily newspaper and television reporting despite relatively low unemployment numbers, especially in comparison with other parts of the world. Expectations the markets will continue to deteriorate, a perception vulnerable groups bear [...] | 2009-01-26 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1740 | JAPAN ON UIGHUR MEDEVACS FROM PALAU [...] (C) Charge D' Affaires delivered reftel talking points July 30 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director General Umemoto. Umemoto said Japan would give "serious thought to the matter" and indicated he understood pressure in the U.S. to close Guantanamo. ZUMW [...] | 2009-07-30 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDRG JA PS |
09TOKYO1741 | METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...] | 2009-07-30 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA |
09TOKYO1742 | THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...] | 2009-07-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1743 | RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050104138 [...] Masanori (Mac) Matsushita, Aerospace Department Manager at Shintoa Corporation, confirmed the procurement of the United States Munitions List (USML) brush block power harness identified in reftel is for the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) upgrade of the US-1A Search and Rescue Aircraft. Shintoa [...] | 2009-07-30 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | JA |
09TOKYO1744 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1745 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1747 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - "SUMBARINE RACE" IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri led with the finding that a student from an Iranian research institution, which is on a GOJ list of foreign entities suspected of engaging in nuclear development, was allowed to study nuclear technology at one of Japan's leading universities. 2. "'Subm [...] | 2009-07-31 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1748 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL JA |
09TOKYO175 | JAPAN AIRLINES DISCUSSES CURRENT CIVAIR MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Airlines (JAL) is coping with the decrease in business travelers by focusing more on the market for leisure travel and maintaining its strategy of flying smaller aircraft with larger load factors, according to a JAL executive. The JAL Vice President for International Affai [...] | 2009-01-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1753 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1755 | POLICY ENTERS THE JAPANESE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Japan's major political parties released their campaign platforms this week, directing voter attention to the issues that will decide next month's general election of the Diet's lower house. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will run under the mantra of "regime change [...] | 2009-08-02 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1757 | DPJ FISCAL POLICY -- AMBITIOUS SPENDING, UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The release of the Democratic Party of Japan's "manifesto" (platform) and accompanying policy index have given a better sense of the party's fiscal priorities as well as its specific spending and financing plans. As reported (reftel),the DPJ's proposed fiscal policy contains [...] | 2009-08-02 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1758 | JAPANESE IDEAS ON ENDING TORTURE: "JUST DON'T DO [...] (C) In response to Reftel, Embassy Tokyo asked Japanese governmental and non-governmental organizations and academicians for examples of programs, policies, and initiatives, that are successful in countering torture and assisting victims in other countries around the world. The main themes th [...] | 2009-08-02 23:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNDC JA |
09TOKYO1759 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO176 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW INSURANCE PRODUCT BY [...] (SBU) The Government of Japan has not received an application from Japan Post Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance for a new cancer insurance product, officials from the Office for the Promotion of Privatization of Postal Services (OPJP),the Financial Services Agency (FSA),and the Ministry of [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO1760 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Mainichi gave top play to an interview with a crew member of the Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. 2. "U.S., Japan Need to Exercise Power to Lead" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/3): "The U.S. and China held the fi [...] | 2009-08-03 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1764 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? The Immigration Bureau tracks entries and exits for all travelers, both foreign and Japanese, on a nationwide computerized database. The system [...] | 2009-08-03 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS |
09TOKYO1769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1773 | JAPANESE POLITICS MAKE CHILD PORN SIMPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the Diet,s dissolution, there were media reports that the ruling and opposition parties had reached an agreement to ban the simple possession of child pornography (CP). According to Embassy contacts, however, these reports were apparently an attempt by the ruling Liberal [...] | 2009-08-03 21:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1774 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1775 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MTCR: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA JA |
09TOKYO1776 | PANEL REPORT FORWARD-LEANING ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) A civilian expert panel charged with providing an independent assessment of Japan's defense and security capabilities will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office on August 4. The report is to be briefed immediately to the Cabinet Security Council and incorporated subseque [...] | 2009-08-04 03:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO1778 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 838 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1779 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 839 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1780 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 840 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1782 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top play to the first trial in Japan involving lay judges that started on Monday. 2. "Difficult Voyage for New Iranian Administration" The liberal Asahi wrote from Tehran (8/4): "Reelected President Ahmadinejad kicked off his second term followi [...] | 2009-08-04 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1784 | JAPAN-CHINA TALKING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Fifth Japan-China Human Rights Dialogue, held July 9-10 in Tokyo, produced "useful" discussions about basic human rights policies in the respective countries and seemed to spark lively debate, particularly on issues related to Japan's pending child pornography law and Beijing's [...] | 2009-08-04 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CH JA |
09TOKYO1786 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1788 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1790 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with yesterday's surprise visit to North Korea by former President Bill Clinton and his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il. 2. "Main Principle of Denuclearization Must Not Be Compromised" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/5): "Concern [...] | 2009-08-05 04:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1792 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1793 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 00:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1797 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the arrival of the two freed American journalists at an airport near Los Angeles on Wednesday. 2. "Developments Following Journalists' Release" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/6): "Although there might be moves to [...] | 2009-08-06 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1799 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1800 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1804 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 841 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1805 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 842 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1806 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 843 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1807 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 844 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1808 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FORMER [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's conclusion of the first trial involving lay judges. 2. "Former Soviet Republics Distance Themselves from Russia" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote from Moscow (8/7): "Following the Russian military's clash with Georgian [...] | 2009-08-07 06:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1811 | DPJ SHOWS PRE-ELECTION AMBIGUITY TOWARDS THE [...] (C) Summary: Media portrayals of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as pro-U.S. and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as less friendly to our interests are overly simplified. While DPJ politicians have been more vocal in questioning issues related to the U.S.-Japan Allian [...] | 2009-08-07 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1812 | DPJ GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: With the possibility of a DPJ victory in the August 30 Lower House election, how the party is organized will impact its decision-making process and the assignment of key positions within the government and Diet. Post-election maneuvering within the party, and differing loyalties t [...] | 2009-08-07 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1815 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1816 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the ceremony at Nagasaki on Sunday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing. 2. "Iranian President Should Clear up International Doubts about Nuclear Development" The Liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/10): "The gre [...] | 2009-08-10 04:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1819 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO182 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1822 | MOFA CAUTIONS ON U.S. MILITARY INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS [...] (C) The U.S. military should tighten discipline in response to recent crimes and accidents involving locally based U.S. servicemen, particularly in view of Japan's approaching elections, MOFA Director General for North America Kazuyoshi Umemoto told the Charge d'Affaires in an August 10 lunch [...] | 2009-08-10 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1825 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1829 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included the impact of Typhoon No. 9, which brought heavy rains, floods, and landslides to western Japan on Monday. 2. "Afghanistan Should Take First Step toward Independence" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/11): "Terrorism is esca [...] | 2009-08-11 04:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO183 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW ADMINISTRATION'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning papers gave front-page play to President Obama's address on Monday on his environmental policy. 2. "Obama Diplomacy Should Ensure Both Principles and Fight against Terrorism" The conservative Sankei editorialized (1/27): "President Obama signed an executive or [...] | 2009-01-27 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1832 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1834 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 00:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1835 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the conviction on Tuesday of Aung San Suu Kyi. 2. "Burmese Junta Poses Threat to Asia" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/12): "The international community, including Japan, is calling on Myanmar's (Burma's) junta to release all politic [...] | 2009-08-12 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1839 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1840 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT INITIAL RESPONSE ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government understands the importance the Obama Administration has placed on the closure of Guantanamo and wants to cooperate as much as possible on assisting with possible Uighur medevacs from Palau, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA noted, h [...] | 2009-08-12 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDRG JA PS |
09TOKYO1841 | JAPAN: GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPPING YASUKUNI VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso and most of his Cabinet are signaling their decision to forgo August 15 visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. In keeping with his longtime opposition to ministerial Shrine visits, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama also said that he [...] | 2009-08-12 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CH JA |
09TOKYO1842 | HIGH HOPES IN JAPAN FOR OBAMA,S NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: Every year on the occasion of the August 6 and 9 anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagaki atomic bombings, Japanese media give extensive coverage to the anti-nuclear weapons movement and suffering of radiation victims. This year's coverage, however, differed markedly from that o [...] | 2009-08-12 21:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA MNUC PREL |
09TOKYO1843 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 00:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1845 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to Wednesday's one-on-one debate between Prime Minister Aso and DPJ President Hatoyama. 2. "Myanmar Should Not Become 'Another North Korea'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (8/13): "Many people share the view that there are 'insuff [...] | 2009-08-13 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1847 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO185 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1851 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO186 | METI HOSTS SEMINAR ON IRAN SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) recently hosted German attorney Dr. Harald Hohmann at a speaking engagement at its Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). Hohmann advised GOJ officials managing Japan's Iran policy on "grey areas" Japanese companies [...] | 2009-01-27 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL JA IR |
09TOKYO1863 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Friday morning included North Korea's release on Thursday of a South Korean worker it had detained since March. 2. "Resilience of U.S. Economy Remains Weak" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (8/14): "The view has become prevalent in financial mar [...] | 2009-08-14 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1866 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (C) On August 13, Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama and Section [...] | 2009-08-14 04:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN JA |
09TOKYO187 | METI LOOKING TO CONTINUE FORMAL BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: METI wants to continue a bilateral economic dialogue similar to the Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) with the U.S., according to METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige. He envisions the new partnership having three pillars -- (a) macro-economy and trad [...] | 2009-01-27 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SENV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1871 | READOUT OF TRILATERAL WORKSHOP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan hosted the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Workshop on Efforts to Empower Moderate Sectors of Society, July 27-28. Participants detailed assistance programs aimed at empowering credible institutions and voices in Southeast Asia. The Workshop also discussed diversifying ed [...] | 2009-08-14 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER AS JA |
09TOKYO1873 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO JA |
09TOKYO1877 | DEBATE OVER FTAS AND AGRICULTURE FEATURE IN [...] (U) Summary: Japan's agricultural lobby has pushed the opposition DPJ back from an earlier election proposal that Japan negotiate an FTA with the U.S. This predictable reaction by agricultural interests against any threat to the status quo has not completely drowned out, however, public debat [...] | 2009-08-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1878 | JAPAN EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT ABOUT AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ shares Washington's deep disappointment over the August 11 verdict and subsequent decision by the Burmese regime to extend Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) house arrest. MOFA officials also stress the importance of recognizing indications that Burma is heeding international conc [...] | 2009-08-14 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO1879 | PART 1 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] (S) The Assistant Secretary-level U.S.-Japan-ROK Defense Trilateral Talks convened July 16-17 in Tokyo. The U.S. interagency delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson, and the Japanese and ROK delegations, led by Japanese Mi [...] | 2009-08-14 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1880 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1881 | PART 2 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1882 | PART 3 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1883 | PART 4 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1886 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO189 | DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1890 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Monday morning due to a press holiday. Broadcasters reported over the weekend on the first death from H1N1 influenza virus in Japan. 2. "U.S. Not Relaxing Sanctions on North Korea" The liberal Asahi wrote from Washington (8/15): "The U.S. is sh [...] | 2009-08-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1892 | RESPONSE TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel information as a non-paper to MOFA First North American Division Deputy Director Yamamoto 17 August. Yamamoto expressed appreciation for the information as well as for U.S. agreement to take a case-by-case approach in the event of any medical emergency that may ari [...] | 2009-08-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDRG JA PS |
09TOKYO1893 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 21:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1894 | POST-LOWER HOUSE ELECTION MECHANICS [...] (SBU) Summary: Regardless of who emerges victorious in the August 30 election, the mechanics for forming a new government are determined by Japan's Constitution. These include calling a special session of the Diet to order and electing a new Prime Minister. With the Pittsburgh Summit and [...] | 2009-08-17 21:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1897 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1898 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to Monday's televised debate among the leaders of six major political parties ahead of the official start of the Lower House election campaign on Tuesday. 2. "What's Behind North Korea's Staging of Dialogue?" The business- [...] | 2009-08-18 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1903 | JAPAN: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 03:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1906 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1910 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 00:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1912 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DEATH OF KIM DAE-JUNG [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the official start on Tuesday of the campaign for the August 30 House of Representatives election and the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Tuesday. 2. "Mixed Results of 'Sunshine Policy'" The libe [...] | 2009-08-19 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1917 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1921 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1922 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DEATH OF FORMER ROK PRESIDENT KIM [...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Asahi led with projections concerning the August 30 general election, saying that the DPJ may win as many as 300 seats, while the ruling LDP could lose almost half of its current seats. 2. "Debate to Continue over Pros and Cons of Sunshine Policy" On the de [...] | 2009-08-20 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1925 | MGSF01 AUGUST 19 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Three people have died from the H1N1 virus in Japan during the past week, Japan's first H1N1 related deaths, and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) is reporting nationwide infection rates that are at epidemic levels. On August 19, the Minister of Health, Labor a [...] | 2009-08-20 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1926 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1929 | JAPAN AF-PAK ASSISTANCE AND THE ELECTION(S) [...] Summary: (C) On the eve of Afghanistan elections, Government of Japan (GOJ) Special Representative for Afghanistan-Pakistan Motohide Yoshikawa re-iterated to AID Counselor the country's highest priority commitment to the region, echoing verbatim the USG's interests in a "secure, credible, an [...] | 2009-08-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AID JA PGOV PREL PK |
09TOKYO1931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1934 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Nikkei and Yomiuri gave top play to their predictions about the August 30 general election, with both pointing to a landslide victory for the DPJ. 2. "Rough Road Ahead toward Self-Reliance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Kabul (8/20): "The Afg [...] | 2009-08-21 04:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1938 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1944 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1945 | STAFFDEL LAUGHLIN REASSURES GOJ OFFICIALS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On August 18, MOFA and MOD officials expressed relief upon hearing from visiting staffers of the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees that the Senate's proposed $211 million budget cut for realignment-related construction in Guam was a "means to elicit transparency [...] | 2009-08-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL |
09TOKYO1948 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave extensive front- and inside-page coverage to yesterday's meeting between South Korean President Lee and a North Korean delegation that visited Seoul to convey condolences over the death of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung. 2. "North Korea Uses S [...] | 2009-08-24 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO195 | JAPAN-CHINA: UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both Japanese Foreign Ministry officials and PRC diplomats stationed in Tokyo are upbeat about the current state of Sino-Japanese relations and optimistic about the future of the relationship. Neither believes all problems have been solved, however. Territorial disputes and Ja [...] | 2009-01-27 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH JA |
09TOKYO1950 | METI HALTS JAPANESE FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF SERVO-MOTORS [...] (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control Director Masaaki Takabatake and METI Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division Hiroaki Machii, gave emboffs the following lightly-edited, English-language document Au [...] | 2009-08-24 05:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE ETTC PREL MNUC KSCA JA IR |
09TOKYO1953 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1954 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1958 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the growing H1N1 influenza epidemic in Japan. 2. "Change in North Korea's Approach" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (8/25): "Despite the fact that North Korea employs such tactics often, it was surprising how quickly the nation changed [...] | 2009-08-25 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1959 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 05:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1961 | AMBASSADOR MEETS SENIOR JAPANESE LEADERSHIP [...] (C) During August 25 introductory calls on Prime Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, the Ambassador underlined his goals of strengthening bilateral ties, bringing the peoples of our two countries closer together and addressing the challenges before us, including issues as divers [...] | 2009-08-25 07:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SENV ECON MARR JA |
09TOKYO1962 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1963 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included an Asahi report on the Japanese government's alleged request to the U.S. in 1999 to classify the declassified government documents concerning a reported U.S.-Japan "secret accord" on the introduction of U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan. [...] | 2009-08-26 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1966 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 21:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1968 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1972 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - REAPPOINTMENT OF FED CHAIRMAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included an Asahi prediction for the August 30 general election in Japan that the largest opposition party DPJ could win as many as 320 seats, two-thirds of the total seats in the Lower House. 2. "Next Four Years to Be Challenging" The liberal M [...] | 2009-08-27 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1976 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN CALL [...] (C) During his August 27 introductory call on South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun, the Ambassador stressed the importance of enhancing trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK),particularly with respect to dealing with North Korea. Kwon concur [...] | 2009-08-27 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS JA |
09TOKYO1977 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1978 | DPJ POISED FOR MAJOR VICTORY IN THE 2009 JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Japanese voters will choose between 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners, or give the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-which has called for major changes in the way Japan is governed, spends its [...] | 2009-08-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO198 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1983 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 23:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1984 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri and Mainichi gave top play to the results of their respective latest nationwide opinion surveys both projecting a landslide DPJ victory in Sunday's general election. 2. "Policy Turnaround by Ayatollah Khamenei" On Wednesday's remarks by Iran's supreme [...] | 2009-08-28 02:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1986 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-30 21:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1987 | AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka that continuity in Japan's foreign policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance following the August 30 Lower House elections are critical. VFM Yabunaka concurred fully on the need for continuity in Japan's [...] | 2009-08-30 21:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO199 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IMPLICATIONS OF JAPAN,S POOR [...] (S) Summary: The Financial Action Task Force,s (FATF) mutual evaluation of Japan,s illicit finance safeguards and countermeasures gives the country low marks that should be a call to action for Japanese government, financial regulatory, and financial institutions. The exhaustive assessment [...] | 2009-01-28 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KCRM ECON KNNP SNAR PTER PINS EFIN IR JA |
09TOKYO1991 | GOLDBERG-SAIKI LUNCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 lunch hosted by MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General Akitaka Saiki, Ambassador Philip Goldberg described UNSCR 1874 as having a positive impact on North Korean behavior. Both Ambassador Goldberg and DG Saiki noted the apparent easing of ten [...] | 2009-08-31 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNSD PARM KN JA |
09TOKYO1993 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1994 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG VISIT: MOD OFFICIAL ASSURES [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 meeting, a senior Ministry of Defense official told Ambassador PhilipGoldberg, Coordinator for Implementation of UNSCR 1874, that policy on the implementation of UNSCR 1874 will not change after the August 30 elections even if the opposition Democratic Party of [...] | 2009-08-31 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PARM KN JA |
09TOKYO1995 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S INTER-AGENCY MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 25, GOJ officials led by MOFA Asia DG Akitaka Saiki and Ambassador Philip Goldberg discussed UNSCR 1874 implementation and issues related to the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs. JapaQe officials said they are happy with the current level of coordination between the [...] | 2009-08-31 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA KN PARM KNSD UNSC |
09TOKYO1996 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AUGUST 25 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR GENERAL UMEMOTO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 03:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM UNSC KN JA |
09TOKYO1997 | JAPAN EXPLAINS VISIT BY BURMESE OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo invited Burmese Agriculture Minister Htay Oo to Japan because of his "high standing" in the Burmese regime and his position as a central decisionmaker on agriculture policy, a key area of interest to Japanese aid policy planners, particularly in the continuing aftermath of [...] | 2009-08-31 04:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO1998 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1999 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL ELECTION IN JAPAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers were dominated by coverage of the DPJ's landslide victory in Sunday's general election. 2. "DPJ Must Respond to People's Expectations" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/31): "The election results should be considered a reflection [...] | 2009-08-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Friday morning due to a press holiday. However broadcasters reported on Israel's continuing air attacks on Gaza. 2. "No Mediator for Gaza" The moderate Yomiuri's correspondent reported from Cairo the following (1/1): "... The U.S., Europ [...] | 2009-01-02 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO20 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2000 | HISTORIC WIN FOR THE DPJ [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)'s victory on August 30 in the 45th Lower House (House of Representatives) was historic and unprecedented. Alone, the DPJ took 308 out of 480 seats, a record-setting figure. There was also record turnout and interest in the election [...] | 2009-08-31 21:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2001 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA |
09TOKYO2002 | SECNAV, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS "UNSHAKEABLE" [...] (C) Summary: In wide-ranging security discussions with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (SecNav) on August 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials reaffirmed the importance of close security ties with the U.S. MOFA officials assured SecNav that force po [...] | 2009-08-31 23:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
09TOKYO2003 | AMBASSADOR ROOS'S MEETING WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA |
09TOKYO2005 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 02:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2008 | MGSF01 SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Three additional H1N1-related deaths have been confirmed in Japan, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the novel influenza to eight. The infection rate during the week of August 17 to August 23 stood at 2.47 patients per medical facility, up from 1.69 patients per facility [...] | 2009-09-01 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2009 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL ELECTION IN JAPAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the DPJ's preparations for forming a ruling coalition with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party. 2. "Foundation of Foreign Policy Should Be U.S.-Japan Relations" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/1): " [...] | 2009-09-01 05:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO201 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the enactment on Tuesday of a second supplementary budget. 2. "New Environment Policy to Call for Change in U.S. Industries" The business-oriented Nikkei argued in an editorial (1/28): "President Obama revealed his plans to impose str [...] | 2009-01-28 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2010 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2017 | DFM SASAE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On September 1, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae in advance of Sasae September 5-6 trip to Tehran to ask that he urge the Iranian Government to cooperate completely with the IAEA, to address fully the international c [...] | 2009-09-01 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CASC IR JA |
09TOKYO2018 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 02:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2020 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers front-paged the GOJ decision to convene a special Diet session on September 16 to select the next prime minister. 3. "Hatoyma Administration Should Change its Policy toward U.S." The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/2): "The most serious c [...] | 2009-09-02 03:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2024 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AUSTRALIA GROUP DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the non-papers contained in reftels to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Ms. Kaori Mita on August 27. Mita, the Division's officer responsible for Australia Group matters, said she would disseminate the [...] | 2009-09-02 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC JA |
09TOKYO2025 | JAPAN WILL OPEN EMBASSY IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) On September 2, MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoaki Kamoshida told the Embassy that Japan intends to open an embassy in Mauritania on December 1, 2009. In November 2008, the U.S. had asked that Japan defer a plan to open its embassy there on January 1, 2009, in orde [...] | 2009-09-02 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MR JA |
09TOKYO2026 | POLITICAL TRANSITION MAKES JAPAN'S UN PLANS [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA UN Planning Division Deputy Director Yoko Tsuda. Tsuda remarked that her division had "carefully followed" Ambassador Rice's speech at New York University and had translated it into Japanese. She stated that the Obama administrat [...] | 2009-09-02 06:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2027 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 21:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2028 | IRAQI CHARGE URGES AUGUST 19 BOMBING INVESTIGATION [...] (C) During a September 2 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Iraqi Embassy Charge William Odisho strongly urged the creation of a UN Security Council-sanctioned commission -- similar to the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) in Lebanon -- to investigate the August 19 Baghd [...] | 2009-09-02 21:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY JA |
09TOKYO203 | DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS: UN RAPPORTEUR IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The human rights situation in the DPRK is grim and worsening, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on DPRK human rights. The specter of famine looms again for eight million people, with the WFP only able to feed about one third of that number. There are reports that the governm [...] | 2009-01-28 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID KTIP PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL UNGA |
09TOKYO2030 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 00:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2032 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NUCLEAR COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to President Obama's telephone conversation early Thursday morning with DPJ President Hatoyama. 2. "Nuclear Cooperation between North Korea and Iran Should Be Prevented" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/3): " [...] | 2009-09-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2033 | AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART [...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...] | 2009-09-03 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA |
09TOKYO2034 | NPT: GOJ SEES DISARMAMENT ON TRACK; ACADEMIC WARNS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 21. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Japan wants a successful 2010 Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon),and believes the current momentum towards disarmament should help achieve a positive outcome, according to a Ministry of [...] | 2009-09-03 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NPT CDG KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2035 | AMBASSADOR MEETS HATOYAMA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Democratic Party of Japan President -- and presumptive Prime Minister -- Yukio Hatoyama on September 3. The Ambassador and Hatoyama pledged to work together to strengthen the bilateral relationship as our two countries cooperate to address issues as varied as N [...] | 2009-09-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2040 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 21:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2041 | LDP REELING AFTER LOSS [...] (C) Summary: With its thorough defeat in the August 30 Lower House election, the now-opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is facing an existential crisis. A power vacuum at its most senior levels, combined with widespread uncertainty about its political identity, are posing direct and [...] | 2009-09-03 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO2042 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] (C) Emboff delivered non-paper contained in ref A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Non-Prolferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Mizuyo Kuwako September 2. Kuwako said her office would review the proposals and would respond to ISN through the Japanese Embassy in Washin [...] | 2009-09-03 22:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM JA |
09TOKYO2043 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning Japanese papers gave top play to DPJ President Hatoyama's decision to appoint Deputy President Ozawa as DPJ Secretary General. 2. "Confidence Building Required" On growing concerns in the U.S. about a recent essay by DPJ President Hatoyama carried by the New [...] | 2009-09-04 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2044 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 05:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2050 | JAPAN REQUIRES CONSENSUS FOR ISRAEL TO GET JUSCANZ [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Seitoku Kawakami of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Kawakami said that Japan's official position on JUSCANZ membership for Israel remains "unchanged:" "We support a consensus-based decision: [...] | 2009-09-04 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2051 | JAPAN CONSIDERS IRAN'S CHANCES FOR HRC MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Seitoku Kawakami of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Kawakami stated there are already five candidates from the Asian Group for Human Rights Council (HRC) membership, "Malaysia, Iran, Thail [...] | 2009-09-04 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2054 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-05 22:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2055 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2057 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Econoff delivered the demarche and nonpaper contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Principle Deputy Director Naoto Nakahara and Deputy Director Katsura Sasaki September 4. Nakahara said Japan fully agrees with the [...] | 2009-09-08 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA JA |
09TOKYO206 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2060 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G20 FINANCIAL MINISTERIAL AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Tuesday morning included a DPJ plan to ask Social Democratic Party (SDP) Chairwoman Fukushima and People's New Party (PNP) Chief Representative Kamei to assume cabinet portfolios in the Hatoyama administration. 2. "Challenges Awaiting New Prime Minister" On the con [...] | 2009-09-08 05:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2061 | HATOYAMA CONFIDANTE ON UPCOMING HATOYAMA [...] (C) Ruling DPJ Diet member and Yukio Hatoyama confidante Yorihisa Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo September 4 that the presumptive next Prime Minister's ""first priority"" will be to establish a close relationship with the United States and President Obama. To that end, Hatoyama had already turned [...] | 2009-09-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2066 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 21:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2067 | PM-ELECT HATOYAMA ANNOUNCES STRICTER GREENHOUSE GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister-Elect Hatoyama, on September 7, called for a new target of reducing Japan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2020, from 1990 levels. The goal is far more ambitious than the proposal put forth by former PM Aso in June and approximately double the p [...] | 2009-09-08 21:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2068 | EARLY PICKS FOR THE HATOYAMA CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administration has started to take shape with the reported decisions on several important posts. DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama announced on Saturday his intention to nominate DPJ Acting President Naoto Kan as Minister of the planned Natio [...] | 2009-09-08 21:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA PINR ECON |
09TOKYO2071 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 00:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2072 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with continued discussions among the DPJ, the SDP, and the PNP on the formation of a coalition government. 2. "U.S. to Consider Pros and Cons of Dialogue with DPRK" On the conclusion of U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Boswor [...] | 2009-09-09 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2079 | INSURANCE: DELAY OF JAPAN POST IPO LIKELY [...] (SBU) Japan Post watchers are trying to predict what will happen to the privatization process as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) forms a coalition government with the People's New Party (PNP),which strongly opposes the postal privatization process, and the Social Democratic Party. The co [...] | 2009-09-09 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2080 | BUSINESSES AND METI UNHAPPY WITH HATOYAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: PM-Elect Hatoyama's September 7 announcement that the GOJ would target a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, from 1990 levels, by 2020 (Ref A) was made with little or no consultation with Japanese ministries. Businesses and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus [...] | 2009-09-09 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2088 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2089 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 00:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO209 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2094 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's agreement among the DPJ, the SDP, and the PNP to establish a coalition government. 2. "U.S. Considering Dialogue with North Korea while Maintaining Sanctions" Claiming that U.S. Special Representative for North Korea P [...] | 2009-09-10 03:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2098 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2101 | A STRONGER DPJ SET TO LAUNCH TRIPARTITE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: After about a week of negotiations, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) reached an agreement on September 9 with two smaller parties-the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP)-with which it had said it would enter into a coalition arrangement after the A [...] | 2009-09-10 21:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA PINR ECON |
09TOKYO2103 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 23:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2105 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged ongoing coordination within the DPJ to select ministers for the Hatoyama cabinet. 2. "Do Not Allow Afghanistan to Harbor Terrorists Again" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/11): "In order to prevent the reemergence of [...] | 2009-09-11 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2108 | AMBASSADOR ROOS DISCUSSES BASING ISSUES WITH KANAGAWA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 7 courtesy call with Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa, the Ambassador said there would be no renegotiation of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and stated the USG implements the higher of the U.S. or Japanese standards on environmental prot [...] | 2009-09-11 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON MARR PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO2109 | JAPAN OFFERS COOPERATION FOR CONSENSUS IN THE HRC [...] (C) Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Directors Makoto Tanabe, Manabu Murakami, and Seitoku Kawakami, as well as UN Planning Division Deputy Director Kei Kamei. MOFA's reaction to the various elements of reftel fo [...] | 2009-09-11 05:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
09TOKYO211 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the successful development by Japanese researchers of a new vaccine that appears to be effective in animal tests against all types of influenza. 2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over Obama-led War on Terror" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's correspo [...] | 2009-01-29 02:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2112 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING SRI LANKA ON [...] (C) On September 10, Embassy Poloff and Embassy USAID Counselor separately delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida and MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Director Hikariko Ono, urging that Japan join the U.S. in pressing the Government [...] | 2009-09-11 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09TOKYO2113 | UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION [...] Japan does not yet know if it will be able to participate or at what level, since the new Japanese Government will not be in place until September 16. In response to reftel demarche, GOJ officials said there is a strong expectation that Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama will name Katsu [...] | 2009-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO2114 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2118 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO212 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2120 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included competition between American Airlines and Delta Airlines to take control of ailing Japan Air Lines. 2. "'Irresponsible' Corporate Culture Remains Unchanged" On the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago, the liberal Mainichi editorialized ( [...] | 2009-09-14 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2125 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. The United States and its Allies have reached an "inflection point" and need a new strategy to convince Pyongyang to change, visiting DepSec told PM Taro Aso during a June 1 meeting in Tokyo. Steinberg said he plans to tell the PRC that unless the North Korea agrees to change it [...] | 2009-09-14 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2134 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave top play to a report from Washington claiming that the White House studied the possibility of then President Ford visiting Hiroshima when he visited Japan in 1974. 2. "Climate Change and Nuclear Disarmament to Be Focus of UN General Assembly" The business-oriented N [...] | 2009-09-15 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2135 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2137 | DPJ MOVES QUICKLY TO CREATE NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY [...] (C) Incoming Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has named former DPJ President Naoto Kan to head a new National Strategy Bureau (NSB),which will be responsible for formulating a framework for the budget and creating a broad domestic policy vision. The DPJ wants the [...] | 2009-09-15 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2138 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto Ito September 15th. Ito agreed with USG concerns about Middle East issues dominating the agenda, and said Japan's missi [...] | 2009-09-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS JA |
09TOKYO214 | JAPANESE REPORT GEORGIA CONCERNED UNOMIG MAY LAPSE [...] (C) Georgian officials are worried about the prospect of maintaining an international presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia if UNOMIG's mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to MOFA's Central Asia and Caucasus Division Director Hiroshi Tajima. Tajima met with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-01-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN JA GG RS |
09TOKYO2141 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 21:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO215 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-01-29 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2155 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the planned election today of DPJ President Hatoyama as the nation's 93rd prime minister by both houses of the Diet. 2. "Iran Trying to Avert Sanctions" On Iran's likely talks concerning its nuclear development with UN Security Coun [...] | 2009-09-16 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO216 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/09 - 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2162 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) On September 16, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche seeking to expand the number of countries encouraging Iran to take advantage of the P5 plus 1 proposal to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Poloff expressed appreciation for Japan's continu [...] | 2009-09-16 06:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR JA |
09TOKYO2163 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2164 | MOFA DEPUTIES OFFER VIEWS ON ASIA [...] (C) Summary: MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs deputy directors-general (DDG) discussed a wide range of Asia-related policy issues during separate meetings with Political Minister-Counselor September 9-10. The PDAS/DAS equivalents noted that the Foreign Ministry is providing policy briefs to D [...] | 2009-09-16 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN KS BM JA |
09TOKYO2170 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2172 | DPRK REFUGEES: A JAPANESE NGO'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Japan-based NGO with twenty years of experience working with DPRK refugees in the DPRK-China border region estimates there are a total of 100,000 DPRK refugees throughout China, cumulative over twenty years since the early 90's. These "refugees" are in various states of assimil [...] | 2009-09-17 01:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KTIP PHUM PREF CH KN KS JA |
09TOKYO2173 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the launch on Wednesday of a DPJ-led government in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party following the election of DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama as prime minister. 2. "Foundation of U.S.-Japan Relations Sho [...] | 2009-09-17 03:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2175 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2177 | PROFILE OF NEW HATOYAMA CABINET [...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama was elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan on September 16, succeeding Taro Aso, who resigned with his cabinet earlier the same day. Hatoyama then introduced his new 17-member Cabinet. Stacked with current and former Democratic P [...] | 2009-09-17 21:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA |
09TOKYO218 | TWO IRANIAN OFFICIALS VISIT TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Iranians officials, Senior Advisor to the President Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi and Foreign Ministry Spokesman and Special Advisor to the Minister Hassan Qashqavi, recently paid separate visits to Tokyo to push Tehran's views on the situation in Gaza and in the wider Middle East [...] | 2009-01-29 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KWBG KNNP IR JA |
09TOKYO2184 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2186 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DECISION TO CANCEL [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the results of opinion surveys by various national dailies, all pointing to 70 percent or more support for the Hatoyama administration - the second highest approval rating ever for a new cabinet. 2. "Eastern Europe Could Become Concerned" [...] | 2009-09-18 02:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO219 | GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...] | 2009-01-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2190 | JAPANESE REQUEST FOR CHANGE TO/COMMENTS ON DRAFT [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The GOJ is concerned there is an inconsistency in one paragraph of the draft UNSC Resolution on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, and would like to propose alternate wording to resolve Japan's concern [...] | 2009-09-18 05:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM KNNP UNSC IAEA JA |
09TOKYO2191 | JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM UNSC JA |
09TOKYO2194 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 21:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2196 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ DIET AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENJI YAMAOKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | JA PGOV PINR PREL |
09TOKYO2197 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General (DG) of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Akitaka Saiki at the latter's Tokyo office on September 18. DG Saiki praised [...] | 2009-09-21 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN |
09TOKYO2198 | EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. New Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada promised there would be no surprises in Japan's foreign policy. During his initial 100 days as Minister, he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, force realignments and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanis [...] | 2009-09-21 21:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA PINR |
09TOKYO2199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO22 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACKS AND JAPAN- [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included an Israeli attack on Tuesday on three UN schools sheltering civilians in Gaza that killed at least 45 people. 2. "U.S. Should Stop Israel" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (1/7): "... No country or organization, including the UN, se [...] | 2009-01-07 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2200 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning dailies front-paged Prime Minister Hatoyama's departure yesterday for the U.S. for a series of summits with President Obama and other world leaders. 2. "High Expectations for U.S. Leadership" On the upcoming UN climate change conference in New York, the lib [...] | 2009-09-22 02:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2204 | WALKOUT REDLINES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 06:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2207 | JAPAN'S COMMENTS ON INFORMAL CTBT MEETING [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the invitation contained reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu September 22, concerning a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) informal meeting. Umetsu told econoff later in the day that MOFA [...] | 2009-09-22 07:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KTBT KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2208 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 21:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2216 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO222 | MESSAGE FROM FORMER DPJ PRESIDENT MAEHARA TO [...] On January 28, 2009, Embassy Tokyo received a congratulatory letter to President Barack Obama from Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Vice President Seiji Maehara. Following is the English translation provided by the DPJ International Department. The original letter will be sent via diplomatic [...] | 2009-01-29 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC JA PGOV PREL |
09TOKYO2221 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to Prime Minister Hatoyama's speech on Tuesday at the UN climate change summit, during which he reiterated Japan's mid-term goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. 2. "No Better Way to Win [...] | 2009-09-23 03:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2222 | AMBASSADOR ROOS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE [...] (C) Ambassador Roos paid a brief courtesy call on Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on September 18 at the Ministry of Finance. Fujii stressed that he wanted to work closely with the United States, looked forward to working with the Ambassador, and hoped to meet Secretary Geithner at the G-20 S [...] | 2009-09-23 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO2223 | RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information in response to reftel inquiry. Post officers are unable to conduct a site visit, as the foreign consignee, Unitech Corporation, is located in Nagasaki Prefecture, approximately 600 miles from Tokyo. Alternatively, emboff spoke with Unitech Corporati [...] | 2009-09-23 05:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
09TOKYO2226 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2228 | JAPANESE PRESS MORNIGN HIGHLIGHTS 09/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 23:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2229 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND UN CLIMATE [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the summit meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Hatoyama on Wednesday in New York. 2. "Additional U.S. Commitment Needed" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (9/24): "As President Obama reconfirmed in his s [...] | 2009-09-24 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2234 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK [...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...] | 2009-09-24 21:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2236 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2237 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK [...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...] | 2009-09-24 22:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2238 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hatoyama looks forward to working with President Obama on climate change and a nuclear-free world, Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa told the Ambassador during a September 18 courtesy call. Ozawa credited President Obama's election for triggering similar political chang [...] | 2009-09-24 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PBIO KGHG JP |
09TOKYO2239 | RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information in response to reftel inquiry. Emboffs visited the premises of the foreign consignee, Mitsuhiro Corporation, and spoke with the firm's president, Kenzaburo Nagao, Managing Director Atsushi Kato, and Iyori Imamura and Takaaki Kato (identified below a [...] | 2009-09-24 23:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
09TOKYO2240 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 00:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2241 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT, U.S.-RUSSIA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with Thursday's unanimous adoption by the UN Security Council of a motion calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons.' 2. "Pending Issues Put on Backburner" On the summit between President Obama and Prime Minister Hatoyama, the top-circulation, [...] | 2009-09-25 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2243 | JAPAN'S TAKE ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Yuichi Mikami, Head of the Middle East Peace Process Section in MOFA's First Middle East Division, and Seitoku Kawakami, Deputy Director of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Mikami said, "Frankly we believe the re [...] | 2009-09-25 03:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
09TOKYO2246 | INSURANCE: DPJ'S FIRST STEPS ON POSTAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led government appears likely to take several steps to halt, and in some cases reverse, the postal privatization process. Although no official statement has been made, by all accounts the government plans to pass a bill in the extraordinary [...] | 2009-09-25 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2247 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2255 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2256 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNSC RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to press remarks on Sunday by Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Maehara, during which he revealed his plan to drastically review Japan's special budgetary account for airport construction. 2. "UNSC Resolution S [...] | 2009-09-28 03:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO226 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2266 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2268 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT: MOF EMPHASIZES GOJ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSCR 1874 Implementation Coordinator Ambassador Philip Goldberg said the goal of the recent U.S. Advisory relating to UNSCR 1874 was to bring transparency to North Korean financial activities in an August 26 meeting with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director-General Takehiko Nakao a [...] | 2009-09-28 21:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KS JA |
09TOKYO2269 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Strategy Bureau, Economic and Science and Technology Policy Naoto Kan in Tokyo on September 18. The officials spoke about the historic nature [...] | 2009-09-28 21:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA PINR |
09TOKYO227 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to Japan Post's plan to temporarily freeze its planned sale of its resort facilities. 2. "Obama Administration to Face Big Challenge on Afghanistan" The moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent wrote (1/30): "President Obama met with [...] | 2009-01-30 01:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2271 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2272 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the election of former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki as the new LDP leader in the party's presidential election on Monday. 2. "Stage Being Set for Resumption of Six-Party Talks" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote (9/29): "Regarding the [...] | 2009-09-29 00:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2274 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2277 | A/S CAMPBELL'S SEPTEMBER 18 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell stressed the importance of close U.S.-Japan consultations as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) settled into its role as the ruling party. Close high-level U.S.-Japan engagemen [...] | 2009-09-29 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
09TOKYO2278 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-04 23:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2279 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND "EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY" [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included new LDP President Tanigaki's appointment of key party officials. 2. "U.S. to Apply Pressure on Iran in Coordination with China, Russia" Concerning planned talks tomorrow between Iran and the P5 plus Germany on Iran's uranium enrich [...] | 2009-09-30 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO228 | TOYOTA DISCUSSES AUTO MARKETS, HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Toyota hopes Congress will pass the proposed economic stimulus package quickly and act to "save" the Big Three automakers, Toyota Vice Chairman Katsuhiro Nakagawa told EMIN. Toyota and other automakers are hit by both tight markets for commercial credit and problems consumers h [...] | 2009-01-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2282 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...] | 2009-10-05 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2283 | INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM: JAPAN POSTPONES [...] (C) Officials at the Japan Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) informed Post late Monday, September 28 that the Government of Japan would need to postpone signing the amendment extending the 1999 Memorandum of Understanding for the Information Gathering System (reftel). Chief Cabinet [...] | 2009-09-30 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA KSTC ETTC PINR PREL TSPA JA |
09TOKYO2284 | JAPAN WELCOMES CONCLUSION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) On September 29, Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel points to MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Deputy Director Takuma Sakaguchi. Poloff reaffirmed Washington's fundamental interests, including a unified, peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Burma, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi [...] | 2009-09-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM JA |
09TOKYO2285 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 22:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2286 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 23:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2288 | Media Reaction to Ambassador Roos's Hiroshima Visit [...] Ambassador Roos's visit to Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park with his family October 4 attracted wide coverage in the Japanese media. The national editions of the Mainichi and Yomiuri; the regional editions of the Asahi and Sankei; regional newspapers including the Sanyo Shimbun and Chugoku Shim [...] | 2009-10-01 00:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO JA |
09TOKYO229 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2291 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEOPLE'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island early Wednesday evening. 2. "China Should Seek Affluence Instead of Strength" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (10/1): "For China, which had been invaded by imperialist power [...] | 2009-10-01 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2292 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...] | 2009-10-05 21:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2293 | MGSF01 October 5 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: The GOJ's task force on new influenza led by Prime Minister Hatoyama released guidelines for vaccination against H1N1 influenza October 1. According to the guidelines, medical professionals will be offered the vaccine first, followed by pregnant women, children from age one through [...] | 2009-10-05 22:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2294 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2297 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2298 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the planned start later this month of H1N1 influenza vaccinations. 2. "Iran Should Stop Provoking World" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/2): "Of course Iran has the right to use nuclear energy peacefully. However, this should be premis [...] | 2009-10-02 00:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO23 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 01:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2301 | SAVOIE CASE: PROMPTING JAPAN ON THE HAGUE [...] He noted that the tragic Savoie case in Fukuoka had only highlighted the urgent need for the United States and Japan to agree on a mechanism for parents to resolve their disagreements over child custody issues. DCM pointed out that we would like to follow up on Vice Foreign Minister Yabunak [...] | 2009-10-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CASC KOCI PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2302 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2305 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2306 | DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...] | 2009-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA |
09TOKYO2308 | SAVOIE CASE: PROMPTING JAPAN ON THE HAGUE [...] He noted that the tragic Savoie case in Fukuoka had only highlighted the urgent need for the United States and Japan to agree on a mechanism for parents to resolve their disagreements over child custody issues. DCM pointed out that we would like to follow up on Vice Foreign Minister Yabunak [...] | 2009-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CASC KOCI PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2309 | ON THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF JAPAN'S TIP LAWS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A consensus of Japanese legal scholars believes that Japan's set of anti-TIP laws prohibits "recruitment through fraudulent or deceptive means." (NOTE: This crime is thought to be closely linked to forced labor in which a recruiter knowingly, and with intent to fraud, uses materi [...] | 2009-10-02 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA |
09TOKYO231 | JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...] | 2009-01-30 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO2311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2313 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Tokyo Shimbun led with a report on declassified MOD data regarding ASDF airlift operations in Iraq between July 2006 and December 2008, saying that 67 percent of transported personnel during that period were American service members. 3. "Kim Jong Il holds T [...] | 2009-10-06 00:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2314 | DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met with Deputy Secretary Steinberg 1 October and said that during his initial 100 days as Minister he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, including force realignment and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan [...] | 2009-10-06 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SENV MARR KGHG JA |
09TOKYO232 | METI COMMENTS ON JAPANESE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Japanese electronics manufacturers are expected to announce grim 3rd quarter financial results over the coming days. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) acknowledges the difficult conditions affecting this bellweather sector of Japan's economy, but is looking more at adju [...] | 2009-01-30 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD JA |
09TOKYO2320 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival in Pyongyang on Sunday. 2. " U.S. Policy Shift Should Lead to Breakthrough" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/5): "The Obama administration has changed its basic policy toward Myanmar (Burma) and will [...] | 2009-10-06 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2321 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 06:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2322 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO JAPAN OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL SENV KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2324 | JAPAN LOOKS TO BUILD MIDDLE EAST PROCESS SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: MOFA is considering a possible initiative to build support for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) in Southeast Asia should MEPP discussions restart. Key elements of MOFA,s nascent plan would be expanding the base of support for the MEPP beyond the neighboring Arab countries, s [...] | 2009-10-06 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SN MY ID JA |
09TOKYO2325 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 00:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2326 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's announcement by the administrative reform minister that some 2.5 trillion yen will be pared down from the 15 trillion-yen supplementary budget that was compiled by the former LDP administration. 2. "Do Not Repeat Talks [...] | 2009-10-07 04:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2327 | MOFA PONDERS NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and Poloff, MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki discussed possible next steps in Afghanistan assistance. MOFA is weighing three questions in that regard: 1) How to further the expansion o [...] | 2009-10-07 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF JA |
09TOKYO2328 | JAPAN AND TIP: A NEW NATIONAL PLAN IS IN THE WORKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's Inter-Ministerial Liaison Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons is formulating a new National Action Plan that is expected to be released early next year. Observations from individuals in attendance at planning meetings paint a mixed picture: some ministries do not a [...] | 2009-10-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KTIP PGOV PHUM JA |
09TOKYO2329 | PRIME MINISTER HATOYAMA'S FOCUS ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister (PM) Yukio Hatoyama has made Sino-Japanese ties a foreign policy priority as he seeks to establish political footing abroad. A key policy challenge facing his new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led coalition government is maintaining the current political goodwi [...] | 2009-10-07 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA |
09TOKYO233 | JAPAN INCHES CLOSER TO SETTING MID-TERM CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: A subcommittee of scientists and academics is close to finalizing its recommendations for Japan's mid-term climate targets, according to a Ministry of Environment (MOE) official. The Council on Global Warming Issues will weigh these recommendations and advise the Prime Minister, w [...] | 2009-01-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG ELTN EWWT PREL JA |
09TOKYO2330 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2331 | BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5 PLUS 1 GENEVA TALKS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Drawing on background provided in reftel, Embassy Poloff on October 7 briefed MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto and Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi on the outcome of the October 1 P5 plus 1 m [...] | 2009-10-08 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2332 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 00:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2335 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EAST ASIAN TOUR, [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the first meeting on Thursday of a new GOJ tax panel created under the Hatoyama administration. 2. "U.S. to Call Attention to Stronger Ties with China" On the White House announcement concerning President Obama's upcoming trip to East Asi [...] | 2009-10-09 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2342 | PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING HATOYAMA ADMINISTRATION AND ITS [...] (U) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was swept into power in the Lower House election on August 30 by voters hungry for change after a half century of nearly unbroken rule by a Liberal Democratic Party, which the media judged ineffectual and out of touch with the people. On September 16, the [...] | 2009-10-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2343 | JAPAN PREPARING FOR SECOND TRILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is preparing for the second Japan-China-South Korea Summit, slated for Beijing, October 10. The Third Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting, held in Shanghai October 2, expounded on agreements from the first Summit in December 2008, and helpe [...] | 2009-10-09 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH JA |
09TOKYO2344 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 21:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2349 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2350 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IDEA OF "EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY" [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Tuesday morning because of a press holiday. Television news stories on Tuesday morning included North Korea's apparent firing on Monday of short-range missiles. 2. "Study of East Asian Community to Begin" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/11 [...] | 2009-10-13 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2358 | APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials in the Ministry of Fo [...] | 2009-10-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL APECO JA |
09TOKYO2359 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 21:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO236 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2362 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Wednesday morning papers led with the Okinawa governor's submission to MOD of a position paper concerning the ministry's environmental impact survey on Futenma relocation. 2. "Russia Cautious about Sanctions on Iran" On Secretary of State Clinton's meeting with Russian [...] | 2009-10-14 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2365 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2367 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MCAS FUTENMA RELOCATION AND RUSSIA'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the likelihood that budgetary requests from government ministries for fiscal 2010 will hit a record high, with the total amount estimated to be over 90 trillion yen. 2. "Prime Minister Hatoyama Should Accept Futenma Relocation within O [...] | 2009-10-15 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2368 | A/S CAMPBELL'S OCT 12 MEETING WITH MOFA STATE [...] (C) EAP A/S Kurt Campbell cited recent and upcoming high-level interaction between the U.S. and Japanese governments, including the visits to Japan by the President and Secretary Gates, as evidence of U.S. intent to work closely with the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government in his O [...] | 2009-10-15 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO2369 | MANAGING ALLIANCE ISSUES: A/S CAMPBELL'S [...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell urged Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) and State Minister for Okinawa Seiji Maehara to inform Prime Minister Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Okada that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government's attempts to review every aspe [...] | 2009-10-15 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO237 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS CONFERENCE AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included Secretary of State Clinton's possible visit to Japan as part of her first official overseas trip. 2. "Davos Conference Shows Seriousness of Economic Crisis" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (2/2): "Many participants in this [...] | 2009-02-02 03:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2370 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2372 | JAPAN'S SOUS-SHERPA UNABLE TO ATTEND NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Japan's sous-Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Tsutomu Arai will be unable to attend the November sous-Sherpa meeting in Washington, but Japan will send a representative from its Embassy in Washington in order to contribute to the meeting. MOFA [...] | 2009-10-15 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PUNE ENRG KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 06:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2376 | SENIOR DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: It is essential for the Secretary to speak frankly with Japanese Minister of Defense Kitazawa about the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue, according to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Director General Takamizawa. FRF will be Kitazawa's top priority during the offi [...] | 2009-10-15 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JA |
09TOKYO2377 | A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS PM HATOYAMA'S [...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell underscored in his October 11-12 meetings with senior-level Japanese officials the U.S. Government's concern regarding Prime Minister Hatoyama's remarks during the October 10 Japan-China-ROK Summit in Beijing on U.S.-Japan relations. He strongly urged Japan [...] | 2009-10-15 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA |
09TOKYO2378 | A/S CAMPBELL, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF [...] (S) A State-DOD delegation led by EAP A/S Kurt Campbell engaged October 12 with Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Akihisa Nagashima and officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense on the historical background on realignment of U.S. forces and plans to relocate Futenma Ai [...] | 2009-10-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO2379 | SINGAPORE PM LEE EXPRESSES CAUTION TO PM HATOYAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama exchanged views on overall bilateral ties, APEC, climate change, and his "East Asian Community" (EAC) vision during an October 6 meeting and lunch with visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee underscored the importance of working clos [...] | 2009-10-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR JA |
09TOKYO238 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-02-02 03:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2380 | AMBASSADOR RAISES AVIATION AND RAIL WITH JAPAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Seiji Maehara, who is also State Minister for Okinawa and Space Minister, seemed intent on discussing only alliance and Okinawa-related issues during his initial meeting with the Ambassador October 14. When pressed [...] | 2009-10-15 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ETRD ELTN JA |
09TOKYO2381 | EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Participation by the United States is crucial in any East Asian Community concept, Cabinet member Seiji Maehara (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; State Minister for Okinawa, Northern Territories and Disaster Prevention; and Space Minister) told the Ambass [...] | 2009-10-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ELTN CH JA |
09TOKYO2384 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 23:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2385 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers front-paged stories about the major ministries filing their budget requests for fiscal 2010, noting that the total state budget for the next fiscal year is estimated to be a record high of more than 90 trillion yen. 2. "U.S. Cross-Border Attacks Reinfo [...] | 2009-10-16 02:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2386 | GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNSC JA |
09TOKYO2387 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECDEF TRAVEL [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and members of his delegation for their October 20-21, 2009, visit to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: [...] | 2009-10-16 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL JA |
09TOKYO2388 | JAPANESE OFFICIALS: JAPAN-CHINA-SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese government and industry officials are optimistic about prospects for further economic integration among Japan, China, and South Korea following Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's October 10 statement that he hopes the three countries conclude an investment agreement by earl [...] | 2009-10-16 05:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL CH KS JA |
09TOKYO2390 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2391 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFGHAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to Japan Eklil Ahmad Hakimi met October 15 with the Ambassador and DCM to discuss cooperation in dealing with the GOJ, the Indian Ocean Refueling mission, future GOJ assistance to Afghanistan, Japanese Foreign Minister Okada's recent visit to Kabul, and a Diet-l [...] | 2009-10-16 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF JA |
09TOKYO2392 | THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 15 PHONE CALL WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In a 15-minute phone call with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama discussed his September meetings with the President on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, the Secretary of Defense's upcoming October 20-21 visit to Japan, and t [...] | 2009-10-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
09TOKYO2397 | THE DPJ ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGING GOVERNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) promised to bring change to Japan. Since taking control of the government last month, cabinet members have announced big policy changes. The new government has proposed and created new organizations and decision-making mechanisms with the ai [...] | 2009-10-18 21:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2399 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-18 23:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2400 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers gave top play to press remarks by an unnamed senior Pentagon official, in which the official indicated that the U.S. would be prepared to accept moving the envisaged Futenma replacement facility at Camp Schwab offshore by about 50 meters. 2. "Dissati [...] | 2009-10-19 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2402 | SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHANGING THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Nuclear Energy Attach and econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Cooperation Division Principle Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma, Deputy Director Shouichi Nagayoshi, and Staffer Junko Horibe October 16. Referencing t [...] | 2009-10-19 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM PUNE TRGY JA |
09TOKYO2407 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 23:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2409 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a Nikkei interview with Finance Minister Fujii, who said that the GOJ may issue additional government bonds to cover tax revenue shortages in fiscal 2009. 2. "Prime Minister Hatoyama Should Make Decisions on Issues Related to U.S.-Japan [...] | 2009-10-20 03:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2410 | U.S. BEEF: AGRICULTURE MINISTER VOICES CONCERNS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF) Hirotaka Akamatsu told the Ambassador October 14 that Japanese consumers will refrain from purchasing U.S. beef and beef products so long as food safety concerns remain. He cited the recent incident involving a U.S. meat packin [...] | 2009-10-20 03:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2412 | JAPAN: NEW ADMINISTRATION TO SPUR CHANGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Takeshima suggests that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is more friendly to the JFTC and antitrust policy than the outgoing Liberal Democratic Party, but how such influence may manifest itself is not yet fully apparent. As an indep [...] | 2009-10-20 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD KJUS JA |
09TOKYO2415 | ENGAGING JAPAN ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 06:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD JA PREL |
09TOKYO2416 | AMBASSADOR MEETS KOMEITO LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Komeito party head Natsuo Yamaguchi described his party's dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency and accountability in the Hatoyama government's policy making process during a meeting with the Ambassador October 20. In particular, there have not been adequate discussions [...] | 2009-10-20 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2417 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 06:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO242 | JAPAN EXTENDS PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN GOLAN HEIGHTS [...] (U) The Japanese government January 30 decided to extend its participation in the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights until September 30, 2009. This was a routine extension. The Japanese have 45 Ground Self Defense Force personnel participating in the mission. They [...] | 2009-02-02 06:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO IS SY JA |
09TOKYO2421 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 23:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2422 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHAN ELECTION RESULTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to Japan Post Holdings President Nishikawa's announcement on Tuesday of his intention to step down. 2. "Karzai Gives In to U.S. Pressure" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun wrote in a correspondent's report (10/21): "Concerning the confused r [...] | 2009-10-21 03:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2426 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2432 | GOJ BACKTRACKS ON POSTAL PRIVATIZATION, CHANGE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ announced plans to halt postal privatization and undo reforms undertaken by the Koizumi administration in 2007, following an October 20 cabinet decision. Notably, the GOJ intends to introduce legislation in the regular Diet session scheduled for January 2010 to abolis [...] | 2009-10-21 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2433 | JAPAN: MINISTER FUKUSHIMA DISCUSSES HAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality Mizuho Fukushima discussed the Hague Convention and Okinawa in addition to her various portfolios during a courtesy call by Ambassador Roos on October 19. Fukushima explained that her ba [...] | 2009-10-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CASC ETRD EAGR PREL KOCI JP |
09TOKYO2434 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 23:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2436 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RELOCATION OF FUTENMA AIR STATION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that Secretary of Defense Gates urged Foreign Minister Okada during their meeting on Tuesday in Tokyo to make a decision on Futenma relocation by the time President Obama visits Japan on November 12-13. 2. "Hat [...] | 2009-10-22 05:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2438 | AMBASSADOR COURTESY CALL ON MIC MINISTER HARAGUCHI [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi told Ambassador Roos he sees an important role for information and communications technologies (ICT) to contribute to solving both domestic and global problems. He said he discussed prospective ex [...] | 2009-10-22 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT JA |
09TOKYO2439 | JAPANESE READOUT OF JAPAN-CHINA-ROK SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Second Japan-China-South Korea Trilateral Summit held October 10 in Beijing helped continue momentum toward greater overall regional cooperation, according to a readout provided by MOFA officials. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and South Korean Pr [...] | 2009-10-22 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KS JA |
09TOKYO2440 | METI MINISTER NAOSHIMA CALLS FOR STRONGER, MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Masayuki Naoshima told Ambassador Roos he hopes the U.S. and Japan can build a stronger, more comprehensive economic relationship over the next few years during an October 21 courtesy call. The Minister said bilateral economic re [...] | 2009-10-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL ETRD JA |
09TOKYO2441 | AMBASSADOR MEETS OZAWA [...] (C) Summary: DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa stressed several times to the Ambassador October 21 that his focus is on politics and elections, and that he cannot discuss policy. That said, he underlined the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and assured the Ambassador that the Hatoyam [...] | 2009-10-22 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2442 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 21:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2443 | PREVIEW OF THE DIET'S 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION [...] (C) Summary: The new Hatoyama government will face its first Diet session October 26 to November 30. Bills that will likely be on this extraordinary session's agenda include those on North Korea-related cargo inspections, repayment moratorium on loans by small and medium-sized enterprises, a [...] | 2009-10-22 21:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2444 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 23:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2445 | MGSF01 October 23 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: H1N1 vaccinations of medical professionals have begun in Japan, while the disease continues to spread throughout the country with an estimated 640,000 people with flu-like symptoms visiting medical institutions across Japan from October 5 to 11. More than 80 percent of these patients [...] | 2009-10-23 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2448 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. RELATIONS WITH EASTERN EUROPE, [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Sankei led with the disclosure by several GOJ sources that the Hatoyama administration has informally decided to choose and propose to the U.S. an alternate site for the Futenma replacement facility somewhere else in Okinawa by the end of the year. 2. "Distrus [...] | 2009-10-23 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO245 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2453 | JAPAN'S 3RD COMMITTEE PLANS UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2456 | OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...] | 2009-10-25 21:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA |
09TOKYO2458 | JAPAN: CHILD SEX TOURISM UPDATE [...] (C) Atsushi Maeda, Chief Prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice for TIP-related issues provided Embassy Political Officer with information regarding Japan's prosecution of child sex tourists. Maeda said that the Japanese laws --the "Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostituti [...] | 2009-10-25 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM JA |
09TOKYO2459 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-25 23:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2460 | JAPAN OFFERS TRADE ON ICSC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-25 23:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PGOV UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2461 | UPPER HOUSE MEMBER DISCUSSES TRACK II CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Poloff met October 21 with Diet Upper House member Tadashi Inuzuka (DPJ-Nagasaki) to discuss Inuzuka's recent travel to Afghanistan, the Indian Ocean refueling mission and plans for a Track II Conference on Afghanistan to be held November 23-25 in Tokyo. End Summary. [...] | 2009-10-26 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID AF JA |
09TOKYO2462 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers led with reports on the DPJ victories in Sunday's Upper House bi-elections in Kanagawa and Shizuoka Prefectures. 2. "Let's Cultivate Community Together" On the recent ASEAN summit in Thailand, the liberal Asahi editorialized (10/26): "ASEAN takes pride [...] | 2009-10-26 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2464 | HATOYAMA CABINET STRUGGLES TO HOLD DOWN FY10 [...] (C) The Hatoyama Cabinet completed a key step in the compilation of the FY10 budget with the submission to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of budget requests from individual ministries and agencies. FY10 general account budget requests reached a record JPY 95 trillion (USD 1.1 trillion),7 perc [...] | 2009-10-26 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2469 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO247 | JAPAN AND IRAQ ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Baghdad January 28 as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Taro Aso, where he met with President Talibani, Vice-President al-Hashimi, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and signed a "Declaration on Establishing a Comprehensive Partnership [...] | 2009-02-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JA |
09TOKYO2470 | INFORMATION ON TEHRAN RESEARCH REACTOR DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 06:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA |
09TOKYO2473 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/09 [...] Bill to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post and other companies 2. Bill to cope with credit crunch and withdrawal 3. Bill to retain shakai-hoken (social insurance) and kosei-nenkin (employee annuity) hospitals as public facilities 4. Bill to combat new strains of influenza 5. Bill ame [...] | 2009-10-26 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2477 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included Prime Minister Hatoyama's first key policy speeches in both chambers of the Diet on Monday. 2. "Palestinian Reconciliation Hits Snag" The liberal Asahi wrote from Jerusalem (10/27): "Reconciliation talks between the two conflicting Pale [...] | 2009-10-27 02:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO248 | SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited Tokyo January 26-29. The Japanese told him that while they appreciate recent positive movements on the Syrian-Israeli track and the move to normalized relations between Syria and Lebanon, Damascus still needs to play a much mo [...] | 2009-02-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY JA |
09TOKYO2480 | JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER [...] Econoff met with Deputy Directors Shunichi Inoue and Satoshi Teramura of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Bureau, Economic Security Division to deliver the letter and points contained in Reftel. Inoue confirmed that the GOJ is supportive of the U.S. approach to combating glo [...] | 2009-10-27 05:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO2482 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2485 | PRIME MINISTER HATOYAMA'S FIRST DIET POLICY SPEECH [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivered his first policy speech to both houses of the Diet on October 26. He outlined his administration's policies on prominent domestic and international issues such as unemployment and economic recovery, child care allowances, free public high [...] | 2009-10-27 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2487 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 23:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2488 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with reports on yesterday's collision between an MSDF destroyer and an ROK freighter in the Kanmon Strait in Fukuoka. 2. "Run-off Election Must Be Fair" On the upcoming run-off presidential race in Afghanistan, the liberal Mainichi editorialize [...] | 2009-10-28 00:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO249 | JAPAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) As requested in ref, Econoff contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) regarding the appropriate points of contact for NPT-related matters February 2. Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu confirmed his office has the lead for NPT matters, in coordin [...] | 2009-02-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT ENRG UNGA IAEA JA |
09TOKYO2494 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 21:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2495 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 23:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2498 | JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a significant increase in the monetary value of Japanese trade with Iran in 2008 due to fluctuations in the price of oil, Japanese economic engagement with Iran is not growing, according to Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) officials. Japanese export of chemical c [...] | 2009-10-29 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL IR JA |
09TOKYO2499 | CHANGES COME WITH JAPAN POST HOLDINGS CO. BOARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Ministry of Finance (MOF) Vice Minister Jiro Saito was named president of Japan Post Holdings Co. at a, October 28 board meeting. Most of the former board members, who hail from the private sector, were forced to resign. The new board, which doubled in size to 18 memb [...] | 2009-10-29 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2501 | BURMESE AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS HIS COUNTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burmese Ambassador to Japan Hla Myint gave an underwhelming presentation on the demographics, history, and political background of his country at the Sasagawa Peace Foundation on October 9. The Ambassador sought to justify his government's brutal policies against political opposi [...] | 2009-10-29 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM JA |
09TOKYO2502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2505 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave front-page play to Prime Minister Hatoyama's Diet remarks on Wednesday, during which he expressed his determination to carry out his party's policy platform within four years. 2. "International Coordination Important for Eliminating Terrorism" [...] | 2009-10-29 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2507 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 23:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2508 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to the Japanese government's plans to revive Japan Airlines under the control of a joint corporation composed of the government and private-sector financial institutions. 2. "Japan Extending No Help to Allies" The conservative Sankei ed [...] | 2009-10-30 00:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2510 | JAPAN'S 2009 FREEDOM DEFENDER NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM JA |
09TOKYO2512 | JAPAN'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVES [...] SUMMARY. September saw Japan's unemployment rate improve from 5.5 percent to 5.3 percent. Japan uses a slightly different method than the United States to calculate unemployment. Also, the Hatoyama Administration announced an emergency measure that aims to create 100,000 new jobs by March [...] | 2009-10-30 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2515 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AMBASSADOR ROOS AND SEVEN EMBASSIES [...] SUMMARY: On October 16 Ambassador Roos and seven other envoys called on Justice Minister Chiba to urge her to accelerate Japan's accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The demarche brought the issue press coverage and increased the pressure on J [...] | 2009-10-30 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC OIIP KMDR KPAO JA KOCI |
09TOKYO2516 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO252 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2523 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-01 23:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2524 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN'S DRAFT LEGISLATION ON [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included an Asahi report indicating that North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals were conducted under the direct instructions of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. 2. "Cargo Inspection Bill Appropriate" The liberal Mainichi argued in an edito [...] | 2009-11-02 02:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2526 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG REVIEW OF UNSCR [...] (C) On October 28, Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura, and to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special [...] | 2009-11-02 03:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC JA |
09TOKYO2529 | DCM URGES GOJ TO SHOW FLEXIBILITY IN WHALING TALKS [...] (C) Following up on an October 22 letter from the Ambassador to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu, the DCM met with MAFF Vice Minister for International Affairs Shuji Yamada November 2 to convey U.S. commitment to build upon progress at recently-concluded talks i [...] | 2009-11-02 07:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
09TOKYO2531 | THAILAND AND JAPAN TO INK SOP ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Secretary Rapipongs Bachong-Silpa of the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo informed Embassy Political Officer that Thailand and Japan will sign a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) agreement regarding the rescuing, repatriating and social integration of human trafficking victims. [...] | 2009-11-02 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PGOV PHUM ELAB JA TH |
09TOKYO2532 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 21:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2537 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- PAKISTAN TOKYO AID PLEDGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy AID Counselor delivered points and discussed contents of reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Assistance Planning for Afghanistan-Pakistan Hikariko Ono and Division Deputy Director Katsunori Ashida. As host of the April Tokyo Conference, Ono made clear tha [...] | 2009-11-04 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PAK AF |
09TOKYO2539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 03:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2542 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Tokyo Shimbun led with the finding that a senior SDF officer assigned to the MOD Defense Intelligence Headquarters divulged information to his colleagues in April concerning the dates of unannounced inspections of the headquarters by a special MOD unit. 2. [...] | 2009-11-04 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2545 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2546 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA GOLDSTONE DEBATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |
09TOKYO2548 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN AND BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Nikkei report saying that Toyota Motors is planning to establish a research and development center in China next year. 2. "Karzai Should Restore Domestic and International Confidence" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/5): [...] | 2009-11-05 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2549 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO255 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Sankei led with the revelation by several GOJ sources that spy satellites operated by the U.S. and others have taken photos pointing to apparent preparations by North Korea for the launch of a long-range ballistic missile. 2. "One Step forward for Iraq" On th [...] | 2009-02-03 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2551 | ADVANCING U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATION IN CANCER CLININAL [...] (U) Summary: Dr. Edward Trimble of the National Cancer Institute participated in a series of meetings and programs on October 20 and 21 as part of Embassy Tokyo's ongoing effort to promote increased collaboration between U.S. and Japanese researchers in cancer clinical trials. The activities [...] | 2009-11-05 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO2553 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2555 | JAPAN URGED TO FOLLOW UK IN REFUSING INSURANCE TO [...] (C) In coordination with UK Embassy Economic Counselor Paul Hunter, Deputy Financial Attache delivered reftel points to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special Officer for Research on Foreign Exchange Transactions Wataru Kikuchi [...] | 2009-11-06 00:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL UK IR JA |
09TOKYO2556 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2558 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE AND AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Tokyo Shimbun led with the finding that senior Japanese Embassy officials in Washington used a MOFA "slush fund" in January 2000 in order to "entertain" a visiting delegation headed by the commissioner of the Board of Audit of Japan. 2. "Abbas Not Likely to Jo [...] | 2009-11-06 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO256 | TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Deputy Financial Attache and Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche January 23 and January 29, respectively, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Divis [...] | 2009-02-03 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID JA |
09TOKYO2563 | URGING JAPAN TO ACCEDE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: We believe the President,s visit offers an opportunity for progress on International Child Abduction issues. Within the last year, US officials including Secretary Clinton have raised this issue with GOJ counterparts. The new Hatoyama government seems more sympathetic to worki [...] | 2009-11-06 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL KOCI KITA JA |
09TOKYO2564 | MOMENTUM GATHERS BEHIND JAPAN'S ABOLITION OF FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japan Business Federation's (Keidanren) recent advocacy in support of abolishing the Japan Fair Trade Commission's (JFTC) internal appeals process adds to momentum gathering behind antitrust policy reform under the new government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. This call u [...] | 2009-11-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD KJUS JA |
09TOKYO2565 | AMBASSADOR MEETS TOP LABOR LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) wants the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government to focus on increasing employment and improving the social safety net, Rengos's newly elected President Nobuaki Koga told the Ambassador on November 6. Ambassador Roos and the [...] | 2009-11-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB JP |
09TOKYO2566 | AMBASSADOR ROOS MEETS WITH JICA PRESIDENT OGATA [...] (U) As JICA President, Ogata directs Japan's core development aid agency, managing approximately $10 billion in annual foreign assistance to more than 100 countries around the world. Since a comprehensive reform and consolidation of Japan's foreign aid structures took effect in late 2008, JIC [...] | 2009-11-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON JA PGOV |
09TOKYO2567 | JAPAN ADVANCING TIES TO THE MEKONG REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first Japan-Mekong Summit on November 6-7 is the culmination of a year-long effort by Japanese leaders to strengthen ties to mainland Southeast Asia and will cap the Japan-Mekong Exchange Year, a program aimed at deepening cooperation and mutual understanding. Japan has assu [...] | 2009-11-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM CB CH LA TH VM JA |
09TOKYO2570 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-08 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2575 | US/JAPAN NONPRO/SECURITY COOPERATION:NNSA [...] UNCLASSIFIED -- entire message. 2. Summary. On October 26, on the margins of the Second International Meeting on Next Generation Safeguards, NNSA Administrator Tom D'Agostino met Yasutaka Moriguchi, Deputy Minister of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [...] | 2009-11-09 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2581 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2583 | JAPANESE NON-PAPER ON SE ASIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) During a November 4 meeting with Embassy Poloff, MOFA First Middle East Principal Deputy Director Kazutaka Kawahara provided an English-language copy of a non-paper (See paragraph 5) explaining current MOFA internal discussion on the form and substance of its proposed Southeast Asia Middle [...] | 2009-11-09 02:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SN MY ID JA |
09TOKYO2585 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Monday morning due to a press holiday. Most broadcasters reported on a mass rally held on Sunday in Ginowan, Okinawa, to protest the current plan to relocate MCAS Futenma to Camp Schwab. 2. "GOJ Should Work on Restructuring U.S.-Japan Alliance" [...] | 2009-11-09 04:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2588 | JAPAN RECEPTIVE TO FURTHER ENGAGEMENT ON WHALING [...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S. representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Monica Medina met with senior officials from the Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) November 4 to discuss progress in negotiations under the Future of the IWC process. The FAJ Director General described the results of re [...] | 2009-11-09 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
09TOKYO2589 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (C) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Japan. It is fitting that you begin your inaugural visit to Asia here as the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the indispensible foundation of U.S. strategy in Asia. Prime Minister Hatoyama and his administration have stressed the [...] | 2009-11-09 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA |
09TOKYO2590 | TOKYO AFGHANISTAN TRACK CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Embassy of Afghanistan Press Officer Jason Pratt provided a copy of the program schedule and participants for the November 23-25 Track II conference on Afghanistan (reftel A) organized by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Upper House Member Ta [...] | 2009-11-09 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF JA |
09TOKYO2591 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2592 | WHALING: MOFA WORKING LEVEL THOUGHTS [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs working level officials would prefer to postpone any public announcement of a U.S.-Japan commitment to conclude an agreement on whaling by a date certain, and keep our bilateral negotiations confidential until we are closer to an agreement, MOFA Fisheries Di [...] | 2009-11-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA |
09TOKYO2598 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2599 | VFM YABUNAKA PREVIEWS NEW AFGHANISTAN AID PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID AF PK JA |
09TOKYO2600 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the decision on Monday by the government revitalization unit to review 447 government programs in the fiscal 2010 budget as part of its efforts to curtail the "wasteful" use of taxpayer money. 2. "Myanmar Should Take Ste [...] | 2009-11-10 04:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2606 | AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: AUSTR DELANEY RAISES RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Government of Japan (GOJ) officials told Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia (AUSTR) Michael Delaney November 2 that Japan's development assistance strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan would in principle complement U.S.-proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zo [...] | 2009-11-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID EINV AF PK JA |
09TOKYO2607 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-11 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO261 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2610 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2613 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO JAPAN AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to open hearings held yesterday by Government Revitalization Unit teams concerning budget request items, saying that some 50 billion yen for 10 projects was identified as "waste" and needs to be eliminated. 2. "Will to Manage Alliance [...] | 2009-11-12 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2614 | EAP A/S KURT CAMPBELL DISCUSSES FUTENMA, POTUS [...] (S) In a November 5 meeting, EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, joined by the Ambassador, stressed to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director General Umemoto the importance of ensuring a successful visit to Japan by the President and provided a five-point [...] | 2009-11-12 05:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
09TOKYO2615 | DAS KANG AND DELEGATION'S MEETINGS WITH GOJ ON THE FUTURE OF THE IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PUNE ENRG IAEA JA |
09TOKYO2617 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S NOVEMBER 5 LUNCH [...] (C) Summary: During a November 5 lunch meeting with MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell briefed on his trip to Burma (see septel report),and discussed the President,s upcoming visit to Japan, U.S.-Japan alliance man [...] | 2009-11-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KOCI CASC MARR CH JA |
09TOKYO2618 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRESIDENT'S VISIT WITH [...] (S) The Ambassador met briefly one-on-one November 12 with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki to discuss the upcoming visit of President Obama to Japan. Ambassador Fujisaki made two personal suggestions to the Ambassador regarding the President's meeting with Prime Minist [...] | 2009-11-12 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
09TOKYO2619 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO262 | RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE [...] (U) Takeshi Kawamura, Deputy Director Equipment Policy Division, Bureau of Finance and Equipment, Ministry of Defense confirmed the quantity and commodities listed in reftel were delivered to the 4th Air Depot of Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on December 5, 2008. According to a report from [...] | 2009-02-03 23:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC JA |
09TOKYO2621 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GATES + 2 [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the visit of Mr. Kevin Gates, Mr. Doug Bush, and LT Brandon Hamilton to Japan on November 15-17, 2009. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mr. Rod Tanaka. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5420 Home phone: (81-3)3700-0570 Mobile phone: [...] | 2009-11-13 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA |
09TOKYO2622 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2626 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO JAPAN, NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the Government Revitalization Unit's continued review on Thursday of fiscal 2010 budget requests. 2. "'Uncertain Situation' Should Be Improved" The conservative Sankei argued in an editorial (11/13): "President Obama will [...] | 2009-11-13 03:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2628 | COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM JA |
09TOKYO2629 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO263 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2632 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-14 00:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2634 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 03:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2635 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included yesterday's Asia policy speech by Prime Minister Hatoyama in Singapore, in which he explained his policy of moving forward with the East Asian Community initiative while stressing that the U.S.-Japan alliance is the central pillar of Japanese [...] | 2009-11-16 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2639 | MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TOKYO SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 23:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2640 | MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TOKYO SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: On November 14 President Obama delivered a speech on Asian policy in Tokyo. The speech was the major news item of the day and received nearly universal praise for its consideration of Japan and for signaling a vigorous reengagement of the U.S. with Asia. According to Japanese public br [...] | 2009-11-16 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2641 | MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TOKYO SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: On November 14 President Obama delivered a speech on Asian policy in Tokyo. The speech was the major news item of the day and received nearly universal praise for its consideration of Japan and for signaling a vigorous reengagement of the U.S. with Asia. According to Japanese public br [...] | 2009-11-16 23:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2643 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 23:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2646 | PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) In a November 16 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Palestinian Permanent Mission Chief Representative Waleed Siam said that he was optimistic that the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government would be more receptive to requests for direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) t [...] | 2009-11-17 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KPAL IS |
09TOKYO2648 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO265 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included a plan by 10 nations, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, and the UK to create a framework for a "world-wide" patent examination system. 2. "North Korea Trying to Shake U.S.?" The business- oriented Nikkei wrote from Seoul (2/4): [...] | 2009-02-04 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2653 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Tuesday morning included President Obama's town hall meeting with Chinese students on Monday in Shanghai. 2. "President Obama's Position on U.S.-China Cooperation Clear" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote from Shanghai (11/17): "President Obama took part [...] | 2009-11-17 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2657 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2658 | GOJ WILL DELIVER U.S. AFGHAN PRIORITIES TO [...] (C) On November 17, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government to MOFA Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Hamamoto expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to share the points with the Japanese Embassy in [...] | 2009-11-17 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF JA |
09TOKYO2662 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2664 | LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Headquarters Director General Hitoshi Motojuku and Secretary General Tadamori Oshima described their party's plans to return to its conservative roots, and focus on preventing the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from attaining an independent majority [...] | 2009-11-18 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2665 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers front-paged the summit between President Obama and Chinese President Hu in Beijing on Tuesday. 2. "Can New Era Be Established through Prioritizing Practical Benefits?" On yesterday's U.S.-China summit, the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editoria [...] | 2009-11-18 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2667 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO267 | ILO'S INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S RESPONSE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Labor Organization's (ILO) preliminary impressions from three studies being conducted on the effect of the economic crisis on China, include estimates that 7.5 million migrant workers have already returned home, and that as the economy cools, another 20 million ad [...] | 2009-02-04 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG KTIP PHUM JP |
09TOKYO2674 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 01:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2675 | MOFA AFRICA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) The DCM, accompanied by poloff, met November 2 with MOFA Director General for African Affairs Yoshitaka Akimoto to continue discussions of U.S.-Japan cooperation in Africa. Akimoto recalled that in August (reftel) he had met with the DCM and agreed to strengthen cooperation in Africa. Buil [...] | 2009-11-19 04:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID |
09TOKYO2676 | ASD GREGSON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND CHINA WITH [...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Akitaka Saiki said in a November 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Wallace Gregson that the Japanese government fully supports U.S. bilateral engagement wit [...] | 2009-11-19 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MNUC MARR KN JA |
09TOKYO2677 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BURMA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Tokyo Shimbun report claiming that it has learned from U.S.-Japan military sources that the U.S. military has developed plans for possible contingencies around Japan, under which the U.S. will deploy additional airplanes to Kadena AB and [...] | 2009-11-19 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO268 | SENIOR JAPANESE OFFICIAL STRESSES NEED FOR EARLY [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama told EMIN February 3 that the GOJ very much wants to maintain close coordination/cooperation with the U.S. on climate change and energy matters. Sugiyama noted the series of UNFCCC-related meetings leading u [...] | 2009-02-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA |
09TOKYO2681 | HONDURAS ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Noritsugu Takahashi on November 19. Takahashi said MOFA has not made a final decision on the assistance request. MOFA is curious whether or not th [...] | 2009-11-19 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM HO JA |
09TOKYO2682 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 02:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2683 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA, PRESIDENT [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers gave front- page coverage to the Lower House passage early Friday morning of legislation allowing small- and medium-sized companies to defer loan payments to banks. 2. "U.S. to Press Denuclearization in Comprehensive Manner" On President Obama's annou [...] | 2009-11-20 04:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2686 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2687 | GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Embassy Tokyo supported Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Japan, working with local organizers, and featuring a keynote program with Ambassador Roos on entrepreneurship. Organizers coordinated 14 separate events around Japan under a GEW umbrella, and attracted over 3000 participa [...] | 2009-11-20 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SOCI JA |
09TOKYO2688 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included an Asahi report claiming that Tokyo prosecutors are preparing to charge a former top aide to Prime Minister Hatoyama with violation of the Political Funds Control Law in connection with his alleged false reporting of a total of 200 million y [...] | 2009-11-24 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO269 | (C-AL8-02662) ENERGY SECURITY: GOJ OFFICIALS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and businesspeople describe relations with Russian energy suppliers as businesslike. METI officials and others report Russia's assertiveness in oil and gas disputes and its military action in Georgia have not fundamentally changed this attitude. Japanese policy [...] | 2009-02-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU JA |
09TOKYO2690 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2691 | JAPAN URGED TO DESIGNATE FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK, [...] (C) Deputy Financial Attache delivered reftel points to Ministry of Finance (MOF) International Bureau Legal Research Office Deputy Director Junji Kuyama, Special Officer for Research on Foreign Exchange Transactions Wataru Kikuchi, and Section Chief Yuka Kunisato on Novmeber 18. In addition, [...] | 2009-11-24 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2692 | TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S NOVEMBER 10-11 TRIP [...] (C) Secretary Geithner visited Japan on November 10-11 en route to the November 12 APEC Finance Ministers meeting in Singapore. In separate meetings with Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Secretary Geithner stressed the import [...] | 2009-11-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO2697 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 23:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2702 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2707 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-INDIA SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a Yomiuri report claiming that a political organization linked to Prime Minister Hatoyama allegedly made "false statements" regarding political donations. 2. "U.S. and India Take Step toward Relationship of Strategic Cooperation" The c [...] | 2009-11-25 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2708 | U/S HORMATS: KEIDANREN OFFICIALS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) officials told Under Secretary of State Hormats the Japanese business community welcomes American "reengagement" in the region and, in particular, the U.S. commitment to APEC. They expressed concern, however, about the global management of [...] | 2009-11-25 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2709 | JAPANESE DEPUTY PM KAN DISCUSSES ECONOMIC STRATEGY, [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Vice Minister Motohisa Furukawa discussed the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government's thinking on economic strategy and called for political-level bilateral dialogue on economic issues during a meeting with National Economic Council (NEC) Director [...] | 2009-11-25 04:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL EINV JA |
09TOKYO271 | JAPAN TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE RARE METALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ is more than doubling its budget for rare metals exploration and acquisition in FY2009. Priorities include remote sensing activities in southern Africa, projects to stockpile and recycle rare metals from used equipment, and research to leverage advances in technology to [...] | 2009-02-04 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA XA |
09TOKYO2710 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2712 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - COP15 MEETING [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the yen's rapid appreciation against the U.S. dollar, as well as a call by a GOJ panel for the Defense Ministry to review labor costs for Japanese base workers that the GOJ shoulders as part of its host nation support for the U.S. military. [...] | 2009-11-27 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2714 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 02:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2715 | U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...] | 2009-11-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2718 | MOFA DG UMEMOTO ON SECRET AGREEMENT INVESTIGATION [...] (C) On November 27, Charge d,Affaires discussed MOFA,s investigation of the so-called nuclear secret agreements and its possible effects on U.S. nuclear deterrent policy with MOFA North American Affairs Bureau Director General Umemoto. Charge stressed that an important element of U.S. deterrenc [...] | 2009-11-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR JA |
09TOKYO2721 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2722 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CLIMATE CHANGE AND NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included Prime Minister Hatoyama's meeting on Sunday with senior GOJ officials. They reportedly discussed the rapid appreciation of the yen. 2. "Time for Diplomacy" On recent announcements by the U.S. and China on their respective goals for reduction [...] | 2009-11-30 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2723 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 01:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2734 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2739 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Post submits the following information in response to reftel inquiry. Post contacted Kenichiro Teramoto of the Equipment Policy Division, Ministry of Defense on November 11, 2009, by e-mail. Teramoto confirmed by e-mail on November 26, all items listed in reftel have been ordered by t [...] | 2009-12-01 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC JA |
09TOKYO274 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/05/09 [...] Junichiro Koizumi 14.4 PERCENT 2. Ichiro Ozawa 13.7 PERCENT 3. Yoichi Masuzoe 7.5 PERCENT 4. Taro Aso 4.7 PERCENT 5. Yoshimi Watanabe 4.6 6. Naoto Kan 3.1 7. Nobuteru Ishihara 2.7 8. Yukio Hatoyama 2.4 9. Seiji Maehara 1.9 10. Katsuya Okada 1.7 11. Yuriko Koike 1.5 12. Kaoru Y [...] | 2009-02-05 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2740 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 01:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2743 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a meeting on Monday of the Government Revitalization Unit, during which members confirmed the Hatoyama administration's policy to "respect" the results of the recent screening of budget requests in formulating the state budget for fiscal 20 [...] | 2009-12-01 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2745 | KANTEI INSIDER PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTENMA DECISION [...] (C) Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Hatoyama confidante Yorihisa Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo November 30 that he is pessimistic about the PM's ability to reach a decision on Futenma "anytime soon." The reason is coalition politics, Matsuno explained. Over the past several days, the Socialis [...] | 2009-12-01 05:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR JA |
09TOKYO2748 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2749 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO275 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - "BUY AMERICAN" [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Thursday morning included Panasonic's decision to slash its workforce by 15,000 worldwide. 2. "Trade Protectionism Cannot Be Accepted" On the so- called "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. stimulus package, the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized [...] | 2009-02-05 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2752 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Tuesday morning included court testimony on Tuesday by a former senior Japanese diplomat, who acknowledged the existence of two "secret accords" with the U.S. regarding the 1972 reversion of Okinawa. 2. "Zardari Government Anxious to Hang on to Power" The [...] | 2009-12-02 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2754 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese government officials and INPEX company representatives confirmed the company holds a 10 percent stake in Iran's South Azadegan oilfield. Officials from both the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and INPEX said the firm has not made any investment in Iran's h [...] | 2009-12-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA |
09TOKYO2757 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO276 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/09 [...] North Korea has been modernizing its missile sites. The missile site at Musudanri, which was used to test a Taepodong-2 missile in 2006, is now capable of launching satellites. The new missile site at Tongchangri is for launching both intercontinental ballistic TOKYO 00000276 006 OF 016 [...] | 2009-02-05 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2761 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 02:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2762 | MGSF01 December 3 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: H1N1 continues to spread throughout Japan on the cusp of the winter flu season. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) announced that an estimated 1.73 million people with flu-like symptoms visited medical institutions across Japan from November 16 to November 22, the [...] | 2009-12-03 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2764 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included an Asahi report claiming that Prime Minister Hatoyama is considering postponing a conclusion on the Futenma relocation issue until next January or later. 2. "Training of Afghan Forces Holds Key to Success" The liberal Asahi editorialize [...] | 2009-12-03 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
09TOKYO2766 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/03/09 [...] Hatoyama said during the meeting: "Priority must be given to the coalition. Is it necessary to rush a decision before the end of the year?" Okada and Kitazawa explained that the foreign affairs and defense officials of both countries have been stepping up the coordination process to aim at a [...] | 2009-12-03 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2767 | VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ACTIONS A [...] (SBU) A proposal by developing countries to exempt domestically-funded climate actions from measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) will be a red-line issue for Japan at upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen December 7-18, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust [...] | 2009-12-03 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2768 | JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...] | 2009-12-03 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO2769 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO2773 | UNGA DEFAMATION OF RELIGION RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM UNGA JA |