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06TOKYO4661	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA confirmed August 16 that Prime Minister Koizumi will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan August 28-30, 2006. The trip is intended to build upon the "Central Asia Plus Japan" Foreign Ministers meeting held June 2006 in Tokyo. No new assistance packages are contemplated. MOFA a [...]	2006-08-16 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KZ UZ JA

06TOKYO4662	MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...]	2006-08-16 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4663	JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...]	2006-08-16 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4665	RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR [...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...]	2006-08-16 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4670	ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE JA
06TOKYO4686	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4691	MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON - TOKYO [...] "Ceasefire Must Not be Reversed" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/17): "In order to implement the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a 15,000-strong Lebanese Army unit and a similar-sized UN force must be quickly deployed in southern Lebanon.... With the warring parties still sq [...]	2006-08-17 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4699	AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER'S AUGUST 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Financial Services Kaoru Yosano on August 15 to discuss the state of play on revisions to the law governing the consumer finance industry. Minister Yosano confirmed that the "gray zone" between [...]	2006-08-17 04:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN JA
06TOKYO4701	JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO [...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...]	2006-08-17 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA
06TOKYO4713	JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA
06TOKYO4720	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4723	U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY [...] (C) In an August 16 meeting with MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura, Poloff delivered points ref A concerning the activities of USNS Victorious in waters north of the Senkaku islands and her interaction with PRC vessels. 2. (C) Nomura said MOFA was "glad" to hear that Vict [...]	2006-08-18 00:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA
06TOKYO4725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4732	MEDIA REACTION Q JAPANQS RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] "After Koizumi's Yasukuni Visit: China and South Korea Look to Improve Relations with Next Prime Minister" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun carried a front-page commentary jointly written by Beijing and Seoul correspondents, which said (8/18): "...China's reaction to Prime Minister Koizumi's visit on [...]	2006-08-18 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4738	JAPAN STILL FORMULATING POSITION ON RECAAP [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4739	ABE TO CALL FOR SWEEPING CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. Shinzo Abe, the odds-on favorite to replace Junichiro Koizumi as Japan's next prime minister, plans to make constitutional revision a cornerstone of his campaign in the run up to the September 20 LDP presidential contest, according to an unofficial version reported in the Niho [...]	2006-08-18 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4740	RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...]	2006-08-18 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4751	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4752	MOFA OFFICIAL ON REINVIGORATING APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan agrees, in principle, on the need to institutionally strengthen APEC but believes more discussion is needed to determine the most effective way forward, according to Japan's APEC Senior Official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Acknowledging the prospect of p [...]	2006-08-18 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL APECO JA
06TOKYO4755	THE DCM'S AUGUST 18 COURTESY CALL WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a call on August 18 with newly appointed Counterterrorism Ambassador Suda, the DCM shared that DoS and DHS have agreed to return to the March draft of the Note Verbale as the basis for further negotiations on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP). Since a few points in [...]	2006-08-18 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CE JA
06TOKYO4762	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 01:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4772	MEDIA REACTION Q CUBA-US RELATIONS - TOKYO [...] "After Castro: Cuba Should Improve Relations with US" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/21): "It has been three weeks since Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has ruled the country for nearly half a century, fell ill. It is time for the world to think about Cuba after he is gone.... The Cuban [...]	2006-08-21 05:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4783	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/06 [...] Aso 2. Abe 3. Tanigaki Asia Â [...]	2006-08-22 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4786	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials concerning Ayatollah Khamenei's remarks. 2. "Khamenei's Remarks Make Settlement of Iranian Nuclear Standoff Difficult" Cairo correspondent Hagi of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (8/22): "According to media reports from Tehran, Iran's supreme leader Ayato [...]	2006-08-22 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4795	ASO ENTERS LDP PRESIDENT RACE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced his candidacy for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency on August 21; however, every indication suggests that frontrunner Shinzo Abe will win by a wide margin. In campaign pledges released the same day, Aso promised to focus on economic [...]	2006-08-22 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4797	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4798	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...]	2006-08-22 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4802	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4803	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4804	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA KN KNNP MNUC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4806	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO482	MEDIA REACTION HAMAS ELECTION VICTORY - TOKYO [...] "Time for Hamas to Break with Terrorism" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/28): "The radical Islamic group Hamas has emerged as the Palestinians' leading political party after winning a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council. Fatah, the mainstream PLO group that was previous [...]	2006-01-30 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4823	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]	2006-08-23 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO4829	IAP DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda on August 23, 2006. Masuda thanked us for the Immigration Advis [...]	2006-08-23 10:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV JA
06TOKYO4830	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 23:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4834	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO484	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4845	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran's Answer: Halting Uranium Enrichment the First Step to Regaining Trust" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/24): "Iran does not appear at all prepared to listen to the voices of those in the international community concerned about nuclear proliferation. It appears that [...]	2006-08-24 02:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4853	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 24 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 10 to August 24. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Company to Begin Clinical Test of AI Antiviral -- 2. The Toyama Chemica [...]	2006-08-24 05:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4855	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ASO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, Foreign Minister Taro Aso expressed appreciation for the Admiral's efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance and praised the "2 plus 2" statement as a "historical accomplishment in our bilateral relations." [...]	2006-08-24 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4861	ADMIRAL FALLON MEETINGS WITH SENIOR JDA OFFICIALS [...] (S) Summary: During Pacific Commander Admiral Fallon's August 23 meetings with Japan Defense Agency (JDA) senior officials, Joint Staff Office (JSO) Chief of Staff Admiral Saito urged the U.S. and Japan to quickly implement a number of "lessons learned" from the North Korea missile launches, i [...]	2006-08-24 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4863	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH PROSSER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 27-30, 2006 visit to Japan by State Department Official Sarah Prosser. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Tandy Matsuda. She can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 3224-5342 Home phone: 81 (0)3 3224-682 [...]	2006-08-24 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO4866	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4869	MEDIA REACTION Q NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION - [...] "Nuclear Nonproliferation: Issue Must Be Dealt with Resolutely" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/25): "This year's meeting of the United Nations Disarmament Conference was held in Yokohama. There appear to be no immediate solutions regarding the nuclear programs of the DPRK and Iran [...]	2006-08-25 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4876	KOMEITO LEADER TO RESIGN, LDP WEIGHS IN ON [...] (C) Summary. Takenori Kanzaki has announced he will step down in September after eight years as leader of New Komeito, part of a leadership reshuffle that may have wide-ranging implications for Japan's ruling coalition. Akihiro Ota and Toshiko Hamayotsu have been widely touted by the press [...]	2006-08-25 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4889	JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP [...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...]	2006-08-25 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4891	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4892	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented interest among Japanese in the U.S.-Japan defense relationship. This is particularly true for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your meetings in Tokyo, and the high-profile you will lend to the USS Shiloh's arrival in [...]	2006-08-25 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4893	YASUKUNI MUSEUM TO REEXAMINE SOME DISPLAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. Yasukuni Shrine's war history museum has begun reviewing the way it characterizes U.S. strategy before and during World War II, Japanese media reported August 25. The shrine's response reflects in part Japanese response to growing public criticism from former senior U.S. offici [...]	2006-08-25 09:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4895	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4899	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: The Fate of Military-First Policy" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/27): "It has been nearly two months since North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. With rumors that Pyongyang will soon conduct an underground nuclear test, it seems [...]	2006-08-28 02:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4913	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...]	2006-08-28 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO4915	JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]	2006-08-28 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO4919	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO4920	JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...]	2006-08-28 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA
06TOKYO4926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/06 [...] Morihiro Hosokawa 68% 2. Junichiro Koizumi 50% 3. Tsutomu Hata 47% 3. Toshiki Kaifu 47% 5. Hayato Ikeda 44% 6. Ryutaro Hashimoto 43% 7. Tanzan Ishibashi 41% 8. Yasuhiro Nakasone 40% 9. Eisaku Sato 38 [...]	2006-08-29 04:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4949	JARPN II WHALING FLEET RETURNS FROM WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC [...] Japan's whaling mothership under JARPN II (Second Phase of Japan's Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Western North Pacific),its annual lethal research whaling program that started in 2000, returned to Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in the morning of August 21, about one [...]	2006-08-30 01:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO4962	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Japan relations. Our cooperative scientific relationship with Japan is one of the broadest and deepest in the world. Your attendance at the STS Forum and meetings in Kyoto will assist us to move forward on several specific [...]	2006-08-30 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV TRGY TSPL JA
06TOKYO4966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4969	KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...]	2006-08-30 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA
06TOKYO4970	IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...]	2006-08-30 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER JA
06TOKYO4978	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4986	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries on Iran's reported resumption of uranium enrichment. 2. "Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Vienna correspondent Ishiguro wrote (8/31): "The French news agency AFP, quoting a diplomatic source, reported [...]	2006-08-31 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4990	METI VICE MINISTER CITES BUSINESS NETWORKS, CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Japan feels a need for legal protections for its companies' integrated production facilities and trade flows throughout East Asia. That and Japan's desire to stop or slow China efforts to assume a leadership role in the process of regional economic integration had spurred Japan [...]	2006-08-31 06:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4994	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4995	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...]	2006-08-31 11:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
06TOKYO4998	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 23:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5009	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - TOKYO [...] "China, Russia Still Pursuing Dialogue" The liberal Mainichi's New York correspondent wrote (9/1): "The IAEA Thursday submitted a report to the UNSC that Iran is continuing uranium enrichment. The focus of discussion at the UNSC will now shift to whether or not to adopt economic sanctions in o [...]	2006-09-01 04:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO501	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5017	ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...]	2006-09-01 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO502	ITER: GOJ RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On January 30, EST M/C and ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Fusion En [...]	2006-01-30 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5023	NEW ANRE OIL AND GAS DIVISION DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Shin Hosaka, newly appointed director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),assessed that the situation involving the Azadegan field in Iran was far from [...]	2006-09-01 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA
06TOKYO5025	JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) MOFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Kenichi Sasae informed Charge Donovan on September 1 that he would be in Seoul on September 7 accompanying Vice Minister Shotaro Yachi to the third round of the Japan-ROK "Strategic Dialogue." Sasae said Japan would again propose establishment o [...]	2006-09-01 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA KS
06TOKYO5026	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-09-01 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5027	JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT 5+5 MEETING AT UNGA [...] (C) On September 1, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche, which asked 5 5 group members to reconvene at UNGA, to MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara. Kashiwabara said that Japanese officials would consider the proposal and attempt to deliver a formal [...]	2006-09-01 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO5028	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...]	2006-09-01 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO5033	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5036	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPSTONE DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 6-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Capstone Delegation members. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: [...]	2006-09-05 03:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA POL JA
06TOKYO5039	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 31 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 24 to August 31. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan's Cooperation with China -- Â [...]	2006-09-05 06:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO5042	A/S HILL CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA DG SASAE [...] (C) MOFA Asia/Oceania Director General Sasae reiterated to EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on September 4 the need for actions implementing UNSCR 1695, saying we had to show North Korea there were consequences before the next round of DPRK brinksmanship. A/S Hill said USG decisions on implement [...]	2006-09-05 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM JA KS KN
06TOKYO5050	ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING GNEP [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) On September 5, science officer spoke to MOFA,s International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa regarding GNEP,s Statement of Principles (Reftel). Science officer provided additional background to Kitagawa on the [...]	2006-09-05 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA FR JA
06TOKYO5052	AGRICULTURE REFORM IN JAPAN - TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR DOHA [...] (SBU) Japan is set to change its policies in farm subsidies starting in fiscal 2007. Whether the changes will help the government to take a more accommodating posture in trade talks over the longer term -- both multilateral and bilateral -- remains to be seen, but nobody is predicting any dr [...]	2006-09-05 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON JA
06TOKYO5054	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5065	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (C) REFTEL demarche was delivered to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. NASA Attach met with Japan,s lead delegate to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO),Mr. Toru Nakaya, Director of the International Organizations Office, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal [...]	2006-09-06 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA JA SENV
06TOKYO5067	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER MEETS WITH MOFA DG KAWAI [...] (C) Summary. Acceptance of new U.S. military assets, efforts to locate a suitable location for night landing practice, relocation of Futenma, and Japanese commitment to operations in Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean dominated the August 28 conversation between Secretary of the Navy Donald Wi [...]	2006-09-06 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV OVIP JA
06TOKYO5080	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...]	2006-09-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5081	IT'S A BOY! FIRST GRANDSON FOR JAPAN'S EMPEROR [...] Summary. Japan's long wait for a male successor to the Chrysanthemum throne came to an end early on the morning of September 6, as Princess Kiko gave birth to the Imperial family's first male heir in 41 years. His birth is likely to bring an end to any remaining debate on revising Japan's I [...]	2006-09-06 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5082	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]	2006-09-06 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5084	NAKASONE ON JAPAN AND NUCLEAR ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A proposal by former Prime Minister Nakasone that Japan study the option of acquiring nuclear weapons under certain conditions is drawing critical attention here. Although the original written proposal and Nakasone's subsequent remarks to the press are heavily caveated, medi [...]	2006-09-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA MNUC PREL
06TOKYO5089	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 23:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5091	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 23:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO510	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5113	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5139	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Hill and MOFA Director General Atsumi agreed September 5 on the importance of strengthening ties with the nations of Southeast and Southwest Asia and playing up the cooperative nature of U.S. and Japanese efforts to take on a more active role in the region. [...]	2006-09-08 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO5140	LDP ELECTION OPENS, AS PARTIES AGREE TO ELECT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi, in an apparent concession to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),has changed the opening date for the Extraordinary Diet session from September 22 to September 26, according to the press. Embassy Tokyo media contacts attributed the flip flop [...]	2006-09-08 05:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5143	LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]	2006-09-08 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5146	MEDIA REACTION Q GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - TOKYO [...] Most Friday evening papers gave prominent front- and inside-page play to reports from Washington concerning President Bush's speech Wednesday at the White House, in which he acknowledged for the first time that the CIA has interrogated dozens of terrorist suspects at secret overseas locations. [...]	2006-09-08 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5161	LDP MEMBERSHIP DECLINES AS VOTING PATTERNS CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Membership numbers for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have fallen sharply on the mass defections of postal workers since the passage of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization package in 2005, according to recently released party statistics. Peaking [...]	2006-09-08 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA

06TOKYO5166	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5176	ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]	2006-09-10 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5177	ASO, NUKAGA AGREE WITH AMBASSADOR ON DPRK MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Aso and Defense Minister Nukaga, Ambassador Schieffer highlighted recommendations on how to further strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance coordination from the September 7 "Capstone Lessons Learned Conference" on the bilateral response to recent [...]	2006-09-10 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5182	MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] "International Community Needs to Realign Front to Fight Terrorism" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/10): "Five years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.... Establishing an effective strategy to combat and eliminate terrorism remains an unfinished task [...]	2006-09-11 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5187	JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5208	REPORTED TOTAL INTEREST IN AZADEGAN PROJECT [...] (C) Regarding Total interest in the Azadegan project, we spoke to Shin Hosaka, director of the Petroleum and Gas Division at ANRE, who said that he was not privy to INPEX's private negotiations. We noted that METI was a major shareholder in INPEX but he insisted he would be getting his inform [...]	2006-09-11 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EINV EPET ENRG JA
06TOKYO5209	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5210	JAPAN AND KOREA REACH AGREEMENT ON JOINT RADIATION [...] (C) MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Kenichiro Sasae told the DCM September 11 that following lengthy talks the week of September 4, Japan and the ROK reached a tentative ad referendum agreement to conduct a joint survey to search for possible radiation dumped by the Russians in the disputed areas [...]	2006-09-11 09:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA KS JA
06TOKYO5211	VICE MINISTER YACHI CONVEYS NORTH KOREA-RELATED [...] (C) During a telephone call on September 11, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi relayed two North Korea-related requests to the Ambassador. Prime Minister Koizumi will convene a Cabinet meeting on September 19, Yachi said, to announce new sanctions on North Korea. Koizumi wou [...]	2006-09-11 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO5212	RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...]	2006-09-11 09:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
06TOKYO5213	SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]	2006-09-11 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO5215	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-5, 2006 and October 11-12 visit to Japan by CODEL Chuck Hagel and delegation. An updated schedule will follow. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 32 [...]	2006-09-12 03:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH VM MG JA
06TOKYO5218	MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]	2006-09-12 05:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5221	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 05:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5243	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/06 [...] Establishing political leadership TOKYO 00005243 002 OF 010 1) For speedy and accurate decision making that can meet changing times, implement the following reforms to strengthen the political leadership and establish a top-down system led by the Prime Minister's Official Residence (K [...]	2006-09-12 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5249	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 02:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5250	MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...]	2006-09-13 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5286	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 02:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5288	SCENESETTER FOR EB A/S SULLIVAN: INCOMING [...] (SBU) With Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe the presumptive next prime minister, beef receding from the economic agenda, and a summit with President Bush anticipated in the coming months, your visit to Tokyo comes at an important point in discussions of how to broaden and deepen the bilater [...]	2006-09-14 03:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN ETRD ECIN JA APECO
06TOKYO529	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5308	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5309	JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...]	2006-09-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA
06TOKYO5322	MEDIA REACTION Q G-7 FINANCE MINISTERIAL - TOKYO [...] "G7 Finance Ministerial: Sense of Urgency Needed Regarding Slowdown" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/15): "A meeting of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors starts Saturday in Singapore. Amid an increase in risk factors, including a slowdown of the US economy, vigilance [...]	2006-09-15 04:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5325	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5330	JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...]	2006-09-15 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IS LE JA
06TOKYO5331	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5332	U.S. COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AGENDA DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JA
06TOKYO5333	UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA HA JA
06TOKYO5334	ASSISTANT CABINET SECRETARY ANDO URGES STRONG U.S. [...] (S) On September 15, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyasu Ando called the DCM to report that Japan will announce its steps to implement UNSCR 1695 during the Koizumi Administration,s last Cabinet meeting on September 19. Ando noted that he had briefed Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe earlier [...]	2006-09-15 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV JA KN CH
06TOKYO5336	DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...]	2006-09-18 22:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO5339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5340	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Program: Sanctions Will Only Continue" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/19): "...It has been one year since North Korea pledged in a joint statement at the six-party talks to abandon its nuclear program. However, Pyongyang has since refused to even attend the t [...]	2006-09-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/EAP ANALYST BENJAMIN R. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 13 -23, 2006 visit to Japan by INR /EAP Analyst Benjamin R. Goldberg. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone [...]	2006-09-19 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT OTRA PREL TH JA
06TOKYO5357	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO536	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5361	JAPAN ANNOUNCES NEW NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) Summary. On September 19, the Government of Japan announced a series of new "measures," i.e. sanctions, against the DPRK (full text in para 6). Japan's new sanctions will block the property of designated entities within Japan, and prohibit Japanese firms from conducting transactions with [...]	2006-09-19 09:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
06TOKYO5362	THE ELECTION MECHANICS BEHIND ABE'S LIKELY WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's next Prime Minister will be chosen by an election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency. On the eve of the September 20 poll, Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe has an insurmountable lead over his two opponents. This message outlines the mechanics of the LDP pre [...]	2006-09-19 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO5372	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Imposition of Financial Sanctions on DPRK: No Option But to Tighten Pressure on North Korea" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/20): "The DPRK has been steadfastly refusing to return to the six- party talks on its nuclear development and has not shown any intention to agr [...]	2006-09-20 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5399	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5408	IT'S OFFICIAL; ABE WINS [...] (U) Summary. As expected, Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) election on September 20, defeating Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Sadokazu Tanigaki in a contest that was never really close. He became the 21st LDP president immediatel [...]	2006-09-20 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5410	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]	2006-09-20 10:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5413	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PRINCIPLE DEPUTY UNDER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-29, 2006 visit to Japan by PDUSD(P) Christopher Henry and delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-09-21 00:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5423	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]	2006-09-21 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5427	MEDIA REACTION Q THAI MILITARY COUP - TOKYO [...] "Coup Exposes Fragility of Thai Democracy" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (9/21): "...The impact of the Thai military coup has been felt both at home and abroad. The nation's credibility has been seriously damaged. The top military commanders who seized power c [...]	2006-09-21 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5448	UPDATED BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE LANGUAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO5450	TAKENAKA RESIGNATION UNSURPRISING [...] (C) Summary. On September 15 Heizo Takenaka, well known economist, reluctant politician, and symbol of Prime Minister Koizumi's reform agenda, announced that he would give up his Diet seat on September 26. Faced with the imminent retirement of Koizumi, his biggest supporter, Takenaka was not [...]	2006-09-21 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO5452	JAPAN NOT YET READY TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5456	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5471	MEDIA REACTION Q NEW PM DESIGNATE ABE - TOKYO [...] "Can Abe Use Overwhelming Victory in LDP Presidential Election to Manage the Government?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/21): "Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe was elected president of the ruling Liberal SIPDIS Democratic Party (LDP) Wednesday by an overwhelming majority. [...]	2006-09-22 05:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GTIP SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 07-11, 2006 visit to Japan by GTIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224 [...]	2006-09-22 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5483	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-22 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5485	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...]	2006-09-22 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA
06TOKYO5488	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-22 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5490	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-24 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5493	MEDIA REACTION Q TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON [...] "US Taking New Strategy Toward China Under Paulson's Leadership" The Liberal Asahi carried an analytical report stating (9/23): "Secretary of the Treasury Paulson agreed with Chinese President Hu and Premier Wen on Friday that the US and China would cooperate on a wide range of economic issues [...]	2006-09-25 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5512	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5514	IRAQI AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Ambassador to Tokyo is concerned that Japan's commitment to playing a leading role in the International Compact With Iraq could falter unless pressed by his government and the United States. He laments the fact that the government of Iraq apparently lacks the depth to pu [...]	2006-09-25 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5515	JDA AVM MORIYA ON DEFENSE BUDGETS, TRANSFORMATION, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya assured the DCM over Japan's commitment to implement the May 1 Alliance Transformation Roadmap and to fund necessary defense requirements, including Host Nation Support. During a September 22 dinner, Moriya said that constr [...]	2006-09-25 09:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS JA
06TOKYO5516	ABE NAMES NEW LDP EXECS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe named Hidenao Nakagawa, Shoichi Nakagawa (no relation),and Yuya Niwa to the LDP's three top executive posts on September 25. The three positions, which are the key LDP policy and party management slo [...]	2006-09-25 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5526	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (U) Summary. The Japan Economic Scope (JES) is a weekly e-newsletter produced by Embassy Tokyo's ECON section in collaboration with other sections and constituent Posts. It provides a brief overview of recent economic developments, insights gleaned from contacts, summaries of the latest cab [...]	2006-09-25 23:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5529	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5562	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5564	JAPAN UNCERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT CENTCOM IRAQ [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, DCM called on Japan's Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 to present Ambassador Satterfield's invitation for Japan to send a civilian representative to the October 3-5 CENTCOM Conference on Iraq in Warsaw. [...]	2006-09-26 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5565	A/S FORT DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MOFA INTELLIGENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan could potentially bring high value to our analysis of events in Iran due to Japan's diplomatic presence in and extensive commercial relations with Tehran, INR A/S Fort told MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS) Director General Takeuchi on September 25. In a meeting [...]	2006-09-26 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR IR AF JA
06TOKYO5566	JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION AFFIRMS [...] (C) Japan's newly appointed Ambassador for Iraqi Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 reaffirmed to DCM Japan's support for the International Compact With Iraq. Ogawa believes that following meetings in New York and Abu Dhabi that there is a new momentum to promote the Compact. Ogawa also [...]	2006-09-26 08:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PINR IZ JA
06TOKYO5567	JAPAN OPPOSES CUBAN POSITION AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 10:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU JA
06TOKYO5569	ANRE'S ARIMA LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR IEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, newly appointed director of the International Affairs Division at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Jun Arima reiterated the GOJ's request that USG support the appointment of Nobuo Tanaka as the new head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) [...]	2006-09-26 11:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO5570	HRC: JAPAN RELUCTANT TO PUSH COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, para 5. 2. (C) Political Section Deputy presented reftel demarche September 26 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded that like the United States, Japan also wants an effective [...]	2006-09-26 22:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNDC JA
06TOKYO5574	GOJ STRUGGLES TO UPGRADE INDIAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) Despite India's position as a top Japanese aid recipient from 2003-05, growth in Japan-India trade over the past five years has lagged behind growth in India's trade with China, the United States, and others. What growth that has occurred has been one-sided, and Japan now ranks below the [...]	2006-09-27 00:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EFIN EAID JA IN
06TOKYO5586	MEDIA REACTION Q ABE ADMINISTRATION - TOKYO [...] "Can the Abe Administration Resolve the Challenges of the Times?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/27): "Newly elected Prime Minister Abe, the first Japanese prime minister born after World War II, inaugurated his cabinet.... The new cabinet has to deal with a wide range [...]	2006-09-27 03:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO560	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5600	ABE'S CONSERVATIVE CABINET [...] (C) Summary. On September 26 newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his Cabinet. In general, he made conservative choices and included many politicians with whom he has close relations as well as those who actively supported his campaign. Despite Abe's claim that he would avoid a [...]	2006-09-27 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO5605	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5608	YACHI-DAI SUB-CABINET TALKS: NO PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Sub-cabinet talks with China aimed at improving relations had been slow-going and the outlook for a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the November APEC meeting looked bleak, MOFA China Division Director Akiba told us September 26 prior to the talks' conclusion. I [...]	2006-09-27 09:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
06TOKYO561	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION [...] "'Democratization' at the core of US diplomacy" The top-circulation, centrist Yomiuri's Washington-based reporter observed: "President Bush stressed the importance of promoting liberty and democracy by setting an end to tyranny as the goal of US diplomacy. Given that democratic elections have [...]	2006-02-01 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5624	INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...]	2006-09-28 05:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR IR CH JA
06TOKYO5625	INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS [...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]	2006-09-28 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO5626	INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (C) Summary: Government belt-tightening will return Japan's overseas development assistance (ODA) to its 1984 levels in the next five years, MOFA Director General for Global Issues Tsuruoka told INR A/S Fort on September 25. These cuts will eventually hinder diplomatic efforts. The cuts shou [...]	2006-09-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UNSC EAID CH KN JA
06TOKYO5629	INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETINGS WITH DG KAWAI [...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA leadership is convinced that the Japanese government's stove-piped system of intelligence sharing must be reformed, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kawai told visiting INR Assistant Secretary Fort September 25. Top-level political leadership would be needed [...]	2006-09-28 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR AS CH JA
06TOKYO5646	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO567	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5686	POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: GOJ RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) A round of meetings with GOJ officials involved with postal privatization indicates gradual progress toward the goals of greater transparency and a level playing field. Contacts assured us that the Japan Post Corporation (JPC) could not obtain approval for new products through its July [...]	2006-09-29 06:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO5695	GM RICE CREATES STIR WITH GOJ - COULD HAVE MAJOR [...] (C) Over a month since USDA announced a genetically modified variety had been found in U.S. long grain rice crops, Japanese authorities continue to sound alarm bells, potentially putting at risk over $800 million of U.S. food exports to Japan. Several million dollars worth of frozen potatoe [...]	2006-09-29 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON JA TBIO
06TOKYO5707	PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...]	2006-10-01 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA
06TOKYO5709	PDUSD HENRY AND JDA'S MORIYA DISCUSS CHINA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned about China's lack of transparency in its military modernization, its campaign to end the EU arms embargo on Beijing, and its recent efforts to downgrade exchanges with the Japan Defense Agency (JDA),Administrative Vice-Minister Takemasa Moriya told visiting Pr [...]	2006-10-02 00:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MCAP PREL CH JA
06TOKYO5721	MEDIA REACTION Q ABE ADMINISTRATION - TOKYO [...] "A Proposal for the Abe Administration" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (10/2): "...In his inaugural speech at the Diet, Prime Minister Abe devoted more time to the nation's diplomatic and national security policies than any previous prime minister. His speech was akin to Preside [...]	2006-10-02 02:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5728	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...]	2006-10-02 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5731	JAPAN HOPING MISSILES PANEL WILL BE ABOLISHED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 06:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PARM PREL CDG JA
06TOKYO5736	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR INR/EAP ANALYST GREGORY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by INR/EAP analyst Gregory D. Knight. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2006-10-02 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAP JA
06TOKYO5737	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST DANIEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-17 2006 visit to Japan by INR/TNC Analyst Daniel Epstein. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Control for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-10-02 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SNAR PINR JA
06TOKYO5740	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5744	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5753	TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: When you arrive in Tokyo on October 16, Japan's new government will have been in office less than one month. The new PM, Shinzo Abe, held the powerful Chief Cabinet Secretary position in former PM Koizumi's government. Both Koizumi and Abe are LDP members with a conservative ben [...]	2006-10-03 06:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JA PARM PREL PTER
06TOKYO5758	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5761	ABE TRIP TO BEIJING AND SEOUL [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday and with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday. MOFA Asia-Pacific Director General Kenichiro Sasae confirmed this during a telephone conversation with Charge on the e [...]	2006-10-03 10:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO577	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] All six dailies carried editorials concerning President Bush's State of the Union address. 2. "Continued US Commitment to the World Reconfirmed" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/2): "The 'prescription' President Bush wrote for the difficult issues facing th [...]	2006-02-02 04:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5772	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Threat Enters New Stage" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/4): "North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear test in the future suggests that Pyongyang is further escalating its desperate brinkmanship as the international community's ne [...]	2006-10-04 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5773	SUBJECT: EB DAS MOORE VISITS TOKYO AS GOJ [...] (C) As Japan's leadership changes after five years under Prime Minister Koizumi, economic policy makers are considering how to strengthen relations with the U.S. Few if any, however, have any bold ideas in this area, and several appear at least equally or more concerned with regional bilate [...]	2006-10-04 03:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO5791	JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...]	2006-10-04 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
06TOKYO5792	JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS [...] (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura, the ta [...]	2006-10-04 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA RU

06TOKYO5796	DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On the evening of October 4, the Charge verbally delivered the unclassified portions of reftel to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki. Noting that these are the same points that we are sharing with other countries, the Charge stressed that a nuclear test by North Korea would be a " [...]	2006-10-04 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO5801	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Paul Grove, Thomas Hawkins, and Cindy Chang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-10-05 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF CH GM SN JA
06TOKYO5802	MEDIA REACTION Q PM ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA AND [...] "Abe's Visit to Beijing and Seoul: First Step in His Diplomatic Strategy?" Top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/5): "PM Abe's planned visits to China and South Korea suggest that Japan and its Asian neighbors agree that dialogues between the Japanese leader and his counterpart [...]	2006-10-05 05:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5810	JAPAN FM ASO'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) On October 5, Charg delivered ref (A) demarche regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to Foreign Minister Taro Aso. Aso replied that it was important for the UN Security Council to send a message to North Korea "as quickly as possible" in the form of a UNSC Presidential Statement. [...]	2006-10-05 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO5812	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5819	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-06 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5820	EB DAS MOORE COVERS ECONOMIC AGENDA AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: EB DAS Chris Moore covered a range of issues with Ministry of Finance Senior Deputy Director General Rintaro Tamaki, including Central Asia, the recent G-7 and IMF meetings, the economic priorities of the new Abe administration, and possibilities for ongoing U.S.- Japan dialogue o [...]	2006-10-06 04:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON EFIN JA PK KZ LI
06TOKYO5822	PRIME MINISTER ABE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO BEIJING AND [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo did not make a second, secret trip to Japan to arrange Prime Minister Abe's trip to Beijing, as reported in the press, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on October 5. Instead, a last-minute breakthroug [...]	2006-10-06 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CH KN KS JA
06TOKYO5824	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...]	2006-10-06 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA
06TOKYO5830	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "DPRK Trying to Maximize 'Nuclear Card'" The conservative Sankei's front-page commentary by senior writer Takahiro Namura said (10/6): "Pyongyang's statement that it will conduct a nuclear test has many similarities to the words of 'intimidation' used in previous North Korean announcements con [...]	2006-10-08 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5831	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-08 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5832	JAPAN CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSAL ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-08 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UNSC NK JA
06TOKYO5833	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-08 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5858	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5865	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korea's Nuclear Test Deals Blow to Nonproliferation Regime" The liberal Asahi wrote (10/10): "It is inevitable that North Korea's announcement Monday that it conducted a nuclear test will deal a serious blow to the nonproliferation regime centered on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [...]	2006-10-10 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5867	NIH DR.ZERHOUNI'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] Summary. On September 13, NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni visited Tokyo to attend the JST-NIKKEI Science Symposium after his participation in the STS Forum in Kyoto. In his meetings, Dr. Zerhouni exchanged opinions with officials at the International Medical Cooperation Center of Japan (IMCJ [...]	2006-10-10 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO JA
06TOKYO5873	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5876	JAPAN'S INITITAL MEDIA RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCED DPRK [...] Summary. The public and media reaction to the DPRK's October 9 announcement of a nuclear test was universally condemnatory. Press coverage throughout the day highlighted the cool, unflappable responses of Prime Minister Abe and his aides, the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and the co [...]	2006-10-10 11:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO5884	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5887	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...]	2006-10-11 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5892	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "We Condemn North Korea's Nuclear Test" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/11): "The dictatorship neighboring Japan has announced that it conducted a nuclear test. Although details of the test are as yet unknown, it is clear that tensions are rising in East Asia and around the world. North Ko [...]	2006-10-11 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5900	CABINET APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) The Japanese Cabinet has approved a bill to extend for one year the special anti-terrorism law that enables Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The bill will be presented to the Diet where it must be passed by both [...]	2006-10-11 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER AF JA
06TOKYO5901	HOUSE OF COUNCILORS PRESIDENT PUSHES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Japanese House of Councilors President Chikage Ogi, accompanied by House of Councilors International Affairs Department Director General Yoshiyuki Sadaoka and Secretarial Division Director Satoshi Fujukawa, called on Ambassador October 11 to press for the revitalization of U.S.-Japanese p [...]	2006-10-11 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JA
06TOKYO5902	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5903	ABE LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Although Prime Minister Abe's campaign platform for addressing social disparity issues lacked detail, he has already laid significant groundwork for related government programs, according to Cabinet Office and ministry contacts. Six members of his so-called "second chance" parliamentary [...]	2006-10-11 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EINV JA
06TOKYO5913	TESTING ABE: BY-ELECTION IN OSAKA 9TH DISTRICT [...] (SBU) Fast on the heels of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential election that launched the Abe Cabinet on September 26, Osaka is host to the first skirmish in a long Japanese political season leading to unified local elections next April and culminating in next July's Diet Upper Ho [...]	2006-10-12 00:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5914	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5915	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOREST YANG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-19, 2006 visit to Japan by SEAP/J Political Officer Forest Yang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Eva Robinson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2006-10-12 05:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5916	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 05:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO5925	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "US and China Should Join Hands to Deal With North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions" An editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (10/12): "It is likely that the UN Security Council (UNSC) will adopt a resolution by the end of this week calling for punitive measures against North Korea, which has anno [...]	2006-10-12 06:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5929	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO593	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5939	JAPAN LIKELY TO COSPONSOR DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 10:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO594	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...]	2006-02-02 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO5940	ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...]	2006-10-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG CH JA
06TOKYO5941	JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]	2006-10-12 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5942	JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]	2006-10-12 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5943	MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK [...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...]	2006-10-12 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA
06TOKYO5956	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5958	TESTING ABE: BY-ELECTION IN OSAKA 9TH DISTRICT [...] (SBU) Fast on the heels of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential election that launched the Abe Cabinet on September 26, Osaka is host to the first skirmish in a long Japanese political season leading to unified local elections next April and culminating in next July's Diet Upper Ho [...]	2006-10-13 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO596	ITER: MORE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On February 2, EST M/C and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and others and delivered reftel demarche. Honsei thanked EST M/C for the cl [...]	2006-02-02 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5962	JAPAN'S INCOME DISPARITY: WIDENING TREND PREDATES [...] (U) Summary: The perception of an expanding income gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in Japan has become a significant political issue over the past year, with some charging that former Prime Minister Koizumi,s reforms have undermined Japan's egalitarian society. Prime Minister Abe [...]	2006-10-13 03:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JA PGOV
06TOKYO5965	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA [...] "Sanctions on North Korea: Legal Framework Needed to Address Crisis" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/13): "Japan is facing a most serious threat from the North Korean nuclear test. Imposing sanctions is a matter of course, and the GOJ has moved to do so unilaterally wit [...]	2006-10-13 03:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5970	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT OCOBER 13 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period August 31 to October 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- The GOJ Conducted a Tabletop Drill on Pandemic Influenza -- Â [...]	2006-10-13 05:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO5978	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTOINETTE HURTADE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 22-25, 2006 visit to Japan by Antoinette Hurtado, US Embassy Caberra Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Off [...]	2006-10-13 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5988	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5989	BILATERAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with U.S. APEC Ambassador Michalak on the future of the U.S.- Japan bilateral investment initiative, GOJ counterparts expressed willingness to expand the initiative's agenda to include a study of investment chapters in FTA and possible exchange between U.S. and Ja [...]	2006-10-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON JA
06TOKYO599	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5992	JAPAN WILL NOT BUDGE ON DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN JA
06TOKYO5998	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6006	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 16-19, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home ph [...]	2006-10-16 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6007	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "UNSC Sanctions on North Korea: Effective, Specific Measures Needed" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (10/16): "The international community has decided to impose a wide range of sanctions on North Korea, which claims to have conducted a nuclear test. Although the [...]	2006-10-16 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6012	The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3 Q Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions 4 Q Ambassador Addresses Business Leaders 5 Q MOFA DG Discusses APERM, Economic Relationship 9 Q EMIN Pays Call on Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka MACHIMURA [...]	2006-10-16 06:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6024	JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER [...] (C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, explaining that this was the text we were sharing with other world capitals on UNSCR 1718. Takizaki said he was grateful for the information but had no s [...]	2006-10-16 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6032	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Maritime Inspections: Japan's Role Questioned" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (10/17): "The UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on sanctions against North Korea includes maritime inspections of ships entering or leaving that country.... Although the implementation of inspections is left [...]	2006-10-17 03:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6041	JAPANESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING GLOBAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs spoke to Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 17 October regarding details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftel). Embassy plans to meet with MOFA on 18 October at 10:00am to continue discu [...]	2006-10-17 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6042	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/06 [...] Okinawa 1,123 1. Gifu 107 2. Yamanashi 388 2. Nara 109 3. Mie 265 3. Fukui 110 TOKYO 00006042 011 OF 011 4. Wakayama 260 4. Tokyo 111 5. Oita 256 5. To [...]	2006-10-17 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6048	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "South Korea's Sunshine Policy Fails to Prevent North Korean Nuclear Test" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/18): "The US has announced that it has confirmed North Korea's nuclear test. This reinforces the gravity of the problem for the international community, particular [...]	2006-10-18 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6056	A/S HILL REAFFIRMS FIRM U.S.-JAPAN TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 17 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill, MOFA North America Director General Kawai praised U.S.-Japan cooperation on North Korea but explained that Japan,s public is unsettled by the DPRK,s missile and nuclear tests. Kawai suggested that additional U. [...]	2006-10-18 03:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNDC JA
06TOKYO6057	JAPAN ENCOURAGES TOUGH STANCE ON DPRK WITH A/S HILL [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill that the issue of maritime interdiction SIPDIS operations was generating what Sasae implied was excessive Japanese media attention. The Director General said the st [...]	2006-10-18 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN KS
06TOKYO6060	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 2006 CCW [...] (C) On October 17, Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche on the November 2006 Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference to MOFA Conventional Arms (CA) Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa expressed thanks for the U.S. nonpaper and said that MOFA wanted to keep i [...]	2006-10-18 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO6067	CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...]	2006-10-18 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6081	MEDIA REACTION Q RICE VISIT TO TOKYO - TOKYO [...] "Now Is the Time to Demonstrate the Deterrence of US- Japan Alliance" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (10/19): "Amid reports that the DPRK will conduct a second nuclear test, Secretary of State Rice visited Japan Wednesday afternoon for talks with Foreign Minister [...]	2006-10-19 02:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6086	JAPAN WILL CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR FOR SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SU JA
06TOKYO6087	PARIS NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: JAPAN TO SEND [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM FR JA
06TOKYO6093	CCS SHIOZAKI PLEASED WITH ABE VISITS TO CHINA, ROK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki expressed satisfaction that successful visits to China and the ROK had got Prime Minister Abe's administration off to a good start. Japan will play a role in implementing UN sanctions against [...]	2006-10-19 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6098	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT OCTOBER 19 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period October 13 to October 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japanese Developers Confirm the Effectiveness of a New AI Vaccine for Humans -- Â [...]	2006-10-19 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO610	MEDIA REACTION NEW FED CHAIRMAN - TOKYO [...] "Appointment of New Fed Chairman Bernanke: Dialogue with the Bank of Japan Also Desirable" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/3): "There is a new chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) for the first time in 18-and-a-half years. Because former Chairman Greenspan had such a lofty r [...]	2006-02-03 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6101	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS/VCI RONGSONG JIH [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23 - 28, 2006 visit to Japan by DOS/VCI Rongsong Jih. 2. (U) The Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Fax: [...]	2006-10-19 23:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6106	MEDIA REACTION Q TRILATERAL MEETING IN SEOUL [...] "What Punitive Measures Will South Korea Take Toward North Korea?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/20): "Aside from China, South Korea should play an important role in ensuring that Resolution 1718, adopted by the UN Security Council (UNSC),is effective in stopping Nor [...]	2006-10-20 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6112	A/S HILL DISCUSSES ASIA SUMMITS AND DPRK AT DINNER [...] (C) Summary. During a dinner meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill in Tokyo October 16, MOFA DG for SIPDIS Asian Affairs Kenichiro Sasae asked the U.S. to consult closely with Japan on sanctions imposed following the recent DPRK nuclear test and requested that the U.S. take [...]	2006-10-20 04:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6117	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23-25, 2006 visit to Japan by S/CT Ambassador Crumpton and the USG Delegation for Trilateral CT consultations. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224- [...]	2006-10-20 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6120	JAPAN SUPPORTS FRANCO-U.S. DE-LISTING PROPOSAL [...] (C) Political Section Deputy joined French Embassy Political Counselor Pauline Carmona on October 19 to deliver reftel demarche to MOFA International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division officer Miyako Ishimura. Ishimura explained that Japan believes it is important to have due process for [...]	2006-10-20 06:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC FR JA
06TOKYO6122	JAPAN TO DECIDE UNSC STRATEGY REGARDING KIRIBATI [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GT VE JA
06TOKYO6125	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/20/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6132	JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON DOCUMENTS TO BE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY On 19 October, Japan received a Notional Agenda for the subject meeting from its Embassy in Morocco, which had been passed to it by the Russian Embassy. Japan is concerned because the agenda indicates that IPNs are expected to reach ag [...]	2006-10-22 22:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6140	The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3. Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions Paragraph 11. Abe: Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to be "Engine for Reform" Paragraph 18. Japan and Vietnam Agree To Launch FTA Negotiations Paragraph 22. GE Facing Sanctions Paragraph 27. U.S. Telecoms Policy Deleg [...]	2006-10-23 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6142	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Will North Korea Abandon Its Nuclear Program?" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (10/22): "North Korea is engaged in a diplomatic tug-of- war with its neighbors after conducting a nuclear test. Can Kim Jong Il change course and abandon his country's nuclear program? China h [...]	2006-10-23 04:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6159	JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6160	MOFA PAINTS AZADEGAN CONTRACT CHANGE IN POSITIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Hideki Ito told EMIN on October 20 that Inpex's reduction in ownership of the Iranian Azadegan oil field from 75 percent to 10 percent has effectively delayed the start to the project by at least a year. [...]	2006-10-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6163	SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...]	2006-10-23 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL JA RU
06TOKYO6164	AMBASSADOR AND JDA MINISTER KYUMA DISCUSS DPRK, [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Minister Fumio Kyuma emphasized Japan's commitment to working with the U.S. on North Korea and Alliance Transformation during an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Kyuma said that Japan is eager to discuss accelerated Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) [...]	2006-10-23 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6174	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO618	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6184	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Secretary Rice's Visit: Stronger International 'Net' Around DPRK Needed" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (10/24): "From the standpoint of strengthening the international 'net' around North Korea following its nuclear test, we cannot be satisfied with the results of Secreta [...]	2006-10-24 03:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6188	ABE BUOYED BY WINS IN OCTOBER 22 BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the big winner in October 22 by-elections in Osaka and Kanagawa, after LDP candidates swept both races by comfortable margins. The press is attributing the LDP win to Abe's personal popularity in the aftermath of his strong response to the DPRK nucle [...]	2006-10-24 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO6195	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6203	METHYL BROMIDE DEMARCHE: JAPAN SKEPTICAL [...] ESTOff and ESTFSN delivered reftel talking points on October 24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global Environment Division at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and head of the Japanese delegation to next week's Montreal Protocol Meeting of the Parties in India. Fukushima acknowledged [...]	2006-10-25 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV
06TOKYO622	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6221	METHYL BROU+Q.24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV
06TOKYO6222	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6225	JAPAN HOPES UNPRODUCTIVE UN BODIES WILL BE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS JA
06TOKYO6227	DEMARCHE ON FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Deputy October 25 met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Shigeo Yamada to deliver reftel message regarding broadcasting into North Korea from Japan. Yamada responded that the determination of whether Japan can permit, participate in, and/or finance such br [...]	2006-10-26 00:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6229	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRAQ TALKS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 04 - 08, 2006 visit to Japan by the interagency team led by Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson for bilateral conslutations with the Republic of Korea and Japan. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. [...]	2006-10-26 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6231	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Limits to China's Influence" The liberal Asahi's columnist Yoichi Funabashi commented (10/26): "China sent three senior officials, including State Councilor Tang, to Pyongyang after North Korea's nuclear test. Following his return to Beijing, Tang told visiting Se [...]	2006-10-26 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6241	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6248	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ENDORSING DOCUMENTS AT THE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3-5. 2. On October 25, U.S. and Russian embassy officers delivered global initiative documents to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Japan expressed appreciation for the new draft. On October 26 [...]	2006-10-26 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL JA
06TOKYO6249	VIETNAM'S PM VISITS JAPAN; ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Vietnam's Prime Minister concluded a positive four-day visit to Japan on October 22, drawing favorable reviews in the press for the growing relationship between the two countries. DPRK sanctions and UN reform were also on the agenda. Prime Minister Dzung stressed his strong opposition [...]	2006-10-26 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAID JA VN
06TOKYO625	MEDIA REACTION QDR/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "QDR Reflects US Alarm over Looming Chinese Military Buildup" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/5): "The quadrennial defense review (QDR),issued by the Department of Defense, reflects rising US alarm over China, which has been building up its military arsenal. [...]	2006-02-06 05:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA

06TOKYO6250	SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MOBILITY [...] (C) Current efforts to foster Japanese labor mobility are centered around two pieces of legislation: a new Labor Contracts Law and a revised Labor Standards Law. A key Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) advisory committee is preparing both laws for submission to the regular 2007 D [...]	2006-10-26 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO6256	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "DPRK Must End Counterfeiting" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (10/27): "The DPRK has conducted a nuclear test and refuses to return to the six- party talks, citing US financial sanctions. This is an excuse. To bring an end to those sanctions, North Korea must first stop p [...]	2006-10-27 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6257	JAPAN'S KEY CONTACTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel message October 25 to MOFA Human Rights Division Women's Issues Officer Naoko Maeda. Maeda explained that her office is the contact point for international cooperation on women's development projects. 2. There are currently two women minist [...]	2006-10-27 02:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
06TOKYO6274	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "North Korean Nuclear Test: NPT Heading Toward Collapse" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (10/29): "The DPRK's nuclear test could lead to a collapse of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) framework, which aims to prevent the emergence of further nuclear we [...]	2006-10-30 04:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6292	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 22:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6294	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...]	2006-10-30 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6295	AMB CRUMPTON MEETINGS WITH CRISIS MGMT CHIEF NODA [...] (C) Summary. Japan is making progress on the 16 items of its 2004 Counterterrorism Action Plan, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Noda told Ambassador Henry SIPDIS Crumpton and his Australian counterpart October 24. Noda believed gaps in Japan's laws were partly a result [...]	2006-10-31 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL JA AU
06TOKYO6298	JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...]	2006-10-31 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ZP JA
06TOKYO6299	JAPAN: MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA ETTC MNUC PARM
06TOKYO6300	JAPAN: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNPP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KN JA
06TOKYO6301	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6302	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/06 [...] Government 2. Minshuto A lack of required credit units Â [...]	2006-10-31 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6316	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6318	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC),was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...]	2006-11-01 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6323	IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...]	2006-11-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6325	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S JOSEPH AND HIS DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 03-05, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Joseph and his party. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carol T. Reynolds. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-533 [...]	2006-11-01 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6326	IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS [...] Pursuant to reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer called on Akihito Teruuchi of the MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau's recently created Special Task Force for Stabilization and Reconstruction (J-STAR). Teruuchi, who attended the October 10 meeting in Moscow, was familiar with the Transportation a [...]	2006-11-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR KPKO JA
06TOKYO6328	JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 10:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA
06TOKYO6329	ILC ELECTION: JAPAN POSITION UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 11:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC UNGA JA
06TOKYO6330	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC),was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...]	2006-11-02 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6346	CIVIL PROTECTION DRILL IN IBARAKI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On September 29, 2006, in an exercise simulating a large-scale terrorist attack, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government conducted training with the central government, the Self-Defense Force, police, firefighters, and other organizations to practice rescuing citizens under the Civil Prote [...]	2006-11-02 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG JA PARM
06TOKYO6352	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: First, Stop the Situation from Worsening" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/2): "North Korea will return to talks with the international community.... At least for the time being, dialogue is back on track, and this is a welcome development.... Nevertheless, this does not m [...]	2006-11-02 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6358	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6367	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. APEC priorities separately to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry APEC Director Kunihiko Shinoda and Ministry of Foreign Affairs APEC Director Mitsuko Shino. Both expressed broad support for U.S. goals and pledged continued close coope [...]	2006-11-02 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID APECO JA
06TOKYO6369	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S NICHOLAS BURNS AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 5-6, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Nicholas Burns, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC Director Victor Cha and Steven Fagin. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw [...]	2006-11-06 00:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6375	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Hussein's Death Sentence: Seeking Reconciliation in Iraq" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (11/6): "Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death. While this could be termed the fate of a dictator, his sentence must not be allowed to lead to civil war or a breakup of the country. The Mal [...]	2006-11-06 04:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6384	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren to Call for FTA with U.S. 4. Embassy Meets with GOJ Officials on Triangular Merger Issues 5. Louisiana Governor Leads Trade Mission to Japan 6. DPJ Member and Agriculture Expert Matsushita Voices Support for Cooperation on Food Safety 7. MAFF Needs [...]	2006-11-06 22:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6389	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Hussein's Death Sentence: Will It Inflame Sectarian Conflict?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/7): "Saddam Hussein will be hanged, but it is questionable whether this will have a positive impact on the reconstruction of Iraq.... We are concerned that the death sentence [...]	2006-11-07 04:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6396	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUST M. DEMING [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 13-19, 2006 visit to Japan by Rust Deming, EAP/J WAE. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6423 Mobile phone: [...]	2006-11-07 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6403	VFM YACHI AGAIN URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR JAPAN'S [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yachi called the Ambassador on November 7 to urge U.S. support for Shigeru Omi, Japan's candidate for World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General. Omi, Yachi explained, is now one of the five remaining candidates. Japan had heard a rumor that the United States [...]	2006-11-07 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IEA WHO JA
06TOKYO6404	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]	2006-11-07 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO642	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6426	MEDIA REACTION - EAST ASIA SECURITY - TOKYO [...] "East Asia Security: Strengthen Japan-China Strategic Dialogue" An editorial in the moderate Tokyo Shimbun commented (11/8): "Japan was unable to be involved in the process of getting the six-party talks restarted, as the decision was the result of behind-the-scenes diplomatic maneuvering by t [...]	2006-11-08 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6431	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (Q Post continues to include monitoring and compliance of trade agreements as a priority in our planning and market access objectives. It is an important element in securing access for U.S. companies in one of America's largest export markets. The Department of Commerce Market Access and Com [...]	2006-11-08 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO6432	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6434	JAPAN WILL RECONSIDER ITS STANCE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 09:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU JA
06TOKYO6436	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS: [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 10:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL KN JA
06TOKYO6445	MEDIA REACTION - US MIDTERM ELECTIONS/RUMSFELD [...] "Midterm Elections: Bush Administration Must Keep Diplomacy Moving" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/9): "...The outcome of the US midterm elections is a severe setback for President Bush and his Republican administration.... Will the changed US political situation lead [...]	2006-11-09 04:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6465	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6468	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The primary purpose of Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's visit to Tokyo October 22-25, was to lay the ground work for Prime Minister Singh's upcoming official visit, currently scheduled to take place in mid-December. During his visit, Narayanan was received by a [...]	2006-11-09 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IN JA
06TOKYO6469	JAPAN SUPPORTS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC KTIA UNDC JA PREL
06TOKYO6470	SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS: [...] (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but ga [...]	2006-11-09 09:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
06TOKYO6471	ABE ON THE EVE OF APEC: STRONG, DECISIVE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has moved quickly and decisively to demonstrate strong leadership since assuming office on September 26. Perceived as pragmatic and effective, he is receiving approval ratings in the 65-75 percent range. Abe's emphasis on close ties with the United States an [...]	2006-11-09 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6472	DCM, ACS ANDO DISCUSS UNSCR 1718 LISTS OF BANNED [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Assistant Cabinet Secretary (ACS) Hiroyasu Ando discussed issues related to the implementation of UNSCR 1718, including the development of lists of luxury goods whose export to North [...]	2006-11-09 11:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC EWWT PARM KNNP KN AS JA
06TOKYO6475	THOROUGHLY MODERN AKIE ABE; JAPAN'S NEW FIRST LADY [...] (SBU) Summary. After more than five years of living under Japan's most famous bachelor, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Japan once again has a First Lady. Since the election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister on September 26, Akie Abe has begun to chart a very different course from her [...]	2006-11-12 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6483	MEDIA REACTION Q CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN AFRICA - [...] "Merits and Demerits of China's Africa Diplomacy" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/12): "China has stepped up its Africa diplomacy, hosting the China- Africa Cooperation Forum that brought the leaders of 48 African nations to Beijing. The Chinese government announced that it woul [...]	2006-11-13 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6484	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with senior representatives of Japan,s three mega-banks, had lunch with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroshi Watanabe, and met with Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui. [...]	2006-11-13 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PINS JA CH KS IZ
06TOKYO6485	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT DISCUSSES DPRK, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met on November 7 with Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Koji Omi in his capacity as Presidential Emissary for the International Compact with Iraq. (Meetings with Japanese bankers, Vice Minister for Finance Watanabe and [...]	2006-11-13 05:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINS PARM CH JA IZ
06TOKYO6487	JAPAN TO ATTEND SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC CE JA
06TOKYO6488	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Civair Talks: Beginnings of a Deal? 4. Canada-Japan FTA Off the Rails 5. MAFF Acknowledges Rough Going On Japan-Australia FTA 6. Treasury DepSec Talks Iraq Compact 7. Allgeier Pushes for Doha Round During DVC with Tokyo 8. MOFA Pushes Ahead With Asia Regio [...]	2006-11-13 05:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6490	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Deputy Director Richhart. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Ce [...]	2006-11-13 06:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6492	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6493	JAPAN TELECOM MINISTER ORDERS NHK INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Minister Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Suga issued a controversial order requiring the international arm of NHK, Japan's public broadcasting company, to transmit reports on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals. NHK officials insisted that the [...]	2006-11-13 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PHUM JA KN KS
06TOKYO6496	JAPAN STILL MULLING U.S. REQUEST RE BROADCASTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6497	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6498	U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, ACS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM KNNP AS CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6499	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 10:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6512	MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] " Afghanistan Five Years On: Reconstruction Looking Shaky" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/14): "The deteriorating situation in Iraq has brought about the takeover of the US Congress by the Democratic Party and the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. What has become of Afghanistan, [...]	2006-11-14 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6529	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6534	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "Japan Shows Resolve on DPRK Sanctions" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/15): "Not easing pressure on North Korea is the best way to make the six-party talks on its nuclear program a success. Further diplomatic efforts are needed to maintain and strengthen the internati [...]	2006-11-15 04:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6538	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...]	2006-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6542	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6545	JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT ISRAEL RESOLUTION, WAITING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA
06TOKYO6546	JAPAN OPPOSED TO BELARUS-TABLED RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BO JA
06TOKYO6559	Top U.S. and Japanese Education Officials See [...] Summary: In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, ECA State Assistant Secretary Dina Powell, and JapanQs new Education SIPDIS Minister, Mr. Bunmei Ibuki agreed that educational exchange is essential in a globalized economy. The Minister also expressed great adm [...]	2006-11-16 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL JA
06TOKYO6568	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOL EMPLOYEE JOHN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to Japan by US Department of Labor Chemist, John Linkletter. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home p [...]	2006-11-16 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6569	2006 JAPAN INCSR PART I [...] (U) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards. A party to the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the bigg [...]	2006-11-16 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SOCI JA
06TOKYO6576	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-16 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6578	MITSUI & CO. CONFIDENT RUSSIA WILL ALLOW SAKHALIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 27 Econoff met with Mitsui & Co. General Manager of Planning Ken Yamaguchi and General Manager of Sakhalin Development Toru Matsui to discuss Mitsui and Co.,s investments in the Russian Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project. (Note: Sakhalin 2 is owned by Sakhalin Energy, a [...]	2006-11-17 03:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO658	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6584	INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP REVIEWS PAST ISSUES, SETS FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),a joint undertaking of the bilateral Investment Initiative, held its semi-annual meeting on October 31 via digital video-conference. After a review of ongoing investment-related concerns on both sides, most prominently, the final impl [...]	2006-11-17 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
06TOKYO6587	NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEBATE PERSISTS DESPITE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Political debate over Japan's possession of nuclear weapons continues despite efforts by Prime Minister Abe to reaffirm the government's strict non-nuclear policy platform. Discussion has largely taken place in the Diet and media, with few indications that the public allergy to n [...]	2006-11-17 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6589	TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO6590	MEDIA REACTION - ABE-BUSH TALKS - TOKYO [...] "ABE AND BUSH: CREATING A RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS FOR FRANK TALKS" THE MODERATE TOKYO SHIMBUN EDITORIALIZED (11/17): "PRIME MINISTER ABE WILL MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH IN HANOI SATURDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BECOMING PRIME MINISTER. THEY WILL NEED TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS THE [...]	2006-11-17 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6591	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...]	2006-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6592	U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 06 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, [...] (C) Summary. On 6 November U/S Joseph and ACS Ando agreed to coordinate as much as practical the formulation and announcement of their respective lists of luxury items to be banned under UNSCR 1718. Asked about the U.S.-proposed UNSCR 1718-related working group, U/S Joseph explained that it w [...]	2006-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM KNNP ASCH CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6595	RULING COALITION PUSHES EDUCATION BILL THROUGH [...] (U) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and Komeito Party ruling coalition on Thursday pushed a controversial bill to revise the 1947 Basic Education Law through the lower house despite opposition party efforts to delay deliberations until after the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial e [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA PREL
06TOKYO6596	JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XF IS JA
06TOKYO6597	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]	2006-11-17 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO660	MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - TOKYO [...] "QDR: Heighten the Effectiveness of the US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/7): "The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) put together by the Department of Defense not only reveals the future approach to the war on terrorism but also reexamines the fundamental nature of Jap [...]	2006-02-07 03:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6607	MEDIA REACTION Q APEC SUMMIT - TOKYO [...] "Japan's Called on To Lead Asia Economic Cooperation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/20): "The APEC summit in Hanoi has come to a close. The declaration issued at the forum specified plans to study a US proposal for a Free Trade Area of the Asia- Pacific (FTAAP) and re [...]	2006-11-20 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6614	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]	2006-11-20 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6617	UNSCR 1718 REPORT SHARED WITH JAPAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL XX KN JA
06TOKYO6618	JAPAN TO SUPPORT UNSCR TO EXTEND MNF-I [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC IZ JA
06TOKYO6632	U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH MEETING WITH DEFMIN KYUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main goal is a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma told Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, SIPDIS Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, and Ambassador Schieffer dur [...]	2006-11-20 10:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6633	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...]	2006-11-20 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6634	U/S BURNS NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH LDP DIET MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of ruling party Diet members expressed skepticism over North Korea's willingness to abandon its nuclear weapons program during a November 6 lunch with U/S Burns in Tokyo. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested that the recent agreement to restart Six-Party Talks [...]	2006-11-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6635	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]	2006-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO6638	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 01:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6639	JAPAN NGO'S "SHIOKAZE" PROGRAM BROADCASTS NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN),an NGO established to investigate suspected cases of abduction by the DPRK, began transmitting its "Shiokaze" ("Sea Breeze") short-wave radio broadcasts to North Korea in October 2005. The [...]	2006-11-21 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PREL JA KN
06TOKYO6645	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] It is unlikely Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will be able to attend the Forum for the Future meeting in Amman November 30-December 1, due to scheduling conflicts and to the fact that the Diet will be in session during that period, according to Jiro Kanzawa, Deputy Director of MOFA's First [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI JA
06TOKYO6649	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH FOREIGN POLICY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Takes Flexible Line After Midterm Elections" Takashi Sadahiro, correspondent of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri, in a report from Bogor, Indonesia, wrote (11/21): "President Bush returned home after visiting Indonesia Monday for talks with President Yudhoyono and completing a tour [...]	2006-11-21 22:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6650	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6661	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6673	MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA-IRAQ-IRAN RELATIONS - [...] "Syria, Iran Improving Ties with Iraq" The liberal Mainichi's Cairo correspondent Takahashi commented (11/22): "Syria restored diplomatic relations with Iraq Tuesday, a move that is believed to be a big step toward improving ties with the US and Europe. Iranian President Ahmadinejad also propo [...]	2006-11-22 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6689	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT November 22 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period October 19 to November 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of US Chickens to Stop -- 2. On November 16, in response to the recen [...]	2006-11-22 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO6690	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6694	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Review US Middle East Policy Thoroughly" The liberal Mainichi's editorial writer Fuse commented (11/24): "The bipartisan 'Iraq Study Group,' led by former Secretary of State James Baker, is reviewing the US Iraq policy. Although it is not known what proposal the group will come up with, the B [...]	2006-11-24 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA

06TOKYO6695	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY OBA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 30-December 5, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Political-Military officer Gary Oba. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81- [...]	2006-11-24 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6710	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-26 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6714	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Releases Report Calling for Joint Study on U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement 4. LDP Diet Member Katayama Supports U.S.-Japan FTA 5. METI Senior Parliamentary Vice Minister Puts Priority on Doha Round, Asia Regional FTAs 6. Will Council for th [...]	2006-11-27 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6716	MEDIA REACTION - GAZA STRIP CEASEFIRE - TOKYO [...] "US Applying Pressure for Resumption of Israel- Palestinian Dialogue" Riyadh correspondent Kanazawa of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/27): "The Gaza Strip ceasefire accord that Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached will likely be the first step toward resuming Israeli- [...]	2006-11-27 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6727	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...]	2006-11-27 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6730	VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...]	2006-11-27 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL
06TOKYO6731	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6732	JAPAN: INVITATION TO UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6735	DEFMIN KYUMA NEGATIVE ON INTERCEPTING U.S.-BOUND [...] (SB... [...]	2006-11-27 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO6736	JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...]	2006-11-27 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6738	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6740	DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]	2006-11-28 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO6749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO675	CAN THE KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT MANAGE HIS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The economic debate in this Diet session is shaping up to be more contentious than we anticipated, due to the convergence of five issues the opposition party has exploited to criticize government handling of the economy. Some observers believe the Prime Minister has emerged with [...]	2006-02-07 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6754	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH MEETING WITH IRAQI PRIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6762	JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6764	SCENESETTER FOR ECONOMIC SUBCABINET MEETINGS, DEC. [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe has gotten off to a fast start in the beginning of his administration with a strong political and foreign policy agenda. However, he has yet to demonstrate the same leadership on domestic economic policy, regulatory reform, and international economic policy. In prepar [...]	2006-11-29 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EAGR ENRG ECIN APECO JA
06TOKYO6770	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6785	RUSSIA OIL SEMINAR REVEALS DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Russian guest panelists at a November 9 seminar on Russian energy strategy in Tokyo displayed starkly different views on Moscow's energy policy. An executive of the energy company Rosneft strenuously defended the Russian government and its environmental policies, particul [...]	2006-11-30 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
06TOKYO6788	AGENDA FOR UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel instructions, the agenda for the December 8 UNSCR 1718 Implementation Working Group meeting in Washington was delivered November 30 to Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director of the Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division of MOFA's Foreign Policy Bureau. Kanda [...]	2006-11-30 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO679	ECONOMIC GOALS OF JAPAN'S 164TH DIET SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi has labeled this 150 day session the &administrative reform8 Diet to emphasize his continuing commitment toward the structural reform of Japan's economy. Important economic bills this session include an administrative reform bill -- to be submitted by the [...]	2006-02-07 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6795	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6800	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-MALIKI MEETING - TOKYO [...] "Bush-Maliki Meeting: US Looking for Way to Withdraw Troops from Iraq" Amman correspondent Sadahiro of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (12/1): "President Bush's meeting Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicates that the Bush administration, which has previously insis [...]	2006-12-01 04:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6814	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6823	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND POISONING OF FORMER [...] "No Exit from Iraq in Sight" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/4): "In their summit on November 30 in Amman, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed on the accelerated transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqi side. However, there appears to be no clear scenar [...]	2006-12-04 04:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6824	TAKUMI NEMOTO AND ABE'S EVOLVING ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's initiatives to strengthen the Kantei (Prime Minister's Office) in the policy-making process have created a number of new economic players, one of the most important being Special Assistant to the Prime Minster Takumi Nemoto. There do not appear to be plans for Nemoto [...]	2006-12-04 05:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM, [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by DAS Evan A. Feigenbaum. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile phone: 81- [...]	2006-12-04 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6827	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA SENIOR ADVISOR ROBERT [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Robert Deutsch, SCA Senior Advisor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile [...]	2006-12-04 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6839	LDP INTEREST IN AID TO INDIA SURPRISINGLY HIGH, [...] (SBU) After a recent lecture on trends in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA),Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers peppered Takushoku University President Toshio Watanabe with questions about how to use aid to turn India into a counterweight to China, Watanabe told Econoff in a Novembe [...]	2006-12-04 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON JA PGOV IN
06TOKYO6842	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6846	The Japan Economic Scope -- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. GOJ Backsliding on Triangular Mergers 4. Japan Starts Indonesia EPA Process with Focus on Energy 5. ANRE's Arima Outlines Sub-Cabinet Energy Goals 6. Agriculture Minister Seeks to Increase Biofuel Production 7. Hokkaido Agriculture Co-op Proposes Japan's Lar [...]	2006-12-05 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6847	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEV'S [...] "Anti-American Domino Effect May Gain Momentum" Caracas correspondent Shinichi Ikeo of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (12/5): "Venezuela's anti-American President Chavez was elected to a third term Sunday. Chavez is expected to accelerate the move to the left and the anti-American domino eff [...]	2006-12-05 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6858	CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6866	MEDIA REACTION - BOLTON RESIGNATION - TOKYO [...] "Bolton Resignation: Time for US to Change Its UN Diplomacy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/6): "US Ambassador to the UN Bolton has decided to resign. As a neocon, Bolton was known for pursuing a form of diplomacy at the UN that prioritized US national interests over international coopera [...]	2006-12-06 01:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6870	REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROL REYNOLDS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo requests country clearance for Carol Reynolds, Political Section Deputy, to attend a regional conference in Athens, Greece from December 10-12, 2006. 2. (SBU) Itinerary is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 9: 1315 Depart Tokyo via Lufthansa LH 715 1745 Arrive Munich 1 [...]	2006-12-06 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA GR JA
06TOKYO6877	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 00:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6878	Polls Indicate Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance [...] (U) The results of the annual Yomiuri Shimbun-Gallup Poll released on December 2, 2006 indicated that support for the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is at an all-time high among Japanese, with 66 percent of respondents indicating that the security treaty is useful to Japan, up 4 percent from a yea [...]	2006-12-07 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OPRC KPAO KPLS JA
06TOKYO6883	MEDIA REACTION - ISG RECOMMENDATIONS - TOKYO [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries on the ISG recommendations. 2. "Early Withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq Difficult" Washington correspondent Yasuyuki Oguri of the moderate Tokyo Shimbun wrote (12/7): "In its recommendations submitted Wednesday to President Bush, the bipart [...]	2006-12-07 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6889	CUBA: JAPAN RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL JA CU
06TOKYO6896	AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...]	2006-12-07 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6900	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, IO [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 20-24, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Kristen Silverberg and Raymond Hotz. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6858 M [...]	2006-12-08 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO6903	MEDIA REACTION - ISG REPORT - TOKYO [...] "President Bush Should Immediately Act on ISG Report" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/8): "While pointing out numerous US policy mistakes committed since the start of the war, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) proposed that President Bush should change his policy in that country.... We [...]	2006-12-08 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6907	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 07 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period November 22 to December 07. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of Korean Chickens to Stop - 2. On November 24, in response to the r [...]	2006-12-08 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO6909	FORMER LDP OFFICIALS ADMITS LIE ABOUT KOIZUMI DPRK [...] (U) The December 8 edition of Tokyo Shimbun reported that former LDP vice president Taku Yamasaki has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi had expressed a willingness to make a third trip to North Korea. On December 7, Japanese-language news [...]	2006-12-08 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO691	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6910	JAPAN'S PERMREP TO ATTEND UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE; NO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche December 7 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. He was aware of the issue concerning level of attendance at the debate and explained MOFA was discussing the matter internally. On December 8, Takizaki responded th [...]	2006-12-08 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS JA
06TOKYO6912	DAS JOHN,S MEETING WITH DDG KITERA ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Eric John on December 4 underscored the importance of passing a non-punitive UN Security Council resolution on Burma as a starting point for increased diplomatic pressure on the regime. Deputy Director General Kitera responded that Japan would prefer a Presidential Statemen [...]	2006-12-08 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM BM TT JA
06TOKYO6918	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "US Lowers Hurdle to Prioritize Resumption by Year's End" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent wrote (12/10): "The six-party talks are likely to be reconvened for the first time in 13 months, as the Chinese government has sounded out participants on a resumption on [...]	2006-12-11 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6921	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILBERT D. SHIN, SENIOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 21-22, 2006 visit to Japan by Milbert D. Shin, Senior Advisor, S/WCI. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2006-12-11 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6924	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...]	2006-12-11 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR
06TOKYO6926	INDIAN PM VISIT: LIKELY JOINT STATEMENT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Preparations for Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 visit to Japan are proceeding well, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Econoff, and it appears the prime ministers will issue a joint statement announcing negotiations toward an "economic partnership agreement" [...]	2006-12-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MARR JA IN
06TOKYO6927	JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS [...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...]	2006-12-11 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA
06TOKYO6928	SHORT NOTICE FOR JAPAN'S HELP IN UNSC ON BELARUS [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche December 11 to MOFA UN Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Directors Toshihiro Kitamura and Akihito Teruuchi. Kitamura noted that his division would have to coordinate with the Human Rights Division and the European Policy Di [...]	2006-12-11 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PHUM BO JA
06TOKYO693	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6931	The Japan Economic Scope ?- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Sub Cabinet in Tokyo 4. Transcript of Press Roundtable after Sub Cabinet 5. Triangular Mergers: Still Pushing as the End Game Approaches 6. Amb. Michalak's Meetings on Triangular Mergers 7. DUSTR Bhatia and Dep. FM Yabunaka Exchange Reg Reform Recommendation [...]	2006-12-11 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6934	MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS - [...] "Six-Party Talks: Priority Should Be Given to Halting Operations at DPRK Nuclear Facilities" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/12): "After a 13-month interval, the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue will resume in Beijing on December 18. The talks have been stalemated so long [...]	2006-12-12 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6940	TOKYO DENIES REQUEST FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM [...] (U) In response to reftel, on December 8, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara notified Embassy Political Officer that Tokyo officials would not authorize foreign (i.e. U.S.) radio broadcasts to North Korea from Japanese territory. [...]	2006-12-12 05:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	BBG PHUM PGOV JA KN KS
06TOKYO6941	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6943	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6953	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6954	AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...]	2006-12-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO696	MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran Must Halt Uranium Enrichment" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/8): "... Members of the board of directors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have adopted a resolution referring the matter of Iran's suspected nuclear development to the UN Security Council, meaning that the [...]	2006-02-08 04:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6966	JAPANESE REACTION TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CA CH RF GM IT JA
06TOKYO6969	MEDIA REACTION - ISG REPORT - TOKYO [...] "Pro-US Arab Nations React Strongly to ISG Report" Cairo correspondent Yanagisawa of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (12/14): "A move by the US to change its policy in Iraq is facing a strong reaction from both within and outside that Middle Eastern country. The proposal by the Ira [...]	2006-12-14 23:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6979	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 03:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO698	FM ASO CHINA COMMENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HIMSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts among Japan's China watchers believe FM Aso's recent provocative comments on Japan-China relations are a calculated effort by the Foreign Minister to boost his standing in the race for the LDP presidency. Without making such controversial statements, Aso would have [...]	2006-02-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO6984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-12-15 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6993	TRIANGULAR MERGERS DEBATE REACHES THE END GAME [...] (C) Summary: The triangular mergers debate is reaching the end game. A formal announcement from the ruling party's tax policy committee on the issue of tax deferral for stock swaps will likely come December 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki on December 11 called on the panel to ensure th [...]	2006-12-15 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON JA
06TOKYO6994	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]	2006-12-15 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7000	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7002	JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...]	2006-12-15 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA
06TOKYO7003	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN [...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...]	2006-12-15 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO7004	JAPAN NOT YET ON BOARD WITH UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the UNSC resolution on Burma (ref A) with Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi during a December 14 lunch meeting. Yachi said that Japan was pushing Burma to set a definite timetable for transfer of power to a civilian leadership, and had called in the Burmese Ambassa [...]	2006-12-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA
06TOKYO7010	LAWLESS/ISHIHARA ON YOKOTA, FCLP, AND US [...] (C) Summary: During a Friday, December 1 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense For Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Richard Lawless, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: referenced the recent Abe-Bush discussion on civil-military dual-use of Yokota Air Base; explained his rationale for reques [...]	2006-12-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO7019	MEDIA REACTION - US-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE - [...] "US, China Reach Basic Agreement at Strategic Dialogue" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/18): "Economic ministers from the US and China held their first strategic economic dialogue last week in Beijing. Although the two nations agreed during the talks to promote cooperation in co [...]	2006-12-18 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7023	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan and Australia Agree to Begin Talks on Free Trade Agreement 4. Hokkaido Farmers Protest Japan-Australian EPA Negotiations 5. PMs Singh, Abe Likely to Announce EPA Negotiations 6. Sec. Bodman, METI Minister Amari Agree to Cooperate on Energy Security 7. [...]	2006-12-18 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7027	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-1 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7028	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7042	JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7047	NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED [...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...]	2006-12-19 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY JA
06TOKYO7048	MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS - [...] "US and China Cannot Allow DPRK to Play for Time" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (12/19): "The six-party talks resumed Monday in Beijing to discuss North Korea's nuclear programs and other issues.... The precursory talks held prior to the resumption appear to show that the No [...]	2006-12-19 04:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7051	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7059	JAPANESE NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's first legislatively mandated "DPRK Human Rights Week" highlighted the plight of DPRK refugees and of those abducted by North Korea. The series of events, which garnered modest media attention, featured NGO-sponsored conferences and symposia, along with government-hosted [...]	2006-12-20 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO7061	JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 06:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RTT AS PO JA
06TOKYO7064	TOP ADVISOR PUSHES "LABOR BIG BANG" FOR GROWTH [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe supports a "labor big bang" as a pillar of the administration's new growth strategy, Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) private sector member Naohiro Yashiro told Embassy officials. Yashiro judges Japan's labor market structures to be out of step with the wo [...]	2006-12-20 06:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV EINV JA
06TOKYO7067	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]	2006-12-20 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO7075	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 02:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO708	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7081	FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: GOJ WILL DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN [...] (C) There is a long, hard slog ahead after Prime Minister Abe and Australian PM John Howard agreed on December 12 to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. MOFA officials, including DG for Economic Affairs, Kaoru Ishikawa, described for us the difficulty these talks will pose, parti [...]	2006-12-21 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO7084	ABE'S SHORT HONEYMOON [...] Summary (C) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japanese voters has come to a quick end. Abe's popularity in polls surged above 70 percent when he visited Beijing and Seoul to better relations with Japan's neighbors and the DPRK exploded a nuclear device. However, his popularity began [...]	2006-12-21 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO709	JAPAN-DPRK TALKS CONCLUDE WITH ZERO SERIOUSNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korea showed "zero seriousness" about resolving its bilateral issues with Japan during February 4-8 Japan-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing, MOFA Asia DG Sasae told visiting CSIS Senior Advisor Robert Einhorn and Political Minister Counselor Michael Meserve on February 8. PM [...]	2006-02-08 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC JA KS KN CH
06TOKYO7093	MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK FINANCIAL TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Unprecedented US-DPRK Financial Dialogue" Beijing correspondent Ukai of the liberal Asahi wrote (12/21): "The US, which had been negative about discussing financial sanctions with North Korea, showed unprecedented flexibility on bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the ongoing six-party [...]	2006-12-21 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7096	DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...]	2006-12-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA
06TOKYO7097	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...]	2006-12-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA
06TOKYO7098	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7099	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES CHINESE AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, on the margins of a U.S.-Japan Dialogue on Central Asia, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum assessed the challenges presented by Russian and Chinese policies in the region with MOFA European Affairs Bureau Russia Division Director Kuninori Matsuda. Feigenbaum stressed that a [...]	2006-12-21 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA
06TOKYO71	SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT LACKS BUYERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO7106	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21 [...] There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan during the period December 07 to 21. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above period. --Japan to Strengthen Monitoring of Migratory Birds- Â [...]	2006-12-22 03:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA

06TOKYO7108	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
06TOKYO711	JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...]	2006-02-08 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA
06TOKYO7111	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE TRANSFER OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7113	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7115	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7123	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 01:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7125	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions on DPRK Should Be Strengthened" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (12/23): "The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions went into recess without any substantial progress or even a date for the next round.... There is no meaningful way in which the six-p [...]	2006-12-26 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO713	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7130	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7132	JAPAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN HALTING UNDP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 meeting with Charge, MOFA Director-General for Global Affairs Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka asked the United States to support its effort to suspend UNDP activities in the DPRK. Tsuruoka cited two reasons for this step: the DPRK's failure to accept UNSCR 1718, and the [...]	2006-12-26 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EAID KFPC KWBG KNNP KUNR PGOV JA UNDP
06TOKYO7133	JAPAN SEEKS UN OCHA POST [...] (SBU) MOFA Deputy Vice Minister Kojiro Shiojiri contacted Charge December 26 to request U.S. support for MOFA Director-General for Global Issues Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka's bid to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Japan believe [...]	2006-12-26 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN JA
06TOKYO7134	ANITTERRORISM EXERCISE IN TOTTORI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On November 26, 2006 in Tottori Prefecture, the central government conducted its fourth large-scale antiterrorism exercise in accordance with a Japanese law to protect citizens and assets in the event of a national emergency (reftel). Participating in the drill, were over 1,500 offici [...]	2006-12-26 23:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENERG JA
06TOKYO7136	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/06 [...] The Yushukan museum will replace seven panels headlined "Russo-Japanese War to Manchurian Incident," "Manchurian History," TOKYO 00007136 005 OF 009 "China Incident," "Hitler," Stalin," Roosevelt," and "Japan-US negotiations." One of the seven panels is about the outbreak of Japan- [...]	2006-12-27 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7138	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Chaos in Iraq No Longer Connected with Hussein" Cairo correspondent Tachino of the liberal Asahi wrote (12/27): "On Tuesday, the Iraqi High Appeals Court upheld Saddam Hussein's death sentence.... The al-Maliki government appears eager to send Saddam to the gallows as soon as possible in the [...]	2006-12-27 02:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7139	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Member Tatsuya Ito Reviews Regional Architecture Policy 4. Japan - Australia FTA: GOJ Will Drive Hard Bargain 5. Kagoshima Farmers: EPA with Australia, No Worries Mate? 6. Beijing Energy Ministerial Outcome: METI, MOFA Pleased 7. Transparency: GOJ Transla [...]	2006-12-27 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7143	UPDATE ON MOFA'S ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC DATA [...] (SBU) Summary: MOFA continues to plug away at its regional economic data collection and analysis proposal (aka EiSMAP, the Economic Information Sharing Mechanism of the Asia-Pacific),having secured a USD six figure budget line item for the project in the draft GOJ FY-2007 budget. MOFA hopes [...]	2006-12-27 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APEC OECD JA
06TOKYO7156	UNSCR 1737: JAPAN ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel nonpaper to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki December 27. Takizaki, in turn, confirmed press reports that the Government of Japan had already informed Iran that it would impose sanctions from January 2007, pursuant to UNSC [...]	2006-12-27 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP UNSC JA
06TOKYO7163	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7164	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART TWO, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials continued their full-day U.S.-Japan consultations on Central Asia with interagency meetings on foreign assistance and project finance. MOFA International Coop [...]	2006-12-28 01:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA
06TOKYO7165	MEDIA REACTION Q SOMALIA-ETHIOPIA TENSIONS AND [...] "Situation in Somalia Smacks of Proxy War" The liberal Asahi's New York correspondent wrote (12/28): "On the worsening situation in Somalia, there appear to be differing views within the UN Security Council over the council's role in dealing with a 'failed state,' with Arab and Islamic countri [...]	2006-12-28 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7166	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...]	2006-12-28 02:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7174	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7176	MEDIA REACTION Q EULOGIES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT [...] QAbe Expresses Condolences Over Former U.S. President FordQs DeathQ Kyodo Wire Service reported (12/27): QJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday expressed his condolences over the death of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, praising him for being the first incumbent U.S. president to [...]	2006-12-28 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7177	JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PARM PGOV PTER ARF JA
06TOKYO7178	DEFMIN KYUMA EXPLORES REVISIONS TO FRF PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) officials are publicly denying media reports that JDA is considering altering construction plans for the Futenma MCAS Replacement Facility (FRF). Privately, Japanese officials acknowledge that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has engaged with Okinawan Gover [...]	2006-12-28 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV JA
06TOKYO7179	ABE FACES YET ANOTHER CABINET SCANDAL AND [...] (C) For the second time in two weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to accept the resignation of a cabinet official forced to step down because of a scandal. Administrative Reform Minister Genichiro Sata resigned on December 26 in response to allegations that his political organization s [...]	2006-12-28 19:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO7185	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Prudence Needed in Final Approval of Saddam's Execution" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (12/29): "The death sentence for former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been finalized. Despite this, if Saddam's execution is carried out hurriedly, it will intensify sectarian strife, which [...]	2006-12-29 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7188	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7192	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7193	ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER" [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...]	2006-12-29 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO722	MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA - TOKYO [...] "After Japan-DPRK Talks: Watching North Korea's Next Step" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/9): "The Japan- DPRK talks that started Saturday in Beijing came to a close Wednesday without producing any noticeable results. Both sides only agreed to continue the bilateral dialogue. Chief Japanes [...]	2006-02-09 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO727	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO729	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 9 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N2 Infection not from Wild Birds... -- 2. (U) Ibaraki Prefectural Authorities announced on February 6 that all of the tests it conducted on 354 wild birds since October of last year came back [...]	2006-02-09 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO73	CORRECTED COPY - SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO730	DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...]	2006-02-09 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO755	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA'S BID FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNDC UNSC GT VE JA
06TOKYO756	JAPAN-DPRK TALKS: FURTHER DETAILS FROM N.E. ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Northeast Asia Director Ito reported "no progress" resulting from the February 4-8 Japan-DPRK talks despite the 20 hours they spent discussing the abduction issue, security concerns, and normalization of relations. Ito identified the likely DPRK motivations for engaging in [...]	2006-02-10 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM JA KN
06TOKYO757	JAPAN CONSIDERING POST-SAMAWAH OPTIONS IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 10:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ UK JA
06TOKYO761	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO77	GOJ REACTIONS ON DOHA ROUND AFTER HONG KONG [...] (U) WTO member states obtained about as much as they could under the circumstances at the Hong Kong Ministerial, according to Japanese officials from several ministries at a symposium hosted by Aoyama Gakuin University's WTO Research Center. The Director-General of the Agriculture Ministry's [...]	2006-01-06 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO772	JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono told DCM Donovan on February 10 that UNSC reform, specifically trilateral support of Japan's "Option C," was one area on which Japan, India and the United Sates could work together. While India currently is "skeptical" about Japan,s Option C, it i [...]	2006-02-13 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC JA
06TOKYO773	JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON IRAN [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono, DCM Donovan underscored U.S. appreciation for Japan's stance on Iran at the IAEA, and asked how Japan would deal with the Iran nuclear issue during the upcoming visit to Tokyo by Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki (ref a) [...]	2006-02-13 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA IR JA
06TOKYO775	JAPANESE READOUT: DAI BINGGUO UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Tokyo, Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo relayed an uncompromising stand on Yasukuni Shrine and tried to elicit positive messages from Japanese interlocutors, according to MOFA sources, who speculated Dai was attempting to deflect domestic criticism of MFA's handling of [...]	2006-02-13 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH JA
06TOKYO777	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 23:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO785	MEDIA REACTION IRAN/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iranian Nuclear Dispute: Tehran Hardening Its Stance Toward the US and Europe" The liberal Asahi's Tehran correspondent Anto commented (2/14): "Iran is deepening its confrontational stance toward the US and Europe by beginning preparations for uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant in central [...]	2006-02-14 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO795	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-1 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO796	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO797	JAPAN WILL SUPPORT "ASIAN CANDIDATE" TO BE NEXT UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN JA
06TOKYO800	PREVENTING USE OF THE DPRK AS A FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) While in Tokyo to participate in the Asian Senior Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP III),ISN PDAS Frank Record raised the points contained in reftel A nonpaper with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Naoki Ito. Ito responde [...]	2006-02-14 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EWWT PHSA KN JA
06TOKYO805	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/06 [...] Historical perception of WWII 2. Evaluation of the Tokyo Trials 3. Asia diplomacy Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe Â [...]	2006-02-15 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO808	MEDIA REACTION US NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY/AVIAN [...] "US Nuclear Energy Policy: Global Policy Needed on Recycling Nuclear Fuel" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (2/15): "The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced its Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),reversing a decades-long policy against reprocessing nu [...]	2006-02-15 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO820	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO822	CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH JA
06TOKYO823	ABE AND ASO SAY CLASS-A WAR CRIMINALS NOT [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders grilled Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso in the Diet on February 14, regarding World War II and the War Crimes Tribunal. Although both Abe and Aso acknowledged the official line that the war was an act of ag [...]	2006-02-15 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO827	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO850	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...]	2006-02-16 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO851	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO860	JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...]	2006-02-16 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA
06TOKYO864	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/06 [...] Perception of the war 2. Tokyo Trials/war criminals 3. War responsibility TOKYO 00000864 008 OF 013 Abe Â [...]	2006-02-17 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO865	MEDIA REACTION VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY [...] "Accidental Shooting May Reduce Vice President Cheney's Influence" The business daily Nihon Keizai's Washington correspondent Kato commented (2/17): "Vice President Cheney has been in a bind following the delay in announcing that he accidentally shot his friend while hunting quail at a Texas r [...]	2006-02-17 02:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO876	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO882	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO904	JAPANESE BUSINESS SEEKS INDEPENDENT CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Confidence in the Japanese Government's capacity to analyze and to interpret events in China is waning among Japan's business community, according to some Japanese and expatriate Chinese researchers and academics. The anti-Japanese demonstrations of spring 2005 also alerted Jap [...]	2006-02-21 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PREL JA CH
06TOKYO907	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06 [...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...]	2006-02-21 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO908	CONSULTATIONS ON BURMA WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In February 15 meetings on Burma with a visiting DOS delegation, Japanese officials said Japan: -- shares U.S. values and objectives in Burma and is sending the regime a similar message; -- has significantly reduced its level of economic assistance to the point that little [...]	2006-02-22 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON UNSC BM CH JA
06TOKYO911	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO923	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/06 [...] Promote a strategy for growth in the Japanese economy, including the conclusion of a Japan-China economic partnership agreement 2. Urge China to become a democratic nation slowly by 2030 by expanding its middle class. Japan will share its experience with China. 3. Establish a trouble- [...]	2006-02-22 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO924	JAPAN'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN GETS OFF TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The committee to design Japan's new national energy strategy and revise Japan's 2003 Energy Basic Plan held its first meeting February 8. The government plans to complete the new national energy strategy in late May, and revise its Energy Basic Plan in mid-October with public [...]	2006-02-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO925	JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]	2006-02-22 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TOKYO929	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO957	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO958	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 23 [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Dead Bird Calls, Tabletops and More Money: Local Preparations Continue Throughout Japan -- 2. (U) On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) established a call-in des [...]	2006-02-23 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO960	JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]	2006-02-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TOKYO968	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO969	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ SECTARIAN BLOODSHED [...] "Dark Clouds Hanging over the Formation of an Iraqi Government" Cairo correspondent Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/24): "The bombing of the Shiite Askariya Golden Mosque in Samarra, central Iraq, has led to the intensification of protests by Shiite radicals call [...]	2006-02-24 02:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06ULAANBAATAR615	Koizumi's Visit to Mongolia: A Feel Good Experience [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Japanese DCM (protect),Prime Minister Koizumi's August 10-11 visit to Mongolia was a relaxed visit without much new in substance; rather it was a celebration of a relationship untroubled by the political problems Japan has elsewhere in the region. No new aid [...]	2006-08-14 07:16:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON MG JA KN
06ULAANBAATAR625	DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28 [...] (C) The Japanese DCM told EP chief on August 16 that the Dalai Lama will transit Japan next week en route to Mongolia. The DCM said that Tokyo had informed the Japanese embassy here that the Dalai Lama would transit Japan en route to Mongolia on August 21, and would transit Japan again on Au [...]	2006-08-16 06:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06ULAANBAATAR638	DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28 [...] (C) The Dalai Lama will visit Mongolia August 21-28, at the invitation of the head lama of Gandan Monastery, the leading Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the country. He will transit Japan in both directions, as he did during his last visit in 2002. President Enkhbayar, in his capacity as the [...]	2006-08-21 07:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06USUNNEWYORK1485	JAPANESE VFM YAMANAKA'S AUGUST 2 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Summary. Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akiko Yamanaka told Ambassador Bolton on August 2 that the GOJ was extremely appreciative of U.S. support for strong Security Council action following the DPRK's missile launches in July. She reiterated Japanese support for aggressive UN reform, in [...]	2006-08-04 14:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK209	TEST CABLE MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 13:41:00	USUN New York	SECRET	APER IMO JA LI PHUM PREF PREL
06USUNNEWYORK2211	UN REITERATES PLEA FOR U.S. HELP TO RELEASE [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. On November 7 (refs A-B),the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) provided USUN with copies of correspondence between the UN Development Program (UNDP) and Bank Leumi, concerning UNDP's effort to secure the return of $1,842,543.50, which UN [...]	2006-12-04 22:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP UN WE JA
06USUNNEWYORK615	JAPAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]	2006-03-28 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK796	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 13 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. During the April 13 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and security SIPDIS concerns, especially in southeast Iraq. They reported requests to the Brazilian and Turkish Missions for a dedicated ai [...]	2006-04-14 15:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU JA
06USUNNEWYORK834	UNSC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Begin Summary. In an April 13 meeting, Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the Japanese MFA Motohide Yoshikawa raised with Ambassador Bolton some of the economic and domestic pressures impacting Japanese government policy on Iran. He asked that U.S. statements not [...]	2006-04-24 13:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
06VIENNA982	AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT USG STANCE ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL WHO JA MX AU
07ACCRA1455	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...]	2007-07-03 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG
07AITTAIPEI2137	INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON CAL FIRE - BOLT OR [...] (SBU) Although Japanese aviation safety authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Airlines (CAL) on August 20, Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration has suggested that an aircraft design flaw may be behind the incident. Tai [...]	2007-09-19 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL TW
07ASHGABAT1039	CATERPILLAR EXEC NOTES CHALLENGES, BUT "IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 26 meeting, Vladimir Naumov, General Manager of Zeppelin Caterpillar Turkmenistan JV said while President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov continues his predecessor's hands-on habits in terms of making [...]	2007-09-27 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD JA TX
07ATHENS1740	TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou, Director of the MFA's Middle East Department. Papaioannou was aware of the difficulties faced by Riad Seif, whom he had met during an earlier posting. Papaioannou believed that Greece's voice carried more weight as p [...]	2007-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN JA KDEM PHUM SA SY GR
07BAGHDAD1118	SUNNI VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES RECENT TRAVEL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on March 30, Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed his recent travel to Japan, Jordan, and Turkey. He cited Japan's extension of its law authorizing its air force mission in Iraq as a major success of the trip. Hashimi said that he gave Presid [...]	2007-03-31 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO TU JA SA IR
07BAGHDAD2584	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES FULL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) Discussing recent political developments, Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji told the Ambassador on August 2 that the Government of Japan (GOJ) will continue to contribute heavily to Iraqi economic development and to support political progress. Monji said he thought the GOJ could be most h [...]	2007-08-03 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ JA PREL
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN140	ASEAN ADVANCES FTA'S WITH EU, JAPAN [...] (C) ASEAN Economic Ministers used the occasion of their annual "retreat" to conduct consultations with the European Union and Japan that advanced Free Trade Area negotiations with both of these ASEAN partners. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson agreed to the establishment of a joint committee t [...]	2007-05-09 06:25:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN BX ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EUN ECIN JA
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN240	JAPAN BIGGER WINNER IN TRADE DEAL WITH BRUNEI [...] (C) Japan appears to be the bigger winner in the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement it signed with Brunei June 18. Japan secured easing of tariffs on automobiles and other manufactured goods, while Brunei gained a dispute settlement dialogue should Japan seek to back out of long term ene [...]	2007-08-09 01:55:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL JA BX
07BANGKOK2140	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: MICHAEL HEERSCHAP [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Heeschap and Sara Mayfield from May 1 through June 1, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, 494 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-254-1234 Fax: 66-2-254-6308 Room rate is USD 146 (taxes and [...]	2007-04-12 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT AINR TH CB JA KS LA
07BANGKOK3562	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: STAFFDEL BLANK [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jonah Blank from June 30 - July 1, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel 999 Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Moo 1 Nongprue Bang Phil Samutprakam, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-131-1111 Fax: 66-2-131 [...]	2007-06-28 02:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA KS TH VM
07BANGKOK6012	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES CLINT WILLIAMSON AND S/WCI DEPUTY MILBERT SHIN [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and Deputy Milbert Shin from December 6-7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Hotel reservations (confirmation numbers: 65621 and 656022) have been made at: -- Intercontinental Hotel Tel: 66-2-656-0444 Fax: 6 [...]	2007-11-30 11:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KAWC TH JA CB NL BE KJUST
07BANGKOK680	CHINA ON THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN AND EAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese diplomats confirmed that Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont will visit China in April, and shared that the Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has delayed his planned trip in a snit. The Chinese stated that CNS Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin's recent trip to Bei [...]	2007-02-02 08:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS CH TH ASEAN SN JA
07BEIJING1102	FEBRUARY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the February 15 MFA press conference were: -- Six-Party Talks have entered a "substantive stage." The Spokesperson outlined the structure of working groups and called for the United States and DPRK to resolve financial issues. -- China is ready to expand imports from th [...]	2007-02-15 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD UNSC CH KN JA IR IN RS XA
07BEIJING1362	MARCH 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] Key points made at the March 1 MFA press conference were: -- China expects a positive outcome from talks in New York between DPRK VFM Kim Kye-gwan and A/S Hill. -- The Spokesperson repeated the schedule for Deputy Secretary Negroponte's visit. SIPDIS -- China hopes Iran will abide by [...]	2007-03-01 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ELAB IR KN JA CH GH NP

07BEIJING1566	MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]	2007-03-09 04:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING1627	MFA PREPARING FOR PM WEN'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) China and Japan hope to clarify and expand on the nature of their "strategic, mutually supportive partnership" during Premier Wen's planned mid-April visit to Tokyo, Asia Department DDG Qiu Guohong told Polmincouns March 12. Premier Wen's visit will be the first visit to Japan by a Chines [...]	2007-03-12 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA CH
07BEIJING1690	KEY CHINESE ACADEMIC SEES CROSS-STRAIT TIES [...] (C) A leading Chinese commentator on foreign affairs disagreed with China's standard line on Taiwan and told visiting EAP/CM Director John Norris that from his perspective Chen Shui-bian is a diminishing threat to Beijing. After other scholars offered familiar points about the danger of Chen [...]	2007-03-14 07:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW JA
07BEIJING1691	CHINESE ACADEMICS STILL CANNOT EXPLAIN ANTI- [...] (C) Chinese scholars still have no explanation for China's anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) test and claim that they do not have information about the test some two months after the launch, EAP/CM Director John Norris was told March 13. Chinese scholars have not yet received any information abou [...]	2007-03-14 07:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR JA AS CH
07BEIJING1761	MARCH 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA, [...] Key points made at the March 15 MFA press conference were: -- China deeply regrets the U.S. Treasury Department ruling on Banco Delta Asia and seeks a solution conducive to the spirit of the Six-Party Talks and beneficial to Macau's stability. -- The denuclearization working group will mee [...]	2007-03-15 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS JA CH PK
07BEIJING1795	MARCH 16 PREMIER WEN JIABAO NPC PRESS CONFERENCE: [...] At his March 16 press conference immediately following conclusion of the National People's Congress (NPC),Premier Wen Jiabao made the following key points: -- China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test was neither aimed at nor threatened any country and did not violate any international treaties. [...]	2007-03-16 15:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH JA TW KN
07BEIJING1841	PRC-JAPAN HISTORY DIALOGUE: COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE [...] (C) Chinese and Japanese historians meet in Tokyo March 19-20 to conduct the second round of a dialogue on modern history intended to calm tensions in both countries, scholars and officials involved with the project told us. Officials say press reports that Premier Wen will cut short his April [...]	2007-03-19 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI JA CH
07BEIJING1887	MARCH 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the March 20 MFA press conference were: -- The Sixth Round of Six-Party Talks opened with bilateral consultations and an opening ceremony. China hopes the agreement reached on Banco Delta Asia will be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Spokesm [...]	2007-03-20 11:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MNUC KN RS IR JA CH AS PP FR
07BEIJING189	JANUARY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-TERROR RAID, [...] Key Points at the January 9 MFA Press Conference were: -- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region public security forces "responded to resistance" at a terrorist training camp of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),killing 18 terrorists and arresting 17. -- China firmly opposes the Unite [...]	2007-01-09 12:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KN KS JA TW CH
07BEIJING2059	MARCH 27 PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, PM WEN [...] Key points made at the March 27 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman said no date has been set for the next round of Six-Party Talks, discussed DAS Glaser's visit on the Banco Delta Asia issue and ducked other questions about why last week's Talks broke down. -- Premier Wen will [...]	2007-03-27 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RS ST SP IN PK
07BEIJING2096	MARCH 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points made at the March 29 MFA press conference were: -- China has always viewed the Six-Party Talks "rationally" with neither pessimism nor optimism. -- The "so-called" stealing of United States military secrets was groundless and had ulterior motives. -- It is unfair for the Unite [...]	2007-03-29 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC XV CH KN KS JA RS CE PP SU NUIN
07BEIJING2250	APRIL 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the April 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- The Spokesman avoided placing blame for difficulties in the Six-Party Talks process, in response to questions by reporters about the Talks "falling apart." -- Vice Admiral Wu Shengli is visiting the United States from April 1-8 and [...]	2007-04-05 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KPAL KN KS JA CH AO TC IS SA
07BEIJING2443	APRIL 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA, [...] Key Points at the April 12 MFA Press Conference by MFA Spokesman Qin Gang were: -- Asked repeatedly about BDA, Qin said China hopes the situation can be properly resolved as soon as possible, that the handling of the BDA issue will be conducive to the social and financial stability of Macau [...]	2007-04-12 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KN KS VM JA KG CD IN SU
07BEIJING2481	PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN DOMINATES NEWS CYCLE [...] (C) Mainland media has presented saturation coverage of Premier Wen Jiabao's trip to Japan this week as print, online and broadcast media have given the visit top billing. With few exceptions, the treatment has been straightforward and upbeat. The official and popular press has emphasized P [...]	2007-04-13 12:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH JA
07BEIJING2514	STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES NORTHEAST ASIAN [...] (SBU) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Japan expert Jin Xide told Staffdel Mixter that Premier Wen's visit to Japan aims to enhance China's image in the minds of the Japanese public. Energy, including cooperation on energy conservation and the dispute over gas in the East China Sea, is [...]	2007-04-17 01:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH JA KS KN
07BEIJING2543	APRIL 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, PM [...] Key points at the April 17 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The Banco Delta Asia issue is close to being resolved but the DPRK still "needs confirmation" before moving ahead with the implementation of the initial actions. -- The MFA has noted reports of acti [...]	2007-04-17 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV MNUC ASEAN KS KN SU CU JA MN SN
07BEIJING2632	APRIL 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA, [...] Key points at the April 19 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The spokesman repeated previous statements that the relevant parties are close to solving the BDA issue, but some technical questions remain. -- China says now is "not the proper time" for sanctions [...]	2007-04-19 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KS KN SU JA CA CO
07BEIJING2680	PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]	2007-04-20 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING3063	MAY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES TO SUDAN; [...] Key points at the May 8 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Jiang Yu were: -- The MFA said arms sales to Sudan are limited to conventional weapons and such sales to African nations are generally "small-scale." -- In light of PM Abe's reported gift to the Yasukuni Shrine, China hope [...]	2007-05-08 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SU JA KN CA PM MX IV RW VM
07BEIJING3107	ANALYST DISCUSSES ANTI-JAPANESE SENTIMENT, [...] (C) A visiting American analyst of Asian regional affairs discussed Sino-Japanese relations with four scholars from three different Chinese government think-tanks during his mid-April visit to Beijing, soon after Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan. Scholars felt that key points in the often [...]	2007-05-10 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ASEAN CH JA
07BEIJING3261	MAY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TRADE AND SED; SUDAN; [...] Key points at the May 15 MFA Press Conference were: -- United States-China trade is "win-win," trade frictions are natural given the volume of trade and China has made efforts to revalue the rmb. Such topics will be discussed in the upcoming Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). -- China pla [...]	2007-05-15 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CH SU JA XA XW VM PM KS KN ZK
07BEIJING3311	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON WEN VISIT, YASUKUNI SHRINE [...] (C) Chinese and Japanese leaders made calculated decisions that allowed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan to succeed, Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto told the Ambassador in a May 9 meeting. Japanese PM Abe judged that a successful Wen visit would help his domestic [...]	2007-05-17 08:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD JA CH
07BEIJING3321	MAY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA FUNDS; AFRICA [...] Key points at the May 17 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA has taken note of reports from the DPRK Foreign Ministry that BDA funds are being moved. -- Jiang reiterated that assistance to African nations has "no political strings attached." -- The MFA has taken note of reports that th [...]	2007-05-17 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SU JA XA XW KS KN SO AS UK HR FR
07BEIJING3535	MAY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, ENVOY TO SUDAN, [...] Key points at the May 24 MFA Press Conference were: -- IAEA and UNSC decisions must be implemented, but all parties must intensify diplomatic efforts so as to arrive at an enduring, comprehensive solution that serves the interests of all, said the spokeswoman. -- China hopes the Sudanese G [...]	2007-05-24 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SU JA KN IR PM BM MX IN GM
07BEIJING3601	MAY 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL VISIT, SUDAN, [...] Key points at the May 29 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill will visit Beijing on May 30 to exchange views on the Six-Party Talks and other international and bilateral issues. -- China seeks a comprehensive solution to the Darfur issue, Spokesperson Jiang replied when asked about EU pr [...]	2007-05-29 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SU JA IN KS ID GE
07BEIJING3648	PRC-JAPAN: EAST CHINA SEA TALKS, LEE TENG-HUI [...] (C) The first round of East China Sea talks following Premier Wen's landmark visit to Tokyo clearly outlined the difficulty of bridging gaps between Beijing and Tokyo and moving toward joint exploitation of East China Sea resources, according to MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun. To [...]	2007-05-31 08:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH KS
07BEIJING3661	MAY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL IN BEIJING, [...] Key points at the May 31 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill discussed Six-Party Talks and BDA with VFM Wu Dawei and bilateral issues and Sudan with AFM He Yafei on May 30. -- China strongly objects to Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan. -- Japan should recognize demands for compensation [...]	2007-05-31 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ETRD SU JA IN KS GE SW RS BM
07BEIJING3770	NE ASIAN TRILATERAL DISCUSSES DPRK, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) The June 3 Northeast Asian Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting focused on discussion of the North Korean nuclear issue, regional cooperation and policies towards Central Asia and the Middle East, MFA Asia Department Multilateral Affairs Division Deputy Director He Xiangqi told poloff. T [...]	2007-06-05 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA KN KS CH ZK XF
07BEIJING399	MILITARY THINK TANKERS STRESS TAIWAN CONCERNS TO [...] (C) Academics from military-related think tanks stressed to EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that Taiwan remains the most important security issue in the U.S.-China relationship. Following an overwhelming stress on Taiwan, they also noted North Korea, security for the Olympics and potential differen [...]	2007-01-17 13:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KOLY CH TW KN JA KS
07BEIJING4075	SMALL PROTEST AT JAPANESE EMBASSY OVER LEE [...] (SBU) Chinese authorities allowed a small group of approximately 20 protestors to stage a demonstration at the Japanese Embassy on the morning of June 18 over the recently completed visit of former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to Japan. Emboff observed the demonstrators, who claimed to be pa [...]	2007-06-18 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH JA
07BEIJING413	JANUARY 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S DPRK [...] Key points made at the January 18 MFA press conference were: -- China welcomes the meeting between Assistant Secretary Hill and DPRK nuclear envoy Kim Kye-Gwan in Berlin and supports direct contact between the sides. -- The MFA confirmed A/S Hill's planned visit to Beijing "in the coming [...]	2007-01-18 23:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIRF CH XA KN JA
07BEIJING4132	JUNE 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TIP [...] Key points at the June 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- The spokesman said the DPRK's invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) affirms the DPRK's political will to implement the initial actions of the February 13 Joint Document. -- The Chinese Government places importanc [...]	2007-06-19 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN ETTC KN JA IZ SU SP PM VT CH
07BEIJING4190	JUNE 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL AND FM YANG'S [...] Key points at the June 21 MFA Press Conference were: -- China hopes A/S Hill's visit to the DPRK will help to implement he Initial Actions Agreement and to improve Unied States-DPRK relations. -- FM Yang will visit the DPRK July 2-4. -- Population and developed nations' contributions to [...]	2007-06-21 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV KS KN IZ MG JA SU ID NL CH
07BEIJING4301	JUNE 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, A/S [...] Key points at the June 26 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA thanked all parties for their efforts in solving the BDA issue, but gave reporters no information on when the Six-Party Talks would resume. -- IAEA DDG Heinonen will brief Beijing on his trip to the DPRK upon its completion an [...]	2007-06-26 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN UNSC KS KN JA IZ CI TU PK CH
07BEIJING4357	JUNE 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points at the June 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA noticed reports of DPRK missile launches yesterday and the Chinese and Japanese Foreign Ministers discussed the Korean nuclear issue over the phone this morning. -- China is actively engaged in Iraq reconstruction and efforts [...]	2007-06-28 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KS KN JA IZ VT SP CH
07BEIJING4457	JULY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: YANG DPRK VISIT, PAPAL [...] Key points at the July 3 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA said FM Yang would meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il this afternoon. -- China holds an open attitude toward the restarting of the Six-Party Talks and all parties should jointly set a date for the resumption of talks. -- The [...]	2007-07-03 11:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KS KN JA VT MP RS SN MY SY EC
07BEIJING4483	JULY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the July 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- It is imperative for all sides to fulfill commitments to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and China holds an open attitude toward the resumption of Six-Party Talks. -- China hopes Defense Minister Nelson's upcoming visit will streng [...]	2007-07-05 10:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KS KN JA PM GT PA AS DR RS VT
07BEIJING4899	PDAS STEPHENS' CHINA EXCHANGES ON NEAPSM [...] (C) Summary: China views the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM) as a positive future outgrowth of the Six-Party Talks to resolve problems and promote cooperation within the region, senior MFA officials told EAP PDAS Stephens July 25. Responding to PDAS Stephens' presentatio [...]	2007-07-26 08:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KN KS RS JA CH
07BEIJING4926	PDAS STEPHENS' DISCUSSIONS ON NEAPSM WITH [...] (C) Summary: China sees a Northeast Asia peace and security mechanism (NEAPSM) as the "logical outcome" of Six-Party Talks, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai told EAP PDAS Stephens July 26. AFM Cui finds U.S. thinking on core principles for the regional peace mechanism to be "useful" bu [...]	2007-07-28 07:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA KN KS RU
07BEIJING499	JANUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-SATELLITE [...] Key points made at the January 23 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman confirmed the test of an anti- satellite missile earlier this month, said the test did not target any country and reaffirmed that China opposes the weaponization of space and will not participate in a space ar [...]	2007-01-23 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIRF PREF CH KN JA XA LE PK
07BEIJING5140	AFTER THE JAPAN ELECTIONS, PRC CONTACTS FORESEE [...] (C) Following the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) upper house election defeat on July 29, most PRC officials and analysts we spoke with predicted stability in the Sino-Japanese relationship. The election results themselves will not have much impact on the current positive trend in bilateral [...]	2007-08-07 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SENV CH JA
07BEIJING5946	SEPTEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NUCLEAR EXPERTS [...] Key points at the September 11 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Teams of Chinese and Russian nuclear experts have arrived in Pyongyang to discuss specifics of the disablement of DPRK nuclear facilities. -- No date has been set for the upcoming Six-Party Talks. -- The PRC is working with the i [...]	2007-09-11 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KOLY SENV KS KN PK RS SR JA CH FR
07BEIJING6004	SEPTEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM ABE'S [...] Key points at the September 13 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Abe's resignation is an internal affair of Japan and China attaches great importance to the development of Sino-Japanese ties. -- The choice of a new Russian prime minister is an internal affair of that country. China and Russia h [...]	2007-09-13 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA CH RS ID IR
07BEIJING6018	AQSIQ AND STAFFDEL DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO CHINA'S [...] (SBU) This report is Sensitive But Unclassified, for official United States Government use only and not for release to the media. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Congressional Committee on Commerce and Energy Staff Delegation led by investigator David Nelson met China's food safety ministerial and r [...]	2007-09-14 05:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH JA
07BEIJING6121	SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 10:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN FR SF IN SU
07BEIJING6197	CORRECTED COPY: SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the September 18 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks. -- The Chinese government opposes the Dalai Lama's meeting with German Chancellor Merkel. -- China and Japan will hold consultations on the East China Sea in late October. -- T [...]	2007-09-20 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN FR SF IN SU
07BEIJING6198	SEPTEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the September 20 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks and Chinese heavy fuel assistance to the DPRK is under "active preparation and implementation." -- DPRK VFM Kim Yong-il met with VFM Wu Dawei in Beijing on September 18 and is curren [...]	2007-09-20 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV CH JA KN KS RS TW IS GZ GM
07BEIJING6294	SEPTEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA [...] Key points at the September 25 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Stabiity in Burma serves the interests of Burma and the international community; China sticks toa policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. -- No information on upcoming high-level visits between Japan [...]	2007-09-25 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN KS RS TW BM GM
07BEIJING6376	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON EURO-RMB [...] (C) At the September 28 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis said that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Chinese economic ministers to "work on" the current Euro-RMB currency imbalance after French Finance Minister Lagarde invited China's attention to it. German [...]	2007-09-28 08:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ECON CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING6498	DISH DIFFUSION: PIRATE SATELLITE TV THRIVES IN [...] (C) China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) has been cracking down on illegal satellite television since July 2007, according to news reports. While police in several cities are confiscating illicit receivers, enforcement of China's long-standing ban on private sat [...]	2007-10-05 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP PHUM SOCI KCUL KIPR CH TW HK JA RP
07BEIJING6607	OCTOBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, ARREST OF [...] Key points at the October 11 MFA Press Briefing: -- The situation in Burma is "relaxing" and is "turning in a good direction." The international community should offer "constructive" help to allow Burma to realize stability, reconciliation, democracy and development. -- ROK consulate off [...]	2007-10-11 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH BM KN KS JA VE CO
07BEIJING6637	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON BURMA, THE [...] (C) At the October 12 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, UK Ambassador William Ehrman said that China's concerns in Burma are driven by the long common border, the 2.5 million ethnic Chinese in Burma, the 150,000 PRC citizens living there and the 3,000 Chinese companies active in the c [...]	2007-10-12 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PHSA CH FR GM JA UK BM
07BEIJING6690	OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA VISIT [...] Key points at the October 16 MFA Press Briefing: -- The U.S. presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to the Dalai Lama will "seriously hurt" U.S.-China relations. -- Chinese participation in this week's scheduled P5-Plus-1 Political Directors' meeting was cancelled for "techn [...]	2007-10-16 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH BM IR JA GM SU
07BEIJING6844	OCTOBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GAMBARI VISIT, J-10 [...] Key points at the October 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- UN Special Envoy Gambari met with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on October 24-25. -- China has taken note of the "untrue and groundless" reports in the Russian media th [...]	2007-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH BM IR RS JA SU TU IZ PK
07BEIJING6899	OCTOBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the October 30 MFA Press Briefing: -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and opposition to Canada's hosting of the Dalai Lama. Canada should correct its actions to avoid further damage to bilateral ties. -- Japan's actions against Chinese activists near the Dia [...]	2007-10-30 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH LA KN KS KZ JA VE CA IR
07BEIJING6971	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM [...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]	2007-11-05 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING7064	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON PRC [...] (C) Discussion at the November 9 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering covered possible personnel changes resulting from the mid-October 17th Communist Party Congress and included speculation that Politburo members Zhang Dejiang, Li Keqiang and Wang Qishan would become Vice Premiers. The [...]	2007-11-09 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SENV CH FR GM JA UK BM
07BEIJING7084	NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESS FREEDOM, [...] Key points at the November 13 MFA Press Briefing: -- Reports that China is building a database with information on foreign journalists are "completely false." No such database is being constructed. -- The recent visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari to Burma resulted in progress. China will [...]	2007-11-13 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IR BM
07BEIJING7127	NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA [...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]	2007-11-15 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7226	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON SARKOZY [...] (C) At the November 23 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French President Nicholas Sarkozy will discuss with Chinese leaders the sale of two third-generation European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactors, an investment protection agr [...]	2007-11-27 00:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING7239	NOVEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the regular November 27 MFA Press Briefing: -- FM Yang told Secretary Rice in a November 26 meeting that China would play a constructive role on the Iran issue. -- China is still consulting with other parties on the date of the next Six-Party Heads of Delegation meeting. -- Chi [...]	2007-11-27 23:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON MARR EFIN ETRD TBIO IR JA KN
07BEIJING7253	BEIJING UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS ENGAGE S/P DIRECTOR [...] (C) Meeting with prominent Beijing scholars, Policy Planning Director David Gordon discussed U.S.-China strategic policy issues, Taiwan, democracy and U.S. alliances in Asia. His Chinese interlocutors questioned whether the United States views China as a threat and noted the contradictions bet [...]	2007-11-28 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MASS CH TW KS KN JA
07BEIJING7449	DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINOPEC IRAN DEAL, [...] Key points at the regular December 11 MFA Press Briefing: --Sinopec's Iran deal is a "business action" conducted on bases of equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese government does not need to comment on such a commercial deal. --Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum "seriously threatens peac [...]	2007-12-12 04:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD IR JA RU KN KS VM
07BEIJING7473	DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the regular December 13 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei and ROK Ambassador Chun Yung-woo met this morning to discuss the Six-Party Talks and the "next stage of work." -- China hopes the Sudan Government can take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Sudan. [...]	2007-12-13 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA KN KS SA IT FM SG FR LE IS
07BEIJING7537	DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the regular December 18 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei is currently in Pyongyang to discuss the next phase of the Six Party Talks. -- Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda has expressed his willingness to visit China, but the two sides have not yet decided a date for the visit. [...]	2007-12-18 09:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA KN KS RS BL VM
07BEIJING7538	CORRECTED COPY: DECEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: [...] Key points at the regular December 18 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei is currently in Pyongyang to discuss the next phase of the Six Party Talks. -- Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda has expressed his willingness to visit China, but the two sides have not yet decided a date for the visit. [...]	2007-12-18 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA KN KS RS BL VM
07BEIJING7634	DECEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM FUKUDA VISIT, EAST CHINA [...] Key points at the December 27 MFA Press Briefing: -- China extends a warm welcome to FM Fukuda, scheduled to arrive in China December 27. -- The spokesman said that the majority of DPRK nuclear disablement will be completed by the end of the year and that China hopes all sides will follow [...]	2007-12-27 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN RS JA IN
07BEIJING887	MFA ON JAPANESE RESEARCH VESSEL DISPUTE [...] (C) The Chinese ship Dongfanghong, which was the subject of a February 5 Japanese diplomatic protest, is a civilian ship conducting normal scientific survey research, MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloff February 6. Beijing had notified Tokyo in 2006 of the ship's research [...]	2007-02-06 11:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH JA
07BEIJING940	FEBRUARY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the February 8 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks resumed today with an open- ended schedule. Goals are to implement the Joint Statement and establish a mechanism for further progress. Relevant parties should address financial sanctions issues to allow th [...]	2007-02-08 11:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MNUC KN JA CH XA
07BERLIN1019	THIRD G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP (NPDG) [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place May 14 in Berlin. The delegates reviewed a German-produced draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm but were unable to reach consensus on [...]	2007-05-18 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CACM UK FR IT
07BERLIN1612	GERMANY LOOKS EASTWARD: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TRIP [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel will visit China and Japan August 26 ) September 1, in her longest trip abroad since taking office. The trip will be largely devoted to G8 issues raised at the summit in June, the so-called 'Heiligendamm process,' and climate change. Her visit to China will highlight th [...]	2007-08-24 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH JA GM
07BERLIN1673	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Global Affairs officers passed ref U.S. talking points to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck August 31. Reck said she would forward the proposal to modernize the MTCR by rebalancing controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles to the technical exp [...]	2007-09-05 16:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA GM FR UK AU JA
07BERLIN2008	OCTOBER 30 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING FOCUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The final G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin on October 30, and included focused discussions on geographic expansion and related modalities. The delegates also heard presentations from implementing agencies des [...]	2007-11-02 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS
07BERLIN2141	G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...]	2007-11-30 09:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM
07BERLIN218	GERMANY'S BEST PRACTICES FOR ENHANCING STEEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's steel industry benefits from both national and EU programs to enhance the competitiveness of its steel industry. According to Dr. Dirk Grabowski, Office Director for the Steel and Defense Industries at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, the nation's steel indust [...]	2007-02-02 17:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OTRA FR GR IT JA KSAC EUN
07BERLIN244	JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...]	2007-02-07 10:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN376	G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING, [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...]	2007-02-23 17:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN530	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref proposals to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett March 12. Schuett thanked us for the proposals and quickly reviewed them. She said that the German Government has been [...]	2007-03-15 16:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK
07BERLIN535	FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...]	2007-03-16 19:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN791	MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...]	2007-04-18 18:04:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN834	SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]	2007-04-24 17:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN835	SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]	2007-04-24 18:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN845	APRIL 23 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place April 23, and focused on drafting the Global Partnership (GP) five-year review document. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the U.S. proposals for the future of the [...]	2007-04-25 17:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK
07BERLIN995	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...]	2007-05-16 15:26:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC
07BERLIN998	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...]	2007-05-16 15:26:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC
07BRATISLAVA491	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF EU DEMARCHE ON SEIF [...] (c) DCM, accompanied by PolEcon Chief, delivered reftel demarche to Head of the Asia and Oceania division at the MFA, Drahomir Stos, on August 27. (Both the Director and Deputy of the Middle East Division and the head of the Human Rights office were on leave.) Stos was not familiar with the cas [...]	2007-08-31 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA LO
07BRUSSELS1327	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREPARED TO INCREASE [...] (C) EAP PDAS Stephens discussed DPRK with European Commission (EC) Director for Korea/Japan Alan Seatter April 17, outlining developments since the February 13 agreement. Seatter noted that the EU will increase its assistance, particularly regarding food security, if the DPRK implements its in [...]	2007-04-20 06:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KNNP EUN JA KN KS
07CANBERRA1745	U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM [...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...]	2007-12-12 00:27:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER
07CANBERRA334	AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request - please see para 6 below. 2. (C) On March 5, DFAT North Asia Division First Assistant Secretary (FAS) Peter Baxter and Japanese Embassy SIPDIS Minister-Counselor Shinichi Hosono briefed DCM on the Australia - Japan Joint Declaration on Securit [...]	2007-03-05 07:28:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA
07CARACAS2000	MITSUBISHI HOPES TO CLOSE MAJOR REFINERY DEAL BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company hopes to complete a USD 3 billion financing deal for a deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery by year-end. The Itochu trading company is working on a similar deal for the El Palito refinery. JBIC's participation in the projects and [...]	2007-10-11 18:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA CH VE
07CARACAS511	MITSUBISHI GOES AFTER MAJOR REFINERY DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company is putting together a USD 1.795 billion financing deal tied to the deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery. The company believes the deal will come to fruition in one to two years. Mitsubishi also is involved in the shipment of base [...]	2007-03-08 20:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA VE
07COLOMBO250	SRI LANKA: GROWING COUT AND APPEAL OF NON-WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka is increasingly looking to non-Western partners like China, India, Korea, Malaysia, and even Iran to fund major infrastructure projects. These donors are promising aid without conditions, while the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European donors and t [...]	2007-02-09 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV PREL CE CH IN IR JA KS MY
07DARESSALAAM845	TANZANIA: VIEWS ON ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BOUNDARY [...] (C) On June 11, the Deputy Chief of Mission raised the Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary impasse with Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (reftel). Sanga described the issue as a regional one to be addressed within the [...]	2007-06-12 14:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AU BE ER ET EU GH IT JA NO
07DILI19	PRESIDENT GUSMAO DECLINES TO MEET ON JOINT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. President Gusmao has declined to meet the Australian, Japanese, Portuguese, and U.S. chiefs of mission to receive the Ref B joint demarche previously delivered to former Prime Minister Alkatiri (Ref A). Through his Chief of Staff the President conveyed that he was well aware of th [...]	2007-01-17 11:39:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AS JA MZ PO TT
07DUBLIN32	IRELAND CONSIDERING APPROACH TO LEBANON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 17:09:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID XT LE JA CA NO EI
07HANOI1261	NO SECURITY - NO BUSINESS: READOUT FROM JUNE 2007 APEC [...] (U) Summary: On June 14-15 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the United States and the Government of Vietnam hosted the follow-on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bioterrorism workshop to protect the food supply from deliberate contamination, in support of the APEC Food Defense initiative "Mitigating [...]	2007-07-17 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER APECO EAGR ETRD CA JA RS AS TH VM ID MY
07JAKARTA2321	PM ABE VISIT AMPLIFIES POSITIVE TONE OF [...] (C) Summary: PM Shinzo Abe and President Yudhoyono signed an Economic Partnership Agreement and issued a Joint Statement on Climate Change during Abe's recent visit. Abe appealed unsuccessfully for Yudhoyono's open support of Japan's campaign for a permanent seat on the UNSC and its bid to s [...]	2007-08-24 07:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON UNSC ETRD ID JA
07JAKARTA2562	MISSION HOSTS TRILATERAL COUNTER-TERRORISM MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a trilateral counter-terrorism (CT) meeting September 13 with Australian and Japanese counterparts. Discussion focused mainly on current and future CT initiatives with the Indonesian government. [...]	2007-09-13 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS ASEC PTER PGOV ID AS JA
07JERUSALEM1435	JAPANESE AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE IN JORDAN VALLEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) Jordan Valley agricultural development initiative began in March 2007 with a technical assistance program and two feasibility studies scheduled to run 18-22 months. The technical assistance program will train Palestinian far [...]	2007-07-10 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD IS JA JO KWBG
07KATHMANDU1035	MELAMCHI FIASCO HAS JAPANESE WONDERING ABOUT [...] (C) On May 24, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka indicated to the Ambassador that Japanese soft lending may be affected by recent mishandling of the Melamchi Water Supply Project by Minister of Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami. Her decision to refuse to award the management contract [...]	2007-05-25 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ADB ABLD JA NP

07KATHMANDU96	NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On January 17, Ambassador Moriarty met with Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka to discuss U.S. and Japanese assistance plans as a follow up to their December meeting (reftel). Now that the Security Council was close to a resolution on Nepal, Hiraoka reported, Japan's Director [...]	2007-01-18 07:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID JA NP
07KINGSTON299	JAPAN/CARIBBEAN: TOKYO CONSIDERS OPENING ANOTHER [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 20:17:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID OFDP JA CH TW
07KOLKATA256	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KOLKATA TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES [...] (U) ON AUGUST 23, JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER ABE ARRIVED IN KOLKATA ACCOMPANIED BY A MORE THAN 120-MEMBER BUSINESS DELEGATION. JAPAN HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN THE STATE OF W. BENGAL AND PROVIDED MILLION-DOLLAR LOANS FOR PROJECTS IN THE CHEMICALS AND ENERGY SECTORS AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE. ABE W [...]	2007-08-24 10:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EINV ETRD EIND IN JA
07KUWAIT481	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SANCHEZ (APRIL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Sanchez to travel to post April 7-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2007-04-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS VM CH JA IT QA TH KU
07KYIV852	Ukraine: Plans for BSEC Chairmanship [...] Summary: Ukraine envisions an ambitious agenda for its chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) from November 2007 to April 2008, according to MFA Director for Economic Cooperation, Serhiy Korsunsky. During a recent meeting with Econoff, he solicited U.S. involvem [...]	2007-04-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EFIN JA UP
07LJUBLJANA559	SLOVENIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting with Director General of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Directorate for European Affairs and Bilateral Political Relations Bogdan Benko, Charge d'Affaires requested that Slovenia issue a public statment similar to the Department's August 15 statement calling on th [...]	2007-08-30 11:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN JA KDEM PREL SA SY SI
07LJUBLJANA563	URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON [...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]	2007-08-30 13:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LONDON1062	BTEX FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP CATALYZES G8 EFFORTS AGAINST BIOTERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK and Germany co-hosted, with U.S. co-sponsorship, the G8 "Forensic Epidemiology Workshop," in London March 13-15, 2007 (Ref A). Although the U.S. was the primary source for workshop design and facilitation, all three nations worked collaboratively to plan and execute the [...]	2007-03-20 11:09:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TBIO CA FR GM IT JA RS UK EUN
07MADRID1644	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS ON RIAD SEIF [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY SP
07MADRID1803	SPAIN LOWERING EXPECTATIONS ON MFO CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG SP
07MADRID1918	SPAIN STRAPPED FOR FUNDS FOR LEBANON TRIBUNAL, MFO [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PTER PREL KMFO XT LE IS IT JA EG
07MANAGUA2402	REGIONAL PARTNERS SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT DIRECTION [...] (C) Ambassadors from Spain, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico share similar concerns about the direction of Nicaragua under the Ortega Government. They are frustrated by the GON's lack of professionalism, transparency and accountability, and have a low level of confidence in the gove [...]	2007-10-30 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BR CI CO ECON JA MX NU PREL XM
07MANILA1017	STRENGTHENING THE CASE AGAINST THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN [...] (S/REL AUS/UK) Summary. USG cooperation has helped strengthen the Philippine initiative to seek a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement with the UN 1267 Committee. The Philippines intends to consult Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and Indonesia about co-sponsorship, along with the U.S. T [...]	2007-03-29 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA UK RP
07MANILA105	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW [...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]	2007-01-10 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1169	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Australian, Japanese, and U.S. diplomats on April 12 gave briefings on existing counterterrorism programs in the Philippines and agreed to continue such consultations, most notably with an upcoming Model Ports project but also potentially on greater coordination on Philippine [...]	2007-04-13 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS EAID AS JA RP
07MANILA1301	PHILIPPINES SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR 1267 LISTING [...] (S/REL AUS/JA/UK) Summary. Philippine officials informally briefed representatives from U.S., Australian, Japanese, and British Embassies on April 23 seeking a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement and some of its key members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee and to explore possible co-sp [...]	2007-04-23 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA MY
07MANILA1707	PREPARING FOR THE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE; PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Ebdane views U.S. counterterrorism cooperation on Jolo as a "real success story," and is appreciative of our assistance in the Philippine Defense Reform program. He predicted President Arroyo would sign a Status of Forces Agreement with Australia during her up [...]	2007-05-24 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL AU JA SN SW RP
07MANILA179	SUCCESSFUL ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (U) Summary. The 12th ASEAN Summit, 2nd East Asia Summit, and related leaders' meetings concluded in Cebu on January 15. Participants appeared highly satisfied with the outcomes, which included a new ASEAN convention on terrorism, tough language to North Korea, a pledge for greater East As [...]	2007-01-16 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECIN XE CH JA KS KN RP
07MANILA596	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MST OFFICE DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL [...] Post warmly welcomes the February 27 to March 4, 2007, visit of Scot Marciel traveling to the Philippines for consultations with Embassy staff. Point of contact for this visit will be ConOff Ben Reames. He can be reached at (63)-(2)-528-6300, ext. 2171 and at ReamesBN@state.gov 2. Post [...]	2007-02-22 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA JA RP
07MOSCOW3804	EAP PDAS STEPHENS JULY 27 DISCUSSIONS ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary. During a July 27 meeting, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens and a GOR representative for the Six-Party Working Group on Northeast Asia Peace and Security, Vladimir Rakhmanin, exchanged views on the expectations and goals for the group, including plans up [...]	2007-08-02 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW4949	SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...]	2007-10-11 05:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW5100	FM LAVROV CRITICIZES US-JAPAN MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (U) In response to a question during a press conference with the Japanese agency "Kyodo Tsusin" on the eve of his October 23-24 trip to Tokyo, Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia was concerned about U.S. - Japanese missile defense cooperation. Saying that Russia was against a missile defens [...]	2007-10-22 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL JA RS
07MOSCOW601	RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP: NOT YET A NEW CHAPTER [...] (C) Summary. Despite growing economic ties and a newly launched strategic dialogue, improvements in Russian-Japanese bilateral relations will likely continue to move at a glacial pace. The disputed Kurile Islands remain a sticking point; oil-rich and confident Russians see little gain in mak [...]	2007-02-09 15:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA RS
07NAHA128	OKINAWA MAYORS FINALLY REALIZE BASE REALIGNMENT IS REAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 07:43:00	Consulate Naha	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL PINS JA
07NAHA21	COURTESY CALL BY TOP US COMMANDING GENERAL IN OKINAWA ON [...] (C) Summary: The tone of the January 26 courtesy call by the senior US military official in Okinawa on the new governor of Okinawa Prefecture was warm and friendly. In a break from previous administrations, Governor Hirokazu NAKAIMA refrained from lecturing LtGen Joseph Weber on Okinawan his [...]	2007-01-30 08:52:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS JA
07NAHA47	DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA AGREES TO PRESS AHEAD ON FRF PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA TRAVELED TO OKINAWA FOR A ""PRIVATE"" BUT WIDELY REPORTED MEETING WITH THE CONSUL GENERAL TO DISCUSS THE WAY FORWARD ON IMPLEMENTING THE FUTENMA REPLACEMENT FACILITY (FRF) PLAN THAT HAD BEEN AGREED TO BY THE TWO GOVERNMENTS AT THE OCTOBER 2005 AND MAY 2006 S [...]	2007-03-12 08:33:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINS PREL JA IZ
07NAHA49	WEATHER GIVES OKINAWA GOVERNOR OPTION OF SIDE-STEPPING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 04:01:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07NAHA53	GOVERNOR NAKAIMA NOT YET READY TO ACCEPT FRF [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:45:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	JA MARR PREL
07NAHA65	LOWEST OKINAWAN VOTER TURNOUT SINCE REVERSION, CONSERVATIVE [...] Summary: Just 47.8% of Okinawa's eligible voters turned out for the national Diet upper house by-election, the lowest rate of participation in a national-level election since Okinawa's 1972 reversion to Japan. The ruling coalition's young female candidate defeated the consolidated reformist [...]	2007-04-25 08:50:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR JA
07NAHA89	FIRST USN CIVILIAN PORT CALL IN OKINAWA A SUCCESS [...] (S) The mine countermeasures ships USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MCM 7) conducted the first USN call on a civilian port in Okinawa Prefecture since Okinawa's 1972 reversion to Japan, successfully visiting Sonai Port on Yonaguni Island June 24-26. This port call to Japan's westernmost [...]	2007-06-27 11:29:00	Consulate Naha	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL PINS JA
07NAHA90	OKINAWAN GOVERNOR SUFFERS STROKE, 2 WEEKS CONVELESCENCE [...] (U) On June 25 Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) officials and the local media reported that Governor Hirokazu NAKAIMA suffered a mild stroke, and would convalesce for two weeks before returning to public responsibilities. According to the press, the stroke might have occurred as early as [...]	2007-06-28 08:42:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PINS JA
07NAHA94	MEDIA PAPERS OVER OKINAWANS' DIFFERENCES ON MASS SUICIDES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's (MOE) decision on March 30, 2007 to delete references to "military ordered" mass suicides from high school textbooks has met a strong reaction in Okinawa, where the large majority assumes the over 700 suicides t [...]	2007-07-05 04:27:00	Consulate Naha	UNCLASSIFIED	JA PREL PGOV MARR
07NEWDELHI1328	PRIME MINISTER WARM ON U.S.-INDIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. PM Singh told Ashley Tellis he hoped a U.S.-India-Japan trilateral dialogue could become official at the Foreign Secretary level. The PM's comment seems to reflect a fairly broad sentiment in New Delhi, as recent public speakers have come out in support of closer trilateral ties [...]	2007-03-19 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN JA
07NEWDELHI1720	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 29-APRIL 11 [...] (C) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 8-29, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Naxalites Looking to Join the Fray in Kashmir -- BJP Coalesces Its Strategy of Attack on Congress -- Civil Society Holds SAARC Accountabl [...]	2007-04-11 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PK IR JA IN
07NEWDELHI1971	GOI JOINT SECRETARY (EAST ASIA): CHINA BORDER [...] (C) Summary. In an April 25 discussion, new MEA JS (East Asia) Vijay Gokhale: -- briefed PolCouns on the latest round of India-China border talks, saying little progress was made; -- downplayed the May 1 visit by North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Hyong Jun, stating such a meeting was a [...]	2007-04-25 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN JA IN
07NEWDELHI2209	INDIA COMPARES ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 09:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM XB AS CA ID JA KS NZ RP IN
07NEWDELHI3909	JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]	2007-08-27 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI4989	DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 3-15 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi, in coordination with Consulate Chennai, for November 3-15, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Indo-Japan Relations Expected to Continue Positive Trend, But On Hold While Fukuda Gets Settl [...]	2007-11-15 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IN
07NEWDELHI5258	DOMICHI AFFIRMS CONTINUED CLOSE U.S-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Ambassador-Designate Domichi, in an initial courtesy call on Ambassador: -- hinted that Japan will likely support the civil-nuclear deal in the IAEA and NSG, while expressing his hope that the U.S. will understands Japan's sensitivities on nuclear issues; -- said he [...]	2007-12-10 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNUC KNNP JA IN
07OSAKAKOBE12	KOMEITO ROLLS OUT ELECTION THEMES IN OSAKA [...] At the Osaka Chapter Komeito New Year event, Party President Akihiro Ohta and other Komeito heavyweights made energetic calls to the party faithful to get out the vote in this year's upcoming "critical" elections locally in April and in the Upper House in July. They also clearly framed junior [...]	2007-01-17 07:45:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV JA
07OSAKAKOBE187	UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS: A VOTER REVOLT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Voters in western Japan lashed out at the ruling LDP coalition in last weekend's Upper House elections. This anger stems from several factors, including resentment of the LDP's tax policies, especially a number of governmental blunders that increased the tax burden of traditio [...]	2007-07-31 01:20:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON JA
07OSAKAKOBE268	HIROSHIMA MAYOR ON IWAKUNI CASE: QDOOR OPEN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba telephoned Consul General on December 5 to discuss the October 14 incident involving Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni personnel and a woman in nearby Hiroshima City, now that the criminal investigation has been dropped by Japanese prosecut [...]	2007-12-06 04:50:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV ASEC JA
07OSAKAKOBE36	KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIX) UPBEAT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking with Embassy Economic Counselor and econoff in Kyoto ahead of the first U.S.- Japan bilateral aviation talks in three years, President Murayama and Executive Vice President Hirano of the Kansai International Airport Company (KIAC) said that MLIT was prepared to allow " [...]	2007-02-20 00:48:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON JA
07OSAKAKOBE56	PRO-NORTH KOREAN DEMONSTRATION IN KOBE - HIGH TURNOUT BUT [...] (SBU) About 3,300 members and supporters of the pro-DPRK General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) held a noisy but peaceful outdoor demonstration in the Higashi Yuenchi area in Kobe on Saturday, March 3. The demonstration was billed as the "Kinki District Convention of [...]	2007-03-07 08:00:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JA KN
07OSAKAKOBE70	JAPANESE CONSERVATIVES: USING THE NUCLEAR CARD [...] (C) Former Cabinet Security Chief Atsuyuki Sassa, an influential member of the conservative Japanese establishment, in remarks to a large gathering in Osaka called for Japan to periodically use its potential "nuclear weapons card" to shore up security assurances from the United States and to i [...]	2007-03-23 05:41:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PARM PREL KN JA
07OSAKAKOBE87	NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS VIOLATION: STAINLESS [...] (U) On March 29, the Hyogo Prefectural Police Department, after receiving a tipoff from Kobe Customs, launched an investigation into two firms in Western Japan for alleged violations of Japanese sanctions prohibiting all imports from the DPRK. The sanctions were enacted in response to last ye [...]	2007-04-04 07:02:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EFIS PREL KN JA
07OSLO736	NORWEGIANS DOUBTFUL ABOUT FUNDING FAVS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XT IS IT JA EG KMFO NO
07PARIS2072	VICE FM ASANO ON KOREAN ABDUCTIONS, U.S.-JAPAN TRADE, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met on May 15 on the margins of the ECD Ministerial Council Meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Katsuhito Asano. Asano proposed that President Bush and Prime M [...]	2007-05-21 12:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID OECD JA KN AF
07PARIS688	JAPAN/AFRICA: JAPANESE EMBOFF DISCUSSES WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chie Kinumaki, an Africa Watcher at Japan's Embassy in Paris, on February 21 discussed efforts to assist 30 Japanese nationals in leaving Guinea; the impasse in Cote d'Ivoire; concerns about China's lack of interest in promoting democracy, human rights, and sound business pract [...]	2007-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR CONS ASEC XY GV IV CH JA FR
07PHNOMPENH535	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary. At the Australian High Commission's invitation, representatives of the U.S., Japanese and Australian missions met on April 5 for a Cambodia-specific trilateral counterterrorism (CT) dialogue. Australia framed the dialogue as part of the follow-up to the October 2006 high-level [...]	2007-04-10 09:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID CB AS JA
07PRETORIA3183	JAPAN PASSIVE ON ADVOCATING WESTINGHOUSE'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Japan is unable to manifest overt support for the Westinghouse bid for building new nuclear plants in South Africa. Toshiba acquired Westinghouse in October of last year, but Mitsubishi also has a commercial relationship with competitor French Areva. The GOJ [...]	2007-09-07 15:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA EINV ECON SF JA
07RANGOON972	BURMA: REGIME ACTIONS HARDEN JAPANESE, FRENCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists and diplomats in Rangoon are scrambling to get read-outs on Gambari's September 30-October 2 visit to Burma, but the senior UN official in Burma will not offer many insights (septel). The Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister could not meet with many senior officials duri [...]	2007-10-03 11:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JA FR GM BM
07ROME318	ITALY: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA AT AN IMPASSE, REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli and Ethiopia-Eritrea Desk Officer Alberto La Bella February 9 to discuss the role the GOI intends to play in the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary dispute, as per Ref A. Pignatelli and La Bella reported that Italy sees the situatio [...]	2007-02-15 10:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ER ET AF AL AU BE CH EU JA NO
07SANJOSE653	COSTA RICA NOT PARADISE-RAW SEWAGE EVERYWHERE [...] This is the first in an occasional series of cables explaining why Costa Rica is not paradise. These cables seek to paint a realistic picture of the day-to-day challenges faced by Costa Rica. Travel brochures don't tell the entire story. 2. Summary. Costa Rica treats less than 3% of human w [...]	2007-04-04 12:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON SENV CS JA
07SEOUL1119	MOFAT FORECASTS ROUGH SEAS FOR LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFAT Director-General for Treaties Im Han-taek on April 17 told A/DCM that Seoul and Tokyo were in consultation on how to conduct surveys for radioactive materials located in disputed waters in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Japan's position is that Tokyo does not want a joint so [...]	2007-04-17 09:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07SEOUL1211	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (1 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY OF CABLE SERIES: This report, the first in a series of three on the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, examines South Korean perceptions of their security environment. The second looks at what role the ROK sees for the Alliance in its security. The final report addresses how [...]	2007-04-26 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1215	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (2 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables on the politics of U.S.-ROK Alliance relations. Reftel A explored how the ROK perceives its security environment, concluding that the Korean public and their policy makers are heavily conflicted when it comes to relations with their neig [...]	2007-04-26 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1216	THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (3 OF 3) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third and final cable in a series reporting on the politics of U.S.-ROK Alliance relations. Reftel A explored how the Republic of Korea views its security environment. Reftel B looked at how the U.S.-ROK Alliance fits with ROK security perspectives. This final rep [...]	2007-04-26 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1230	THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ADMIRAL YI [...] (U) Koreans on April 28 will celebrate the 262nd anniversary of Admiral Yi Sun-shin's birthday. Admiral Yi is remembered for inventing the "turtle ship" -- which was the world's first metal-armored warship -- his brilliance as a strategist and, most of all, for his 16th century victories aga [...]	2007-04-27 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	JA KS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SEOUL1463	ROK-JAPAN-CHINA TO HOLD DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 15, MOFAT's Asian and Pacific Affairs Deputy Director-General, Cho Yong-chun, told POL M/C that China will host a Deputy Foreign Minister trilateral with ROK and Japanese counterparts on May 19 in Beijing. Cho said this meeting, the first Foreign Ministry senior officials [...]	2007-05-15 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS CH JA
07SEOUL1740	ROK-JAPAN-PRC TRILATERAL BARELY MENTIONS DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting focused on efforts to increase trilateral economic and civic cooperation, but glossed over security issues in Northeast Asia (including North Korea) and other regions, MOFAT contacts told poloffs on June 5. The host-ROK agenda had [...]	2007-06-07 08:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG KS JA CH
07SEOUL217	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 2: ENERGY [...] (C) S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner and his delegation met with Korean and Japanese counterparts January 10-11 for a trilateral policy planning dialogue (ref a). Over lunch on January 11, the three delegations discussed energy security, peacebuilding, and UN reform. Both Korea and Japan, [...]	2007-01-23 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL AORC KUNR KPKO KS JA US
07SEOUL456	ROK-JAPAN TIES STUCK BETWEEN STAGNATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 9 luncheon with poloffs, Japanese Embassy Political Counselor Yamamoto Yasushi characterized ROK-Japanese relations as stagnant and opined that significant improvement in bilateral relations was unlikely until after the Roh Moo-hyun administration left office be [...]	2007-02-14 09:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07SEOUL552	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 9-11, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Offi [...]	2007-02-26 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KS TH BM LAS VM CB JA
07SEOUL971	ROK-JAPAN MINISTERIAL TALKS DOGGED BY HISTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, MOFAT Northeast Asia Division I Director Lee Hee-sup told poloff that the March 31 - April 1 talks between ROK Foreign Minister Song Min-soon and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso focused on history issues (comfort women, textbooks, Yasukuni) and included dis [...]	2007-04-03 06:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KS JA
07SHANGHAI178	JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Japanese contacts in Shanghai, Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 2006 breakthrough visit to Beijing has dramatically improved the climate for Japanese investment in Shanghai, as well as led to an overall increase in cultural exchanges. The number of Japanese Ch [...]	2007-03-29 05:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL CH JA
07SHANGHAI43	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During a January 19 lunch with PDAS Stephens, Shanghai scholars were pessimistic that there would be progress on North Korea in the near term. One scholar said that while North Korea would continue to participate in the Six-Party Talks, it would never give up its nuclear program. [...]	2007-01-23 02:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW JA KN
07SHANGHAI804	NANJING: 70 YEARS AFTER THE MASSACRE [...] (C) Summary: A day after Nanjing commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, Poloff met with students, an academic, an official from the local Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) and visited the Nanjing Massacre Museum to discuss Japan and Sino-Japanese relations. Although the FAO off [...]	2007-12-21 07:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI CH JA
07SINGAPORE2184	U/S BURNS' 12/3 MEETING WITH SINGAPORE PM LEE [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns urged in a December 3 meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Singapore and ASEAN do more to put pressure on the Burmese regime to engage in genuine dialogue. PM Lee said ASEAN would do its part, but claimed the real leverage lay with Ch [...]	2007-12-12 05:21:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN BM CH IN AF JA
07SINGAPORE302	SINGAPORE STILL LOOKING FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials have long believed that Japan should do more to capitalize on its significant aid, trade and investment in the countries of Southeast Asia, noting that China garners more attention with much less effort. Singapore and Japan enjoy close economic and political t [...]	2007-02-13 03:35:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON JA PGOV PREL SN ETRD MARR
07STATE111591	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twentieth meeting in Salalah, Om [...]	2007-08-09 17:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL QA
07STATE111953	PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 21:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL EUN JA
07STATE112505	PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW [...] Summary and Introduction. Department would like to applaud posts for continued outstanding efforts in managing the VWP issue from both a policy and public diplomacy perspective. This cable provides guidance for use in responding to questions about amendments to the Visa Waiver Program, as ma [...]	2007-08-10 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL EUN JA
07STATE116306	TFJA01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 002 AS OF 1700 EDT [...] (U) NORAD reports Hurricane Dean is on a more southerly route, with the eye likely passing 17 nautical miles south of Kingston. The National Hurricane Center predicts 5-10 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in isolated areas. Embassy Kingston reported increasing winds at 1500 EDT. 2. (U) [...]	2007-08-20 01:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC JA KHLS
07STATE117624	TFJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 005 AS OF 1700 EDT [...] (U) NO REPORTS OF AMCITS IN DISTRESS. PHONE SERVICE AND ELECTRICITY REMAINS UNAFFECTED, WITH REPORTS OF ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREES. 2. (U) AIRPORT STATUS: CANCUN - OPEN, FIRST FLIGHTS SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON; COZUMEL - CLOSED, NO REPORT OF WHEN I [...]	2007-08-21 22:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC JA MX BH KHLS
07STATE145245	DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously decl [...]	2007-10-17 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID JA SOCI TBIO
07STATE146463	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-989063 for the export of crystal oscillators and manufacturers data pack to Japan. [...]	2007-10-19 14:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC JA KOMC UK
07STATE151077	REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; HONORABLE KAZUYUKI [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The week of September 24th, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Japan's Kazuyuki Takeuchi (Director, Economic Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) [...]	2007-10-31 19:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG JA
07STATE152799	STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...]	2007-11-05 22:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO
07STATE153704	KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington would like to take this opportunity to thank reporting officers in the Embassy and consulates for the hard work that you put into keeping us informed of important developments in Japan. From your daily press reports to your front channel cables, from periodic e-mails to J [...]	2007-11-07 20:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV MOPS PGOV PREL JA
07STATE154603	BRINGING THE US-JAPAN MRA INTO FORCE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. 2. BACKGROUND: The Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between the United States of America and Japan ("the Agreement") was signed in Washington on February 16, 2007. By the terms of Article 15 of th [...]	2007-11-09 14:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS JA
07STATE163398	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing and Tokyo for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from December 5-7. Assistant Secretary Hill will not/not overnight in Tokyo. [...]	2007-12-04 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07STATE166406	DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a t [...]	2007-12-13 03:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AS CA CASC CH EU EZ FR GM IN IR IT JA JO KDEM
07STATE39302	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in Obstetrics, Medical Health and Hygiene training at the [...]	2007-03-27 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE40511	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviwed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in English language and 767 simulation training at Boeing Comp [...]	2007-03-29 15:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE4701	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE: REGULATORY REFORM AND [...] Department requests country clearance for the U.S. delegation to the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy working group meetings scheduled for January 22-30, 2007, in Tokyo. Members of the delegation, their passport and clearance information, and dates of arrival and departure are as fol [...]	2007-01-12 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD JA
07STATE47268	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in English language and Sargents Major training at Lackland A [...]	2007-04-10 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE60637	OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated through NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction ( [...]	2007-05-04 17:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60867	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in senior executive course training at the Asia Pacific Center [...]	2007-05-04 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE60872	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in the Patriot Air Defense System Technician Warrant Officer Ba [...]	2007-05-04 22:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE60916	OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]	2007-05-04 17:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60917	OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...]	2007-05-04 17:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60918	OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...]	2007-05-04 17:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE60919	OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (G [...]	2007-05-04 17:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
07STATE64903	SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviwed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in U.S.-sponsored training at the National War College at Fort M [...]	2007-05-11 21:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM
07STATE9168	MEPP: MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its nineteenth meeting in Muscat, De [...]	2007-01-24 21:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL
07STATE98429	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (U) Action Request: Washington agencies request Embassy Tokyo to deliver the nonpaper in para 4 to Japanese MFA, METI, MOF, and NPA officials. Agencies would also appreciate embassy's efforts to follow up on NPA's offer to obtain information from Komori (ref A) and to reiterate our request (r [...]	2007-07-16 16:46:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KN JA
07SUVA80	EMINENT PERSONS GROUP MEETING WITH FOREIGN MISSIONS IN [...] (SBU) Representatives from many foreign missions resident in Fiji condemned the military takeover in a meeting with the Pacific Island Forum's Eminent Persons Group 1/31 and called for a rapid return of democracy. A notable exception was China, which hopes for a return of stability and contin [...]	2007-01-30 22:05:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR FJ CH EUN UK FR KS JA MY ID IN
07TAIPEI1284	PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS ON DPP INFIGHTING, FRANK HSIEH, [...] (C) Summary: A group of pro-Green scholars told the Director on May 30 that resentment within the DPP against President Chen and the pro-Su Tseng-chang New Tide faction was an important reason for the victory of former Premier Frank Hsieh over Premier Su in the May 6 presidential primary. Th [...]	2007-06-07 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA TW
07TAIPEI1790	TAIPEI RESPONDS TO APEC DEMARCHE ON USDOL APEC CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AS BX CA CI CH HK ID JA KS MY MX NZ

07TAIPEI2361	WILL NEW CHINA AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CHANGE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. China Airlines (CAL) President Ringo Chao was appointed Chairman of the Board on October 2, possibly because of the August 20 CAL airplane fire (reftel). Chao replaced CAL's Executive Vice President in charge of maintenance (a protg of Chao's predecessor) but has not made othe [...]	2007-10-18 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAIR ETRD PINR PREL TW JA
07TAIPEI2537	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHIANG PIN-KUNG ON MA'S JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on November 26, KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, a senior advisor to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, asserted that Ma was able to convince Japanese leaders during his recent trip that he is not "anti-Japan" and seeks to expand bilat [...]	2007-11-28 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA TW
07TAIPEI2543	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON UN REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on November 27, former President Lee Teng-hui criticized the DPP for playing an "election game" with its UN referendum, which he characterized as "empty and meaningless." Lee dismissed the "1992 consensus" and "one China, separate interpretations" a [...]	2007-11-29 10:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07TALLINN565	ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN568	CORRECTION: SYRIAN AVCTIVIST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 06:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN622	ESTONIA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 14:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG EUN IS JA PARM PREL IAEA EN
07TELAVIV320	LIVNI IN TOKYO: NEW MIDDLE EAST, TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: According to both the Japanese Embassy and Israeli MFA, FM Livni used her January 17-18 visit to Japan to outline her views on the current situation in the Middle East and stress the importance of opposing Iran and supporting moderates (including Palestinian President Abbas). She [...]	2007-01-29 15:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAIR JA IS
07THEHAGUE1322	NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUBIOUS ABOUT ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 10, Poloff discussed reftel with Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs, thanking the Dutch for their prior contributions to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). In response to reftel points regarding a [...]	2007-07-10 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG NL
07TOKYO1	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO10	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH MOFA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Affairs Bureau. They discussed a range of global and bilateral health issues, i [...]	2007-01-04 05:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO100	DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...]	2007-01-10 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1000	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1004	LARGE-SCALE CHOSEN SOREN PROTESTS IN JAPAN: A DPRK [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-affiliated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) organized large demonstrations March 3 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe to protest "unjustifiable (Japanese) political suppression." The protests, orchestrated by Pyongyang as all Chosen Soren activiti [...]	2007-03-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO1005	JAPAN TO HOST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Taro Aso will preside March 14 in Tokyo over a meeting to inaugurate Japan's "Corridor of Peace and Prosperity" initiative involving Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Expected participants include Shimon Peres for Israel, Saed Erekat for the Palestinians, and [...]	2007-03-08 13:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KPAL KWBG IS JO JA
07TOKYO1006	AFGHANISTAN: TWO BILLION YEN FOR PROJECTS [...] (U) At the March 8 GOJ-NATO Tokyo Meeting, Deputy Minister Yabunaka announced ODA of 2 billion yen for Afghanistan reconstruction by NGOs, municipalities, community and district organization. MOFA European Affairs Bureau European Policy Division Akima Fumezawa informed AID Counselor that th [...]	2007-03-08 13:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NATO AFIN PINR JA
07TOKYO1021	MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK Talks in HANOI - [...] "Don't Let North Korea Have Its Way" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/9): "If the just-ended two-day Japan-DPRK normalization talks in Hanoi are any indication, future negotiations will see many ups and downs.... Japan cannot normalize relations with North Korea without [...]	2007-03-09 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1022	PM ABE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON "COMFORT WOMEN" TO [...] (S) Summary. A group of LDP Diet members has submitted a proposal to PM Abe, calling on the Japanese government to undertake historical research into the "comfort women" issue. The lawmakers stated goal is to clear up "misperceptions" contained in the Kono Statement and promote greater unde [...]	2007-03-09 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1025	ANRE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS DIRECTOR GIVES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on March 2 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka expressed only partial satisfaction with discussions between Japan and Russia that took place in late February. He appreciated assurances from Russian P [...]	2007-03-09 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU
07TOKYO1026	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1027	JAPAN INVITED TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Japan has received an invitation to attend the opening session of the March 10 Iraq Neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer that he had lobbied hard with his Ministry and also convinced Vice President T [...]	2007-03-09 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC UN IZ JA
07TOKYO1028	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-09 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1029	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...]	2007-03-09 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN OVIP JA
07TOKYO103	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1031	RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...]	2007-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA
07TOKYO1034	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-12 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1038	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO104	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1051	UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...]	2007-03-12 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR UNSC AS JA
07TOKYO1052	MEDIA REACTION Q AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] "Afghanistan: Resurgence of Terrorist Organizations Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/11): "The Taliban, which once controlled Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda are rapidly regaining influence in that country. While the Taliban are reported to be preparing for a [...]	2007-03-12 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1058	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S "MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Middle East is currently standing at a critical crossroads between stability and turmoil, and it is imperative that Japan do all it can to secure and reinforce maximum stability in the region, declared Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso February 28 in a policy address titled [...]	2007-03-12 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID XF AF TU JA
07TOKYO1059	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1085	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ CONFERENCE - TOKYO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 06:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1089	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1090	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO110	FY2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: UN UNIVERSITY IN [...] Reftel requested Embassy Tokyo to determine whether United Nations University (UNU),Tokyo, or any of its affiliates grant official status or recognition to organizations that promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. After a thorough examination, Embassy Tokyo has determined th [...]	2007-01-11 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI JA
07TOKYO1102	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH DIPLOMACY - TOKYO [...] "Bush Diplomacy Shifting to Dialogue with Rogue States" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/14): "The Bush administration is accelerating a shift in its diplomatic stance to dialogue with such 'rogue states' as North Korea and Iran. The n [...]	2007-03-14 04:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO111	MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY/NORTH KOREA [...] Most TV networks during their Thursday noon broadcasts gave prominent play to President Bush's primetime speech on his new Iraq policy. There were no immediate TV commentaries. 2. "Bush Calls for Iraqis to Take the Lead" Quasi- governmental broadcaster NHK's noon news program gave top play [...]	2007-01-11 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1113	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1116	AVM MORIYA BLAMES DEFMIN KYUMA FOR UNDERMINING [...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya accused Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma of derailing negotiations with the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) on implementation of the May 1, 2006 Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI) agreement during an infor [...]	2007-03-14 11:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1117	U.S. Telecommunications Policy Delegation [...] (SBU) A USG delegation visited Tokyo October 16- 18 for telecommunications policy consultations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and for meetings with U.S. and Japanese Telecom/ICT industry representatives. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and In [...]	2007-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1122	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1129	MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six- party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture. Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be suicide for the six- [...]	2007-03-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1132	JAPAN - NO OBJECTION TO U.S. PROVIDING GENERATORS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1147	EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...]	2007-03-15 09:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA
07TOKYO1152	JAPAN ANNOUNCED USD 12.6 MILLION TO THE [...] (U) At the March 14-15 visit of Cabinet-level officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (reftel),Foreign Minister Aso announced additional assistance to the Palestinians. Although the two-day meeting focused on "confidence building" and the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperi [...]	2007-03-15 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID JA IS EAGR KWBG JO ENRG
07TOKYO1153	AVM MORIYA BLAMES DEFMIN KYUMA FOR UNDERMINING DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1158	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1172	MEDIA REACTION - US LIFTING OF FINANCIAL [...] "What Effect Will US End to Financial Sanctions Have on DPRK Denuclearization?" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/16): "...The US Treasury Department, which had been investigating the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA) on suspicion of helping launder money for [...]	2007-03-16 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1181	JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO [...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...]	2007-03-16 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1182	PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...]	2007-03-16 10:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1184	METI REMAINS CAUTIOUS TOWARD U.S. APPROACH ON CHINA [...] (C) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Tim Stratford, in meetings with METI officials on March 9, stressed that the U.S. "two track" approach of intensified dialogue combined with a willingness to take China to dispute settlement in the WTO had shown substantial progress. The Japan [...]	2007-03-16 10:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD WTRO PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO1185	EAP DIRECTOR RAPSON'S MARCH 12 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: Officials from MOFA's Southeast Asia Division told visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson March 12 that pressuring Burma to release political prisoners, promote dialogue on national reconciliation, improve access for international organizations, and end violence directed at eth [...]	2007-03-16 10:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH BM TH VM RO IN CB RP JA
07TOKYO1197	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Iraq War Four Years On: Dialogue Needed to End Sectarian and Ethnic Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (3/19): "Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, with the ensuing sectarian and ethnic violence drawing the country further into the quicksand of a [...]	2007-03-19 03:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1202	The Japan Economic Scope - March 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 16, 2007. 3. EAP/MLS Director Meets MOFA Counterparts in Tokyo Beef and Agriculture 4. OIE Panel Judges U.S. Beef Safe, Japan Replies, Not So Fast 6. Japanese Must Confront "Egoistic" Agricult [...]	2007-03-19 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1209	"CORRIDOR FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY" INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Israel, Palestinians, Jordan, and Japan agreed to a Terms of Reference document for the Corridor for Peace and Prosperity (CPP) Initiative, announced Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso March 14. The parties formed a "Four Party Consultation Unit" and agreed that (1) the CPP init [...]	2007-03-19 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
07TOKYO1214	ZIMBABWE: JAPAN TO CONSULT WITH U.S. MISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL ZI JA
07TOKYO1215	COMFORT WOMEN: KEEPING IT LOW KEY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders appear to have made a conscious decision to lower the volume on the comfort women issue, judging by a sharp decrease in the number of public statements on the subject over the past week. Abe demonstrated this restrain [...]	2007-03-19 11:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1224	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CYNTHIA CARRAS, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 21-June 20, 2007 TDY to Japan by Cynthia Carras, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)32 [...]	2007-03-20 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1227	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Don't Play into North Korea's Hands" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/20): "Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Glaser, meeting the press Monday morning in Beijing, announced that the US would release the entire amount of frozen DPRK-linked accounts, estimated at ab [...]	2007-03-20 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO124	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL VISITS TEHRAN, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 visit to Tehran, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Okuda urged Iranian officials to comply with the will of the international community and abide by the provisions of UNSCR 1737, according to a MOFA contact. The Iranians replied, predictably, th [...]	2007-01-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1251	SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...]	2007-03-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO1252	JAPAN-ROK VICE MINISTER'S MEETING: "CONVIVIAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Both MOFA and ROK Embassy describe ROK VFM Cho Joong-pyo,s March 12-13 meeting with Japan VFM Yachi in Tokyo as "convivial" and "constructive." The two men, who focused on a broad range of issues as part of the fourth annual Japan-ROK strategic dialogue, reached no new agreement [...]	2007-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1267	RUSSIA AND JAPAN SEEK TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's February visit to Japan included visits with Japan's top leaders and centered on economic issues, especially trade. Japanese officials noted a new openness in their Russian counterparts and speculated that Prime Minister Putin's re [...]	2007-03-22 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA RU
07TOKYO1268	JAPAN HOPES TO "UPGRADE" RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan wishes to upgrade its relations with Iraq from one of a donor nation to a "long-term and strategic partnership," according to MOFA sources. To achieve this end, Japan will be hosting three high-level bilateral exchanges in the next few weeks. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al [...]	2007-03-22 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1271	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1274	MOD DENIES REQUEST FOR BRIEF ON U.S. NUCLEAR POLICY [...] (C) The Yomiuri Shimbun quoted "senior Ministry of Defense" officials in its March 20 evening edition about a plan to request a briefing from the USG on how the U.S. nuclear umbrella would be utilized in an attack on Japan. The article claimed that the briefing was part of ongoing efforts to u [...]	2007-03-22 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1276	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1278	JAPAN CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI JA
07TOKYO1280	TOKYO SMALL ARMS WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DEMAND [...] (C) Summary. The MOFA-sponsored March 12-13 workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) shared best practices in addressing SALW among the participants, according to MOFA Conventional Arms Division Officer Michiko Makino. Discussions focused on demand reduction and arms transfer issues, wi [...]	2007-03-23 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO1282	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO OUR UN JUSTICE REFORM CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA AORC APER JA
07TOKYO1285	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Does DPRK Intend to Reject Nuclear Dismantlement?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/23): "In the end, it will not be easy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs. The six- party talks in Beijing went into recess without any substantive talks on the North' [...]	2007-03-23 04:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1286	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 22 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 15 to March 22. -- H5N1 detected in wild bird - 2. On March 18, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a wild Mountain Hawk-eag [...]	2007-03-23 04:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
07TOKYO1296	NIIGATA: LOOKING TO CHANGE FROM REAR WHEEL TO [...] (C) Summary. Niigata Prefecture' economic recovery is proceeding at a slower pace than other parts of Japan. Prefecture and city officials hope to wean the area from its dependency on the construction sector but also suggested that Niigata suffers from the lack of a powerful political patron i [...]	2007-03-23 06:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO1314	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1315	JAPAN AGAINST EXTENSION OF UNHRC MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNHRC PHUM JA
07TOKYO1321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1322	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1324	The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]	2007-03-26 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1325	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO [...] "UNSC's Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Iran a Matter of Course" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/26): "The UN Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran. This was a matter of course, given that Tehran had failed to heed repeated [...]	2007-03-26 03:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1330	IRANIAN STRATEGIC COUNCIL MEMBER SHARIAT-MADARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mohammed Shariat-Madari, a member of Iran's five-person Strategic Council for Foreign Relations, visited Japan March 8-19 and was told by all interlocutors that Iran must comply with the will of the international community and adhere to the requirements of UNSCR 1737. According t [...]	2007-03-26 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1338	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1341	SPECIAL MEASURES AGREEMENT: FRAMING THE DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Maintaining sufficient levels of Japanese Host Nation Support (HNS) during upcoming discussions on a new Special Measures Agreement will require a sustained, high-level political message about Japan's alliance responsibilities. There is a growing perception among Japanese officia [...]	2007-03-27 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1344	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1345	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1346	SHORT-TERM TRADE INSURANCE FOR IRAN TIGHTENED [...] (C) In mid-March, Japan's primary trade insurance organzation reduced from 12 months to six months the maximum repayment term for routine short-term export credit insurance for trade with Iran (although periods up to two years may be considered on a case-by-case basis). It also announced it [...]	2007-03-27 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL IR JA
07TOKYO1347	MEDIA REACTION Q PROMOTION OF DIALOGUES IN [...] "US Taking the Initiative in Promoting Middle East Dialogues" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai wrote (3/28): "The USG is taking the initiative in promoting dialogues with Israel and pro-US Arab nations, including the Iraq Stabilization Conference held on March 10 in Baghdad and planned regul [...]	2007-03-28 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1349	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO135	MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY - TOKYO [...] "Is New US Iraq Policy a Turning Point?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/12): "...President Bush announced a new Iraq policy, which calls for the deployment of an additional 21,500 troops. The question is whether this new plan will actually work, as the situation in Ira [...]	2007-01-12 03:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1353	CJCS GENERAL PACE MEETING WITH FM ASO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Aso on March 21, emphasized the importance of the alliance realignment agreement, the value of Japan's continued contributions to Iraq and Indian Ocean operations, and explained he will visit C [...]	2007-03-28 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
07TOKYO1354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2007-03-28 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1355	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2007-03-28 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1356	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...]	2007-03-28 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1360	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1361	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EOYANG AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 5 -7, 2007 visit to Japan by Staffdel Mieke Eoyang, Donald Viera, Fred Fleitz, and Laurence Hanauer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached [...]	2007-03-28 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS CH JA
07TOKYO1362	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR 1737, MULLING CONCRETE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN IAEA UNSC IR JA

07TOKYO1377	MOFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR GENERAL ON SUB-CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The exchange of information on free trade agreements and discussion of food safety issues remain the most sensitive topics for Japan at the upcoming sub-Cabinet meetings in Washington, according to the Director General for Economic Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Af [...]	2007-03-29 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV PREL WTRO SENV JA
07TOKYO1378	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1379	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1383	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...]	2007-03-29 10:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA
07TOKYO1384	IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S "EXCELLENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's March 21-24 visit to Tokyo was "excellent," according to Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim al-Jumaily. During the visit PM Abe assured Hashimi his government would push to renew the Iraq Special Measures Law for two years, permitting the continued d [...]	2007-03-29 10:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1391	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1393	MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH - TOKYO [...] "Arab Leaders Agree to Relaunch Peace Initiative" Riyadh correspondent Michio Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/30): "Arab leaders ended a summit in Riyadh Thursday after adopting the Riyadh Declaration, which calls for relaunching their five-year-old peace initiative [...]	2007-03-30 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1412	PM ABE, OTHERS HAVE NOW "GOT THE MESSAGE" ON [...] (C) Summary. PM Abe, DCCS Shimomura and other high-level Japanese officials will not speak out on the comfort women issue, at least until after the July Upper House election, according to MOFA Asian Regional Policy Division Director Aikawa. They will withhold comment for "tactical" domestic [...]	2007-03-30 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KS CH ID PH JA
07TOKYO1414	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1418	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Chaos in Iraq Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/31): "With terrorist attacks continuing and sectarian violence intensifying, the situation in Iraq is becoming more serious. As a member of the international community, it is a matter of course that Japan [...]	2007-04-02 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1422	The Japan Economic Scope - March 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 30, 2007. 3. Seiyu to Sell U.S. Beef, Larger Trade Issue Still Stalled 4. U.S. Beef Still on Slow Track? 5. Meat Export Federation President in Tokyo 6. EMIN Meets New CPRR Member Okina 7. [...]	2007-04-02 05:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1431	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1432	JAPAN TO PASS KOSOVO MESSAGE TO POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO JA
07TOKYO1438	MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Japan's Turn Now" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "South Korea and the US have concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). Although the sensitive issue of opening the South Korean rice market was shelved, the conclusion of these drawn-out and difficult negotiations will jolt Ja [...]	2007-04-03 02:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1448	JAPAN FM ASO'S MEETING WITH ROK FM SONG [...] (C) Summary. FM Aso's March 31 meeting with ROK FM Song was "very good" and "forward-looking, according to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Yamada. Aso and Song agreed that China's economic rise offered opportunities, but differed slightly on their evaluation of PRC military transparenc [...]	2007-04-03 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS
07TOKYO1456	METI SENIOR VICE MINISTER YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI Vice Minister and Diet Member Kozo Yamamoto told the Ambassador he understood the U.S. was not fully satisfied with the outcome of triangular mergers but METI had tried its best and would be open to changing the system in the future. He thought conclusion of a U.S.-Kor [...]	2007-04-04 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG JA
07TOKYO1461	MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO [...] "US-ROK FTA: Time for Japan to Act" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/4): "The US and South Korea have agreed to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA). It is urgent for Japan to remap its trade strategy so as not to be left behind as the rest of the world pursu [...]	2007-04-04 02:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO147	TERRORIST FINANCE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DELAY IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN EMIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
07TOKYO1471	COMFORT WOMEN: ABE PHONE CALL AIMS TO CLEAR THE [...] (SBU) Media reaction to Prime Minister Abe's April 3 telephone call with the President has been generally positive. All major dailies on April 4 gave prominent coverage to Abe's statement to the President that he continue to stand by the Kono Statement and express sympathy to the comfort wom [...]	2007-04-04 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1472	NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW" [...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...]	2007-04-04 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH JA
07TOKYO1482	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1489	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO15	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO151	JAPAN WELCOMES NEW U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ [...] (C) Based on reftel talking points, the Charge provided a detailed explanation of the new U.S. policy towards Iraq on January 12 to newly named Deputy Vice Foreign Ministry Chikao Kawai. The Charge thanked Kawai for the positive expressions of support for the new initiative by Prime Minister [...]	2007-01-12 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1510	MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Changing Diplomatic Environment in the Middle East" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (4/6): "Israeli Prime Minister Olmert proposed peace talks with Arab nations in response to the adoption at the recent Arab Summit meeting of the 'Riyadh Declaration,' which seeks comprehensiv [...]	2007-04-06 04:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1516	USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) hosted an inter-ministerial on Monday, April 2, to determine how the government of Japan will proceed on implementation of UNSCR 1747. MOF requires a revisi [...]	2007-04-06 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP EFIN PARM JA
07TOKYO1518	CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]	2007-04-06 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO152	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from December 21 to January 11. --- Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 11, the Miyazaki Prefectural government in Kyushu announced that they are investigating the death of about 750 poultry on a farm i [...]	2007-01-12 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO1520	DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper t [...]	2007-04-06 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN ISN JA
07TOKYO1521	PREVIEW OF APRIL 8 UNIFIED LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The results of Japan's April 8 nationwide local elections will be determined primarily by local issues. Nevertheless, some of the local races, where national issues are in play, will be early indicators for the outcome of the July Upper House elections and a measure of PM Abe' [...]	2007-04-06 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1523	JAPAN PREPARES FOR VISIT OF IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Following Vice President al-Hashimi,s successful visit to Japan (reftel),Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Tokyo April 8-11. The GOJ initially invited al-Maliki plus one Minister. However, according to Japanese Embassy Baghdad Deputy Chief of Mission Fumio Iwai, f [...]	2007-04-06 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1524	NO RESOLUTION TO EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Despite positive reports in the press, the March 29 meeting in Tokyo between Japan and China to discuss the East China Sea dispute yielded no new proposal and failed to bring the two sides any closer to a resolution. A panel of experts from both countries likely will meet on Apri [...]	2007-04-06 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1526	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PDASD JIM SHINN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by PDASD Jim Shinn, Suzanne Basalla, Jason Hamm, Rick Weir, and Jordan Winkler. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 H [...]	2007-04-06 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1527	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull and delegation. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-55 [...]	2007-04-06 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1528	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-08 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO153	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON WAR CRIME ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a series of meetings on December 21-22, 2006, Senior Advisor to the Office of War Crime Issues Milbert Shin met with academics, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) think tank scholars, and government officials to discuss progress in the establishment of the K [...]	2007-01-12 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KAWC KJUS KLIG PHUM PREL AS ID JA KCRM
07TOKYO1531	MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Political Action Should be Taken to Break Middle East Deadlock" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/9): "... There have been moves to find a way out from the current fix in the Middle East arising from stalemated Palestinian peace efforts, the chaos in Lebanon and Iran's nuclear development. A [...]	2007-04-09 00:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1534	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...]	2007-04-09 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1535	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 9-10, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He [...]	2007-04-09 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1537	NO SURPRISES IN JAPAN'S ELECTIONS: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The first round of unified local elections, held on April 8, resulted in no surprises. The status quo was preserved and, overall, conservative and LDP strength was reaffirmed by the voters. This is good news for PM Abe, whose poll numbers and popularity had been flagging. Candi [...]	2007-04-09 22:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 00:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1541	The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]	2007-04-10 00:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1545	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1555	PREMIER WEN,S APRIL VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit is an important step in further "warming" the bilateral relationship following the "cool" Koizumi years. Despite earlier press speculation to the contrary, the East China Sea dispute over energy resource development is unlikely to be resol [...]	2007-04-10 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH JA
07TOKYO1557	JAPANESE CONCERNED BY NORTH KOREAN "PROPAGANDA"; [...] (C) Japan is concerned by what it considers an increased volume of North Korean propaganda that asserts Japan has not made apologies for past "criminal" conduct and that Pyongyang has done all it can to address the abductee issue. MOFA Deputy Director for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Iha [...]	2007-04-10 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO1560	MEDIA SPINS ELECTIONS AS WIN FOR DPJ DESPITE ONLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Media analysis April 10 focused on opposition DPJ gains in the April 8 prefectural and municipal assembly races. While it is true that the DPJ made inroads into some districts where they had never held seats before, and even gained majorities in a few assemblies, the overall [...]	2007-04-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1563	MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Japan Should Promote Strategic Relations with Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/10): "During their meeting on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed to build a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.... [...]	2007-04-10 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1564	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1577	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1579	MEDIA REACTION Q RELEASE OF DPRK FUNDS AT BDA - [...] "Release of BDA Funds: Panicked America Capitulates to DPRK" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (4/11): "The US Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would countenance the withdrawal by North Korea of all its funds frozen at BDA und [...]	2007-04-11 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1589	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROFESSOR JAMES CLAD [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 13-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Professor Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for your visit is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2007-04-11 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1591	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VICTOR CHA, DIRECTOR FOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 12-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Dr. Victor Cha, Director for Asian Affairs. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]	2007-04-11 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1592	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO16	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1608	NIIGATA PREF LOOKING TO EXPLOIT ENERGY ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Niigata is looking to exploit its energy advantage to attract new business to the prefecture. The prefecture is Japan,s largest producer of oil and natural gas and the country's leading supplier of electric power, which allows it to sell electricity at a substantial discount compared to [...]	2007-04-12 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1609	MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: Time for DPRK to Implement 'Initial Steps'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/12): "On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department and Macau authorities announced that they would release all DPRK-linked funds frozen at Banco Delta Asia (BDA). Attention is now shifting to whether [...]	2007-04-12 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO161	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 09:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
07TOKYO1615	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07 [...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...]	2007-04-12 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO163	JAPAN OFFERS FAVORABLE ASSESSMENT OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (C) Summary. The Kremlin,s aggressive move to increase Gazprom,s stake in the Sakhalin 2 project was largely driven by Russian domestic political considerations, MOFA Russian Division officials told poloffs recently. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) worsened things when it committed a &big blunder8 and [...]	2007-01-15 22:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET RU JA
07TOKYO1631	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1633	MEDIA REACTION - CHINESE PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO [...] "Wen Jiabao's Speech: Visible Change in China's Stance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri stated (4/13): "Chinese Premier Wen's speech before the Diet clearly demonstrated a change in Beijing's attitude toward Japan. Two points are worth noting. First is the issue of history. He stated: 'J [...]	2007-04-13 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 22:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1644	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from March 22 to April 13. -- Drill on Tamiflu distribution for ASEAN countries -- 2. On April 2 and 3, the GOJ, WHO and the ASEAN Secretariat conducted an exercise on swiftly delivering stockpiled personal protectiv [...]	2007-04-13 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
07TOKYO1645	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HUGH DESANTIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 24-29, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Hugh Desantis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6832 Mobile phone: 81-90-4168-4950 [...]	2007-04-13 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1647	FMR DEFMIN NUKAGA ON SUMMIT, DPRI IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: The April 27 Summit meeting will be a critical opportunity to dispel public concerns over the health of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, according to former Defense Minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Fukushiro Nukaga. Nukaga told the Ambassador on April 10 that the f [...]	2007-04-13 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO1651	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - [...] "Six-Party Talks: DPRK Fails to Implement Initial Steps" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/16): "Saturday's 60-day deadline for the DPRK to take 'initial steps' toward its nuclear dismantlement, as stipulated in the February six-party agreement, has come and go [...]	2007-04-16 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1657	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1658	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNDECIDED ON ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Aso has not yet decided whether he will attend the International Compact With Iraq signing ceremony May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer April 16. However, he will [...]	2007-04-16 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN IZ JA
07TOKYO1665	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1671	MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO [...] "North Korea: Consider Setting a Time Limit Backed by Sanctions" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (4/17): "North Korea did not meet the deadline to implement 'initial steps' toward denuclearization. US and Chinese negotiators have said that the process needs to be given a few mor [...]	2007-04-17 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1677	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1679	PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...]	2007-04-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA
07TOKYO1680	GPOI: MOFA TELLS AA/S MULL JAPAN STILL STUDYING [...] (C) Summary. Japan continues to study ways to contribute to the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI),MOFA Foreign Policy Deputy Director General Nagamine told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull during their April 11 meeting, but must first overcome hi [...]	2007-04-18 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO JA
07TOKYO1681	(S) JAPAN SEEKS ASSURANCES ON EXTENDED DETERRENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During April 11-12 meetings with visiting P/DASD (Asia Pacific) Jim Shinn, Japanese officials asked the USG to publicly and privately reiterate its commitment to defend Japan, including with nuclear weapons. Ministry of Defense (MOD) Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya said that DPRK [...]	2007-04-18 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PNUC JA
07TOKYO1688	MEDIA REACTION - US GUN VIOLENCE - TOKYO [...] "Virginia Tech Massacre: Need to Strengthen Gun Control" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/18): "The massacre Monday at Virginia Tech was the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, again showing that gun-related tragedies can occur anywhere in the US.... The motive for the shooting [...]	2007-04-18 02:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1689	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1693	PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma and Administrative Vice Minister Tamkem [...]	2007-04-18 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PINR JA PREL
07TOKYO1701	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]	2007-04-18 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO1708	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1710	IRAQ PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe told Prime Minister Maliki that Japan fully supports his government and looks to him to continue to lead in Iraq, during Maliki's April 8-11 visit to Tokyo. Abe advised Maliki that he must take steps to shore up the security situation by this summer, do more to [...]	2007-04-18 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1712	ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL MEETS MOD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the United States and Japan are looking forward to the Trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF) meeting to be held April 12 between Japan, Australia, and the United States, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull agreed with MOD Director [...]	2007-04-18 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1713	AA/S MULL MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: Missile defense cooperation, radar and PAC-3 implementation, and the May 2006 Alliance Transformation Roadmap have strengthened our robust security partnership and it is important to keep marching forward, MOFA North American Affairs Director-General Shinichi Nishimiya told Actin [...]	2007-04-18 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1714	NAGASAKI MAYOR'S MURDER: SHARP REACTIONS; MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's leaders and media characterized the April 17 assassination of three-term Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito in the midst of his reelection campaign as a threat to Japan's political system. Most reports highlighted PM Abe's description of the killing as a "challenge to democracy. [...]	2007-04-18 08:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1716	JAPAN CALLS FOR COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with Political-Military Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull on April 11, MOFA Disarmament, Nonproliferation, and Science Department Director-General Takeshi Nakane called for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM),and requested th [...]	2007-04-18 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO172	MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL SUMMIT/PM ABE'S [...] "Will Envisioned Charter Change ASEAN?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/16): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),which marks its 40th anniversary this summer, has entered an important phase of major change. ASEAN leaders agreed at their summit in Cebu, [...]	2007-01-16 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1725	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1728	(RESEND) PACOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOD LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a resend of Tokyo 1693. 2. (C) Summary: The leadership of the Japanese Ministry of Defense affirmed their commitment to implement the May 1, 2006 base realignment agreement during meetings April 11-12 with visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating. Defense Minister Fumio Kyu [...]	2007-04-19 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PINR JA PREL
07TOKYO1740	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1742	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY ON IRAQ COMPACT DELIVERED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso told Ambassador and Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari that his agreement to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow on May 3 precludes his participation in the Compact meeting. However, he suggested that if Lavrov were to propose moving their meeting [...]	2007-04-19 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ RS JA
07TOKYO1743	PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S JAPAN VISIT: GETTING BACK ON [...] (C) Summary: Marked more by warm atmospherics rather than specific agreements, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Japan visit is being characterized as a successful and important step forward in the relationship by Japanese diplomats and others. One disappointment, however, was the fa [...]	2007-04-19 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO1744	ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MULL,S APRIL 11 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation is critical to enhancing Japan's relationship with NATO and to preventing arms sales to China, DG Harada told A/S Mull April 11. Prime Minister Abe's speech to the North Atlantic Council earlier this year marked the beginning of a transformation of Japane [...]	2007-04-19 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MASS MCAP PGOV CH EU JA
07TOKYO1752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1758	EMBASSY TOKYO-RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING [...] Following are the summaries of two anti-TIP proposals solicited per reftel. The full proposals have been emailed to G/TIP Programs Coordinator Rebecca Billings via unclassified email. SIPDIS 2. Organization Name: Polaris Project (Shihoko Fujiwara) -Requested amount: USD 193,663 -Non- [...]	2007-04-20 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PREL KCRM SMIG JA
07TOKYO1760	PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]	2007-04-20 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO1761	APRIL 22 UPPER HOUSE BY-ELECTIONS POSE ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. All eyes are on key Upper House by-elections in Okinawa and Fukushima prefectures, as Japan goes to the polls again on April 22. While the main event is supposed to be the second round of the unified local elections that same day, the significance of the hundreds of mayoral and [...]	2007-04-20 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA

07TOKYO1762	FM ASO'S PARTICIPATION AT COMPACT MEETING SEEMS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission, following up on Ambassador's April 18 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Aso (ref A),met April 20 with MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda to reiterate the Secretary's oral message urging FM Aso's attendance at the [...]	2007-04-20 08:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ JA

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