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TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/06
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
4) Ambassador Schieffer would accept joint US-Japan inspection of
US beef bound for Japan
5) Ambassador Schieffer expects comprehensive US report on beef
violation in several weeks, sees main task as building consumer
confidence in Japan
6) Food Safety Commission (FSC) chairman: "It was too early to
have restarted US beef imports"
7) Government premises resumption of US beef imports on
concurrence of FSC
Political agenda:
8) Text of Lower House Budget Committee responses on diplomacy
and US beef issue
9) Prime Minister Koizumi blows up at media for harping on LDP-
Livedoor's Horie connection
10) Koizumi denies any connection between his reforms and the
Livedoor stock scam
11) Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe rebuts charge of association with
president of company that falsified earthquake data
12) Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) attack strategy against
ruling camp that includes beef issue fizzles in Diet
13) Cautious LDP may postpone action on revising Imperial Family
law to allow female on throne, but Koizumi wants passage in
current Diet session
14) Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Minister Aso resume
criticism of China for rejecting summit meeting
15) Shanghai suicide case spurs Foreign Ministry to tighten
security rules, change encrypted codes
16) Chinese ambassador returns to Tokyo after long absence
17) Japan, North Korea talks to restart Feb. 4
18) Russia admits its jets violated Japan's airspace while
chasing cargo plane
19) JDA trying to slim itself down before rise to ministry status
by absorbing DFAA
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
TOKYO 00000438 002 OF 011
Business hotel chain Toyoko Inn removed mandatory facilities for
the disabled after inspection
Mainichi & Sankei:
Islamic militant group Hamas wins Palestinian legislative
election
Yomiuri & Tokyo Shimbun:
Livedoor sold corporate status of dormant firm to help boost
Livedoor stock
Nihon Keizai:
Public nursing-care insurance to cover nighttime services
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Japan must prepare a market watchdog capable of beating
crafty schemes
(2)Latin America turning away from America
Mainichi:
(1) Ruling parties' plan not actually intended to abolish
lawmakers' pension system
(2)NHK should draw up reform plan for viewers' interests
Yomiuri:
(1)Don't blame media for Livedoor scandal
(2)Government lays down simulation report of great earthquake in
northern districts
Nihon Keizai:
(1)Canadian reformist government has little time left to live
Sankei:
(1) In ODA reform, effectiveness must be ensured.
(2)Terminate Amakudari (golden parachute retirements of
government officials) practice in public corporations!
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1)Hamas victory in Palestinian election: New chance for peace in
Middle East
(2)250th anniversary of birth of Mozart: Let's enjoy western
music
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, January 26
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 27, 2006
08:06
Met at Kantei with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Nagase.
09:00
Attended Lower House Budget Committee session.
12:06
Returned to Kantei.
13:01
Attended Lower House Budget Committee session.
17:06
Returned to Kantei.
TOKYO 00000438 003 OF 011
17:34
Attended Biotechnology Strategy Council meeting.
18:29
Met with METI Minister Nikai.
19:00
Met at his official residence with Council of Experts on Imperial
House Law Chairman Yoshikawa, joined by Chief Cabinet Secretary
Abe.
4) US ambassador: US ready to set up joint system to inspect US
beef with Japan
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
January 27, 2006
In an interview with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun yesterday, US
Ambassador to Japan Schieffer stated that the US was ready to
establish a joint inspection system with Japan for Japan-bound US
beef, for instance, Japanese inspection teams joining US
inspectors in examining slaughterhouses in the US. He made this
suggestion as a measure to prevent a recurrence, reflecting on
the case of parts designated as a specified risk material found
in a US beef shipment to Japan. The ambassador also indicated
that the US would swiftly produce a comprehensive report that
contains the cause of the incident and planned preventive
measures.
Ambassador Schieffer stated: "I feel it was truly regrettable. I
deeply apologize for it." He also said:
"It is natural for Japanese consumers to be sensitive about food
safety. ... What we should do is not to just abide by rules or
lift the embargo but to restore consumers' confidence in US
beef."
5) Main points in interview with US Ambassador: First thing to do
is to work to restore confidence; Comprehensive report to be
issued within several weeks
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 4) (Full)
January 27, 2006
The main points of an exclusive interview with US Ambassador to
Japan Schieffer are as follows:
¶1. The US is taking seriously the inclusion of specified risk
materials for BSE being found in a US beef shipment to Japan. It
was a great shock to us. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
has already removed the companies involved from the list of beef
exporters to Japan. It also has increased the number of
inspectors who are responsible for a final check on Japan-bound
shipments from one to two. It is now strengthening training for
inspectors as a whole. Livestock industry organizations are
taking what happened seriously and have pledged that whatever
they can do, they will do.
¶2. The US will complete within several weeks a comprehensive
report covering why the incident occurred and what measures
should be taken in the future. Investigators are probing into
whether the meatpacker in question intended to ignore regulations
(laid down under the Japan-US agreement). Investigation at an
early stage has found that the Japanese importers placed the
TOKYO 00000438 004 OF 011
order, using an order form called "Hotel Rack," meaning veal and
lamb with spinal columns, and the US side interpreted it as "veal
chops." As a matter of fact, that order form is generally called
"veal chops" in the US. However, it is not known at the present
stage whether there was some perception gap between the
exporter's side and the importer's side or whether there was some
procedural error.
¶3. In any case, it is clear that a condition set under the
bilateral agreement was not observed. That is because veal chops
contain bones that are defined as SRM. I wonder if the condition
was neglected by mistake or ignored intentionally. If it was
intentional, then, it was a criminal act.
¶4. There were 40 facilities that are authorized to export beef to
Japan, but now the number has dropped to 38. Japanese experts
have already inspected some of those facilities. We must have
Japan take part in the inspection process in a more extensive way
so that Japanese consumers understand that the US is properly
complying with the Japan-US agreement. I do not know how that can
be done ultimately, but we are seriously looking into such a
possibility, and we believe we will be able to meet Japan's
requests.
¶5. Japanese consumers are very sensitive to food safety. That is
only natural. What we should do is not merely comply with the
regulations or just remove the import ban; we must regain the
trust of Japanese consumers. That will be very difficult, but I
believe confidence can be restored without fail if we take
corrective measures in an open and transparent manner.
6) Food Safety Commission chairman: Resumption of US beef imports
was premature
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 3) (Full)
January 27, 2006
The Cabinet Office's Food Safety Commission (FSC) held its
regular meeting yesterday, in which an explanation was given on
the re-imposition by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and
the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry (MAFF) of a ban
on US beef imports in response to the discovery of a part
designated as a specified risk material in a US beef shipment to
Japan. Chairman Masaaki Terada told reporters after the meeting:
"It was premature" for Tokyo to have resumed imports with no full
explanation offered to the people.
Terada said: "The Japanese government's decision of halting
imports was proper," adding that if Tokyo decides to reopen its
market to US beef, it should give a full account to the public
first. Asked about whether the FSC would assess the risk of US
beef again, the chairman replied: "We have already conducted
enough discussion, so a further discussion will be impossible."
A MAFF official stated in the meeting that if the Japanese
government decides to resume US beef imports again, it should
judge, based on a final report from the US on the cause of the
incident and planned preventive measures, if problems lie in
individual processing plants or in the entire system, as well as
whether the US has prepared a satisfactory system so that the
rules would be followed.
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7) Government to make FSC approval a condition for resuming US
beef imports
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 4) (Full)
January 27, 2006
The government intends to obtain authorization from the Cabinet
Office's Food Safety Commission before resuming US beef imports.
When such imports resumed last December, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) made the final decision. But now
the government plans to obtain approval from panel experts, if it
decides to resume the imports, by reporting its decision to the
panel.
The FSC is tasked with looking into the safety of US beef from a
scientific perspective. The recommendation report, which the
panel compiled last December, noted that the danger level of US
beef is equal to that of domestic beef and that it is the
government that is to judge whether import conditions are
observed. However, in response to growing anxieties among
consumers, the government has decided to obtain approval from the
FSC, including a judgment on whether the US inspection system is
appropriate or not, when it lifts the current ban.
Explaining the details of the inclusion of specified risk
materials (SRM) in a US beef shipment to Japan, MAFF and MHLW
yesterday told the panel: "The greatest problem is that the US
side failed to comply with the rule." In response, some panel
members said: "It was grossly negligent that the US inspector who
checked the products was not aware of the export conditions. We
could have resumed US beef imports after completing inspections
by the Japanese side."
8) Diet debate highlights
YOMIURI (Page 11) (Abridged)
January 27, 2006
Following are the main points from a question-and-answer session
in yesterday's meeting of the House of Representatives Budget
Committee:
Japan-China ties
Tokuichiro Tamazawa (LDP): China is clearly a threat. What's your
view?
Foreign Minister Aso: I don't know how much China's defense
spending differs between its publicly announced figure and its
actual figure. It's also opaque. It must be clear, or they will
cause their neighbors to have unnecessary anxiety.
Toshimitsu Motegi (LDP): What will you do about Japan's foreign
policy toward China?
Foreign Minister Aso: Just one issue can ruin all other issues.
No talks, no meetings. That's somewhat abnormal. Only China has
refused to meet just because of the Yasukuni issue. In other
areas, there has been a tremendously rapid increase not only in
economic activities but also in human exchanges, totaling over 4
million people between Japan and China. We can talk about a lot
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of things now.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe: They say they will not meet us in
order to reach their political goals. It's obviously wrong to use
such a diplomatic means as leverage. There is a problem, so we
should keep the door open and continue talks. That's the way a
mature country should be. Japan remains calm. In Japan, no one
burns a Chinese flag or tears up a picture of President Hu Jintao
or commits violence.
US beef
Takeaki Matsumoto (DPJ): Where do you think the responsibility
lies for the import of US beef with specified risk materials?
Prime Minister Koizumi: Those on the US side did not abide by the
bilateral agreement and rules, so they are responsible for
breaking the rules.
Matsumoto: If you could have foreseen this outcome, it's only
natural that you're responsible.
Prime Minister Koizumi: The government has taken appropriate
action based on reports from the Food Safety Commission and other
experts.
Matsumoto: I'm talking about food. It's not something you can
quit if it's no good.
Prime Minister Koizumi: Aren't you being a little free with the
blame here. The US side is to blame. I don't know why Japan is
being blamed.
(Note: LDP = Liberal Democratic Party; DPJ = Democratic Party of
Japan)
9) Prime Minister explodes: "It is strange that the mass media
can turn against someone all at once"
TOKYO (Page 2) (Excerpt)
January 27, 2006
"He was first treated as a hero of the times, and now (the media)
have turned suddenly against him and are wildly bashing him. It
is strange." The statement came yesterday from Prime Minister
Koizumi in a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget
Committee in rebutting the ruling camp, which was pursuing the
relationship between former Livedoor president Horie, now under
arrest for violation of the securities transactions law, and the
Liberal Democratic Party. The Prime Minister accepted
responsibility as party president (for unofficially backing Horie
in the general election), but he also delivered the above
indirect slap at the mass media (which also has been bashing
Horie and pursuing the LDP for supporting Horie).
10) Prime Minister rebuts criticism in Lower House Budget
Committee, denying that there was any connection between his
reform agenda and the Livedoor stock scam
TOKYO (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 27, 2006
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made this comment in the House
of Representatives Budget Committee yesterday regarding the
Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) support in last year's general
election of former Livedoor president Horie, now under arrest: "I
accept blame and responsibility as party president." This was the
first time for him to admit responsibility in a Diet statement.
However, regarding the charge that the origin of the Livedoor
case lay in the structural reforms carried out by his
administration, the Prime Minister rebutted, "Your charge that
the case was the fault of the Koizumi reforms is unjust."
11) Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe rebuts charge of connection with
earthquake-proof data falsification scandal
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 27, 2006
In a House of Representatives Budget Committee session yesterday,
Sumio Mabuchi of the main opposition party Minshuto (Democratic
Party of Japan) questioned Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe
about the allegation that Huser President Susumu Ojima had asked
Abe's secretary for help to meet with officials of the Land,
Infrastructure, and Transport in connection with earthquake-proof
data falsification. Abe showed his temper when he responded,
"Isn't your question itself a falsification of what Mr. Ojima had
said."
Since Abe is the strongest candidate to succeed Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi, Mabuchi was persistent about pursuing the
relationship between Abe's support association called the "Anshin
Kai" and Huser president. Abe, however, completely denied any
relationship with Ojima. He then rebutted Mabuchi, saying, "Since
this session is on the air, you should have researched more about
the issue. You are trying to use the scandal as a political
tool."
Abe appeared to be unable to dispel his anger even after the Diet
session. He told his aides, "I cannot forgive them for acting as
if my secretary is a criminal."
12) Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) attempt of three pronged
pursuit of Prime Minister in Diet fizzles; Party's argument going
around in circles
TOKYO (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 27, 2006
The Budget Committee hearings of the House of Representatives
have become the scene for the opposition to sum up the crimes of
the Koizumi administration during nearly five years of structural
reforms. The focus at the moment is on a set of three issues: the
Livedoor and earthquake data-falsification scandals, and the US
beef import case. However, although the Minshuto tried to
underscore that these issues were influenced by the reforms,
there was a strong feeling that party spent the first day of the
hearings arguing in circles.
For example, on the imported US beef issue, when policy chief
Matsumoto pursued the party line, the Prime Minister dodged it
easily by stressing, "The responsibility lies with the US side."
On the restarting of imports, Minshuto head Maehara should have
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had a keen awareness of the problem when he said, "The chickens
have come home to roost in this incident for giving priority to
Japan-US relations and importing hastily without establishing a
safety procedure system." However, the argument that in
restarting beef imports by giving more priority to Japan-US
relations than to safety never went anywhere.
13) Growing calls in LDP for shelving plan for submitting a bill
amending the Imperial House Law to the current Diet session; some
executive officers also cautious about submission
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
January 27, 2006
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) finds a growing call
within the party for shelving a plan for submitting a bill
amending the Imperial House Law to allow women or men of
matrilineal descent to take the throne.
The Japan Council of Diet members, an LDP-led supraparty group of
conservative lawmakers chaired by former Minister of Economy,
Trade, and Industry Takeo Hiranuma, yesterday adopted a
resolution opposing the submission of a bill to amend the
Imperial House Law, noting: "If such a bill were submitted to the
Diet despite opposition, public opinion would be split."
Besides this group, a growing number of party members are
expressing a cautious view or opposition.
The party leadership aims to get the bill amending the Imperial
House Law adopted in the Diet, but even in the leadership, a
cautious view is growing. For instance, General Council Chairman
Fumio Kyuma remarked: "There is no urgent need to handle it in
the ordinary Diet session." The party's Upper House Caucus
Secretary General Toranosuke Katayama stated: "The public does
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not have a good grip on (the difference between) a female emperor
and a female-line emperor (whose mother is in the emperor's
line)." On Jan. 24, Diet Affairs Committee Chairperson Hiroyuki
Hosoda, as well, commented, "There is no knowing what will happen
next." A mainstay of the Mori faction construes Hosoda's remark
as "indicating he has already determined (to postpone the
submission of the bill)."
One reason for the growing view in the party leadership of
delaying the submission of the bill is because of the possibility
that if the bill is put to a vote in spite of opposition, the
Diet would be thrown into turmoil as it was over the postal-
privatization bills. The leadership will make a final decision
after carefully observing the moves of the cautious view and
opposition in the days ahead.
Prime Minister Koizumi: "The bill should be enacted in the
current Diet session"
Prime Minister Koizumi dined with members of the council of
advisors on the Imperial House Law, including its chair Hiroyuki
Yoshikawa, former Tokyo University president, at his official
residence last night, and referring to a bill to amend the law to
allow women or men of matrilineal descent to take the throne, he
stated: "I will get the bill adopted in the current Diet session.
Don't worry."
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14) Abe, Aso again criticize China for refusing summit
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 27, 2006
A high US government official revealed in Tokyo on Jan. 23 that
the US was ready to mediate between Japan and China to help
improve strained bilateral relations. In a House of
Representatives Budget Committee session yesterday, however,
Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Aso --
both regarded as possible candidates for the next president of
the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), succeeding Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi -- again blasted China for refusing to hold a
summit between Koizumi and its President Hu Jintao due to
Koizumi's repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine. Since Japan's China
policy is linked to US policy toward Asia, communication channels
from Tokyo to Washington will now be tested.
Abe stated at yesterday's session: "It is clearly wrong that the
top leader rejects a meeting with his counterpart by using a
political issue as a diplomatic tool." Aso also sided with Abe,
saying, "Refusing any meeting because of one single issue is
abnormal. My Chinese counterpart is the only person who has
refused to hold talks with me due to the Yasukuni issue."
US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick asked Abe and Aso
about their views on relations with China in separate meetings on
Jan. 23. He also told Administrative Vice Foreign Minister
Shotaro Yachi: "If there is something that the United States can
do to improve Japan-China relations, we will be delighted to do
so."
Abe and Aso seem to have made the critical remarks on China with
their meetings with Zoellick in mind. The US administration's
Asia policy is that it is better to have cooperative ties with
China, whose economy and military strength have grown, calling
for responsible actions in the international community, than to
fight against the country.
15) MOFA changes code encrypting system for all overseas posts
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 27, 2006
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has enhanced its
counterintelligence and information security measures against
foreign intelligence activities in the wake of the suicide of a
Japanese consul in Shanghai, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe
told a news conference yesterday. In addition, MOFA also
discovered from its investigation conducted after the incident
was brought to light that there was no leakage of classified
information, such as cryptographic systems, Abe said. At the same
time, Abe clarified that MOFA has taken countermeasures, such as
changing the encoding systems of all overseas diplomatic posts.
Administrative Vide Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi yesterday
reported the countermeasures to Abe. MOFA was under fire for not
reporting the suicide case to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi or
his office until Shukan Bunshun, a weekly magazine, scooped it.
From now on, MOFA's section chiefs in charge of overseas
diplomatic posts will consult with the foreign minister and the
administrative vice minister to judge whether to report future
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cases to the prime minister's office.
In addition, Abe revealed that the government has alerted the
Japanese embassy in Beijing and all other overseas diplomatic
establishments to foreign intelligence activities. At the same
time, Abe indicated that the government would intensify MOFA's
overseas counterintelligence systems, including various training
programs.
MOFA's overseas posts used to judge at their own discretion
whether to report intelligence-related cases like the suicide of
a consul this time, according to Abe. In this regard, Abe has
told MOFA to report any problems like the one this time to the
prime minister's office, he said.
Asked about MOFA's enhanced information security plan reported to
the prime minister's office, Koizumi told reporters last evening
at his office, "Diplomats, particularly Foreign Ministry
personnel, have access to state secrets, so they must remain on
the alert against various entrapments and (foreign intelligence
agents') attempts to get information." He also said, "Information
management must be secure."
16) Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang returns to Tokyo after six
weeks
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 27, 2006
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi, who was on leave since the
middle of December, returned to Tokyo for the first time in about
six weeks and initiated his official duties, according to several
sources connected with Japan-China relations. With the
ambassador's long absence amid bilateral ties worsening due to
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine, the
prevailing view was that China was fundamentally reviewing its
Japan policy.
17) Japan-North Korea dialogue set to resume on Feb. 4
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 27, 2006
Japan and North Korea yesterday agreed on a plan to hold in
Beijing a government-level dialogue on Feb. 4, which will be the
first bilateral meeting since last December and last for about
six days. What will be put on the agenda for discussion for the
first time are: 1) abductions of Japanese nationals; 2) nuclear
and missile development; and 3) diplomatic normalization
including a settlement of the past. A plenary session will occur
on the first day of the meeting, and subject-by-subject talks
will follow.
The purpose would be to move the currently stalled bilateral
negotiations forward by dealing with the matters of interests for
both the nations simultaneously.
Joining the Japanese negotiating team will be Kunio Umeda, deputy
director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian
Affairs Bureau, for talks on abductions, Tadamichi Yamamoto,
minister for international terrorism and North Korea nuclear
issues, for talks on nuclear and missile development, and Koichi
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Haraguchi, ambassador for Japan-North Korea diplomatic
normalization, for talks on diplomatic normalization.
18) Russia admits to airspace incursion
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 27, 2006
At a press conference yesterday, Administrative Vice Defense
Minister Takemasa Moriya revealed that Russia admitted to its
aircraft's incursion into Japanese airspace, adding that Russia's
Border Guard Bureau notified the Japanese Consulate General in
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk about its large transport aircraft Antonov-72's
intrusion into Japanese airspace.
19) Defense Facilities Administration Agency to be abolished,
absorbed into JDA prior to JDA upgrade to ministry
SANKEI (Page 5)
January 27, 2006
The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) decided on Jan. 26 to abolish and
absorb the Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA). The
JDA aims to slim itself prior to being upgraded to ministry
status in order to placate New Komeito, which has taken a
cautious stance on the matter, and this step is being positioned
as an effort to prevent a recurrence of the bid-rigging scandal
surrounding the DFAA and the construction of electrical
facilities. There had been plans to submit a bill to upgrade the
JDA to ministry status in the current session of the Diet, and it
now appears likely that a bill to integrate the DFAA will be
submitted as a set to the regular session of the Diet next year.
The DFAA, which builds and maintains the facilities used by the
SDF and US forces in Japan, as well as taking responsibility for
the areas surrounding bases, has roughly 3,100 employees.
Regarding the integration of the DFAA, then Defense Agency
Director-General Ishiba in 2004 called for a review of the setup
of the agency. Following this, the responsibility for planning
and coordination regarding the transformation of US forces in
Japan was removed from the DFAA and transferred to the Defense
Facilities Section of the JDA.
Komeito President Kanzaki stated on Jan. 25: "If there is a
change as major as integrating the DFAA into the JDA, (the
elevation to ministry status also) will be readily understandable
to the people.
As there is deep-rooted resistance to elevating the JDA to
ministry status, it is believed that the decision to integrate
the DFAA can be used as leverage to make the move more palatable.
LDP General Council Chairman Kyuma said on Jan. 26:
"(Integration) should be undertaken to provide an opportunity for
the upgrade to ministry status."
In addition to abolishing the DFAA, the JDA will consider
creating its own Defense Facilities Administration Bureau. A
specific plan is expected by the time requests are made ahead of
the fiscal 2007 budget.
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