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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/31/06
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
Opinion poll:
4) Koizumi Cabinet support rating in Asahi poll slips 5 points
to 45%; Public split over resumption of beef imports
5) Asahi poll also shows slight rise in public support for
former chief cabinet secretary Fukuda as next prime minister
Diet uproar over beef:
6) Government's policy on US beef inspection at odds with
Agriculture Minister Nakagawa's Diet reply
7) Nakagawa will not quit post as agriculture minister for not
having US beef facilities fully inspected prior to import
resumption
8) Strong adverse wind blowing against government, ruling camp
over DFAA arrests and US beef issue
9) Opposition to continue to press ruling camp to the wall on
"set of four issues": Livedoor, false earthquake data l, US beef,
and now DFAA bid-rigging
10) With no US beef imports in sight, price of beef in Japanese
domestic market jumps
11) 2,000 tons of US beef failed to get through customs due to
beef ban
DFAA scandal:
12) Three top officials arrested at DFAA in major bid-rigging
scandal
13) Major DFAA scandal throws cold water on the USFJ realignment
process
14) JDA chief Nukaga's responsibility for DFAA scandal on his
watch being pursued
Defense and security issues:
15) Prime Minister Koizumi will make final decision in March to
pull GSDF troops from Iraq in May
16) USFJ realignment: Part of Sagami Depot to be returned to
Japan, but move to facility by GSDF unit put off (2 reports)
Yasukuni issue:
17) Foreign Minister Aso remains in hot seat over call for
Emperor to visit Yasukuni Shrine
18) South Korea blasts Aso, calls on him to retract statement
about Emperor visiting Yasukuni
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri & Tokyo Shimbun:
Three DFAA officials arrested on suspicion of leading bid-rigging
for projects ordered by the agency
Nihon Keizai:
Government to fully privatize Development Bank of Japan, Shoko
Chukin Bank by 2015, according to administrative reform promotion
bill
Sankei:
TOKYO 00000510 002 OF 012
Government plans to complete GSDF withdrawal from Iraq in May
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Foreign minister should be cautious about making comments on
Yasukuni issue
(2) Root out bid-rigging for projects ordered by government
offices
Mainichi:
(1) Government should also send message of apology to leprosy
patients overseas
(2) Nakagawa's Diet reply over beef issue may undermine Koizumi
administration's footing
Yomiuri:
(1) Thorough measures urged to cut off collusive ties between
government agencies and industries
(2) In opinion poll, 90% disagree that people's hearts can be
bought with money
Nihon Keizai:
(1) Full measures necessary to stop bid-rigging involving
government agencies
(2) Farm minister must give explanation about beef mess
Sankei:
(1) Revision to Construction Standards Law: Double check
necessary
(2) Judgment in homeless suit leaves some questions
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Lawmakers' pension system must be completely abolished
(2) Time to get back to basics on recycling
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, January 30
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 31, 2006
10:04
Arrived at Kantei (Prime Minister's Official Residence).
13:17
Attended a Lower House Budget Committee session.
14:30
Met with Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Nakagawa,
Foreign Minister Aso, Economy, Trade, and Industry Minister
Nikai, and others, joined by Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe.
16:08
Met with Secretary General Takebe, joined by Diet Affairs
Committee Vice Chairman Murata.
16:27
Met with Abe and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Nagase.
17:05
TOKYO 00000510 003 OF 012
Attended an LDP executive meeting.
17:38
Returned to Kantei.
18:18
Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Suzuki.
19:00
Attended the Lower House Budget Committee meeting. Took a break.
22:11
Attended the Lower House Budget Committee meeting.
23:51
Met with Takebe, Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Hosoda, and
others.
23:56
Returned to Kantei.
January 31
00:15
Returned to his residence.
4) Poll: Cabinet support down to 45%, public opinion split over
resuming US beef imports
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full)
January 31, 2006
Support for the cabinet of Prime Minister Koizumi was 45% in a
nationwide public opinion survey conducted by the Asahi Shimbun
on Jan. 28-29. The figure was down from the 50% rating in last
December's survey and is now back to the level before last
September's general election. The drop is primarily attributable
to a decrease in support from women and in big cities, where his
ruling Liberal Democratic Party made great strides in the
election. The government reimposed the ban on US beef a month
after resuming US beef imports. Asked about this issue, 87% said
the government's decision was appropriate. However, public
opinion was split when asked if they thought the government's
decision to resume US beef imports was too early, with 48% saying
"yes" and 45% saying "no."
The approval rating for the Koizumi cabinet marked 55% in last
September's survey right after the general election. In the
following surveys, the figure fluctuated between 50% and 55%. In
December, the cabinet support rate was 50%.
In the latest survey, public support was down particularly among
women and in big cities. Among female respondents, the Koizumi
cabinet stood at 53% in November and 48% in December. This time,
the figure was down to 42%. In Tokyo and Osaka, the support rate
for the Koizumi cabinet was over 50%. This time, however, it
markedly fell to 43% in Tokyo and to 37% in Osaka, with the
nonsupport rate rising in both areas. Public support for the
ruling Liberal Democratic Party was 36% in the latest survey,
likewise down from 41% in December.
In the survey, respondents were also asked if they appreciated
TOKYO 00000510 004 OF 012
Koizumi's diplomatic stance toward China and South Korea. In
response to this question, negative answers accounted for 52%,
with positive answers at 34%. In all age brackets except those
aged 70 and over, more than half were negative, showing a severe
view of Koizumi's diplomatic stance.
The survey this time was conducted before the Diet was thrown
into confusion yesterday over the advisability of surveying US
beef packers. Respondents were asked if they thought Japan should
impose stricter conditions when resuming US beef imports again.
In response to this question, 57% answered "yes," with 33% saying
"no."
In the United States, there is an argument calling for Japan to
ease its import conditions along with international standards.
However, only 3% insisted on easing the import conditions.
In addition, respondents were further asked if they would like to
eat US beef if US beef imports are resumed again. In response to
this question, "yes" accounted for 30%, rising from 23% in a
survey conducted last October. However, "no" still accounts for
62%. The figure shows that the public still remains distrustful
of US beef.
5) Poll: LDP presidential race to focus on pensions, health care;
Fukuda slightly rebounds
ASAHI (Page 2) (Abridged)
January 31, 2006
In a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Asahi Shimbun on
Jan. 28-29, respondents were asked what the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) should focus on in its presidential
election set for this September to pick a leader to succeed
Koizumi. The most common answer was "pensions and health care" at
45%, followed by "fiscal reconstruction and tax reform" at 28,
"economic disparities" at 12 %, and "diplomacy" at 10%.
Meanwhile, public opinion is split over whether to focus on
Yasukuni Shrine. In the survey, respondents were asked if they
thought the LDP should discuss whether the next prime minister
should visit the shrine. In response to this question, public
opinion was split, with "yes" and "no" even at 46%.
In addition, respondents were also asked if they would like the
next prime minister to visit the shrine. In response to this
question, "no" accounted for 46%, with "yes" at 28%. Respondents
were further asked to pick a Diet member for the next prime
minister, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe topped all
others at 28% (33% in the last survey), following last October's
survey. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda came next at
5% (2% in the last survey).
6) Lifting of US beef import ban: Gap between agriculture
minister's apology and what actually happened in process; Lower
House Budget Committee session suspended intermittently
ASAHI (Page 1) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
Yesterday's Lower House Budget Committee session in the Diet was
suspended intermittently over a reply Agriculture, Forestry, and
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Fisheries Minister Nakagawa made regarding the process of the
lifting of the first ban on US beef imports. As a result, the
adoption of the supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2005 during
the day's Lower House plenary session aimed at by the ruling camp
was postponed. The original cause of the uproar was that Nakagawa
replied that the government decided to import US beef without
prior local inspections in the US, contrary to a written reply
adopted at a cabinet meeting last November. The truth is,
however, that the government had already decided to dispatch a
team of inspectors after US beef imports were resumed even before
the cabinet meeting made its own decision. This discrepancy
appears to be behind the uproar.
In reference to his statement made in the morning of Jan. 30 that
the government decided to import US beef without prior
inspections in the US, contrary to the written reply adopted at
the cabinet meeting, Nakagawa during the Lower House Budget
Committee meeting held on the evening of the same day explained
changes in the situation after the cabinet meeting and said: "The
government decision is not necessarily contrary to the written
reply." However, his explanation failed to convince the
opposition bloc. Deliberations on the supplementary budget bill
were suspended intermittently, but the opposition camp finally
agreed to return to deliberations after the government indicated
its view on the issue. The bill was adopted at the committee
session.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe during the evening session of the
Budget Committee explained: "The cabinet decision authorized the
views of MAFF and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare at
the time as the position of the cabinet. However, the government
perception has changed since then." Prime Minister Koizumi also
said that there was no problem with these replies, saying, "I
think these replies are fine."
However, according to the government's in-house data, which the
Asahi Shimbun obtained, the government decided to resume US beef
imports on Dec. 12, before the written reply was adopted at the
cabinet meeting, and the government decided to send a team of
inspectors to the US afterwards.
7) Agriculture minister doesn't have to resign, says prime
minister over US beef inspection issue, countering opposition
camp's attack with unified government view
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
Following the revelation of the failure to conduct a fact-finding
inspection before the resumption of US beef imports, the
government was pressed hard yesterday to deal with Diet
responses, for instance, by presenting a unified government view.
At a meeting late yesterday of the Lower House Budget Committee,
Hiroyuki Nagahama of Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan)
demanded Agriculture Minister Nakagawa's resignation, arguing:
"He should know how to take responsibility."
In response, Prime Minister Koizumi indicated his perception that
the agriculture minister does not have to step down," noting:
"The agriculture minister is fully aware of his responsibility as
he aims to take all possible measures to ensure food safety." The
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agriculture minister, as well, stressed his intention not to
resign.
On the other hand, the opposition parties also pursued the
government as to why it had failed to send inspection teams
8) Firm minister's Diet reply on US beef imports, bid-rigging by
defense officials could adversary affect government, ruling bloc
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa's
replies to questions at a Budget Committee session of the House
of Representatives yesterday forced the government and ruling
coalition to strive to defend their position and give up passing
yesterday a supplementary budget for fiscal 2005 through the
Lower House. Moreover, senior Defense Facilities Administration
Agency officials were arrested yesterday on suspicion of
involvement in rigging bids for agency projects. The opposition
camp, which intended to pursue the government over a set of three
issues -- the US beef imports issue, the Livedoor scandal, and
the earthquake-proof date falsification scam --has been presented
with another means of attacking the government and ruling
parties.
Democratic Party of Japan President Seiji Maehara categorically
said to reporters yesterday:
"The government and ruling bloc have insisted that the Japanese
government did nothing wrong and that the United States is
responsible for the inclusion of spinal columns in a US beef
shipment after the import ban was lifted. However, it has now
become clear that what they said was incorrect."
Maehara indicated in his remarks that the main opposition party
would call for the dismissal of Nakagawa.
Some ruling camp members complained about Nakagawa's replies at
the session, with one lawmaker saying: "He slipped up in
responding to questions. He should have given detailed
explanations and not just apologized." Ritsuo Hosokawa, a DPJ
member and a director of the Lower House Budget Committee,
commented, "I assume that Health, Labor, and Welfare Minister
Jiro Kawasaki bears responsibility for the beef issue." The
opposition party is now encouraged by the two additional tools.
The government is optimistic about the beef issue, with a source
in the Kantei remarking, "The farm minister won't be sacked." A
senior LDP member expressed concern about the handling of the
matter by Nakagawa and Agriculture Ministry officials, saying,
"The huge ruling coalition's defenses are now down."
The government and ruling parties are now shocked by the arrest
of an incumbent technical councilor at the DFAA on suspicion of
leading bid-rigging for agency projects.
A senior LDP member in the House of Councillors grumbled: "We
have now given the opposition camp a good tool to pursue us.
Something always happens when Mr. Nukaga serves in a Cabinet
post."
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Nukaga resigned as director-general of the Defense Agency in 1998
over a procurement scandal. He then stepped down as minister in
charge of financial affairs to take responsibility for receiving
donations from the scandal-tainted KSD, a mutual-aid organization
for small and medium-scale businesses.
Maehara told reporters last night: "I get indignant at the fact
that bid-rigging, amakudari (golden parachuting), and
embezzlement of tax money have been carried out. Defense chief
Nukaga's responsibility is significant." He then stressed, "I
will pursue the government and ruling camp over the set of four
issues."
9) Opposition parties to pursue government, ruling camp over set
of four issues
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
It was found yesterday at a House of Representatives Budget
Committee session that Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Minister Shoichi Nakagawa had broken a Cabinet decision on the
resumption of US beef imports. With the revelation of the issue,
opposition parties now feel like they are riding high in pursuing
the government and ruling coalition. Yesterday also the
allegations were brought to light that Defense Facilities
Administration Agency officials were involved in bid rigging for
agency projects. Seiji Maehara, president of the main opposition
party Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), yesterday took a
stance of stepping up the offensive at the Diet, saying "We would
like to pursue the government and ruling parties over a set of
four issues" including the Livedoor scandal and earthquake-
resistance data falsification scam.
The opposition bloc is criticizing the government for failing to
inspect US meat processing facilities before making a decision to
resume US beef imports, calling the failure a "violation of the
Cabinet decision." Maehara last night told reporters: "The issue
deserves a resignation (of the farm minister). Violating a
cabinet decision is serious." The largest opposition intends to
link the issue to not only resignation of Nakagawa but also to
political responsibility of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who
had stated that the United States was responsible for the
inclusion of specified risk materials in a US beef shipment to
Japan.
Maehara underscored a strong pursue of the alleged bid rigging by
defense officials, noting, "Defense Agency Director General
Fukushiro Nukaga's responsibility is significant."
10) Imported beef prices up with embargo giving impression that
imported products are in short supply; Up 4 yen per 100 gram in
one week
ASAHI (Page 2) (Full)
January 31, 2006
A survey of the retail prices of beef in the fourth week of
January released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and
Fisheries (MAFF) found that imported beef (100 grams of chilled
chuck eye roll) recorded a new high since Apr. 2004 at 376 yen,
up 4 yen from the previous week's level. The survey was carried
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out for the first time since the second ban was placed on US beef
imports, following the discovery of backbones in shipments. The
ban on imports after the arrival of only 1,500 tons of products
has given the impression to the market that imported beef is in
short supply. MAFF noted: "We will closely monitor the movements
of beef prices."
11) More than 2,000 tons of US beef fail to pass customs: Worth 2
billion yen in cost terms
YOMIURI (Page 36) (Full)
January 31, 2006
It was found yesterday through investigation by an industry
association that more than 2,000 tons of US beef have nowhere to
go, as they were unable to pass customs due to the second ban on
US beef imports. The government has already called on importers
to check the products that have already been imported as well.
The industry will likely be pressed to take yet another approach
to the beef issue.
According to the Japanese Association for Meat Imports and
Exports (JAMIE) (Minato Ward, Tokyo), an organization for trading
companies, the amount of beef that has been reported as stored in
containers or warehouses, unable to pass customs due to the ban
on US beef imports placed on Jan. 20, totals approximately 1,380
tons. JAMIE estimated that beef that has been unable to secure
custom clearance reaches approximately 2,200 to 2,300 tons, if
amounts that are now heading for Japan and products imported by
traders who are not MAMIE members are combined. Most of such
products are chilled beef with high unit prices. Their "eat-by"
freshness date is approximately two months. When US beef imports
were suspended in Dec. 2003, following the first discovery of a
BSE case in the US, approximately 13,000 tons of beef were unable
to clear through customs. Many importers incinerated imported
products at their own expenses, and the losses were covered by
insurance. Since then, many insurance companies exempted import
bans from the coverage of insurance. Therefore, importers will
likely have to shoulder the total amount of losses this time.
12) Three individuals, including DFAA technical councilor,
arrested on suspicion of blocking open bidding; Current and
former top technical officials believed to have led bid-rigging
for air-conditioning projects at Defense Agency facility and
hospital
MAINICHI (Top play) (Excerpt)
January 31, 2006
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special
Investigative Department yesterday arrested three individuals
connected with the Defense Facilities Administration Agency
(DFAA) on suspicion of blocking open bidding for a project
ordered by the agency. They are Mamoru Ikezawa, 57, the agency's
former technical councilor who now heads the Defense Facilities
Technology Foundation; Takayoshi Kawano, 57, the agency's
technical councilor; and another. They are believed to have led
bid-rigging for an air-conditioning system ordered by the agency.
Following last year's government-involved bid-rigging scandal
over a project ordered by the former state-owned operator of
Narita Airport, the scandal this time has led to the arrest of
the former and current DFAA No. 3 officials.
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13) Arrest of defense officials over bid rigging throws cold
water on US force realignment efforts
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
January 31, 2006
Prosecutors arrested three officials of the Defense Facilities
Administration Agency (DFAA) yesterday on suspicion of
maneuvering bid-rigging schemes for projects ordered by the
agency. In response, a gloomy atmosphere has swept across the
agency. In an effort to push ahead with the US force realignment
plan agreed on between the Japanese and US governments, the DFAA,
in cooperation with the Defense Agency (JDA), has acted as
intermediary between the central government and the local
governments that are opposed to the plan. The incident is
apparently throwing cold water on their efforts in realignment
talks.
Hearing the news of the technical officials' arrest, a DFAA
employee grumbled: "The agency's loss of public confidence at
this particular time is quite serious."
The DFAA has engaged in the task of persuading relevant local
governments to accept the realignment plan so that the Japanese
and US governments will be able to come up with a final report in
March as they plan. However, no progress has been made so far.
Under such a circumstance, the agency's loss of public confidence
due to the bid-rigging scandal will inevitably deal a serious
blow to it.
JDA Director General Nukaga indicated late last night that the
agency would establish an investigation committee, saying: "It is
importance for us to make efforts to start over from the
beginning with the determination of not hesitating to even
dissolve the DFAA and to regain public trust."
It is certain, though, that residents in relevant local
communities are now taking a severe view of the DFAA than before.
The bid-rigging scandal has placed the agency officials
responsible for persuading local communities in a tough spot.
14) New Komeito secretary general refers to JDA chief Nukaga's
responsibility: "Discussion from moral standpoint naturally
necessary"
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
January 31, 2006
In reference to the arrest of three officials of the Defense
Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) over bid rigging for
projects ordered by the agency, New Komeito Secretary General
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba said late last night: "It is truly
regrettable." Responding to reporters in the Diet building,
Fuyushiba also said regarding Defense Agency (JDA) Director
General Fukushiro Nukaga's accountability: "It is natural to
conduct discussion from a moral standpoint."
Asked about preventive measures, Fuyushiba indicated that the
government should look into the possibility of merging the JDA
and the DFAA. He said: "It might become possible to establish a
perfect monitoring system by integrating the DFAA into the JDA."
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15) Prime minister to decide in March to pull out all GSDF troops
from Iraq by end of May
SANKEI (Top play) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
The government decided yesterday to complete withdrawing Ground
Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops from the southern Iraqi city of
Samawah by the end of May. The government will make final
coordination with British and Australian troops, who have been
responsible for security in Samawah, for Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi's political decision by March, when the planned pullout
begins. The United States is expected to approve Japan's
withdrawal. The government will review the composition of the
GSDF unit for the withdrawal and consider expanding the Air Self-
Defense Force's (ASDF) scope of activities.
Some 600 GSDF troops have been repairing schools and roads in
Samawah. The ASDF's three C130 transport planes and 200 troops
have also been airlifting personnel and supplies between Kuwait
and southern Iraq.
Under the Constitution prohibiting the use of force, the GSDF is
not allowed to carry out security duties. Given the situation,
the government has concluded that it would be difficult for the
GSDF to continue its activities without the presence of British
and Australian troops.
Britain and Australia have been planning to withdraw from Samawah
by the end of May. But Australian Prime Minister John Howard has
hinted at keeping troops in Samawah beyond May, and the US has
also asked for the GSDF's continued mission in Iraq. All those
factors made the timeframe for the planned GSDF withdrawal fluid.
But following Iraq's legislative election in December, the
Foreign Ministry and Defense Agency centering on the Cabinet
Secretariat began seriously studying the timetable for the
SIPDIS
planned withdrawal from Iraq. Japan, Britain, and Australia held
behind the scenes talks in late January, and the three countries
reached a general agreement to withdraw by the end of May.
16-1) Japan asks for partial return of Camp Zama in effort to
reduce local burden
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
January 31, 2006
In Japan-US talks on the realignment of US forces in Japan, Japan
has called for a partial return of the site of Camp Zama along
the plan that the US Army's 1st Army Command will be reorganized
into a new headquarters or a Unit of Employment X (UEX) to be
transferred to Camp Zama (stretching across Zama and Sagamihara
Cities) in Kanagawa Prefecture, the Yomiuri Shimbun learned
yesterday. This request is intended to reduce local burden. The
US as well is considering it along the planned partial return of
the Sagami supply depot (in Sagamihara City). By incorporating a
plan for the partial return of the sites of those two facilities
in a final report to be released in March, Japan wants to
persuade the Zama and Sagamihara city governments, which are both
opposed to the planned establishment of the UEX.
16-2) USFJ realignment: Sagami Depot to be returned in part; GSDF
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troop deployment foregone
MAINICHI (Page 1) (Full)
January 31, 2006
Japan and the United States held working-level consultations in
Hawaii on Jan. 24-26 over the planned realignment of US forces in
Japan, with their senior officials for foreign affairs and
defense attending. The Japanese and US governments basically
agreed in the talks to return a portion of Sagami Depot, a US
Army facility in Kanagawa Prefecture, sources said yesterday. The
Japanese government had proposed deploying a Ground Self-Defense
Force unit to the depot, but the two governments eventually
decided to forego the deployment as a "future issue."
Sagami Depot covers an area of approximately 214 hectares. The US
military is expected to return the depot's west open yard. The US
government has not agreed to return the 52-hectare open yard in
its entirety. The two governments will negotiate the size of land
to be returned.
The Defense Agency has held negotiations with the US government
on its plan to station a 1,300-strong rapid deployment regiment
or infantry regiment at the depot in preparation for major
disasters. However, the agency decided to give it up since it
remains unable to get local consent.
The US government frowned on a plan to move 12 air tankers from
the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa to the
Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kanoya base in Kagoshima
Prefecture. Instead, the US government proposed redeploying them
to Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture as specified in the final
report of the Japan-US Special Action Committee on Okinawa
(SACO). However, the Japanese government rejected the proposal.
The US government will reconsider it.
17) What is the true intention of Foreign Minister Aso's remark,
"The best way would be for the Emperor to visit Yasukuni
Shrine"?; Confusion deepens without presentation of controversial
points
ASAHI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
January 31, 2006
By Hideaki Abe
On Jan. 28, Foreign Minister Aso stated about the prime
minister's visits to Yasukuni Shrine: "The best way would be for
the Emperor to visit the shrine." This statement has been causing
wide repercussions. The government has never indicated why the
Emperor does not visit Yasukuni Shrine, but it is commonly
pointed out that it relates to the collective enshrinement of
Class-A war criminals. But Aso stopped short of specifying
controversial points and breakthrough measures. Many in the
government remain unable to fathom his true intention, while his
statement is enraging China and South Korea
In a speech, Aso remarked, "What the spirit of the war dead seeks
is a visit to the shrine by the Emperor." He then stressed the
need to discuss measures to realize such a visit.
No emperor has visited Yasukuni Shrine since Emperor Showa in
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November 1975. In 1978, Class-A war criminals were collectively
enshrined there. It is widely believed that the lack of an
imperial visit since then is related to the collective
enshrinement of Class-A war criminals.
Aso, however, stated that the reason why the Emperor cannot visit
the shrine "stems from that statement on public figures and
private individuals." "That statement" seems to refer to then
Prime Minister Miki's remark to the effect that he made "a visit
to the shrine as a private individual." Miki made this remark
when he became the first prime minister to visit Yasukuni on the
anniversary of the end of the war.
On the issue of visits to Yasukuni Shrine by the prime minister
and cabinet members, it often becomes a problem whether they
visit the shrine as a public figure or a private individual. The
reason is that their shrine visits may violate the separation of
religion and state under the Constitution, which says, "The State
and its organs shall refrain from religious education or any
other religious activity."
Stemming from the perception that what has made it difficult for
the Emperor to visit Yasukuni Shrine is the fact that such a
visit could raise questions as to whether the visit is paid as a
public figure or a private individual, Aso apparently made such a
remark. An aide to him explained: "The Emperor is the symbol of
the unity of the nation, so he is neither a public figure nor a
private individual."
Past imperial visits to Yasukuni Shrine have been taken as an act
by a private individual. A written government opinion last year
specified: "Emperor Showa visited Yasukuni Shrine as a private
citizen. His activities related to state affairs are limited to
what the Constitution specifies, so his visit to the shrine does
not fall under those activities related to state affairs."
18) "He should retract that remark," ROK government says
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
January 31, 2006
Hayami Ichikawa, Seoul
Commenting yesterday on Foreign Minister Aso's controversial
remark, a spokesperson for South Korea's Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade strongly called on Aso to issue a retraction,
stating: "It is a wrong statement by a Japanese official
responsible for foreign policy. It disregards relations with its
neighbor."
The spokesperson said: "The Japanese foreign minister's remark is
intended to justify and glorify the history of Japan's war of
aggression. It is extremely regrettable." Since relations with
Japan began deteriorating last year, the ROK government had
refrained from reacting to each remark made by Japanese
officials, but (Aso's) remark linked the Emperor to Yasukuni
Shrine. The ROK government decided to comment on it, as "that
remark crossed a red line," according to a government official.
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