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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/06
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
4) Government readying plan for pulling out GSDF from Iraq by
end of May
DFAA scandal:
5) Major construction companies admit involvement in DFAA bid-
rigging practices; Bidding for projects at US military facilities
also rigged
6) Revelation that bidding for Iwakuni base runway extension
project was rigged as DFAA scandal widens
7) JDA chief Nukaga to dismantle DFAA but not resign to take
responsibility
8) Construction part of DFAA to be shifted to JDA
9) DFAA scandal makes will likely delay JDA dream of becoming
ministry
LDP delegation in Washington:
10) Defense Secretary Rumsfeld tells visiting LDP delegation
that Futenma relocation is an urgent task
11) Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick expresses concern to
visiting LDP delegation about sour Japan-China relations
12) Ambassador to UN Bolton: Cannot support Japan's new proposal
for UNSC reform
13) Foreign Ministry rebuts President Putin's remark that Yalta
Declaration is basis for Russian sovereignty over northern
islands
14) Major Japanese banks cooperate to halt North Korea money
laundering in Macao
15) Government as part of ODA reform plan will dissolve JBIC and
transfer yen loan administration to JICA
Political merry-go-round:
16) Prime Minister Koizumi sets off storm with Diet remark that
"income disparity not a bad thing" since "reforms give even
losers opportunities"
17) 173 lawmakers, including 135 from LDP, band together to
block imperial rule change that would let a female ascent to the
throne
18) Minshuto lawmaker to be charged by police for beating up a
female employee of Aichi restaurant
19) Health ministry, citing low BSE risk, tells Diet that 19
products in Japan, including medicine, contain US beef by-
products
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Defense Facilities Administration Agency suspected of leading bid
rigging at Iwakuni base in fiscal 2004
TOKYO 00000567 002.2 OF 013
Mainichi:
Livedoor changed timing for account settlement to speed up debut
on stock market
Yomiuri:
Kajima, Taisei executives admit involvement in bid rigging led by
defense agency officials
Nihon Keizai:
Toyota to develop cars for China market with China FAW Group
Sankei:
Livedoor share price drops below 100 yen
Tokyo Shimbun:
DFAA engaged in bid rigging for construction products, with
former agency officials acting as coordinators
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Prince Mikasa should refrain from further comment on
imperial succession issue
(2) Bush speech underlines determination to regain lost ground
by putting energy into domestic affairs
Mainichi:
(1) Further discussion needed on details of new legislation on
rescuing asbestos suffers
(2) State of the Union: President Bush should put "cooperation"
into action
Yomiuri:
(1) Fraudulent research papers: Government urged to clear up
truth and set up rules on punishment
(2) US president's speech reconfirms need for continued
involvement in world
Nihon Keizai:
(1) Bush speech implies strategy to strengthen US
competitiveness ahead of fight with terrorism
(2) Cooperation imperative to stabilize crude oil prices
Sankei:
(1) Bush speech demonstrates US philosophy and direction
(2) Information on side effects of pharmaceuticals should be
disclosed in understandable way
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Improvement in job market expected to energize spring wage
struggle
(2) Bush speech: Shadow looming over president's leadership
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, February 1
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
February 2, 2006
09:00
Attended an Upper House Budget Committee session.
TOKYO 00000567 003.2 OF 013
11:56
Returned to Kantei.
13:00
Attended the Upper House Budget Committee session.
17:34
Attended a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy,
held at Kantei.
19:38
Returned to his residence.
4) Government to draft plan possibly this month to prepare for
withdrawal of GSDF from Iraq, with possible full pullout in May;
Withdrawal to take 2-3 months
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
February 2, 2006
The government has begun preparation efforts for a withdrawal of
the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) from Iraq, with a possible
full pullout envisioned by May. British forces, which have
jurisdiction over the southern part, including Samawah where the
GSDF is stationed, are considering a pullout in stages starting
in March, so there is a possibility that Japan's withdrawal would
start around the same time. The government has decided to resume
yen loans to Iraq in March, creating an environment for the troop
pullout.
Prime Minister Koizumi will decide the actual withdrawal
timeframe, based on the moves of the full-fledged Iraqi
government that will be launched at the end of February and on
final coordination with the US and other concerned countries.
The withdrawal of British troops responsible for southern Iraq
will affect the Australian forces that bear responsibility for
public security operations in Samawah. If the British and
Australian troops both leave, the GSDF, which is prohibited by
the Constitution from using armed force, will find it difficult
to continue its own operations on its own.
For that reason, the government has decided to draft a plan this
month for removing the GSDF. The timeframe for withdrawing the
troops is seen as three to four months.
5) Kajima, Taisei executives admit to investigators that they
rigged DFAA projects; Retired DFAA officials drafted contract-
awarding lists
YOMIURI (Top play) (Excerpts)
February 2, 2006
Executives of Kajima Corp. (based in Minato Ward, Tokyo) and
Taisei Corp. (based in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) have admitted to
investigators that the companies rigged construction and civil
engineering projects by the Defense Facilities Administration
Agency (DFAA) via former agency officials, sources said
yesterday.
According to the sources, senior DFAA officials who landed jobs
TOKYO 00000567 004.2 OF 013
in the construction industry after retirement drafted lists
showing which companies would be awarded the contracts. With the
agency's approval, they have then informed Kajima of civil
engineering work and Taisei of construction work to let them
notify other companies of the results. The executives of the two
companies have reportedly explained this bid-rigging system to
the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office special
investigation team.
General contractors also rigged US military project to win orders
at 95% of target prices
General contractors also rigged a DFAA-ordered construction
project connected with the partial relocation of US Iwakuni Air
Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, sources familiar with the
scandal revealed. Such major general contractors as Kajima and
Taisei, which have been raided on suspicion of bid rigging of air-
conditioning work, also won air-station-related work orders at an
average of 95% of the target prices. The air station relocation
project is the DFAA's major project costing 240 billion yen. The
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office special investigative
unit is closely examining how the tenders were conducted,
suspecting bid rigging in the process.
The Iwakuni Air Station project involves the construction of a
new runway 1,000 meters off the coast. The project, which
consists of 13 stages and costs 240 billion yen, has been
underway since fiscal 1996. The project requires splitting 213
hectares of an area into three parts for reclaiming and improving
the ground to build a 2,400-meter runway, control tower, ammo
dump, and harbor facilities. To date, 86 hectares of the area
have been reclaimed. The agency has ordered shore protection,
breakwater, and foundation enhancement work worth 185.2 billion
yen.
The special investigative team raided such general contractors as
Kajima, Taisei, Obayashi, Shimizu, Goyo, and Toa on Dec. 31 and
Feb. 1. Those six companies have been involved in the air
station's relocation project.
6) Iwakuni base possibly involved in bid rigging for offshore
tarmac construction
ASAHI (Top play) (Abridged)
February 2, 2006
The Defense Facilities Administration Agency, an external organ
of the Defense Agency, is suspected of having rigged bids also
for the construction of an offshore runway at the US Marine
Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Prefecture, sources revealed. An official in the DFAA's No. 3
post of technical councillor, which is the highest of all
technical positions at the DFAA, is alleged to have taken the
initiative in rigging bids for years over construction works,
engineering works, and various other DFAA-ordered projects. Among
those bid-rigging practices, there are also suspicions being
floated over projects at the Iwakuni base. The Tokyo District
Public Prosecutors Office's special investigative squad is also
seen to have grasped such facts. In its ongoing investigations,
the squad searched the head offices of general construction
contractors and questioned their executives.
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According to informed sources, the DFAA technical councillor is
suspected of having initiated bid rigging over the DFAA's work
orders in fiscal 2004 for the construction of a runway contiguous
to the Iwakuni base. Those construction works include a project
ordered for over 3.5 billion yen. There were also projects that
were knocked down at outstandingly high bids even among the
DFAA's work orders in that fiscal year.
Those bid-rigged projects included ground improvement in a
central block of the offshore construction site (contracted at
3.5175 billion yen), land reclamation in that central block (2.73
billion yen), and ground improvement in the construction site's
northern block (2.058 billion yen). Those projects went to the
joint ventures of Kajima Corp., Seibu Construction Co., Ltd.,
Kabuki Construction Co., Ltd., Obayashi Corp., Tokura
Construction Co., Ltd., Iwakuni Doken Co., Tekken Corp., Daiho
Co., Ltd., and Taihei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Those JV groups have
knocked down the projects at as high as 97.71-96.90% of the
planned prices.
Prosecutors searched the head offices of general construction
contractors Kajima Corp., Taisei Corp., Obayashi Corp., Shimizu
Corp., and Tekken Corp. In addition, they have also searched the
head offices of Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., Toa Corp.,
Wakachiku Construction Co., Ltd., and Nissan Rinkai Construction
Co., Ltd. Prosecutors are questioning major civil engineering and
construction companies' executives, including a retired DFAA
technical councillor who is now in a major civil engineering
firm. According to the sources, some of those general
construction contractors' executives have admitted to having
rigged bids for DFAA-ordered construction projects.
The DFAA technical councillor, overseeing all DFAA engineering-
related sections, is alleged to have controlled bid-rigging
practices over DFAA-ordered projects for years. In those bid-
rigging cases, three DFAA officials, including senior officials,
were arrested for their involvement in bid rigging for air-
conditioning installation. In the suspected case of construction
projects at the Iwakuni base as well, the technical councillor is
said to have likewise initiated bid rigging.
7) Defense Agency Director General Nukaga indicates his intention
to dismantle DFAA
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Following the revelation of bid-rigging practices led by
officials of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA),
Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga during
yesterday's Upper House Budget Committee session in the Diet
categorically said: "I will seek to dismantle the DFAA, by
returning it to the starting line, so that an incident like this
will not happen again." He intends to look into the possibility
of taking a second look at that organization with its integration
into the Defense Agency in mind.
Nukaga stressed that he had no intention of stepping down,
saying: "My responsibility is to place the DFAA at a new starting
point." The move will likely affect a plan to raise the Defense
Agency to a ministry status, which the government and the ruling
camp are now mulling.
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Appearing on a TBS program before attending the budget meeting,
Nukaga said that the Defense Facilities Technology Association, a
public-interest corporation, where a former technical councilor,
now arrested, serves as director, should be dissolved. He thus
indicated his intention to seek a review of the public-interest
corporation, on which the DFAA has jurisdiction.
Explaining the background of the incident this time, Nukaga at
the budget meeting pointed out: "By some way, the DFAA has a
sense of entitlement. They were very exclusive regarding
personnel exchanges as well. There have been few exchanges with
the Defense Agency. There was a breeding ground for
irregularities behind such a backdrop." He then went on to
explain the circumstances in which the Defense Agency's Central
Procurement Office was disbanded, following a breach-of-trust and
corruption incident involving this entity in 1998. Facing the
incident this time, he again stressed the need to revamp the
organization, noting, "The Defense Agency as a whole has not
learned lessons from the incident in 1998 or felt responsible for
it, by taking it as its own issue."
8) Government plans to dismantle DFAA and integrate Construction
Department into Defense Agency; Specific plans to be produced by
summer
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
February 2, 2006
The government plans to dismantle the Defense Facilities
Administration Agency (DFAA), which has been involved in a bid
rigging scandal. To that end, the government intends to map out
specific plans by summer. A plan has already surfaced to
integrate the DFAA Construction Department that took the lead in
the bid rigging into the Defense Agency's Equipment Contract
Department.
A study panel established by the Defense Agency following the
revelation of the bid-rigging scandal will put together
preventive measures by the end of April. The panel intends to
produce specific plans by summer to dismantle the DFAA to
integrate it into the Defense Agency to incorporate the necessary
costs in the fiscal 2007 budget.
Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga in a press
conference yesterday revealed a plan to dismantle the DFAA. Prime
Minister Junichiro Koizumi also told reporters, "I will leave the
matter to Mr. Nukaga. I trust he will handle the matter
properly."
The defense chief will study ways centering on a plan to
integrate the DFAA Construction Department's contract and
implementation functions and the Facility Department's contract
functions into the Defense Agency's Contract Office responsible
for concluding contracts and procuring equipment. How to ensure
checking functions after integrating such constructions will be
the challenge.
A plan is also afoot to shift the Operational Department
responsible for base workers and other compensatory affairs and
the Facility Department's planning and coordination work on US
military facilities to the Defense Agency's internal bureaus.
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Some have also suggested such ideas as integrating some functions
into existing internal bureaus or director general's secretariat
and establishing a facilities bureau to absorb such functions.
9) JDA chief Nukaga articulates, "The DFAA will be dismantled,"
out of concern for adverse effect of scandal on the issue of
upgrading JDA to ministry status as well as his responsibility
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
February 2, 2006
By Yoso Furumoto
At a meeting yesterday of the Upper House Budget Committee,
Defense Agency (JDA) Director-General Fukushiro Nukaga
articulated that "the Defense Facilities Administration Agency
(DFAA) will be dismantled." This remark is apparently intended to
arrest an adverse effect of the recent DFAA bureaucrat-led bid-
rigging scandal on the issue of upgrading the JDA to ministry
status as well as his responsibility. But given that the drastic
review of the DFAA is on the prearranged plan, it appears
difficult to regard the dismantlement plan as a reform of the JDA
that is accompanied by pain. Depending on future developments of
the incident, a call for his resignation to take the
responsibility will grow stronger in both the ruling and
opposition parties.
Nukaga yesterday criticized the DFAA by noting: "It has privilege
and is a hotbed for corruption." He then articulated, "I will
dismantle it, returning to the starting point for reform." This
remark took one step further from the previous one, "I intend to
dismantle it."
Nukaga has led debate on consolidating the DFAA into the JDA.
Behind this is a bitter lesson he learned from the case of breach
of trust involving the Procurement Department in 1998. At the
time, too, Nukaga served as JDA chief, and the JDA's poor
response to the incident right after it came to light aggravated
the situation. Nukaga was forced to resign to take the
responsibility. That's why Nukaga has been looking for ways for
reform of his agency since late last year, when the bid-rigging
scandal this time was reported.
On the other hand, the consolidation of the DFAA is a favorable
plan for administrative officials in the JDA, as well. The DFAA
in a way has taken over the job from the Special Procurement
Agency that had a huge privilege and is tasked with
administration of US forces in Japan. It has a high degree of
dependence from the JDA. All these considered, Fukuda's
dismantlement remark gives a glimpse of his ulterior motive to
dodge a call for his resignation by proposing to dismantle and
consolidate the DFAA into the JDA and also to strengthen the
powers of the JDA in a bid to push the move for upgrading the JDA
to ministry status.
Following the bid-rigging scandal this time, a senior ruling
party member indicated an outlook that there would be a certain
level of impact, saying: "There would a mood to prevent the
agency from being upgraded to ministry."
10) Rumsfeld urges Japan to swiftly implement Futenma relocation
plan, as agreed upon
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YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Takashi Sakamoto, Washington
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld held talks on Jan. 31 in
SIPDIS
Washington with visiting Liberal Democratic Party Acting
Secretary General Ichiro Aisawa, former Defense Agency Director
SIPDIS
General Shigeru Ishiba and others. In the session, Rumsfeld
called for the swift relocation of US Marine Corps Futenma Air
Station from Ginowan to the coast of Camp Schwab in Nago, as
agreed upon between Tokyo and Washington, saying, "It was good
(that the candidate leaving the door open for accepting the
planned alternative facility has won the Nago mayoral race). So
many elections have taken place, and we have been forced to wait
endlessly. We will not wait, after this election."
Rumsfeld was also quoted as saying in a strong tone, "We will
have to implement the bilateral agreement no matter what."
11) Zoellick concerned about Japan-China ties
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Washington, Hiroaki Wada
Three Diet members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party,
including LDP Acting Secretary General Ichiro Aisawa, met with US
Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick at the State Department on
Jan. 31. According to Aisawa, Zoellick expressed concern about
the deterioration of Japan-China relations in connection with the
Yasukuni Shrine issue. "We want Japan to become an even more
positive global partner of the United States, and we also want
Japan to prevent the history issue from becoming a minus," Aisawa
quoted Zoellick as saying.
12) Expansion of UNSC framework: US Ambassador to UN Bolton says
US "cannot support" Japan's proposal, adding, "There is no easy
way to do this"
ASAHI (Page 2) (Full)
February 2, 2006
By Shinichi Ikeda in New York
In an exclusive interview on Jan. 31 with the Asahi Shimbun, US
Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discussed the
expansion of the UN Security Council membership, which is now 15
countries: "The upper limit on the expansion would be 19-20. An
ideal reform would be to expand the membership to 16 with only
Japan joining." He made it clear that in his view, the United
States would not support Japan's proposed expansion of membership
to 21. Last year, Japan, along with Germany and other nations,
submitted a draft UN resolution to expand the UNSC, but it was
rejected. Japan the came up with an outline of a new resolution
it had drafted in line with US wishes. Notwithstanding, Japan has
failed to obtain America's understanding about the new
resolution, and now finds itself forced to reconsider that, too.
Bolton also stated: "All past attempts to let Japan join the UNSC
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as a permanent member failed. It's about time that we have to
realize there is no easy way to do this."
On the question of the UNSC expansion, the Africa Union (AU) and
a group of Germany, Brazil and India, three nations that acted in
concert with Japan last year, have separately presented a
resolution to the UN. Bolton emphasized that in his view, the
expansion should be a minimum one in order to keep the UNSC
efficient." "Discussions are continuing to find a way to achieve
what Japan desires and what we desire at the same time," he
added, noting, "For now, we cannot find any idea that meets not
only Japan's wishes but also satisfies us."
On the other hand, Bolton appreciated Japan's efforts to work
together with the US to reform the UN. Referring to one episode
that late last year, the UN failed to get approval of its regular
budget because of the US objection stemming from the fact that
that budget did not reflect efforts for reform and a stopgap
budget was approved instead, he stated: "At first, the US found
itself isolated, but with Japan and some other nations joining
us, we were able to convince European nations."
13) Foreign Ministry rejects Russian president's statement on
Northern Territories
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 3) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Speaking at a press briefing yesterday concerning Russian
President Putin's statement that Russia has ownership of the
disputed four northern islands off Hokkaido based on the Yalta
agreement, the Foreign Ministry's Press Secretary Yoshinori
Katori argued: "Japan cannot accept the assertion that the Yalta
agreement, to which Japan was not a party, is binding on our
country."
Katori also commented on Putin having mentioned the Potsdam
Proclamation and the Treaty of Peace with Japan as the grounds
for his assertion: "Based on provisions on those documents, we
believe the Northern Territories belong to Japan."
14) Leading Japanese banks suspend dealings with Macau bank
accused of laundering money for North Korea
MAINICHI (Page 1) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Leading Japanese banks have voluntarily suspended dealings with
Banco Delta Asia (BDA) of Macau, which the US government accused
of having been involved in financial crimes committed by North
Korea, according to informed sources yesterday. The moves by the
Japanese banks are in order to fall in step with the financial
sanctions slapped by the US against North Korea. This development
is expected to have some impact on future relations between Tokyo
and Pyongyang.
On suspicion of its involvement in North Korea's money laundering
and counterfeiting, the US Department of the Treasury invoked
sanction measures against the BDA in September 2005 to prohibit
US banks from having any dealings with the BDA.
According to a department spokesman, the BDA has had dealings
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with North Korea's government agencies for more than 20 years. In
cooperation with North Korean officials, the Macau bank engaged
in illegal practices as a primary conduit for money earned by
North Korea from counterfeit currencies, including the US dollar,
said the spokesman.
The Treasury Department sent an investigation team to South Korea
on Jan. 23-24. The team reported on the actual state of
counterfeiting by North Korea and asked them to make efforts to
control the North's illegal activities. On Jan. 25, a senior
department official visited Japan to report on the case to
Japanese government officials and called for their cooperation.
15) Review of ODA program; Yen loans to come under JICA's
jurisdiction, according to government's basic policy; JBIC to be
disbanded
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full)
February 2, 2006
The government yesterday released a basic policy on a review of
official development assistance (ODA). According to the package
of guidelines, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation
(JBIC) will be dissolved. The entity has been criticized as
offering jobs to retired high-ranking financial officials, but a
conclusion on what to do with it had been postponed in the
ongoing public banking institution reform. Yen loans under the
ODA program, which the JBIC has overseen, will be transferred to
the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is
responsible for technical cooperation.
ODA functions are divided into three categories: yen loans under
the JBIC, grant aid under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),
and technical cooperation under JICA. This system has been
criticized as being insufficient because of bureaucratic
sectionalism. Under the package, the concerned cabinet ministers'
meeting for external economic cooperation, which is in reality
not functioning, will be scrapped in order to compile a
comprehensive ODA strategy by dissolving this system. Instead, an
external economic cooperation council, which will be presided
over by the prime minister and consist of the chief cabinet
secretary, the foreign minister, the finance minister, and the
SIPDIS
minister of economy, trade and industry, will be set up.
For grant aid cooperation, MOFA will continue to be in charge of
deciding on and implementing projects. For technical cooperation,
the present system will be maintained. Under this system, each
government agency plans and formulates its own project items and
MOFA takes the lead at the stage of coordinating the proposed
projects.
It has already been decided that the international financing
operations of JBIC, such as extending loans for import and export
operations, excluding ODA, will be transferred to a new
organization that will control eight government-affiliated
financial institutions.
The newly established "study group on overseas economic
cooperation" (chaired by Akio Harada, former prosecutor general),
an expert council reporting to Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo
Abe, is now discussing the issue for the finalization of
recommendations by the end of February.
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The basic policy has already been relayed to the study council.
The panel's report will likely reflect the outline of the
government guidelines.
16) Heated debate on social divide: "The gap itself is not bad,
and reform will give opportunities to those at the bottom," says
Prime Minister Koizumi; Ruling and opposition camps argue that
reform alone is questionable and that households needing
financial assistance have increased
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
February 2, 2006
Prime Minister Koizumi during yesterday's Upper House Budget
Committee session in the Diet rejected the view that a social
divide is widening, arguing: "I do not think that such a gap is a
bad thing." Countering the mounting criticism of "winners,"
sparked by the Livedoor incident, Koizumi categorically said:
"Society will not develop unless we stop begrudging those who
have been successful and stop trying to drag down capable
people." His remark will likely fuel the ongoing social divide
argument.
A number of lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition camps
voiced concern over what they see as a widening gap. Ichiro
Ichikawa of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) made a remark
skeptical of Koizumi's structural reform policy.
The prime minister countered: "In any age, there are people who
succeed and people who don't. The Koizumi reforms aim for a
society that provides opportunities to those who have yet to
succeed. Our society has been dominated by false egalitarianism
in the past."
He thus brushed aside the criticism of the widening gap, noting:
"Our is emerging from a long darkness. Once one sees light, one
tends to focus on the shadow."
Kan Suzuki of the Democratic Party of Japan argued: "The number
of households that need financial assistance for children's
education has doubled over the past decade. Given this, can you
say that the gap is not widening?" Touching on the sharp increase
in the number of freeters (job-hopping part-time workers) and
NEETs (not in education, employment, or training), the prime
minister adopted a thoughtful stance, remarking: "Thinking about
the future of the nation, we cannot be complacent."
However, he later added: "Those who worked hard but have failed
deserve praise. The problem lies with those who do not make the
effort." With post-Koizumi contenders in mind, he encouraged
competition: "It is necessary to pursue opportunities without
shying away from them."
17) 173 ruling and opposition lawmakers sign petition against
revising the Imperial House Law, calling for "cautious
deliberations"
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Full)
February 2, 2009
There is growing opinion in the ruling and opposition camps
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favoring caution regarding a revision of the Imperial House Law
to allow females and their descendants to ascend to the
Chrysanthemum Throne.
The Japan Conference, a suprapartisan group of Diet members is
chaired by former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma; the Japan
Conference, a group of people from the private sector chaired by
former Supreme Court Chief Justice Toru Miyoshi; and the Group
Studying the Imperial House Law, which is headed by Shoichi
Watanabe, professor emeritus at Sophia University, held a meeting
yesterday at the Parliamentary Museum in Nagatacho, Tokyo. In the
meeting, the three groups adopted a resolution opposing a "hasty
revision to the Imperial House Law." They are concerned that if
the government forces the measure through, public opinion will be
split, and the Emperor's status could even be threatened.
About 1,200 persons, including 107 ruling and opposition Diet
members or people attending on their behalf, attended yesterday's
meeting. Of the 107 lawmakers, 63 sent someone on their behalf.
The 107 lawmakers included 68 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
members, 28 Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) members, 4
People's New Party members, and 7 independents.
It was revealed that among the 173 lawmakers who signed a
document demanding caution over the revision of the Imperial
House Law, 135 were from the LDP, 23 were from Minshuto, five
were from the People's New Party, and 10 were independent.
Hiranuma said:
"We should not let the Diet be split in two over an issue of such
importance to the Imperial house. It is our duty to prevent the
cabinet from submitting the revision bill to the Diet."
18) Minshuto lawmaker Kimata injures woman; Police to send case
to prosecutors today
SANKEI (Page 29) (Full)
February 2, 2006
It was learned yesterday that Yoshitake Kimata, 40, a House of
Councillors member of the main opposition party Minshuto
(Democratic Party of Japan) had been interviewed by the Aichi
Prefecture Police on suspicion of assaulting a female restaurant
employee and injuring her at the end of last year. Since Kimata
has admitted to the allegations, the police will send the case to
the public prosecutors office today.
According to informed sources, Kimata was violent with the female
restaurant worker, who is in her thirties, when he was drinking
on Dec. 29 last year in Toyohashi City, and he slightly injured
her. The woman then reported the injury to the police, but she
withdrew her complaint after a settlement was reached with
Kimata.
Kimata, a Hitotsubashi University graduate, was elected to the
House of Councillors for the first time in 1998, after having
worked at Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). He is now
serving in his second-term in the Upper House. He enjoys karate
in his free time.
In the Aichi prefectural chapter of the DPJ, Kanju Sato, a former
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House of Representatives member, was arrested in March 2004 for
defrauding the state-paid salary of his secretary. and Lower
House member Yuzuru Tsuzuki gave up his Diet seat in November
2004 due to violation of the Public Office Election Law by his
former secretaries under the guilt-by-association system. In
September 2005, former Lower House member Kenji Kobayashi was
arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines.
19) Health Minister in Diet reply: Parts from US beef used as
ingredients in 19 products including medicines
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
February 2, 2006
In a meeting of the House of Councillors Budget Committee
yesterday, Health, Labor, and Welfare Minister Jiro Kawasaki
revealed that parts from US beef, including internal organs and
bone, have been used as ingredients in 19 products including
medicines. He then made the following comment in response to a
question by Democratic Party of Japan member Satoru Ienishi:
"We gave approval because the beneficial effect of the medicines
is larger than the potential risk of BSE infection. We have
instructed officials concerned to replace US materials (with
those of other countries, like Australia) as quickly as
possible."
SCHIEFFER