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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
Defense issues:
4) In US breakdown of expenses for $7.6 billion move of Marines
from Okinawa to Guam, 60% will go for housing
5) US explanation of cost of Marine relocation deemed
insufficient to achieve understanding
6) Iwakuni mayor says fate of USFJ realignment plan for base
rests on the referendum in March
7) GSDF to start pulling out of Iraq next month, fully out by
May
8) Expectations in Samawah that GSDF would continue its
support, but some residents loudly welcome the troop withdrawal
9) US Navy sending four carriers to Asia-Pacific from June with
China in mind
10) Tokyo will observe new Palestinian government carefully
before deciding how to proceed with its aid
11) China rebuts "China as threat" argument
12) Prime Minister Koizumi says it was only natural for him to
send a message to DPRK leader Kim Jong Il
Beef battle:
13) Prime Minister Koizumi tells Lower House committee he is
waiting for US reply before deciding to restart US beef imports
14) BSE deliberations in the Lower House more cautious than
before
15) Text of exchanges on beef issue in yesterday's Lower House
Budget Committee
16) Japan to inspect 38 US beef packers
17) LDP, Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) engage in bitter
exchanges over whether plant they both separately saw in US was
safe or dangerous
18) Six major banks register final business figures totaling 2.8
trillion yen, the best performances in 17 years
Political agenda:
19) Koizumi bullish on support rate, points to two months of
high figures
20) LDP to write another draft constitution reconsidering
wording of Preamble and Article 9
21) Komeito changing policy line toward national referendum on
Constitution'
22) LDP rookie baseball team to take on US Embassy
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
More than 20,000 national public employees land jobs with 3,900
state-affiliated organizations
Mainichi:
TOKYO 00000827 002 OF 014
GSDF to start withdrawing from Iraq next month and completing
withdrawal at end of May, ASDF to remain; final coordination
underway with US, Britain
Yomiuri:
Housing to be 60% of 7.6-billion-dollar cost of relocating US
Marines from Okinawa to Guam; Japan calls for more precise
figures
Nihon Keizai:
Six major banks likely to post record 2.6 trillion yen in
combined net profit for first time in 17 years
Sankei:
Four JAL board members call on president to resign
Tokyo Shimbun:
LDP constitutional research panel to formulate second draft
constitution
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) We are not wild with joy over opening of Kobe Airport
(2) China must allow more freedom of press
Mainichi:
(1) Japan, too, should field its own candidate in UN general
secretary race
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(2) Government should provide Japanese children left behind in
China during war with assistance so that they can live in Japan
with peace of mind
Yomiuri:
(1) Influence of Japan Medical Association weakened
(2) 20-year prison sentence for hit-and-run deaths is heavy
punishment
Nihon Keizai:
(1) A system for beyond the Kyoto Protocol should be created
(2) Policy shift needed following the opening of Kobe Airport
Sankei:
(1) Reform of medical fee system: Medical care system should be
improved for patients
(2) Kobe and Itami airports should find ways for co-existence
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Views of patients indispensable for medical reform
(2) The government must offer warm-hearted measures to women
left in China
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, February 14
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
February 16, 2006
10:02
Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Nagase.
TOKYO 00000827 003 OF 014
11:45
Attended a gathering to express appreciation to former lawmakers
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the
LDP at Hotel Okura.
11:57
Arrived at the Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei).
13:00
Lower House Budget Committee session
17:15
Met with Policy Research Council Chairman Nakagawa at the Kantei.
Then attended a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal
Policy.
19:03
Arrived at official residence.
4) US estimates cost of moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam will
cost 7.6 billion dollars, of which 60% will be for housing; Japan
seeks to check numbers
YOMIURI (Top play) (Excerpts)
February 16, 2006
The US government, in connection with the cost of relocating US
Marines on Okinawa to Guam as part of the realignment of US
forces in Japan, has announced the outline of the estimate it has
given to the Japanese government. The total cost for the move
will come to approximately $7.6 billion (or 813.2 billion yen
using a conversion rate from the fiscal 2005 budget). Of this,
expenditures related to housing construction occupy 60% of
approximately 4.7 billion dollars (or approx. 502.9 billion yen).
The troops being relocated total more than 7,000 personnel. The
US has asked Japan to bear fiscally as much as possible of the
7.6 billion dollar expense, but Japan has stressed the basis for
the estimate is insufficient, and there needs to be a check of
the contents."
The outline of the relocation expenditures was presented by the
US during the senior working level talks between Japan and the US
in Tokyo.
5) Huge US Marine relocation cost requires thorough explanation;
US cooperation essential for winning public understanding
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Commentary
The relocation of a large portion of the US Marines from Okinawa
to Guam is a key element in measures to reduce the burden on
Okinawa. In response to Japan's repeated requests, the United
States has finally presented to Japan an estimated cost of 7.6
billion dollars (813.2 billion yen based on the fiscal 2005
exchange rate). But many Japanese officials remain skeptical,
with one saying, "The US seems to have come up with the figure in
order to build a new Marine base in Guam."
Although there are US Navy and Air Force bases in Guam and about
TOKYO 00000827 004 OF 014
3,000 US military personnel are stationed there, there are no
Marine facilities on the island. The relocation of US Marines to
Guam means constructing a large base there. The US has asked
Japan to bear a portion of the cost, saying, "If the US was to
carry out the relocation independently, it would take 20 years,
but with Japan's assistance, it would be completed in just six
years or so."
If Japan accepts the US request, it will be the first case for
the government to provide financial assistance to build US
military facilities outside Japan. Such a step forcing a huge
financial burden on the public requires a close examination of
the need to provide financial assistance.
At present, there is no legislation governing Japan's financial
assistance for building US military facilities. The Foreign
Ministry and Defense Agency plan to reach a cabinet decision on
legislative and fiscal steps after producing a final report in
March in order to adopt the necessary legislation during the
current Diet session for concluding an agreement with the US. To
that end, the government needs to know how the US has come up
with such a huge cost. A senior Defense Agency official said: "At
present, a breakdown of the costs is not clear, and we cannot
consult with the Finance Ministry. The US does not work out costs
as meticulously as Japan."
In order to alleviate Okinawa's burden with Japan's public
understanding, the US needs to show a more cooperative stance.
6) Iwakuni mayor conveys his decision to hold referendum
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Katsusuke Ihara, mayor of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture,
yesterday met with Defense Policy Bureau Deputy Director General
Hironori Kanazawa at the Defense Agency. During the meeting,
Ihara conveyed to Kanazawa his decision to hold a referendum in
March to determine whether or not to accept the transfer of
carrier-borne jets to Iwakuni US Marine Corps Air Station, a plan
adopted as part of the realignment of US forces in Japan.
Kanawaza explained that the US military also wanted to relocate
tankers to Iwakuni, though they are, according to the current
plan, to be relocated to the Air Self-Defense Force Kanoya Base
in Kagoshima Prefecture, to Iwakuni.
7) Japan troops to pull out of Iraq next month
MAINICHI (Top play) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Japan will begin to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force troops
currently deployed in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah in March
and plans to complete the pullout of all Samawah-based GSDF
personnel by the end of May, government sources said yesterday.
The government has now entered into the final phase of
coordination with the United States, Britain, and other
countries. Iraq will launch a permanent government under its new
constitution, but the inauguration is likely to be delayed into
April or afterward. Meanwhile, however, Britain and Australia,
currently tasked with public security in Samawah, have already
announced that their troops will pull out of Iraq even before the
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new government is established, citing the restoration of safety
in Iraq's southern districts. The GSDF will also pull out with
the British and Australian troops. The Air Self-Defense Force has
been conducting airlift missions between Kuwait and Iraq's
southern areas. The government would like to obtain US
understanding for the GSDF's planned withdrawal from Iraq with a
plan to continue ASDF airlift operations for other Iraq-based
multinational force members after June.
Last December, the government modified its Iraq deployment
masterplan, which is based on the Iraq Special Measures Law. The
government then extended the current deployment for another year
through December 2006. At the time, the government noted in the
revised masterplan that it would take into account operations
conducted by Britain, Australia, and other multinational force
members, as well as changes in the multinational lineup. The
government has already decided to recall the Samawah-based GSDF
contingent along with the British and Australian troops. On Jan.
23, there was a four-party meeting in London of working-level
officials from Japan, the United States, Britain, and Australia.
In that meeting, the British government clarified a plan to scale
back on its Iraq-deployed troops in favor of sending
reinforcements to Afghanistan. The Japanese government then
decided to withdraw the GSDF troops by the end of May, and the
government yesterday sent Foreign Ministry and Defense Agency
officials to the United States, Britain, and other countries for
final coordination.
The GSDF's Samawah deployment began two years ago, and about 600
GSDF members are engaged in humanitarian reconstruction
assistance, such as road repairs. The United States wants the
GSDF to stay on in Iraq. The US government has therefore sounded
out Japan about the possibility of keeping GSDF troops in Iraq
for participation in a provincial reconstruction team (PRT)
consisting of armed forces and civilians. However, the PRT is
likely to undertake security operations, such as escorting
civilian personnel. For this reason, Defense Agency Director
General Fukushiro Nukaga rejected the proposal as "legally
difficult" when he visited the United States last month.
The ASDF-currently basing about 200 troops in Kuwait for airlift
missions-shuttles to and from Taril Airport near Samawah. In case
the ASDF continues its airlift operations after the GSDF's
withdrawal from Iraq, the United States will ask the ASDF for
airlifts to other airports. The ASDF's deployment will be clearly
characterized as rear-echelon support for the US-led
multinational force.
8) Samawah citizens call for extended SDF mission, but some
loudly welcome planned withdrawal
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Abridged slightly)
February 16, 2006
Muneo Takahashi, Cairo
In response to interviews by the Mainichi Shimbun, many citizens
in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where Ground Self-Defense
Force troops are deployed, expressed their hopes for the
postponement of the planned withdrawal of the Japanese troops and
continued assistance. At same time, some citizens who have not
received any direct benefits from the SDF's reconstruction
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assistance welcomed Japan's decision to pull out troops, one
saying, "Has the SDF done anything for us?"
A 36-year-old engineer in Samawah called for an extension of the
SDF mission in Iraq, saying:
"The relationship between citizens here and the SDF is not just
friendship. They are like our families. We will miss them
terribly. I believe the deployment of the SDF will lead to
Japanese firms' operations in the city in the future. I don't
want to think Japan's assistance will end with (the withdrawal of
the SDF). I'm afraid that even if Japan's assistance continues,
corruption might spread."
His words were tinged with worry that corruption would persist
once Japanese supervisors are gone.
A 26-year-old unemployed construction worker noted:
"SDF activities were mostly simple work. Iraqi workers could have
done such work. I want the Japanese government to send us
engineers and equipment instead of troops."
A tribal chief, 64, complained:
"We have guaranteed the safety of the SDF, and not a single SDF
member has been injured as a result. The SDF made huge promises,
but they failed to deliver them."
9) US Navy to conduct Pacific drills with China in mind, starting
in June
SANKEI (Page 2) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Washington, Takashi Arimoto
The US Navy will conduct large-scale exercises in Pacific waters
from June through August with four aircraft carriers on stage, US
Navy Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Roughead said in Washington on
Feb. 14. The US Department of Defense released a "Quadrennial
Defense Review (QDR)" report on Feb. 3, in which the Pentagon
sets forth a plan to reinforce carrier battle groups in the
Pacific region with China's naval buildup in mind. The naval
training planned this time also seems linked to the United
States' policy of attaching importance to the Pacific. The US
Navy has not revealed the names of aircraft carriers
participating in the drills. However, the planned training
exercises in the Pacific with a total of four flattops are the
largest scale ever in the past decade, the Pentagon says.
According to US Navy officials, the training exercises will be
carried out in Pacific waters, including areas off Hawaii. In
June, the US Navy will kick off drills with three aircraft
carriers participating. In July, the US Navy will carry out this
year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises with one flattop in
convoy. In August, two carriers, including one homeported on the
East Coast, will come around to participate in the exercises.
"China is not a threat," the commander said. However, he called
for China to heighten the transparency of its ongoing naval
modernization, saying its intent is unclear in many aspects.
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In addition, the commander revealed a plan to deploy the USS
Shiloh, an Aegis-equipped cruiser loaded with missile defense
systems, to Japan later this year. The US Navy will also deploy
the USS George Washington, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, to
Yokosuka in 2008. The commander said there is no problem about
its safety.
The recently released QDR report describes that the US Navy will
stage at least six carrier battle groups and 60% of its
submarines in the Pacific region. The report warns of China,
saying the speed and scale of China's military buildup are
already jeopardizing the military balance in the region.
10) Foreign Minister: Japan will decide on aid for Palestinian
Authority upon ascertaining new government's moves
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Foreign Minister Taro Aso held a phone conversation with his
Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni yesterday. Regarding assistance
for the Palestinian Authority, Aso told Livni: "We will look into
the possibility while carefully watching the new government's
moves to see if it makes efforts to promote the peace process by
peaceful means." Aso indicated that he would call on Hamas, the
Islamic extremist group that won a landslide victory in the
recent Palestinian council election, to take a down-to-earth
approach, such as the suspension of the ongoing arms conflict.
Livni replied: "It is necessary for the international community
to send a strong message."
11) Chinese Ambassador refutes "China as a threat" argument
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi refuted the "China as a
threat" argument yesterday. In a speech at the general assembly
yesterday of the Federation of Japan-China Friendship
Parliamentary Members, chaired by Masahiko Komura, Wang said in
reference to China's surging military spending: "As a result of
our lifestyles becoming affluent, considerable personnel costs
are needed. The purpose of the presence of our military is to
defend our nation and do not constitute a threat to other
countries."
12) Prime Minister Koizumi says, "It's only natural" to send
message to North Korean leader
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Prime Minister Koizumi late yesterday explained why he sent North
Korean leader Kim Jong Il a message urging him to resolve
outstanding issues to allow diplomatic normalization, saying:
"It's only natural to do so. I'll work to resolve various pending
issues in order to normalize diplomatic relations. This policy
remains the same. I told our negotiators to convey to the other
side and General Secretary Kim Jong Il my desire that they
respond in a sincere manner to us."
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Koizumi was responding to reporters at the Prime Minister's
Official Residence.
This remark has made it clear that Koizumi has not given up on
dialogue with Pyongyang. He also stated: "We have to resolve both
the abduction issue and the nuclear issue."
13) Koizumi says at Lower House Budget Committee session that the
government will determine when to remove the second ban on US
beef imports after seeing US report
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated in yesterday's House
of Representatives Budget Committee session that the government
would make a decision on when to resume US beef imports after
seeing a US reply. He said: "We will make a decision based on
scientific knowledge. The United States (have been trying to
determine the cause and crafting preventive measures), and we are
waiting for a US response. We are determined to create a system
enabling the people to consume beef without worrying about
anything." Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi
Nakagawa also emphatically said regarding the government's
decision in December to lift the import ban: "Japan established a
set of solid procedures and the US responded to them swiftly. I
don't think the step was hasty."
In the session, the government's step drew criticism from even
ruling party members. Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koya
Nishikawa said, "The government (decided to lift the ban) too
hastily. The government's involvement was insufficient." Touching
on the fact that against a cabinet decision, the government
failed to carry out inspections in the US prior to lifting the
ban, Koji Futada said, "The government should have conducted
(inspections in the US), as planned."
Meanwhile, Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), based on its own
fact-finding survey in the US, urged the government to conduct
inspections in the US, indicating that work to remove specific
risk materials had not met Japan's safety standards.
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Jiro Kawasaki simply replied,
"We will consider measures after seeing a US report."
14) BSE deliberations at Lower House Budget Committee meeting;
Cautious views prevail over resumption of US beef imports; Prime
minister says, "I will make a decision based on US replies"
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 5) (Full)
February 16, 2006
The Lower House Budget Committee yesterday intensively discussed
the incident of specified risk materials (SRM) being found in a
US beef shipment to Japan. A number of lawmakers both from the
ruling and opposition parties urged the government to be cautious
about resuming imports, some calling for thorough inspections of
meatpackers before removing the import ban.
Touching on a government stance toward resumption of US beef
imports, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stated, "The government
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will create a situation in which people can eat safe beef with
peace of mind, based on the replies regarding measures to prevent
a recurrence to be provided by the US."
Calls for a cautious approach to early resumption of imports were
heard both from ruing and opposition party members. Toshikatsu
Matsuoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) stressed, "I will
definitely oppose resuming imports, if the government cannot
responsibly ascertain that an incident like that one would never
happen again." He asked the government "not to leave the
inspections of meatpackers to the US alone." Agriculture Minister
Shoichi Nakagawa replied, "If there has appeared a situation in
which the government judges whether to reinstate beef trade, then
it must properly inspect the situation at meat-processing
facilities."
The opposition camp continued to pursue the accountability of the
government for its decision to lift the import ban last December.
Bringing up the issue the government failure to carry out prior
inspections despite the mentioning of such a need in its written
reply, Hiroshi Kawauchi of the Democratic Party of Japan
(Minshuto) pursued the government, saying, "Part of the
responsibility rests with Japan." The government's side
reiterated, "The responsibility rests with the US, which failed
to observe export conditions."
15) Intensive deliberations conducted on US beef issue in Lower
House Budget Committee meeting yesterday
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
The House of Representatives Budget Committee held Intensive
deliberations on the US beef issue yesterday. Main exchanges
follow:
Koya Nishikawa (LDP): Wasn't the resumption of imports last
December too rushed?
Agriculture Minister Nakagawa: I do not deny that the period
(until the resumption) was extremely short, as you pointed out.
Regarding the Japan-bound export program, though, Japan and the
US had exchanged data since (last) May. Both the Japanese and US
governments do not think that the decision was made in a rush.
Nishikawa: The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is
planning to ease standard restrictions on beef imports.
Nakagawa: We would like to respond extremely carefully to any
plan that could affect the safety of food in importing countries.
Takashi Shinohara (Minshuto): I am afraid that the Food Safety
Committee might be conducting debates, reflecting political
agreements, like one reached when US President Bush visited
Japan.
State Minister in charge of Food Safety Matsuda: We finalized
(the report) based on a neutral and fair stance. It is not
correct to assert there were political considerations.
Mitsunori Okamoto (Minshuto): Of the 38 meat-processing
facilities authorized to handle Japan-bound meat, how many plants
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had not violated (the rule on the process of removing specified
risk materials (SRM)) in the past?
Health Minister Kawasaki: There were two plants that had never
breached the rule.
Okamoto: The rule on removing SRM was not being observed
satisfactorily under such a situation.
Kawasaki: We acknowledge that they carried out the process
properly in accordance with an order issued to them by the US
Agriculture Department to take improvement measures.
Okamoto: During the period between the resumption of US beef
imports and the re-imposition of a ban on imports, are there
cases in which US beef was used for school meals?
Education Minister Kosaka: A sampling audit was conducted at some
schools in February. We have been reported that there was no
such case.
Chizuko Takahashi (Japanese Communist Party): American experts
have inspected processing plants handling US-bound meat in Japan.
It is important for Japan to ask the US to allow such inspections
in the US by Japanese experts.
Prime Minister Koizumi: Because the safety standards being
adopted by the US are different from Japan's, the US must observe
standards that will ensure that the Japanese people can feel
safe..
16) Only 2 of 38 US slaughterhouses authorized to export beef to
Japan have no record of infractions
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
During the Lower House Budget Committee's intensive deliberations
yesterday on the US beef import issue, Health Minister Kawasaki
revealed that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had
reported to Japan in August 2005 that 36 of the 38
slaughterhouses the US government had authorized as beef
exporters to Japan had previously violated anti-BSE measures.
The health minister also acknowledged that slaughterhouses that
had violated the BSE measures in the past had been included in
the 11 Japan inspected in December 2005 after with its decision
to resume US beef imports. But the health minister underscored
Japan's judgment that there is no problem with safety.
The minister was replying to questions from Mitsunori Okamoto and
Masahiko Yamada of the Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto).
Health Minister Kawasaki stated:
"(The slaughterhouses that had failed to meet BSE measures) took
remedial action and succeeded in properly following the measures,
such as removing specified risk materials. Food safety has been
secured accordingly."
He then indicated that certifying such facilities as exporters to
Japan had been done afterwards, so there was no problem about the
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certification process itself.
According to the USDA, there were 1,036 violations of anti-BSE
measures from January 2004 through May 2005 at these
slaughterhouses.
In the intensive deliberations, asked about the timing of an end
to the second ban on US beef imports, Prime Minister Koizumi
reiterated his position in a firm tone: "I'll make a decision
from a scientific point of view."
17) Are US slaughterhouses safe or dangerous? LDP and DPJ
lawmakers exchange barbs
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
February 16, 2006
By Kei Sato
During intensive deliberations yesterday on US beef imports at
the Lower House Budget Committee, lawmakers of the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) and Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan)
exchanged conflicting views about the safety of US
slaughterhouses handling Japan-bound beef. Those lawmakers had
earlier inspected US slaughterhouses as members of their parties'
respective fact-finding teams. The two parties' battle over the
beef issue has continued outside the Diet, but yesterday, the
scene of the fight shifted to the Budget Committee.
Koya Nishikawa of the LDP was the first to take the floor. He
guaranteed the safety of the US slaughterhouses his party had
inspected, saying: "As far as we saw, the slaughterhouses we
inspected did a good job. I hope the time will come soon when the
public is free from fear."
Another LDP lawmaker, Toshikatsu Matsuoka who headed the party's
fact-finding team, said proudly, "While I'm not going to say
whether what another party is doing is good or bad, we on our
part have disclosed results based on fact."
Responding to Matsuoka and others, Prime Minister Koizumi
remarked: "I take that very seriously."
Meanwhile, Masahiko Yamada of Minshuto took issue with the safety
of beef, directly confronting the position of the LDP inspection
team, saying: "I felt America's removal of specified risk
materials was inadequate. We, too, are saying what we saw."
Minshuto sent its fact-finding team to the US from late January
through early February. Not to be outdone, the LDP sent its own
fact-finding team to the US Feb. 9-13 and inspected the same
slaughterhouses.
Minshuto President Seiji Maehara criticized the LDP for this at a
press conference on Feb. 14, noting: "The LDP seemed to be trying
to find fault with (Minshuto's fact-finding inspection) by
inspecting the same facilities afterwards. This type of behavior
does not serve the public."
After the Budget Committee meeting yesterday, the LDP's
information research officer, Sanae Takaichi, held a special
press briefing, and in reference to Minshuto's reaction, she
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emphasized, "Our party members explained that our goal was not to
find fault but to conduct an inspection with a critical mind."
Exchanges of barbs between the two parties are likely to continue
for a while.
18) Six leading banks forecast 2.8 trillion yen in final profits,
first new record in 17 years
NIHON KEIZAI (Top Play) (Excerpts)
February 16, 2006
The six major banking groups are expected to post combined
consolidated profits of approximately 2.83 trillion yen for the
year ending March 31, 3.8 times greater than the previous year
and a new record for the first time in 17 years. The sharp
increase is attributable mainly to a rise in income from service
fees and the return of loan-loss reserves as extraordinary profit
due to the improved business performance of borrowers. The
recovery in the financial sector has become clearer, but profits
have yet to return to shareholders and depositors.
Ratio of nonperforming loans drops to 2%
The six leading banking groups are Mitsubishi-UFJ, Sumitomo-
Mitsui, Mizuho, Resona, Mitsui Trust Holdings, and Sumitomo Trust
and Banking. The six groups all revealed their forecasts for the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 (January-March 2006) following the
issuance of their financial reports for the first three quarters.
The previous high for combined net profit (after-tax income) of
leading banks (major commercial banks, the Long Term Credit Bank,
and trust banks) was just over 1.7 trillion yen for the year
ending in March 1989.
19) Prime Minister Koizumi citing high approval rates in February
rebuts claim that cohesion of his administration has weakened
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told yesterday Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) Policy Research Council Chairman Hidenao
Nakagawa at the Prime Minister's Official Residence:
"Generally, since I assumed office, public approval ratings for
the cabinet have been low in February when opposition parties
always pursue the government at Diet sessions. The support rate
for the cabinet in February this year is the highest ever for
February, however."
Koizumi rejected the view prevailing inside and outside the LDP
that his cabinet has lost its impetus.
According to the outcomes of this newspaper's public opinion
poll, the approval rate for the cabinet was 53.5%, a slightly
higher than 53.0% in February 2002 and 47.7% in February 2005.
20) LDP Research Council to write second draft of proposed new
constitution, reconsidering such portions as Preamble, Art. 9
TOKYO (Top play) (Excerpt)
February 16, 2006
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The Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) Constitutional Research
Council (chaired by Hajime Funada) has decided to start composing
a second draft constitution that will completely revise the
party's new draft constitution written last November. It was
judged that revising the first draft was desirable due to the
strong-seated dissatisfaction within the party that the draft
lacked "LDP features" such as the Preamble, national security
provisions, rights, and obligations. In relation to the project,
Funada in an interview to this newspaper stated, "We consider the
current version as the first draft, but the second draft with
additions will be the one that we battle over."
21) New Komeito changes minimum age for granting voting rights
for referendum bill to 18 or older
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
February 16, 2006
The constitutional research panel of the New Komeito, chaired by
Hiroaki Ota, decided yesterday to change the minimum age for
granting voting rights from 20 years to 18 years, a key issue of
a national referendum bill stipulating a set of procedures for
amending the Constitution. The party aims to move ahead with
negotiations with its ruling coalition partner Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP) and the main opposition party Minshuto (Democratic
Party of Japan), which has strongly called for setting the
minimum age at 18 years.
The LDP and New Komeito formulated the framework of a referendum
bill in 2004, which wrote that the minimum age for granting
voting rights should be 20. A flexible view is now cropping up in
the LDP, with Constitutional Research Commission Chairman Hajime
Funada remarking, "We have wisdom that the main rules would
stipulate that the minimum age should be 18 but an additional
rule would write that the minimum age should be 20 until the
Public Offices Election Law is revised to change that age to 18."
However, some are concerned that it would be technically
difficult to make a list of voters that is different from the
list of voters created based on the election law.
22) "We're Baseball Children (WBC)"; WBC (pun on World Baseball
Classic) also in political world; LDP rookies form team, ready to
play US embassy
NIKKAN SPORTS SHIMBUN
February 13, 2006
Hachisankai or 83-kai-a group of the ruling Liberal Democratic
Party's rookie lawmakers elected to the House of Representatives
in September last year for the first time-has formed a baseball
team named "Liberty 83" and will play the US embassy at Tokyo
Dome on March 15 for friendship, sources said yesterday.
Yoshitami Kameoka, 50, a member of the House of Representatives,
will be the field manager of Liberty 83. In his Sakushin Gakuin
High School days, Kameoka was in a battery with Suguru Egawa (who
was a "monstrous" ace pitcher, later joined the Yomiuri Giants,
and is now a TV sportscaster and commentator), and he experienced
an annual national high school baseball tourney at Koshien
Stadium. According to Kameoka, the US embassy hosted a get-
together gathering last year with newly elected lawmakers. US
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Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer, 58, who greeted those first-
time lawmakers invited to the embassy, was a co-owner of the
Texas Rangers with US President Bush and others from 1989 to
ΒΆ1994. In the meeting, they naturally began talking about
baseball. Kameoka explains: "The ambassador said, 'If you have 83
people (82 at present with Kazumi Matsumoto's resignation from
his Diet seat), why don't you form a baseball team? Let's play a
friendship game with our team.'" Kameoka accepted the envoy's
offer.
Kameoka invited his buddies in the LDP to join. There are 30
entries for now. Unlike Kameoka, none of them appeared at
Koshien. But some of them used to play baseball. Female lawmakers
have offered to cheer the team, according to Kameoka. The LDP
rookies and the US embassy will play a 7-inning rubber-ball game.
In a sense of buoying up their spirits, the game is scheduled to
coincide with the World Baseball Classic, an international
baseball event involving Japan and the United States. Japan and
the United States are now soured over the US government's cattle
testing methodology for BSE in connection with Japan's ban on US
beef imports. However, Kameoka voiced his willingness. "In
baseball," he said, "we want to play fair by the rules."
In the meantime, Taizo Sugimura, 26, also an LDP freshman, made
fun of 83-kai, calling it "something like a homeroom of school
kids." Kameoka yelled for Sugimura to join the team. "He's
working for 'NEETs' (young people not in education, employment or
training) and 'freeters' (job-hoppers), so I want him to join us
and listen to many people," Kameoka says. However, there is no
response from Sugimura for now, according to Kameoka.
Profile: Yoshitami Kameoka, born in Tochigi Prefecture in 1955,
graduated from Waseda University. He once appeared at Koshien
Stadium as a catcher when he was in Sakushin Gakuin High School.
He also played for the baseball club of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. in
an intercity baseball tournament and later became an assistant
manager of Waseda University's baseball club. He is an adopted
son of his uncle, the late Takao Kameoka, who served as
agriculture, forestry, and fisheries minister and construction
minister. He aspired to become a politician. He first ran in the
1990 general election and was defeated four times. In 2005,
however, he was elected to the Diet for the first time. His home
turf is Fukushima Prefecture's District 1.
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