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SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/06
INDEX:
(1) Japan, US to pressure North Korea over human rights issues
(2) Foreign Minister Aso off to US, Belgium, Lithuania; Aims to
regain setback in upcoming LDP leadership race by taking
advantage overseas trip
(3) Minshuto head Ozawa suspending diplomatic activities
(4) Government withholds opinion on US-India civilian nuclear
cooperation; May go along with it in view of attaching emphasis
to relations with US and India
(5) Late former Yasukuni Shrine Chief Priest Tsukuba avoided
enshrining Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine out of
consideration for Emperor's shrine visit, according to his eldest
son and shrine's former public relations office chief
(6) USFJ realignment (Part 3): Japan, US teaming up to deal with
newly emerging crises; Bilateral fusion under way with challenges
in store
(7) Resumption of US beef imports; Final judgment to be reached
as early as June
(8) Editorial: 50 years later, government has yet to fulfill
responsibility for victims of Minamata disease
(9) US concerned about Japan's role behind Iran's nuclear
development
ARTICLES:
(1) Japan, US to pressure North Korea over human rights issues
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
May 1, 2006
The governments of Japan and the United States have begun
boosting their pressure on North Korea over human rights issues.
On April 28, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and
coalition partner New Komeito submitted a bill dealing with North
Korea's human right violations. Meanwhile, US President Bush,
after meeting with abductee Megumi Yokota's mother, Sakie Yokota,
and other relatives of abduction victims, made clear he would
take a resolute attitude toward North Korea over human rights
issues.
Japan: Bill introduced by lawmakers will back government's
efforts
The centerpiece of the ruling parties' legislation against North
Korea's abuse of human rights is to obligate the government to
invoke economic sanctions on that country if no improvement is
seen. The government intends to gradually put into practice steps
to boost pressure on the North while maintaining its basic policy
of dialogue and pressure. By demonstrating an even firmer stance
toward North Korea, the ruling parties aim to press it to make
concessions.
The legislation specifies, "It is the government's responsibility
to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North
TOKYO 00002377 002 OF 011
Korea." It also states, "If no significant improvement is seen in
North Korea's violations of human rights, the government shall
take punitive measures in accordance with such laws as the
Special Measures Act on Banning Specified Vessels' Entry into
Japanese Ports and the amendment to the Foreign Exchange and
Foreign Trade Control Act. Establishing a special week to raise
awareness of the abduction issue and working together with
international agencies are also mentioned in the legislation.
The ruling parties aim to enact the bill into law during the
current session of the Diet while keeping tabs on Pyongyang's
response. As the Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto) has already
submitted to the Lower House a bill aimed at rescuing people who
have suffered North Korea's human right violations, a lively
debate is expected between the ruling and opposition camps in the
weeks ahead.
In the government, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe set up a
task force on the abduction issue. The task force is driving
North Korea into a tight spot by gathering information on illegal
acts by North Korea and strictly enforcing existing laws on that
country. Japan has already taken such steps as promoting a review
of the reduction or exemption from the fixed assets tax on the
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun)-
affiliated facilities and bolstering the monitoring of
international mail and illegal radio signals.
As of May 1, the government will review the simple screening
system for exports of portable commodities, under which crews of
foreign ships that call at Japanese ports can bring commodities
out of Japan with an oral declaration. The aim is to prevent used
goods from being brought out of Japan for sale abroad by
obligating people to fill out an application form like they do
for usual customs clearance.
Along with these efforts for the strict application of the
existing laws, the ruling parties will give indirect support to
the government's efforts to tackle the abduction issue by
preparing legislation that will expressly urge North Korea to
make concessions.
Points of the ruling parties' bill against North Korea's human
right violations
Illuminate the actual state of North Korea's human right
violations and prevent them
Make utmost efforts to resolve the abduction issue, as it is the
government's responsibility to do so
Work together with local governments to raise public awareness
Take necessary measures to restrain abuse of human rights in
accordance with such laws as the Special Measures Act on Banning
Specified Vessels' Entry into Japanese Ports and the amendment to
the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act if no
significant improvement is seen in human right violations
Set Dec. 10-16 as a week for making North Korea's human right
violations widely known
Have the government annually submit and release a report on its
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approaches to North Korea's human right violations to the Diet
Strive to exchange information and strengthen cooperation with
other countries and international organizations.
US: "Second arrow" to follow financial sanctions
By Hiroshi Maruya, Washington
"For Americans, it's hard to believe that a leader would
encourage the abduction of children. If North Korea expects to be
respected in the world, it must respect human rights and must
allow this mother to hug her child again." US President Bush
criticized North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Il in strong
language for its violations of human rights in his meeting with
Sakie Yokota and relatives of abduction victims.
Bush said to Yokota: "It takes courage to speak out about someone
who does not respect human rights. You are doing that." Bush
agreed to the meeting with relatives of abduction victims in
order to highlight pressure in dealing with human right issues,
as the financial sanctions imposed on North Korea have proven
effective.
The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions have been
stalled since last November, as Pyongyang has strongly objected
to US financial sanctions. When chief representatives to the six-
party talks gathered in Tokyo recently, the US representative
refused to meet with the North Korean official. North Korea wants
to break the impasse by holding direct negotiations with the US,
but the US has said that it will only discuss financial sanctions
within the framework of the six-party talks. The US has no room
to compromise with the North.
The US termed three countries - Iraq, Iran, and North Korea - an
Axis of Evil. The US toppled the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq,
but since then things in that country have not gone as favorably
as the US expected. In dealing with Iran, the US has indicated
that it is ready to impose sanctions, but other countries have
yet to go along. The US intends to be hard on North Korea and to
achieve results by doing so.
The Department of State's annual report released on April 28 once
again lists North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. These
political circumstances lay behind President Bush's meeting with
relatives of an abduction victim.
The US Congress, as well, is raising pressure on North Korea in
line with the administration.
US House Committee on International Relations Chairman Hyde
emphasized: "I will pressure the State Department to put the
abduction issue high on agenda." Special Envoy on Human Rights in
North Korea Lefkowitz indicated that the US plans to accept North
Korean defectors in the near future.
(2) Foreign Minister Aso off to US, Belgium, Lithuania; Aims to
regain setback in upcoming LDP leadership race by taking
advantage overseas trip
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
April 30, 2006
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Foreign Minister Taro Aso leaves on April 30 for an 8-day trip,
which will take him to the United States, Belgium and Lithuania.
He will deliver a speech as a first Japanese cabinet minister at
headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in
Brussels. He will also be a first Japanese cabinet minister to
visit Lithuania, in which Chiune Sugihara, a well known Japanese
consult general, issued transit-visas for Jewish refugees during
World War II. Aso aims to fight for a rollback in the upcoming
party presidential race, making a big scene in his diplomatic
stage.
Aso is expected to meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
in the US, the first leg of his tour. He just met with Rice in
March in Australia. He plans to play up his close ties with her
through their talks. He also intends to show his own channels of
communication to such key US government officials as Vice
President Richard Cheney and Stephen Hadley, assistant to
President George W. Bush.
Attending together with eight new Diet members a seminar of the
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Aso will
deliver a speech there on Japan's East Asia diplomacy. He will
exchange views with Capitol Hill members on the North Korea and
China situations.
In Belgium, Aso will meet with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and
European Union Commission Chairman Manuel Barroso.
At NATO headquarters, he will give a speech on fight against
terrorism and Japan's contribution to international peace.
In Lithuania, he will visit the Chiune Sugiura Memorial Hall.
An aide to Aso revealed the aim of his overseas trip, saying:
"Mr. Aso intends to play up a stance of placing emphasis on a
human rights issue, including abductions by talking about
Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and visiting the
Sugiura Memorial Hall."
According to the results of various opinion polls on a successor
to Koizumi as prime minister, Aso lags behind Chief Cabinet
Secretary Shinzo Abe. Can he take advantage of his overseas trip
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to gain popularity?
(3) Minshuto head Ozawa suspending diplomatic activities
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
April 28, 2006
Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) President Ichiro Ozawa has
not been engaging in diplomatic activities, such as traveling
abroad and receiving courtesy calls by foreign ambassadors to
Japan. The major reason has been because he was busy with
supporting the campaign of the party's candidate in a House of
Representatives by-election for the Chiba No. 7 constituency.
Some party lawmakers, however, say that he should at least
receive courtesy calls by foreign ambassadors.
Ozawa told senior party members immediately after assuming the
party's presidency that he would not travel abroad during the
course of the current Diet session. It has been a practice for
party heads to visit foreign countries during the Golden Week
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holiday period in early May. The year before last, then President
Naoto Kan traveled to Europe. President Katsuya Okada made a trip
to the Middle East and Africa last year.
Ozawa reportedly will spend his holidays enjoying fishing in
Japan. He has turned down requests from foreign ambassadors to
pay courtesy calls, citing, "Receiving courtesy calls is
meaningless," according to an aide to Ozawa.
(4) Government withholds opinion on US-India civilian nuclear
cooperation; May go along with it in view of attaching emphasis
to relations with US and India
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Full)
May 1, 2006
The government decided yesterday to put off clarifying its view
for the time being on a nuclear cooperation agreement reached
between the United States and India. Under the agreement, the US
allows India to possess nuclear weapons as an exception from the
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). A senior Foreign Ministry
official confusedly said:
"If Japan supports the accord, it will have to change its postwar
foreign policy of advancing nuclear nonproliferation as the only
country to have suffered nuclear attacks."
The expectation is that even if the US side asks Japan in a
foreign ministerial slated for May 3 in Washington to back the
accord, the Japanese side will refrain from giving a specific
answer.
Under the agreement, India accepts inspections by the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) only on its civilian
nuclear facilities, while the US provides nuclear-related
technology and fuel to India. Britain, France, and Russia have
welcomed the agreement. Since the Japanese government, however,
has yet to make a decision, the Foreign Ministry was considering
a response prior to the Japan-US foreign ministerial. As a
result, the ministry has determined that there is no need for a
hurried decision on the matter, as the US Congress is now
discussing bills related to the accord and because India and the
IAEA have not put an end to negotiations on the inspection
matter.
However, there is growing sentiment in the government and ruling
coalition to go along with agreement, given relations with the US
and India.
(5) Late former Yasukuni Shrine Chief Priest Tsukuba avoided
enshrining Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine out of
consideration for Emperor's shrine visit, according to his eldest
son and shrine's former public relations office chief
MAINICHI (Page 1) (Full)
April 29, 2006
By Ryuko Tadokoro
The late Fujimaro Tsukuba, former chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine
during the period right after the end of World War II (WWII)
through 1978, had intentionally sidestepped the idea of
enshrining WWII Class A war criminals at the shrine, according to
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testimony from the shrine's former public relations office chief
and others. Tsukuba also indicated concern that enshrining them
would stand in the way of the Emperor's visits to the shrine.
Tsukuba died in March 1978, and soon after his death, his
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successor chief priest enshrined the Class A war criminals. The
testimony is proof that the process leading to the enshrinement
of Class A war criminals followed a somewhat a zigzag path,
although there is an argument that what led the shrine to honor
Class A war criminals was the list of names prepared by the
former Health Ministry and sent by it to the shrine.
Tsukuba hailed from a family that had once been a part of the
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imperial family. He took office as the fifth chief priest in 1946
and died at the age of 73 while in office. His successor was the
late Nagayoshi Matsudaira. In October 1978, Matsudaira decided to
enshrine 14 Class A war criminals, including former Prime
Minister Hideki Tojo, at the shrine. The shrine's former Public
Relations Office Chief Hisao Baba, 81, who had been an aide to
Tsukuba, and Tsukuba's eldest son, Hisaharu, 75, a former Waseda
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University professor, recently agreed to interviews with the
Mainichi Shimbun.
According to Baba, when he asked Tsukuba whether he had a plan to
enshrine Class A war criminals, soon after former Prime Minister
Tojo and others were executed, Tsukuba told him: "It would
concern the Imperial Household Agency. Enshrining them will be
impossible while I am alive." Referring to the expression,
"impossible while I am alive," Baba explained, "What he desired
would be not to enshrine them in actuality." As for the words,
"concern the Imperial Household Agency," Baba pointed out that
(Tsukuba) had been concerned about the possible impact of the
Emperor's visit to the shrine. Tsukuba also indicated
consideration for public sentiments that "A great number of the
public was fixated on 'hate against Tojo.'"
Meanwhile, according to Tsukuba's eldest son, Hisaharu, Tsukuba
stated, "Class B and C war criminals were considered to be the
same war victims as general soldiers, but Class A war criminals
were responsible for the war." Tsukuba remained cautious about
enshrining Class A war criminals throughout his life. In 1966,
the former Ministry of Health sent a list of names of Class A war
criminals to the shrine. In 1970, the general assembly of
representatives of shrine believers decided to enshrine Class A
war criminals. This decision was entrusted to Tsukuba, but
Tsukuba did not implement it while he was alive. When it comes to
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the Emperor's visit to the shrine, Emperor Showa visited the
shrine eight times after 1945, but since 1975 there has been no
visit by an Emperor to the shrine. Some have argued that
consideration for the collective enshrinement of Class A war
criminals has led Emperor Showa and the current Emperor to forgo
visiting the shrine.
(6) USFJ realignment (Part 3): Japan, US teaming up to deal with
newly emerging crises; Bilateral fusion under way with challenges
in store
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
April 28, 2006
Japan and the United States are going to forge a new partnership
through the realignment of US forces in Japan-not only in the
area of readiness for emergencies but also in the area of
counterterrorism and missile defense. Their 'bilateral fusion' is
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steadily under way on the sidelines of consultations on specific
realignment plans.
"Beat it into your body, not into your head!"
On Jan. 9, a group of Japanese rangers assembled at a US Marine
Corps base in California. They were sent there from the Ground
Self-Defense Force (GSDF) as its first batch of trainees. Their
training was a far cry from being a leisurely overseas business
trip. The GSDF sent 125 members to the US mainland base, where a
drill sergeant and his unsparing directives were in store for
them.
The GSDF trainees swam in the winter sea with weapons on their
backs and rowed rubber dinghies to go ashore at a simulated
landing point. Morning, noon, and night, they kept on training
with this menu over and over again. Their seaborne training was
in anticipation of what to do and how to win back an uninhabited
island off Okinawa and Kyushu-if and when that island falls under
the occupation of foreign commandoes. "You're professionals."
With this, a USMC brass officer warranted the GSDF soldiers after
their training sessions conducted for about three weeks.
The US Marines currently deploys 17,000 troops in Okinawa
Prefecture and will redeploy 8,000 of them to Guam. However,
Okinawa will remain a frontline bastion readied for emergencies.
The United States wants Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to
acquire the capability of responding to emergencies for the time
being. "They want the SDF to be able to fight together in the
real sense of the term," says a senior official of the Defense
Agency.
In late February, the SDF and US Forces Japan (USFJ) conducted a
command post exercise (CPX) at a basement of the Defense Agency's
headquarters. The CPX was codenamed "Keen Edge." Its scenario was
that a "purple" country fueled missiles, and that an "orange"
country's submarine intruded into Japan's territorial waters in
the East China Sea. The CPX simulated and confirmed joint
counteractions to be taken by the SDF and USFJ against these
countries in two colors on the computer screen.
In the CPX, the two countries were unnamed. "It's apparent to
everyone that the purple country is North Korea and the orange
country is China, which is pushing for its military buildup," an
official of the Defense Agency says, however.
The US Army's 1st Corps, currently headquartered on the US
mainland, covers the Pacific basin. In the process of realigning
US forces in Japan, the Pentagon will relocate the 1st Corps'
command functionality to Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture. In the
meantime, the GSDF will set up a new unit, called the Central
Readiness Command (CRC), which also will be headquartered at Camp
Zama.
The Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) will relocate its Air Defense
Command (ADC) functionality to the US Air Force's Yokota base,
and Yokota will be a missile defense strongpoint. Along with this
force realignment, USFJ will install a mobile radar system,
called "X-band radar," at the ASDF's Shariki Detachment base in
Aomori Prefecture. Meanwhile, Japan will also set up its own
radar systems in three years at four locations, including the
island of Shimokoshikijima in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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With bilateral defense cooperation deepening, the Defense Agency
and the SDF are facing new challenges. "What's this all about?"
With this, an USFJ official filed a strong protest with the
Defense Agency and the SDF in January this year over the outflow
of data about a surface-to-air missile (SAM) being developed for
the GSDF.
Data about Japan's missile development has nothing to do directly
with US forces. USFJ realignment, however, is intended for the US
armed services to share intelligence with their respective SDF
counterparts even more closely through such steps as integrating
their commands. Japan and the United States are moving ahead with
further cooperation. Specifically, the SDF and USFJ have plans to
share radio frequencies for their communications. Japan's
security awareness probably appeared lax in the eyes of USFJ
officials.
That is not the only problem. One other example is the US Army's
1st Corps headquarters, which will be moved to Camp Zama. The
Japanese government has explained that its relocation to Zama
does not conflict with the Japan-US Security Treaty, which
stipulates the scope of USFJ command to areas within the bounds
of the Far East region. In the Diet, however, opposition parties
are critical of the 1st Corps' command relocation to Zama. "We
don't know how the Far East clause will be ensured," says one in
an opposition party. The relocation of the 1st Corps' command to
Camp Zama will likely be a point of contention in Diet debates.
In addition, there is a problem in the area of missile defense as
well. What if Japan shoots down a ballistic missile targeted at
Guam or elsewhere in the United States? In this case, the problem
is that Japan will bump against its constitutional prohibition on
participating in collective defense. Some wonder if it is
possible to sort out missiles heading for Japan. In early May,
the Japanese and US governments are aiming to wrap up their USFJ
realignment talks and reach a final agreement thereupon. Still, a
number of challenges will be left even afterward.
(7) Resumption of US beef imports; Final judgment to be reached
as early as June
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 3) (Almost full)
April 30, 2006
The government will speed up efforts to take procedures necessary
for making a final decision on the issue of whether to resume US
beef imports as early as June. The plan is to hold talks with the
US government when Golden Week is over so that prior inspections
of US meat processing facilities can be started before the end of
May. Some government officials want to see the beef issue settled
before Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits the US in late
June. However, in view of deep-seated skepticism about the US
beef safety control system seen among Japanese consumers, a final
decision could be delayed.
Government to inspect all meat processing facilities; Difficult
to eradicate distrust
Now that the Japanese government on April 24 completed town
meetings with consumers at 10 locations throughout the country to
exchange views on a possible US beef import resumption, it thinks
that it has paved the way to a certain degree for it to decide
whether to resume US beef imports. A number of voices skeptical
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about the US BSE testing system and calls for strengthening
measures to prevent a recurrence of the inclusion of vertebral
columns in its beef shipment were heard during the town meetings.
In response, a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) stressed that as a condition for
reinstating the beef trade, it is necessary to carry out prior
inspections at US beef processing facilities and strengthen the
quarantine system.
The US government intends to promptly reinspect all 37 meat-
processing facilities that are authorized to ship products to
Japan. It wants to start talks with Japan on specific conditions
for reinstating the beef trade. During such talks, Japan will
seek US approval to conduct prior inspections. Secretary of
Agriculture Johanns had already indicated a basic policy of
accepting inspections by Japan.
When Tokyo decided to resume US beef imports last December, it
came under fire as having made a hasty decision, because it had
not yet completed inspections of all meat packers. It will,
therefore, call on the US side to allow it to carry out detailed
inspections of slaughterhouses and inspection sites during prior
inspections. It wants to inspect all of the 37 facilities before
it decides whether to resume beef imports or not.
The government also intends to improve the quarantine system for
US beef arriving at Narita Airport. Only portions of imported
items have thus far been subject to inspection, but the
government will undertake coordination with a view to extensively
increasing the number of items subject to inspection. There is
also the strong possibility of carrying out spot-checks on
imported products. The aim is to obtain understanding from
consumers by strengthening border controls.
The government's ostensible position is that it is not necessary
to decide to resume US beef imports before Prime Minister Koizumi
visits the US. However, pressure for an early resumption before
the mid-term elections for Congress in November is mounting.
Chances are that unless Japan comes up with a definite stance of
resuming US beef imports by the time the prime minister visits
the US, calls for retaliatory action might increase.
However, there are many challenges before beef imports can be
resumed. Even if prior inspections are started in late May, they
will not be finished before early June. The government is
expected to reach a final decision after holding another round of
town meetings with consumers. However, it is unclear to what
extent the government can press ahead with procedures for
reinstating the beef trade and secure safety of US beef in a
short period of time.
Consumers have deep-seated distrust of US beef. A number of
members of the Prion Expert Council of the government's Food
Safety Commission, which had discussed conditions for resuming US
beef imports up to late last year, quit in late March, causing
dismay among consumers.
If another violation occurs, both the US and Japanese governments
are bound to face harsh criticism. The government is pressed to
make a difficult decision, sandwiched between domestic opinion
and US demands.
(8) Editorial: 50 years later, government has yet to fulfill
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responsibility for victims of Minamata disease
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
April 28, 2006
In the many trials dealing with Minamata disease, the courts
handed down judgments that held the government accountable due to
a sluggish, bungled, and negligent response for failing to
prevent the spread of human suffering triggered by industrial
mercury poisoning. On May 1, Japan marks the 50th anniversary of
the first official report of the outbreak of the disease, but the
Minamata problem has yet to be resolved. The government is still
unwilling to set a course allowing more patients to receive
compensation and relief. Such a stance has delayed a settlement,
and negotiations crucial to the sufferers' lives and health are
still going on.
Among those who have been recognized as Minamata victims, there
are government-certified claimants and legally recognized
claimants. These two categories have set different standards of
recognition and amounts of compensation. In the screening
conducted so far for administrative recognition, about 15,000
applications were rejected, and 3,800 patients are waiting for
their applications to be screened. There are 13,000 persons who
have not been recognized as Minamata patients but carry the
official designation as patients suffering from mercury
poisoning.
The nation has yet to prepare both a unified system and
recognition standard. Some criticize that the government has
given priority to the task of narrowing down those entitled to
compensation over giving relief to disease victims. The lack of a
unified system is attributed to the government's rigid approach.
In lawsuits filed by Minamata disease patients calling for
compensation in 1990, five courts (Tokyo, Kumamoto, Fukuoka and
Kyoto district courts, and Fukuoka High Court) admitted that the
central and Kumamoto governments, as well as Chisso Corp, which
dumped mercury into Minamata Bay, had failed to fulfill their
respective responsibilities. The courts advised them to reach an
out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs. Chisso and the
Kumamoto prefectural government followed the advice, but the
central government adamantly refused to sit on the negotiating
table.
In 1995, the Murayama cabinet tried to bring a political
settlement to the Minamata issue by hammering out measures to
widen the scope of those eligible for compensation under a
different framework from the patient-recognition systems. At that
time, too, the central government ministries concerned refused to
admit their faults and blunders. They tried to solve the issue by
complicating the nation's system further. In 2004, the Supreme
Court handed down a judgment admitting the government's
responsibility for patients' ordeal. The government ministries,
though, claimed that a legal judgment is different from an
administrative one. The bureaucracy is still unwilling to
introduce a comprehensive compensation system.
During a period from the official report through the scientific
discovery of the disease caused by highly dangerous organic
mercury dumped by Chisso into Minamata Bay, the government
continued to refuse conducting scientific research and turned
down demands from local residents for having Chisso stop
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discharging contaminated water. It is considered that during this
period, the mercury contamination in the waters reached its
highest level, resulting in damaging many local persons' lives.
The chief lawyer of the plaintiffs' group said that lawsuits have
proceeded smoothly since judges began to contact fetal Minamata
patients. In order to conquer the disease and come up with a
rational compensation system, the government must learn the
actual state of the disease and the reality of the damage.
We must continue to carefully monitor what response the
government will make to Minamata victims.
(9) US concerned about Japan's role behind Iran's nuclear
development
Sentaku, May 2006
(Full)
Japanese research institutes reportedly have played a certain
role behind Iran's nuclear development.
According to Japanese government officials, dozens of Iranian
scientists have been studying at Tohoku University and other
research institutes in Japan in the area of state-of-the-art nuke-
related technologies such as plasma fusion that has both military
and civilian application. If research in areas other than nuclear
science is also included, there are about 10,000 Iranian
researchers and students in Japan. The US government is
increasingly concerned about this situation.
A senior US State Department official said that North Korea and
Iran have actively cooperated with each other in the military
area, including missile development. It is also conceivable that
the two countries have shared research results produced in the
areas of nuclear and missile development to some extent. If that
is the case, the Iran problem may have some effect even on
Japan's national security.
Japan has taken a hard-line stance toward North Korea, but it is
open-minded toward Iran. If it is found true that Iran and North
Korea have established cooperative ties in the military area,
Japan will be forced to take a tougher stance toward Iran.
DONOVAN