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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 TOKYO 003867 
 
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DEPT FOR E, P, EB, EAP/J, EAP/P, EAP/PD, PA 
WHITE HOUSE/NSC/NEC; JUSTICE FOR STU CHEMTOB IN ANTI-TRUST DIVISION; 
TREASURY/OASIA/IMI/JAPAN; DEPT PASS USTR/PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE; 
SECDEF FOR JCS-J-5/JAPAN, 
DASD/ISA/EAPR/JAPAN; DEPT PASS ELECTRONICALLY TO USDA 
FAS/ITP FOR SCHROETER; PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR; 
CINCPAC FLT/PA/ COMNAVFORJAPAN/PA. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/06 
 
 
INDEX: 
(1) US urging China to persuade North Korea: Bush 
 
(2) US President Bush expresses strong sense of distrust of Kim Jong 
Il regime in interview with press, forces Pyongyang to accept 
requests for scrapping nuclear program, improving human rights 
 
(3) Is President Bush interested in the Abe-Fukuda rivalry in the 
LDP presidential race? 
 
(4) US President Bush expresses sadness and outrage about the North 
Korean abductions 
 
(5) Five years of Koizumi diplomacy (Part 3 -- conclusion) -- 
Distance between, Japan, US, China: Need to reshape "triangle" 
 
(6) High public support necessary for enemy base strikes 
 
(7) Yosano in magazine article proposes holding memorial services 
for war dead at Chidorigafuchi Cemetery 
 
(8) Enemy base attack should be discussed, alongside with MD; New 
Komeito remains cautious 
 
(9) Abe to unveil his foreign policy principles, aiming at spreading 
freedom, democracy across Asia 
 
(10) X-band radar deployed at Shariki base; Tsugaru residents fear 
that the radar will become North Korea's prime target 
 
ARTICLES: 
(1) US urging China to persuade North Korea: Bush 
 
YOMIURI (Top play) (Full) 
Eve., July 11, 2006 
 
WASHINGTON-The United States has urged China to use more of its 
influence on North Korea in connection with North Korea's recent 
firing of missiles, US President Bush told the Yomiuri Shimbun and 
other news media in an interview at the White House on July 10 (July 
11 Japan time). Bush said, "The strategy at this point is for China 
to persuade North Korea to return to the table (for six-party 
talks)." He also said the United Nations Security Council always has 
the option of voting on a resolution seeking UN sanctions on North 
Korea. With this, he clarified that a resolution seeking UN 
sanctions would be an effective measure to press North Korea for 
concessions, and he called on North Korea to comply with the 
international community's call for it to scrap its nuclear programs. 
The interview was held with the representatives of the Japanese, 
German, Russian, and Italian media prior to the Group of Eight (G-8) 
summit starting in St. Petersburg on July 15. 
 
"He (Kim Jong Il) should decide." With this, Bush strongly urged 
North Korea to return to the six-party talks. Bush also criticized 
North Korea for its firing of missiles in defiance of a warning from 
other countries, calling it "unacceptable." 
 
Japan has been strained in its bilateral relations with China and 
South Korea over Prime Minister Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine 
and other issues. "I told Prime Minister Koizumi that I hoped it 
would be possible to improve relations (with China and South 
Korea)," Bush added: "Our friend's having favorable relations with 
other friends and countries is also in our country's national 
 
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interests." Envisaging the post-Koizumi situation, Bush urged Japan 
to make efforts to improve relations with its neighbors. Bush 
suggested the need for Japan to improve its relations with China and 
South Korea in order for other six-party member countries to apply 
international pressure on North Korea. However, Bush remained 
cautious about the United States' intervention, saying it would be 
up to these countries to improve their relations." 
 
Bush also expressed serious concern about Iran's nuclear program, 
saying, "If Iraq has nuclear weapons, Iran will be a threat to world 
peace." With this, he clarified that the United States would urge 
Iran to give up on its nuclear weapons program. 
 
Referring to Japan-US relations, Bush said he has had a wonderful 
relationship with Prime Minister Koizumi over the past five years. 
"I will maintain a similar relationship with the next one," Bush 
said. With this, he indicated that he was willing to make bilateral 
relations closer. 
 
In addition, Bush expressed a strong sense of distrust in North 
Korea over its abduction of Megumi Yokota. "North Korea is paying no 
attention to human rights," Bush said. 
 
The interview was held with the participation of four companies-the 
Yomiuri Shimbun, Handelsblatt (Germany), TASS (Russia), and Sole 24 
Ore (Italy). 
 
(2) US President Bush expresses strong sense of distrust of Kim Jong 
Il regime in interview with press, forces Pyongyang to accept 
requests for scrapping nuclear program, improving human rights 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full) 
Evening, July 11, 2006 
 
Takashi Sakamoto, Washington 
 
In an interview given yesterday to the press, including the Yomiuri 
Shimbun, US President George W. Bush condemned North Korean General 
Secretary Kim Jong Il's actions, telling reporters: "I can't 
 
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tolerate it." Bush expressed a strong sense of distrust of Kim, 
citing the missile launches, serious abuse of human rights, and 
starvation of the Korean people. The President did not refer to 
regime change, but it is highly likely that unless Kim totally 
accepts international requests, including abandoning its nuclear 
ambitions and improving the human rights situation, the United 
States will remain tough toward North Korea. 
 
"Starvation in North Korea is serious, and there is a huge 
forced-labor camp in that country," President Bush said, with an 
angry expression on his face. Adding, "The North Korean leader 
should opt for a path different from his past one," he urged Kim to 
scrap his nuclear program in a verifiable way and rejoin the 
international community. 
 
During the period when the six-party talks on the nuclear issue were 
going on, Bush gave a certain degree of consideration to Kim, 
calling him "Mr. Kim Jong Il." But around last summer, after 
President Bush appointed an official in charge of the human rights 
problem in North Korea, he has severely criticized the North Korean 
regime by singling out North Korea's illegal acts, such as money 
laundering and drug smuggling. The remarks the President made during 
the interview were in line with the Bush administration's tough 
stance toward the North. 
 
TOKYO 00003867  003 OF 010 
 
 
 
President Bush has urged North Korea to return to the six-party 
talks, saying, "It would be of benefit to North Korea to sit again 
at the negotiating table." But in the interview, he remained hostile 
to North Korea, calling General Secretary Kim Jong Il by name 
without an honorific title. 
 
Yet, the President was prudent enough to avoid making any remarks 
implying regime change. In fact, he went no further than to say: 
"Should he (Kim) opt for a path different from that desired by the 
international community, he would find himself isolated." Should Kim 
accept all requests made by the Bush administration, the existence 
of North Korea would surely be threatened. Whether the Bush 
administration's current policy will bear fruit or not is an open 
question. 
 
(3) Is President Bush interested in the Abe-Fukuda rivalry in the 
LDP presidential race? 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full) 
Eve., July 11, 2006 
 
Bun Igarashi, Washington 
 
In an interview on July 10 with the Yomiuri Shimbun, US President 
George W. Bush showed interest in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 
presidential election in September, which will determine a successor 
to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The president expressed his 
hopes that the next Japanese prime minister would make efforts to 
repair relations with China and South Korea. He then stated: "I 
wonder whether this will become a campaign issue in the LDP 
presidential election. It would be interesting to see whether this 
issue will be important or of interest to the Japanese public." He 
revealed that he was carefully watching Japan's Asia diplomacy as a 
major campaign issue in the LDP presidential election. 
 
He did not mention specific names, but it can be taken that he meant 
the rivarly between Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, known for 
his hard-line stance toward China, and former Chief Cabinet 
Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, who has called for the need to mend ties 
 
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with China and South Korea. Both are likely presidential 
candidates. 
 
(4) US President Bush expresses sadness and outrage about the North 
Korean abductions 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full) 
Eve., July 11, 2006 
 
Takashi Sakamoto, Washington 
 
In an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun on July 10, US President 
George W. Bush started with his meeting on April 28 with Sakie 
Yokota, mother of abductee Megumi Yokota, saying, "The meeting was 
one of the most moving events I have had since I took office." 
 
The President continued: "I want you to imagine what it would be 
like for your child to be kidnapped by another country." He said 
with a sad expression: "She (Sakie) told me that she had searched 
everywhere thinking that her daughter might have been killed. Don't 
you think (what was done) is incredible?" 
 
He then severely criticized North Korea, saying, "North Korea 
 
TOKYO 00003867  004 OF 010 
 
 
neither feels any responsibility for its abductions of children nor 
has any consideration for human rights." He once more expressed his 
anger at the abductions. 
 
 (5) Five years of Koizumi diplomacy (Part 3 -- conclusion) -- 
Distance between, Japan, US, China: Need to reshape "triangle" 
 
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full) 
July 3, 2006 
 
"Mr. Koizumi's 'Presley' diplomacy attracted a great deal of 
attention." This remark came from former Prime Minister Yasuhiro 
Nakasone when he appeared on a commercial TV program at the end of 
June. Nakasone had what was called the"Ron-Yasu" relationship with 
US President Reagan. 
 
Prime Minister Koizumi recently made a tour of Elvis Presley's 
Graceland where he wore Presley's sunglasses much to the amusement 
of President Bush. A photo of Koizumi putting on sunglasses was 
featured in such major US dailies as The Washington Post, and was a 
lead story in TV news. 
 
Nakasone pursued the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance, but he 
describes Koizumi diplomacy as "being somewhat US tilted." He said: 
"Visits to the United States and China are both diplomatic 
requirements. President Reagan and I were close friends, but (former 
Chinese Communist Party General Secretary) Hu Yaoban also was a good 
friend." 
 
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, one of the contenders 
to succeed Prime Minister Koizumi, visited the US in mid-May and met 
with key US government officials, including Secretary of State 
Condoleezza Rice and Vice President Dick Cheney. According to a 
government source, during the string of meetings, US officials 
stressed the differences between the values held by Japan and by 
China. 
 
In June, Fukuda gave a speech in Indonesia in which he spoke of 
China and the differing values between Japan and China, said: "I 
expect (China) to come to share such values as democracy, respect 
for human rights, and rule of law, even in following its own path." 
 
The alliance with the US will be strengthened, based on universal 
values, such as freedom, human rights, democracy, and the market 
economy. These values are mentioned also in "the Japan-US Alliance 
of the New Century," a joint paper released after the recent 
Japan-US summit. The joint paper is intended to caution China, which 
draws doubts in the areas of human rights and market economy. 
 
When Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, one of the contenders to 
succeed Prime Minister Koizumi, visited the US in May, he described 
Japan, India, and Australia as a group of countries sharing the same 
values and proposed holding a strategic dialogue between this group 
and the US. 
 
"No major difference exists between Abe and Fukuda," a diplomat 
concerned with negotiations with the US noted. 
 
The US government's China policy may be featured by its expectation 
that China will play a responsible role in the international 
community: the notion to have China engaged in international affairs 
as a "stakeholder." The Joint paper also emphasized the importance 
to have China engaged in international affairs, stating the need to 
 
TOKYO 00003867  005 OF 010 
 
 
utilize the dynamism of China. 
 
Japan can deter the rise of China as a military power by 
strengthening its alliance with the US and via the realignment of US 
forces in Japan, but in order to do something with China, talking 
with it is indispensable. Japan is unable to do so because of the 
controversial Yasukuni issue. 
 
Mike Mochizuki, director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at 
George Washington University, analyzed: "A decline in Japan's 
influence in Asia could weaken America's influence in the region, as 
well." He thinks that Japan-China relations will affect America's 
China policy. 
 
The largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan's (Minshuto) 
President Ichiro Ozawa is trying to make clear the differences 
between his party and the Koizumi administration, as the Upper House 
election is set for the summer of next year. Ozawa will make a tour 
of China starting on July 3 and meet with President Hu Jintao and 
other Chinese officials. 
 
Appearing on a commercial TV station on July 2, Ozawa commented on 
relations among Japan, the US, and China: "Likening the relations to 
an equilateral triangle, Japan should be at the apex of a triangle 
and serve as the binder of the fan. But now, this triangle lacks the 
apex with only the base formed by China and the US." 
 
Prime Minister Koizumi has solidified relations with the US in some 
aspects. This will be the legacy of Koizumi diplomacy. On the other 
hand, Japan-China relations remain strained, with no prospects for 
the two countries to mend fences come into sight. 
 
If the next administration takes over the negative legacy of the 
stalemate in Japan's China policy, it will find it difficult indeed 
to be engaged in helping China to become a stakeholder as worked out 
in the Japan-US joint paper. The first thing for a  successor to 
Koizumi to do would be to form a triangle consisting of Japan, the 
US, and China. 
 
(6) High public support necessary for enemy base strikes 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full) 
July 11, 2006 
 
Commentary by Toshiyuki Shikata, professor at Teikyo University (or 
security affairs) 
 
The issue of whether Japan should possess the capability to attack 
enemy bases has been discussed at the Diet many times, and it has 
been decided that Japan under current legal interpretation can 
attack enemy bases. Discussing the issue now therefore seems 
somewhat behind the curve. In the event that a missile lands in 
Japan, Japan has to take some measures to prevent a second or third 
missile launch. When Japan launches a counterattack, United States' 
cooperation is indispensable. It is presumed that the Self-Defense 
Force will offer logistical support for US military bombers. There 
will be no problem in terms of such physical aspects as strike 
capability. When the government decides to strike an enemy base, 
however, high public support is necessary. 
 
(7) Yosano in magazine article proposes holding memorial services 
for war dead at Chidorigafuchi Cemetery 
 
 
TOKYO 00003867  006 OF 010 
 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full) 
 
In an article contributed to the August edition of the Chuo Koron 
out on July 10, State Minister in Charge of Economic, Fiscal and 
Financial Policy Yosano proposes that the annual memorial service 
for the war dead be held at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in 
Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. The ceremony is now held at the Nippon Budokan 
hall on August 15 every year. 
 
Yosano notes that "the relationship has been established between the 
state and the war dead" by holding an annual memorial service with 
the participation of the Emperor, the symbol of the unity of the 
people, the heads of the three powers of administration, 
legislation, and judicature. Based on this view, he suggests that a 
permanent hall for the war dead should be constructed on the site of 
Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery, which houses their remains, to 
replace the rental hall. 
 
(8) Enemy base attack should be discussed, alongside with MD; New 
Komeito remains cautious 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Slightly abridged) 
July 11, 2006 
 
Following North Korea's missile launches, many in the government and 
the Liberal Democratic Party have begun to suggest that Japan should 
look into possessing the capability to attack enemy bases. Behind 
such calls is concern about the safety of Japan under only the 
missile defense (MD) system. The government's conventional view is 
that "if there is no other means, Japan will be allowed to strike 
enemy bases because such act is within the scope of self-defense." 
The government is likely to be pressed to start discussing Japan's 
attack capability, alongside with the MD issue. 
 
Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Nukaga told reporters on July 
9: "In order to protect the people, Japan must have a minimum 
capability. The issue should be discussed in the ruling camp." Chief 
Cabinet Secretary Abe said in a press conference yesterday: "Under 
the Japan-US alliance, there is a clear distinction between the 
roles of defense and attack. It is necessary for the two countries 
to thoroughly discuss the issue." LDP Secretary General Takebe also 
took a positive view about studying Japan's strike capability. 
 
The government has taken this view about defense-only policy: "Japan 
should use defense power for the first time when it comes under an 
armed attack, but it should exert minimum necessary power to defend 
itself." Even so, it takes the view that attacking an enemy state is 
possible if there is no other means. The government, though, has 
refrained voluntarily from possessing offensive weapons. 
 
For an attack on an enemy state, the following capabilities are 
necessary: (1) being able to launch missiles or drop bombs from a 
long-range fighter; and (2) able to deploy a naval ship or an Aegis 
destroyer mounted with Tomahawk cruise missiles. In launching an 
attack by fighter aircraft, it is necessary to gain air supremacy by 
blanking out the enemy's radar and destroying its fighters and 
anti-aircraft bases. In such a case, the act might be taken as a 
preemptive attack and eventually as a violation of Japan's 
defense-only principle. 
 
Given this, no progress has been made in discussion on specifics in 
the government. In reaction to North Korea's development of various 
missile development programs, then JDA Director General Ishiba 
 
TOKYO 00003867  007 OF 010 
 
 
indicated in a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting in 
January 2003 that if (North Korea) announced "we will make Tokyo a 
sea of fire" and if Japan finds it injecting fuel (into a missile) 
or making preparations, Japan will be allowed to attack the 
missile-launch site. Nukaga's remarks on July 9 are also likely to 
work to solicit calls for debate on Japan's strike capability from 
among government and ruling party members. 
 
In the event that Japan did strike an enemy base, Japan would be in 
a state of war. Keeping such a possibility in mind, some lawmakers 
mainly in the New Komeito are calling for caution. New Komeito 
President Kanzaki told reporters yesterday: "If Japan enters the 
stage (of launching an attack), the situation will turn into an 
all-out war. Given this, it is necessary to conduct thorough 
debate." 
 
In Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), too, views are split. A 
senior JDA officer indicated the need for detailed study, saying: 
"If Japan launches an attack on an enemy's territory, the issue of 
infringement of sovereignty will emerge. The current situation is 
not like that. It is necessary to prepare a new method to build 
grounds for an attack. 
 
(9) Abe to unveil his foreign policy principles, aiming at spreading 
freedom, democracy across Asia 
 
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Full) 
July 11, 2006 
 
Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, a leading candidate for the 
ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election in 
September, will shortly unveil an essay detailing the foreign policy 
ideas he has sketched out as part of his political platform, sources 
revealed yesterday. The purpose of the essay is to make known his 
diplomatic philosophy consisting of four universal values -- 
freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law -- and his 
position on disseminating those values across Asia, as well as the 
rest of the world. In the essay, Abe expresses concerns about the 
state of human rights in both China and North Korea, specifically 
naming them, and he will also condemn North Korea for its recent 
missile launches. 
 
Amid concerns at home and abroad about Japan's Asia diplomacy after 
Prime Minister Koizumi steps down in September, Abe has judged it 
necessary to shape and unveil his foreign policy ideas ahead of the 
LDP presidential election. 
 
In the essay, Abe will indicate a policy course of actively 
spreading such universal values as freedom and democracy across the 
world, particularly in Asia, cooperating in that effort with the 
United States, Australia, and India, all of which can share those 
universal values. Toward Asia and the Middle East, where various 
political systems and social structures coexist, Abe will make clear 
his stand of attaching importance to democratization and the state 
of human rights in countries and highlight the consistency of his 
diplomacy to an international audience. 
 
In the essay, while stressing the importance of mutual understanding 
between neighboring nations, Abe will express concern about the 
state of human rights in China, noting: "Freedom of religion and of 
speech are both being suppressed." Mentioning North Korea by name, 
Abe will criticize that country: "Many people desire to enjoy the 
benefits of freedom and democracy, but they remain unable to do 
 
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so." 
 
On security affairs, the essay will condemn North Korea for its 
missile launches and its abductions of Japanese nationals, and 
specify that the state is responsible for protecting the lives and 
property of the people. The essay also will include Abe's thinking 
on bolstering the Japan-US alliance, as well as actively 
participating in international peacekeeping operations, such as the 
dispatching of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops. 
 
The essay will express the intention to convey to an international 
audience the good points of Japanese traditions, culture and 
history. It will also stress the need to amend the Constitution, 
promulgated immediately after the end of World War II, by factoring 
in current Japanese views of the state and history. On the question 
of visits to Yasukuni Shrine, Abe is considering seeking an 
understanding about such visits. His notion is that "offering 
sincere condolences for the war dead is a common practice in every 
country." 
 
On the economic front, the essay will state the need to facilitate 
deregulation and the signing free trade agreements in order to make 
Japan into an open country. It will also state the need to enhance 
the dynamism of the Japanese economy by technological innovation, as 
well as to promote technical cooperation in the areas of the 
environment and energy. 
 
(10) X-band radar deployed at Shariki base; Tsugaru residents fear 
that the radar will become North Korea's prime target 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Pages 28, 29) (Abridged) 
July 8, 2006 
 
North Korea launched a Taepodong missile in the early hours of July 
5, sending shockwaves throughout Japan. In March, the Tokyo 
Shimbun's special news report department produced a report on 
Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture, which was picked as the site for 
 
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the deployment of the X-band radar in accordance with the US 
military's missile defense (MD) plan. The radar has already been 
deployed and is now in operation. This article probes residents 
living near the base equipped with the state-of-the-art X-band 
radar, which reportedly will become the prime target in an actual 
combat. 
 
Rice paddies and fields sprawl as far as the eye can see in the 
Shariki district (former Shariki Village) in Tsugaru City facing the 
Sea of Japan, about an hour and a half by car from Aomori Airport. 
The Air Self-Defense Force's Shariki detachment base sits along the 
coast of the Sea of Japan beyond pastoral land. 
 
The barbed wire fences surrounding the base are dotted with English 
signs saying WARNING in red. Beyond the fences sits a brown 
truck-like vehicle. It is the US military's early warning radar 
commonly called the X-band radar. 
 
The X-band radar was installed at the Shariki base on June 23. An 
official of the Shariki liaison office of the Sendai District 
Defense Facilities Administration Bureau explained: "The US military 
is partially using the premises of the ASDF base. We don't have much 
information on the radar because it belongs to the US military, but 
we believe it is already in operation." 
 
On July 5, North Korea launched seven missiles. The launches were 
 
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particularly timely in the eyes of residents of Shariki hosting the 
X-band radar. 
 
"If North Korea intended to attack Japan, it would target the radar 
in Shariki for starters," Tsugaru assemblyman Matsuhashi said 
glumly. A 70-year-old farmer in the nearby rice paddy also noted: 
"North Korea could do anything. A missile from that country can 
annihilate Aomori Prefecture." 
 
People also fear that electromagnetic waves emanating from the 
X-band radar might have ill elects on the natural environment, human 
health, and agricultural and marine products and that the security 
situation might also worsen with growing US servicemen. Yoshinori 
Toba, a 68-year-old local fisherman, said: "We fear most that fish 
will disappear from the adjacent fishing grounds. Fish are our bread 
and butter." 
 
Operation of the X-band radar has started without dispelling such 
local concerns. "Tokumitsu Matsuhashi, 65, a former Shariki 
municipal government worker, is calling for a city referendum on the 
propriety of the deployment of the X-band radar. But assemblyman 
Matsuhashi took this view: 
 
"The local economy has not benefited from the X-band radar in any 
way. Ninety percent of the former Shariki Village residents would 
vote against the radar, but because the village has been merged into 
Tsugaru City, there are no vocal calls for a referendum." 
 
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Fisherman Toba also said: 
 
"The government thinks a big radar is necessary for defending Japan, 
which is understandable. But local residents are really worried. The 
radar is truly vital for the defense of the United States, but I 
feel Washington is saying, 'The radar is necessary for the defense 
of Japan.' A missile carrying a nuclear weapon or a deadly gas can 
wipe out this area." 
 
The North Korean missiles also exposed some problems in intelligence 
sharing between Japan and the United States. 
 
A missile launch detected by a US spy satellite is first transmitted 
to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado, 
then to the Pacific Command in Hawaii, and finally to Yokota Air 
Base in Japan. The Defense Agency comes after that. 
 
According to military analyst Kensuke Ebata, it takes four to five 
minutes for a missile launch detected first by a US satellite to 
reach Japan. A ballistic missile can land in Japan in just four to 
seven minutes. 
 
Ebata took this view: 
 
"Getting intelligence via the US mainland gives Japan no time to 
intercept an incoming missile. Sharing intelligence with the US 
military in real time is desirable. But we cannot expect the US 
military to allow any arrangements that might end up leaking 
military secrets to Japan." 
 
Such arrangements clearly indicate that the X-band radar is purely 
for the defense of the United States. 
 
Yasuhiro Morino, a former lieutenant general, fears that if Japan 
was removed from the US intelligence network, it would become a 
 
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vassal state of the United States. 
 
Regardless of Tsugaru residents trembling with fear for a possible 
North Korean missile targeting the X-band radar, Prime Minister 
Junichiro Koizumi said when he dined on the night of July 6 with 
Liberal Democratic Party executives, including Secretary General 
Tsutomu Takebe: "It would have been embarrassing if the North had 
 
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launched a Taepodong when I was touring Elvis Presley's mansion. I 
was lucky that the North fired the missiles after I came back to 
Japan." 
 
Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador in charge of diplomatic 
normalization talks with Japan, strongly hinted at more missile 
launches, saying on July 7: "The missile launches did not constitute 
a violation of the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration." Tatsumi Tanaka 
of Risk Hedge, a crisis-management consultancy, explained: "A North 
Korea leader can say such a thing openly because that country does 
not feeling any pressure from the Japanese government." 
 
Tanaka urged the Japanese government to deal with a critical 
situation resolutely, as with the case with a corporation: 
 
"In the event of a corporation being attacked by a illicit group, 
the firm in principle must take a resolute posture by involving 
law-enforcement officers in the case. Armed with the war-renouncing 
Article 9 of the Constitution, the Japanese government must search 
for ways to apply pressure on North Korea by utilizing the US-Japan 
Security Treaty. Japan should exhibit a firm attitude by, for 
instance, convening an extraordinary Diet session to discuss 
countermeasures." 
 
Rei Shiratori, a professor of political science at Tokai University, 
pointed out: 
 
"Tokyo may want to take a strong position, but options are limited 
for the Koizumi administration, which has strained relations with 
China and South Korea." 
 
Japan, the United States, and Britain are aiming to adopt a 
Japan-presented binding UN Security Council resolution to impose 
sanctions on North Korea. Opposed to a resolution, China has 
presented a nonbinding presidential statement. 
 
Shiratori also noted: 
 
"Since Japan-China relations are strained, Beijing has no means to 
protest. Japan wants to tighten the noose around North Korea, but 
such is not possible because Tokyo cannot join hands with Beijing or 
Seoul. It's not possible to pressure North Korea without watching 
the international situation. If Japan wants to revamp its posture, 
Tokyo has to begin changing its policy toward Asia." 
 
SCHIEFFER