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SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/06
INDEX:
(1) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, post-Koizumi race,
Yasukuni homage, consumption tax, US beef
(2) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, Yasukuni Shrine
(3) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, Yasukuni Shrine
(4) Discussing the 2006 LDP presidential election with Koichi Kato
(5) DPJ's Okada restarts
(6) Crime syndicate smuggles in M16, AK47, grenades to arm itself
with military-level weapons
(7) Russia fires at Japanese fishing boat in violation of secret
accord with Japan on safe fishing operations
ARTICLES:
(1) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, post-Koizumi race,
Yasukuni homage, consumption tax, US beef
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
August 22, 2006
Questions & Answers
(Figures shown in%age, rounded off.)
Q: Do you support the Koizumi cabinet?
Yes 42.8 (43.2)
No 40.1 (40.4)
Don't know (D/K) + Can't say which (CSW) 17.2 (16.4)
Q: Which political party do you support?
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 40.0 (40.3)
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) 16.5 (19.1)
New Komeito (NK) 3.8 (4.0)
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 2.3 (2.8)
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) 2.1 (1.7)
People's New Party (PNP or Kokumin Shinto) 0.2 (0.2)
New Party Nippon (NPN or Shinto Nippon) 0.1 (0.1)
New Party Daichi (NPD or Shinto Daichi) 0 (0.1)
Other answers (O/A) 0.7 (0.9)
None 33.2 (28.5)
D/K + Can't say (C/S) 1.4 (2.5)
Q: Who do you think is most appropriate for post-Koizumi
leadership?
Taro Aso 6.7 (5.6)
Shinzo Abe 46.9 (45.6)
Sadakazu Tanigaki 9.4 (9.3)
O/A 8.4 (11.2)
None 21.5 (---)
D/K+C/S 7.3 (15.8)
Q: Who would you like to become the next LDP president?
Taro Aso 2.9
TOKYO 00004830 002 OF 013
Shinzo Abe 75.6
Sadakazu Tanigaki 1.7
O/A 2.0
D/K+C/S 18.0
Q: What do you think will be the primary point at issue in the
post-Koizumi race?
Foreign policy, national security 19.9 (18.8)
Economic disparities 13.3 (16.5)
Economic policy 11.6 (14.2)
Consumption tax, other tax issues 9.6 (---)
Administrative reforms 6.4 (---)
Pension, other social security systems 19.9 (25.0)
Education, low birthrate 5.2 (8.3)
Yasukuni Shrine 4.2 (---)
O/A 4.7 (4.3)
D/K+C/S 5.4 (3.3)
Q: Which one do you think is appropriate for prime minister between
Abe, who is said to be the most likely post-Koizumi candidate, and
DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa?
Abe 58.7 (58.1)
Ozawa 25.2 (25.7)
D/K+CSW 16.1 (16.3)
Q: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid homage at Yasukuni Shrine
on Aug. 15. Do you support it?
Yes 41.4
No 44.6
D/K+CSW 14.1
Q: (Only for those who answered "yes") Why? Pick only one.
Because he kept his word
10.3
Because he showed a resolute attitude to foreign countries
23.8
Because he mourned for war victims
62.4
Because I support the prime minister
2.1
D/K+C/S
1.5
Q: (Only for those who answered "no") Why? Pick only one.
Because he was inconsiderate of foreign relations
50.3
Because Class-A war criminals are also enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine
25.1
Because the sitting prime minister should not pay homage at Yasukuni
Shrine
14.8
Because I don't support the prime minister
5.9
D/K+C/S
3.8
TOKYO 00004830 003 OF 013
Q: Do you think the next prime minister should pay homage at
Yasukuni Shrine?
Yes 26.9 (22.9)
No 47.4 (57.0)
D/K+CSW 25.7 (20.2)
Q: Do you appreciate the Koizumi cabinet's policies over the past
five years and a half?
Foreign, security policies
Yes 39.2
No 43.3
D/K+CSW 17.5
Economic policies
Yes 34.5
No 48.8
D/K+CSW 16.7
Administrative, fiscal reforms
Yes 39.5
No 39.2
D/K+CSW 21.3
Social security policies
Yes 16.5
No 64.9
D/K+CSW 18.6
Political approach
Yes 45.0
No 36.6
D/K+CSW 18.5
Administration on the whole
Yes 52.9
No 36.0
D/K+CSW 11.2
Q: Do you think it would be unavoidable to raise the consumption tax
for fiscal reconstruction and other purposes?
Yes 57.8
No 36.0
D/K+CSW 6.3
Q: Do you support the idea of using the consumption tax for social
security?
Yes 60.8
No 27.4
D/K+CSW 11.9
Q: If the consumption tax were to be raised in the future, to what
extent would it be acceptable?
Up to 7% 36.7
Up to 10% 39.1
Up to 15% 4.7
Over 15% 1.6
Unacceptable 15.7
D/K+C/S 2.3
TOKYO 00004830 004 OF 013
Q: The government has resumed US beef imports. Would you like to eat
US beef?
Yes 16.1 (13.2)
Will wait and see 19.6 (23.3)
No 62.1 (61.3)
D/K+C/S 2.3 (2.3)
Q: Do you think you are one of the so-called unaffiliated voting
population?
Yes 58.2
No 36.6
D/K+CSW 5.3
(Note) Parentheses denote the results of an FNN survey conducted
July 29-30.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by the Sankei Shimbun
and Fuji News Network (FNN) on Aug. 19-20 over the telephone on a
computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD) basis. For the survey, a
total of 2,000 persons were sampled from among males and females,
aged 20 and over, across the nation.
(2) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, Yasukuni Shrine
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
August 7, 2006
Questions & Answers
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Koizumi cabinet?
T P M F
Yes 45 (44) 44 46
No 37 (40) 39 35
Not interested 16 (15) 16 17
Q: (Only for those who answered "yes" to the above question) Why?
T P M F
Because the prime minister is from the Liberal Democratic Party
12 (12) 14 11
Because something can be expected of Prime Minister Koizumi's
leadership
29 (27) 27 30
Because new policy measures can be expected
12 (16) 8 14
Because the nature of politics is likely to change
45 (41) 49 42
Q: (Only for those who answered "no" to the above question) Why?
T P M F
Because the prime minister is from the Liberal Democratic Party
10 (8) 11 9
Because the prime minister compromises too much with the ruling
parties
15 (15) 18 13
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Because I can't feel there is an economic recovery
55 (57) 51 58
Because the prime minister is reluctant to take action against
political scandals
11 (12) 11 12
Q: Which political party do you support?
T P M F
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
32 (31) 33 31
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto)
17 (19) 20 15
New Komeito (NK)
5 (4) 5 5
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)
4 (3) 4 3
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto)
2 (2) 2 3
People's New Party (PNP or Kokumin Shinto)
0 (0) 0 --
New Party Nippon (NPN or Shinto Nippon)
-- (--) -- --
Other parties
0 (1) 0 1
None
37 (38) 34 40
Q: Prime Minister Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, the
anniversary of the end of World War II. Do you support this?
T P M F
Yes 50 49 50
No 46 48 45
Q: (Only for those who answered "yes") Why?
T P M F
Because he fulfilled his public pledge when he came into office as
prime minister
13 12 14
The prime minister's shrine visit is needed to mourn the war dead
54 49 58
Because he didn't cave in to pressure from China and South Korea
31 37 27
Q: (Only for those who answered "no") Why?
T P M F
He was inconsiderate of China and South Korea
42 39 44
He went against the constitutional separation of religion and state
15 18 13
It's inappropriate for the prime minister to visit the shrine where
Class-A war criminals are enshrined
39 38 39
Q: Would you like the next prime minister to visit Yasukuni Shrine
as well?
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T P M F
Yes 42 (33) 41 43
No 47 (54) 51 45
Q: Do you support the idea of unenshrining Class-A war criminals
from Yasukuni to separate them from the war dead enshrined there?
T P M F
Yes 62 (63) 63 61
No 24 (23) 27 22
Q: Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine on April 15
this year. Do you support this?
T P M F
Yes 43 41 45
No 47 50 45
(Note) Figures shown in%age, rounded off. "0" indicates that the
figure was below 0.5%. "--" denotes that no respondents answered.
"No answer" omitted. Parentheses denote the results of the last
survey conducted July 22-23.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted Aug. 15-16 over the
telephone with the aim of calling a total of 1,000 voters across the
nation on a computer-aided random digit sampling (RDS) basis.
Answers were obtained from 1,051 persons.
(3) Poll on Koizumi cabinet, political parties, Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
August 17, 2006
Questions & Answers
(Figures shown in%age. Parentheses denote the results of the last
survey conducted July 7-8.)
Q: Do you support the Koizumi cabinet?
Yes 49.2 (46.8)
No 39.5 (41.8)
Don't know (D/K) + no answer (N/A) 11.3 (11.4)
Q: (Only for those who answered "yes" to the previous question)
What's the primary reason for your approval of the Koizumi cabinet?
Pick only one from among those listed below.
The prime minister is trustworthy
14.3 (10.7)
Because it's a coalition cabinet of the Liberal Democratic Party and
the New Komeito
3.6 (3.1)
The prime minister has leadership ability
16.9 (18.1)
Something can be expected of its economic policies
4.5 (2.7)
Something can be expected of its foreign policies
1.6 (6.2)
Something can be expected of its political reforms
14.0 (10.9)
Something can be expected of its tax reforms
1.9 (1.9)
Something can be expected of its administrative reforms
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8.5 (9.5)
There's no other appropriate person (for prime minister)
32.5 (33.9)
Other answers (O/A)
0.7 (1.2)
D/K+N/A
1.5 (1.8)
Q: (Only for those who answered "no" to the first question) What's
the primary reason for your disapproval of the Koizumi cabinet? Pick
only one from among those listed below.
The prime minister is untrustworthy
11.9 (10.5)
Because it's a coalition cabinet of the Liberal Democratic Party and
the New Komeito
2.9 (4.1)
The prime minister lacks leadership ability
2.2 (3.3)
Nothing can be expected of its economic policies
27.6 (18.9)
Nothing can be expected of its foreign policies
16.4 (18.4)
Nothing can be expected of its political reforms
8.6 (9.0)
Nothing can be expected of its tax reforms
7.8 (13.5)
Nothing can be expected of its administrative reforms
9.1 (8.1)
Don't like the prime minister's personal character
11.1 (7.4)
O/A
0.9 (4.5)
D/K+N/A
1.5 (2.3)
Q: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine on Aug.
¶15. What do you think about his visit to Yasukuni Shrine this time?
Pick only one.
It's good 51.5
He shouldn't have visited there 41.8
D/K+N/A 6.7
Q: (Only for those who answered "it's good") Why? Pick only one.
Because he pledged to visit there on Aug. 15
7.7
Because it's only natural that the prime minister console the
spirits of the war dead
34.0
Because shrine visits should not be affected by foreign countries
56.6
O/A
1.1
D/K+N/A
0.6
Q: (Only for those who answered "he shouldn't have visited there")
Why? Pick only one.
Because Class-A war criminals are enshrined there 26.4
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Because the prime minister's visits to the shrine are against the
constitutional separation of state and religion 17.0
Because the prime minister's visits to the shrine affect friendly
relations with China, South Korea, and other countries 55.4
O/A 0.9
D/K+N/A 0.3
Q: Do you think the next prime minister should visit Yasukuni
Shrine?
Yes 39.6
No 44.9
D/K+N/A 15.5
Q: Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine in
April this year. However, he has not admitted to his visit to the
shrine, reasoning that the shrine has become a diplomatic and
political issue. What do you think about this? Pick only one.
If that's true, he should make it public 37.8
He doesn't have to make it public 30.3
Can't say which 30.7
D/K+N/A 1.2
Q: Do you think it would be better to unenshrine World War II
Class-A war criminals from Yasukuni Shrine?
Yes 60.4
No 28.1
D/K+N/A 11.5
Q: The late Emperor Showa (Hirohito) was displeased with the
enshrinement of Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine, according
to recently discovered notes. How much do you take it into
consideration when thinking about the prime minister's visits to
Yasukuni Shrine? Pick only one.
Very much 16.1
Somewhat 39.6
Not very much 25.8
Not at all 11.6
D/K+N/A 6.9
Q: Do you think the Liberal Democratic Party should focus on the
issue of visiting Yasukuni Shrine in its upcoming presidential
election?
Yes 25.5
No 67.5
D/K+N/A 7.0
Q: Which political party do you support?
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 41.6 (42.7)
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) 22.8 (19.4)
New Komeito (NK) 3.0 (3.8)
Japan Communist Party (JCP) 2.7 (3.7)
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) 2.0 (2.6)
People's New Party (PNP or Kokumin Shinto) 0.2 (0.1)
New Party Nippon (NPN or Shinto Nippon) --- (0.1)
Other political parties, groups --- (---)
None 25.2 26.3
D/K+N/A 2.5 (1.3)
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Polling methodology: The survey was conducted by Kyodo News Service
over a period of two days, Aug. 15-16, on a random digit-dialing
(RDD) basis. Among those randomly generated telephone numbers, those
actually for household use with one or more eligible voters totaled
1,473. Answers were obtained from 1,001 persons.
(4) Discussing the 2006 LDP presidential election with Koichi Kato
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full)
August 22, 2006
¶Q. On August 15, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni
Shrine and your home and office were set on fire after you
criticized the visit.
¶A. I do not know whether the arson was committed by a group or an
individual. Nevertheless, I think the incident happened in the midst
of a recent mood of excessive nationalism. It has become difficult
to make comments casually. However, I have no intention to change my
stance.
¶Q. Will you continue to voice your opinions?
¶A. Yes. Although this incident happened, I think Yasukuni Shrine is
a problem, so I will continue to express my thoughts.
¶Q. How do you see the current situation in which Chief Cabinet
Secretary Shinzo Abe has overwhelming support in the LDP
SIPDIS
presidential election, even from the forces that have a different
stance on Asia diplomacy.
¶A. The LDP has kept its majority by gathering together wide-ranging
opinions from across the spectrum. It is very much like the LDP to
engage in active discussions that could divide public opinion.
Therefore, I am concerned about the party leaning over to one side
regarding policy matters and its impact on the future elections.
¶Q. In the LDP, the atmosphere makes it difficult to be "anti-Abe,"
right?
¶A. I think the LDP members are moving toward supporting Mr. Abe
because they are concerned about the formation of the cabinet after
the presidential election. Once the personnel appointments are over,
I think the LDP members will hold discussions freely, as though they
were released from some kind of spell. Depending on who becomes the
secretary general, the LDP members could be treated
SIPDIS
disadvantageously when the party nominates candidates (like the time
of postal election). Moreover, everyone fear somewhere in their
heart that an assassin will be sent to their election districts.
There are candidates who engage in policy debates even they knew
they would lose in the election, but their supporters hold back.
Moist firewood will not burn.
¶Q. What is the question that should have been asked?
¶A. The debate should have been about Asia diplomacy, as Japan's
relations with China and South Korea have been particularly damaged
by the Yasukuni issue. Mr. Koizumi's shrine visits are literary and
intuitive, but Mr. Abe rejects the Tokyo Trials and is a stronger
believer. The Tokyo Trials were directed by the US, so scholars can
say what they wish, but the premier has to think about the impact of
his comments on Japan-US relations.
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¶Q. How do you think Prime Minister Koizumi's six shrine visits have
influenced Mr. Abe?
¶A. Mr. Abe may not be able to step back from the behavior of Mr.
Koizumi. Essentially, Mr. Abe's statements are stronger (than
Koizumi's), so I am concerned.
¶Q. How would you respond to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, who
was once your comrade?
¶A. We have similar views, so I would like him to do his best.
However, in the first place, he must have the power to gather
together 20 lawmaker signatures on his own. I think he can achieve
that goal on his own, but I'll think about what I can do if he is
just short of that number in the final stages.
¶Q. What is your aim for forming a study group on Asia diplomacy with
former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki?
¶A. The debate on Asia diplomacy has suddenly lost momentum because
of former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda's announcement that
he would not run in the presidential race. I fully understand that
Mr. Abe has the advantage. That is exactly why I think it is
important for this country to form a group to discuss Asia diplomacy
after the presidential election.
(5) DPJ's Okada restarts
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
August 22, 2006
Katsuya Okada, who suffered a crushing defeat in the general
election that he campaigned for as the Minshuto (DPJ = Democratic
Party of Japan) President, has been making "pilgrimages" to local
regions to "recharge his batteries." Now, he restarted his
activities, and he has been gaining attention inside the Minshuto.
On 18 August, he began posting on his website a serial article
entitled, "Five years with Koizumi politics." The articles examine
the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politics through Diet debates.
He will launch today a Diet members' league on the promotion of
nuclear disarmament, with a membership of approximately 40 Minshuto
lawmakers. He will chair the league. As an opposition party member,
he apparently plans to confront the government and ruling parties
based on policy issues.
After his resignation from the party president's post, Okada has
visited about 20 prefectures. He visited the hometowns of former
Diet members who lost their seats in the last general election and
vowed there to make a come back. He also visited the hometowns of
junior members to give advice on elections, such as guidance on
street-corner speechmaking.
In the serial article "Five years with Koizumi politics," he
discusses policy issues that will be taken over by the post-Koizumi
administration.
Historical perceptions and Yasukuni Shrine issue are the themes of
the first installment of articles. He approves to a certain degree
the Prime Minister Koizumi's recognition of Class-A war criminals as
war criminals during Diet deliberations. On the other hand, he is
hard on the candidates who would like to succeed Koizumi.
Commenting on Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso,
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Okada said: "I sensed they are both sympathetic toward the Class-A
criminals." Regarding Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, who has
kept his comments in reserve, (Okada says): "He had an opportunity
to talk about his viewpoint that is different from the other two
(Abe and Aso). I was a little disappointed."
The series of article will be posted about 10 times until the day of
the LDP presidential election. It is said the articles in their
entirety will amount to the size of a book.
Ten DPJ members crossing generations and groups, including Upper
House member Satsuki Eda, added their names to the list of promoters
for the Diet members' league on promotion of nuclear disarmament.
"While there are nuclear issues of North Korea and Iran, and an
increasing danger of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists, the
government lacks enthusiasm for nuclear disarmament policies." His
goal is to conduct a survey and research on his own. Moreover,
Okada has been holding study groups with junior members to learn
about the political reform after the "1955 system." He also has
launched a Diet members' league supporting NGOs that provide
overseas aid.
Nonetheless, since Okada strongly claims that the factions are
unnecessary, not many view that he is making a "move to create an
Okada faction." He has been emphasizing his do-things-my-own-way
attitude to those around him, saying "I want to recharge my
batteries to last the next five years."
(6) Crime syndicate smuggles in M16, AK47, grenades to arm itself
with military-level weapons
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 27) (Full)
August 23, 2006
(Military weapons confiscated by police in a raid on a gang
associated with the Inagawa-kai)
A number of persons, including a senior member of the Matsuda-gumi
group affiliated with the Inagawa-kai crime syndicate, have been
arrested on suspicion of smuggling arms into Japan. The confiscated
weapons have been found out to be extremely destructive, according
to the Metropolitan Police Department Organized Crime Control Bureau
4th Division, the Honjo Police Station, and other sources. The MPD
is highly alarmed at crime syndicates arming themselves with
"military-level weapons" that might cause, if used on streets,
collateral damage against ordinary citizens. "I wonder how many
weapons the crime syndicates have; they may be hiding some more," an
expert said warily.
The confiscated weapons included 23 handguns, tunnel explosives, a
US-made M16 automatic rifle, its grenade launcher, three grenades,
and an AK47 automatic rifle. The MPD believes the automatic rifles
came from persons connected with the Philippine military and other
sources.
The cylindrical launcher that goes beneath the barrel must be loaded
each time with a 4-centimeter-diameter grenade.
According to military commentator Kensuke Ebata, this type of
equipment has been around since the Vietnam War and was used widely
during the Iraq war. The automatic rifles, which have a range of 50
to 200 meters, are often used to target unarmored vehicles and
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trucks and foot solders and to destroy buildings to make
breakthroughs.
Atsushi Mizoguchi, a nonfiction writer knowledgeable about crime
syndicates, noted:
"A number of organized crime groups experienced internal dissension
recently, and I think they are arming themselves with heavy arms in
order to have peace of mind. Firearms from the unstable Middle East
and other parts of the world may have become readily available, as
their prices have collapsed."
(7) Russia fires at Japanese fishing boat in violation of secret
accord with Japan on safe fishing operations
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 3) (Slightly abridged)
August 22, 2006
The governments of Japan and Russia signed an accord to ensure safe
fishing operations in 2000. But the Russian Coast Border Guard
disregarded this agreement and fired on a Japanese fishing boat in
waters off Nemuro, Hokkaido. In the agreement, Japan promised to
cooperate with Russia on its efforts to crack down on illegal
fishing operations.
Proposal from Russia
Just after the Soviet Union collapsed, Russian fishing boats were
often spotted illegally fishing in Russian-claimed waters. Upset by
the situation, the Russian government asked Japan to cooperate with
its crackdown operations.
Japan has not prepared domestic law to deal with unidentified ships
intruding into its territorial waters, unlike Russia, South Korea,
and China.
Under such a situation, it was impossible for Russian vessels to
take action toward a Russian poaching boat that intruded into
Japanese territorial waters.
The crabs and fish illegally caught by Russian fishing boats in
Russian-claimed waters are brought into Japan. In order also to
protect Japanese fishing boats from being shot at and seized by
Russian patrol boats, the Japanese government asked the Russian
government to promise not to open fire at Japanese boats in exchange
for its cooperation for Russian crackdown efforts. When President
Vladimir Putin visited Japan in 2000, both sides agreed that the
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and Russian border guards would not shoot at
the other side's boats when such boats are captured.
To implement this agreement, both sides signed a memorandum. They
reportedly decided not to sign an official document, with the aim of
avoiding mutual intervention in the other side's domestic affairs.
Agreement observed
After the agreement was signed, Russia seized more than 20 Japanese
vessels up until the recent shooting incident, but there were no
shooting incidents reported during this period, although there were
cases involving poaching boats from countries other than Japan. This
means that Russia had abided by the agreement.
Japan also cooperated with Russia's crackdown efforts, with JCG
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patrol boats sending off a Russian boat that intruded into Japanese
territorial waters after fleeing from Russian patrol boats' pursuit
and informing Russian authorities of its location.
Over the decade up until 2004, Russia had seized 42 Japanese fishing
boats, while Japan had captured 7 Russian boats.
Black market for crabs
Crabs are not popular in Russia, so there had been few crabbers.
After learning that crabs fetch a good price in Japan, however,
Russian poaching boats began to appear more than 10 years ago.
In the case of Russian poaching boats, they deliver the marine
products they catch directly to Japanese boats at sea. Dissatisfied
with being unable to collect taxes from the Russian poaching boats,
Russian authorities decided to enforce more stringent regulations.
In the days of the former Soviet Union, Japanese fishermen were
allowed to catch crabs in the sea near the northern territories in
return for providing the former Soviet Union with defense-related
articles in Japanese newspapers, photos of JCB patrol boats, and
electric appliances. Some of them are now brokers who illegally
import crabs captured by Russian poachers or are still continuing
illegally fishing in the Russian-claimed waters. Informed sources
said that the marine products taken by such poaching boats are sold
on the black market through brokers, with the proceeds going to
gangsters.
In connection with the recent shooting, the Russian government has
claimed that the Japanese government has not taken satisfactory
measures to prevent illegal fishing. Some observers view the
incident as part of Russia's efforts to secure foreign currency by
tightening anti-poaching measures.
As part of efforts to prevent a similar incident, the Japanese
government is likely to discuss how to treat the agreement on safe
fishing operations with the Russian side through unofficial routes.
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