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SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/06
INDEX:
(1) Poll on Abe cabinet, political parties
(2) Prime Minister Abe's policy speech: Task will be implementing
program to provide second chances
(3) Profile of State Minister in charge of abduction Issues Yasuhisa
Shiozaki; Former Bank of Japan official; Right-hand man versed in
policy matters
(4) Interview with economic ministers part 2: Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka; Expansion of exports
through aggressive agricultural policy
(5) Patriot equipage arriving in Okinawa for deployment
(6) US Consul General Maher voices concern about China's military
expansion
(7) In Okinawa gubernatorial election, Itokazu concludes agreement
with five political parties
(8) Last year, 1,600 US troops dispatched from Yokota to support
global-scale war against terrorism 8
(9) Government at UN in 1999 criticized criminalization of
conspiracy because did not fit Japan's legislative system
ARTICLES:
(1) Poll on Abe cabinet, political parties
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Full)
September 28, 2006
Questions & Answers
(T = total; P = previous; M = male; F = female)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
T P M F
Yes 67 (45) 63 69
No 16 (37) 20 14
Not interested 14 (16) 14 14
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
10 11 9
Because something can be expected of the prime minister's
leadership
17 17 17
Because there's a young, fresh image about the prime minister
54 56 54
Because something can be expected of the prime minister's policy
measures
15 16 15
Q: (Only for those who answered "no" to the above question) Why?
T P M F
TOKYO 00005740 002 OF 010
Because the prime minister is from the Liberal Democratic Party
19 22 16
Because nothing can be expected of the prime minister's leadership
24 26 22
Because the prime minister is inexperienced, weak
13 11 15
Because I'm opposed to the prime minister's policies
39 33 45
Q: Which political party do you support?
T P M F
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
42 (32) 43 42
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto)
16 (17) 22 13
New Komeito (NK) 5 (5) 6 5
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)
4 (4) 3 4
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto)
2 (2) 2 2
People's New Party (PNP or Kokumin Shinto)
0 (0) -- 0
New Party Nippon (NPN or Shinto Nippon)
-- (--) -- --
Other parties
0 (0) 0 0
None
28 (37) 23 32
Q: Do you support the prime minister's appointments to cabinet
ministerial and LDP executive posts?
T P M F
Yes 49 47 51
No 29 35 26
Q: Do you think the prime minister was affected by factional
pressure from within the LDP and considered opinions in the LDP?
T P M F
Very much 19 23 16
Somewhat 53 50 55
Not very much 10 10 10
Not at all 2 2 1
Q: What would you like the Abe cabinet to pursue first?
T P M F
Constitutional revision 5 8 2
Educational reform 15 13 17
Fiscal reconstruction 15 16 14
Social security reform 27 26 28
Economic stimulus measures 13 13 12
Social divide correction 9 8 9
Asia diplomacy reconstruction 10 11 10
Q: The prime minister visited Yasukuni Shrine in April this year
when he was chief cabinet secretary. The prime minister has not
clarified whether he visited the shrine. Do you support this?
T P M F
TOKYO 00005740 003 OF 010
Yes 46 46 46
No 46 47 45
Q: Do you think Prime Minister Abe should visit Yasukuni Shrine
while he is in office as prime minister?
T P M F
Yes 39 44 35
No 48 44 50
Q: Do you support the former Koizumi cabinet?
T P M F
Yes 57 55 57
No 28 31 26
Not interested 9 8 10
(Note) Figures shown in%age, rounded off. "0" indicates that the
figure was below 0.5%. "--" denotes that no respondents answered.
"No answer" omitted. Figures in parentheses denote the results of
the last survey conducted Aug. 15-16. The previous rate of support
for the cabinet is the approval rating for the Koizumi cabinet.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted Sept. 26-27 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 1,041 persons.
(2) Prime Minister Abe's policy speech: Task will be implementing
program to provide second chances
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 9) (Full)
September 30, 2006
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a policy speech delivered on Sept. 29
clarified his stance of attaching importance to economic growth,
stressing: "I will bring new vitality to the Japanese economy
through the power of innovation and openness (promotion of
investment by foreign companies)." However, if the government
provides subsidies to those who want a second chance or for
technological innovation, pork-barrel politics will return,
imperiling fiscal reconstruction. Abe insists that there can be no
fiscal reconstruction without economic growth. It remains to be seen
whether such a policy will really lead to economic growth.
Selective investment
Abe has come up with a new policy called "Innovation 25." This is a
strategy of designating selected areas in such fields as medicine,
engineering, and information technology from a long-term perspective
through fiscal 2025. Ryutaro Kono, a chief economist at BNP Paribas
Securities Services, supported Abe's policy, but cautioned: "It is
impossible for the government to spot promising industries and
companies. There is, thus, the danger of the fiscal situation losing
ground if government expenditures snowball and the economy fails to
grow."
Abe underscored the importance of "bringing new vitality to the
Japanese economy through the power of innovation" and "openness."
The strategy is to bring growth to the economy by making up for
negative factors, such as the falling birthrate, through mutual
market opening among Asian countries.
TOKYO 00005740 004 OF 010
However, a number of experts noted that if Japan opens its market,
some domestic companies will lose out to foreign rivals, meaning
that the number of jobless people could increase, leading to a
corresponding increase in the number of those who want a second
chance. The future challenge will be how to reflect "openness" in
specific policies.
Another challenge is how to establish a system of providing
assistance to those who want a second chance. At present, the
government has only one point of contact related to second chances
at the Cabinet Secretariat. State Minister in Charge of Second
Chance Programs Yamamoto is now considering expanding the
organization. However, one senior official in the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry stated: "All government agency want a
budget, but I am sure none of them want to provide personnel or
offices."
No originality on tax and fiscal administration
30-trillion-yen framework
Abe has come up with a number of brand-new phrases in the area of
growth strategy, including "Innovation 25" and "Asia Gateway
Initiative," which looks to strengthen international airports.
However, the contents of the speech pertaining to tax and fiscal
administration lacked originality.
What was relatively visible was that he declared that the amount of
the issuance of new government bonds in fiscal 2007 should be below
fiscal 2006's 29.973 trillion yen.
However, many took the view that since tax revenues are expected to
increase in fiscal 2007 due to the economic recovery, it would not
be difficult to attain the 30 trillion yen cap, as one LDP lawmaker
put it.
Regarding a hike in the consumption tax, Abe noted, "(I will work on
the issue of the consumption tax with the stance of) neither running
away from it nor seeking refuge in it." Attention is also being paid
to whether he will be able to set a clear-cut direction for fiscal
reconstruction.
(3) Profile of State Minister in charge of abduction Issues Yasuhisa
Shiozaki; Former Bank of Japan official; Right-hand man versed in
policy matters
SANKEI (Page 4) (Full)
September 27, 2006
He is three years older than Prime Minister Abe. Since he has always
worked together with Abe, he apparently is his closest aide. WIth a
background of having worked at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Shiozaki has
a field of specialization in financial and economic matters. He
graduated from Harvard University graduate school in the US. He
distinguished himself in the so-called financial Diet in 1998. He
drafted a set of financial revitalization bills with Nobuteru
Ishihara and others. Their efforts drew attention and earned them
the nickname "new policy breed."
First elected to the Lower House in 1993, following the retirement
of former Economic Agency Director General Jun Shiozaki, his father.
Prime Minister Abe and Takumi Nemoto, an assistant to the prime
minister, were elected to the Lower House the same year. Joined
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later by Ishihara, they formed a policy group called "NAIS,"
consisting of junior lawmakers. The name of the group was the
combination of the initials of the members. The prime minister
places deep trust in Shiozaki. He acted an advisor to Abe in the
drafting of a manifesto for the LDP presidential election.
Shiozaki served as the executive director of the LDP Reform
Implementation Headquarters chaired by Abe, and cooperated for the
introduction of the public recruitment system for national
elections, a project promoted by the Headquarters, and the
establishment of an LDP think-tank. Once served as chairman of the
Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee and deputy foreign minister,
Shiozaki is expanding experience on the policy front, as well.
He has a unique background of serving as an Upper House member for
seven years due to the situation in his home constituency and being
elected to the Lower House in 2000. He started off his political
career at the Miyazawa faction, but gave up his affiliation with any
faction after the so-called Kato Rebellion. He became a member of
the Niwa-Koga faction affiliated with the Miyazawa-faction last
year.
Shiozaki is known as a policy expert. In the virtual LDP
presidential election some junior LDP members conducted on the
Internet, he was elected prime minister, beating Abe. However, he is
not that popular in the party. Since the post of chief cabinet
secretary requires the capability of coordination between the party
SIPDIS
and the Diet, his skills in managing political situations will also
likely be called into question. He was in the same class with
Ryuichi Sakamoto, a musician, at Shinjuku High School, Tokyo. They
are still in close touch. He enjoys mountain climbing and swimming.
He has a wife and two sons.
(4) Interview with economic ministers part 2: Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka; Expansion of exports
through aggressive agricultural policy
YOMIURI (Page 10) (Full)
September 29, 2006
-- What is your view on the future of Japanese agriculture?
"I am sure there is a big future because Japan's agricultural
products are second to none in the world in terms of quality and
taste. They can be likened to Rolls Royces in terms of automobiles
or diamonds in terms of jewelries. I believe we can make Japan the
world's preeminent agricultural power with such strong weapons."
-- What will be your specific approach to accomplish that?
''My approach will consist of there three policy measures, starting
with a massive expansion of agricultural exports. I want to prepare
export conditions, making aggressive agriculture policy a basic
policy. Second, I will expand biomass energy-based production, such
as producing ethanol from sugar canes. This will contribute to not
only helping settle the global warming issue but also diversifying
agriculture and improving farmers' income. Third, I will concentrate
my policy on core farmers. I want to extensively boost productivity
with a focus on these farmers."
-- How do you see the fate of the new multilateral trade talks (Doha
Round) at the World Trade Organization, now under suspension?
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"I cannot predict, but US moves after the midterm election will
serve as a major yardstick, because the US was the major cause of
the halt of the talks."
-- What policy is necessary in pursuing WTO agricultural talks?
"Japan's basic stance up until now has been to protect its
agriculture against foreign agricultural products. Now we must face
the talks from the perspective of give-and-take-type reciprocity. We
will pursue trade talks in a manner of aggressively taking whatever
we can and accepting whatever we should. Likewise, I want to pursue
free trade agreement talks in a positive manner."
-- The US is calling on Japan to ease conditions for importing its
beef. What is your view on that?
"In essence, our decision on whether to ease such conditions will
depend on the wishes of the people. However, since it is only two
months since the resumption of beef imports, we must first make sure
that no problems will occur under the current trade resumption
conditions."
(5) Patriot equipage arriving in Okinawa for deployment
OKINAWA TIMES (Top play) (Full)
September 30, 2006
Japan and the United States have now reached an intergovernmental
agreement to deploy the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3), a
state-of-the-art ground-to-air guided missile, to the US Kadena Air
Base in Okinawa Prefecture. Meanwhile, the first shipments of PAC-3
missiles and relevant equipment will arrive at US military port
facilities on Okinawa's main island and will be carried to the base,
US Forces Japan (USFJ) sources revealed yesterday.
A civilian carrier, believed to be loaded with PAC-3 components, was
berthed in the Naha military port yesterday at around 11:30 p.m. The
carrier's mouth on the bow was wide open, and a large number of
military vehicles on board were confirmed. There were three
uniformed US servicemen on the bow, where they were on the watch.
The carrier had an overall length of about 200 meters. Its
organization is unknown, but its body was painted with a sign
reading "AMERICAN."
The PAC-3 was initially scheduled to be deployed by the end of
December in conformity with the Japanese and US governments'
agreement incorporated in their final report on USFJ realignment. In
July, however, North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles. USFJ
appears to have moved up the shipment schedule, with an eye on the
situation in North Korea.
According to the US military's account, the shipments of large-size
vehicles and other components for the US Army's air defense
artillery battalion, which is tasked with PAC-3 operations, will
arrive this morning at the Naha military port in Naha City. Those
shipments will be carried on about 500 military vehicles to the
Kadena airbase through Route 58, a national highway running through
Okinawa's main island, for four or five days from Oct. 2.
PAC-3 missiles and launching platforms will also be unloaded at a US
military pier in Uruma City. USFJ has not revealed when to carry
them in for security reasons.
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Danny Johnson, a chief public affairs officer of the 18th Wing at
the Kadena Air Base, explained: "We will carry them using the
national highway during the early hours of each day when the traffic
is lightest. We want to minimize impact on local residents."
The Japanese and US governments announced in July that USFJ would
deploy PAC-3 missiles to Kadena and its on-base ammunition depot
area and that some PAC-3 missiles would go operational by the end of
December in accordance with a final agreement reached between the
two governments on USFJ realignment. The US Army has already
redeployed about 200 US servicemen from Fort Blis in Texas to Kadena
and will complete its redeployment of 400 other servicemen in two
months, according to the officer.
The assemblies and heads of municipalities hosting or neighboring
the Kadena base are opposed to the planned PAC-3 deployment to the
base, maintaining that it would lead to a buildup of base functions.
A large number of US military vehicles will pass through a local
road, so local backlash is expected.
(6) US Consul General Maher voices concern about China's military
expansion
RYUKYU SHIMPO (Page 2) (Full)
September 30, 2006
ISHIGAKI-US Consul General in Okinawa Kevin Maher responded to a
Ryukyu Shimpo interview yesterday while visiting the island of
Ishigakijima. In the interview, Maher voiced concern about the issue
of the Senkaku islets and the present situation in the area around
the Yaeyama Islands where there are tensions reportedly between
China and Taiwan. Maher said: "China has increased its defense
budget, and the result has been the creation of a force structure
that lacks transparency and the bringing about of instability."
Referring to tensions over the Taiwan Strait, Maher insisted on the
necessity of a "peaceful" solution. He stressed: "It's childish to
think it's possible to deter a dispute without being armed. The US
military presence on Okinawa is a deterrent."
In 1996, China fired several missiles into the Taiwan Strait as a
warning. This event heightened military tensions at a stroke. The
Yaeyama Islands, which are situated near the Taiwan Strait also
became tense. Fishermen on the island of Yonagunijima could not go
fishing.
In August this year, Taiwan carried out naval training exercises in
waters near Yonagunijima. There are still military tensions between
China and Taiwan.
Concerning the heightened military tensions over the Taiwan Strait,
Maher underscored the United States' view that there is "one China"
and suggested the need for China and Taiwan to resolve the problem
peacefully. However, he also noted that China has increased its
annual defense spending by 15% over the past several years and has
created a force structure that lacks transparency. "The United
States has provided Taiwan with defensive weapons and services to
defend itself," he explained.
Touching on the Yaeyama Islands situated near Japan's border, Maher
remarked that the area is as important as other areas of Japan. He
underlined the necessity of improving the deterrent capabilities of
US forces and Japan's Self-Defense Forces for stability in the
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region and in Asia as a whole. "Japan and the United States should
conduct more joint training exercises," he stressed.
(7) In Okinawa gubernatorial election, Itokazu concludes agreement
with five political parties
AKAHATA (Page 2) (Full)
October 2, 2006
House of Councillors member Keiko Itokazu, who announced her
candidacy in the Okinawa gubernatorial election, yesterday concluded
an agreement with five political parties, including the Japanese
Communist Party. The following is a gist of the agreement in
preparation for the Okinawa gubernatorial election.
(1) Aim at realigning, reducing, and removing US military bases in
US force realignment talks, without allowing US base functions to be
strengthened, the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to be
relocated to a coastal area of Camp Schwab, as well as new military
bases to be constructed. Address such issues as use of the sites
vacated by US military bases and new jobs for Japanese employees at
such bases. Seek a bold revision of the Japan-US Status of Forces
Agreement.
(2) Step up efforts to grow the local economy and industries that do
not rely on the presence of military bases while making use of the
special nature of Okinawa. Take measures to promote tourism,
traditional local, agricultural and fishery industries, and to
foster small businesses in a bid to strengthen the base of Okinawa's
economy and to increase jobs for young persons.
(3) Make efforts to preserve and recover the irreplaceable nature
and environment by stopping disorderly land development and natural
destruction.
(4) Abide by Article 9 that provides for the peace principle in the
Constitution and make good use of the principle in prefectural
politics and the livelihood of the prefectural people. Aim to carry
out prefectural politics open to the populace.
(5) Prevent the Fundamental Law of Education from being rewritten
into one that would bring on war by imposing "patriotism," and to
promote a democratic education that would nurture the spirit of
being autonomous, independent, and considerate.
(8) Last year, 1,600 US troops dispatched from Yokota to support
global-scale war against terrorism
AKAHATA (Page 2) (Full)
October 2, 2006
About 1,600 members of the US Air Force were dispatched from Yokota
Air Base (in Tokyo) to the Southwest Asian region last year to take
part in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to
the Sept. 8 edition of the Fuji Flyer.
The organ newspaper of Yokota Air Base reported that about 70 troops
stationed at the Yokota base were dispatched to various locations in
Southwest Asia on Sept. 4 to support operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan for a period of about four months. The dispatched troops
belong to the headquarters or the rear-echelon support unit of the
374th Air Transport Wing stationed at the Yokota Air Base. They were
sent to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq or Al Udeido US Air
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Base in Qatar.
The newspaper said that the troops were dispatched to join the Air
Expeditionary Force (AEF) set up by the US Air Force. The paper
added: "About 1,600 airmen were also sent to join the AEF and
support the global-scale war against terrorism only last year"
There reportedly are about 3,000 troops deployed at the 374th Air
Transport Wing, of whom more than half have been dispatched to the
Southwest Asian region.
From Yokota, Kadena Air Base (Okinawa), and Misawa Air Force Base
(Aomori) each, 100-300 Air Force members, mainly rear-echelon unit
members, have been sent to Iraq, Afghanistan, and their neighboring
areas since the Iraq war in 2003. The dispatch of 1,600 troops from
Yokota Air Base last year shows that the base has been constantly
incorporated in the "global-scale war against terrorism," which has
nothing to do with Japan's security.
(9) Government at UN in 1999 criticized criminalization of
conspiracy because did not fit Japan's legislative system
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full)
October 2, 2006
The government has said that in order to ratify the Convention
against Transnational Organized Crime, it is indispensable for Japan
to legislate conspiracy as a criminal offense. This newspaper
learned yesterday, however, from inquiries by the main opposition
party Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) and the Japan Federation
of Bar Associations (JFBA) that Japan had tried not to adopt the
convention, insisting that making conspiracy as a crime would not be
suited to Japan's legislative system. All the more because the
discovery of this fact can fundamentally shake the government's view
calling for legislating conspiracy as a criminal offense, it is
inevitable that opposition parties will severely pursue the
government regarding this issue at the extraordinary Diet session.
The largest opposition party and JFBA have found out this factual
background through their analyses of an official telegram of the
Foreign Ministry passing along UN deliberations on the issue.
Article 5 of the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
stipulates the criminalization of conspiracy and participation in an
organized criminal group. The Japanese government interprets that
the article obligates criminalization, while some countries do think
so. It is said that the criminalization of conspiracy is compatible
with British and US law, while the criminalization of participation
in an organized criminal group matches civil law in Germany and
France. The narrowest meaning of the criminalization of
participation is the criminalization of association under which just
being a member of an organized criminal group is made a crime. The
draft proposal urged adoption of the criminalization of both
conspiracy and participation in an organized criminal group.
According to the Foreign Ministry's official telegram, the Japanese
government criticized the draft proposal of the convention for not
being suited to the Japanese legislative system, and the government
urged a revision so that not only the US, Britain, France and
Germany, but also other countries would be able to adopt a revised
one. Japan demanded that the wording "following the principles of
domestic law" and "involvement in an organized crime group" be
inserted in the draft. Japan's request was accepted. Moreover, Japan
called for changing the definition of the criminalization of
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association to the criminalization of participation in an organized
criminal group with knowledge of the aim of the group and
contribution to it. Part of Japan's such request was accepted. The
Japanese government submitted to the UN a final resolution after
consulting with the United States and other countries.
Since Japan has made the instigation and support of a crime a
criminal offense, it is viewed that Japan would be able to ratify
the present convention if the criminalization of participation in an
organized criminal group is taken under the broad meaning of the
terms.
A JFBA official said:
"It is now clear that the government made changes in the draft
resolution so that Japan would be able to ratify the convention
without changing Japan's legislative system. It is the crucial proof
of the fallacy of the government's view that it is necessary to
legislate conspiracy as a criminal offense."
Minshuto and other parties will likely grill Prime Minister Abe, who
is eager to pass the legislation, on this issue.
DONOVAN