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TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
North Korea problem:
4) North Korean officials told LDP's Taku Yamasaki that Pyongyang
rejects talks with the current administration in Japan
5) Abductee family association criticizes Yamasaki for visiting
North Korea
6) US-DPRK meeting in Berlin: US now giving priority to finding a
breakthrough in stalemate on North Korean issues
7) Former UN Ambassador Bolton in meeting with Foreign Minister Aso
says that Japan is indeed qualified to have a permanent seat on the
UNSC
8) Japan, Russia to focus current round of diplomatic talks on
territorial issue, energy
China ties:
9) Sudden rush of ruling camp politicians to visit China
10) China agrees to remove ban on Japanese exports of rice
11) US, Japan military forces to engage in command-post exercise,
Keen Edge
12) Government to submit tough anti-nuclear terror prevention bill
Political agenda:
13) New Komeito head Ota has reservations about Prime Minister Abe's
election strategy of focusing campaign on constitutional revision
14) Government/ruling parties plan major government reorganization
that would include Japan-style USTR
15) Government, ruling parties welcome BOJ decision not to raise
interest rates
16) IPCC predicts by end of century 6.3 degrees average rise in
temperature due to global warming
17) Government advisory council predicts 3.2% nominal economic
growth over next five years
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Opinion split among BOJ Policy Board members over holding off on
rate hike
Mainichi:
IPCC predicts temperature rise of up to 6.3 degrees C by end of
century
Yomiuri:
Government's education revitalization panel mulls review of 5-day
school week
Nihon Keizai:
TOKYO 00000232 002 OF 012
BOJ governor: BOJ to gradually adjust rates
Sankei:
Government's panel on measures to counter the falling birthrate to
be set up to advocate support for "child-rearing" by entire
community
Tokyo Shimbun:
Justice Ministry to toughen punishments on bad drivers
Akahata:
Japan Post plans to close 738 ATMs, might close 500 post offices
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Postponement of rate hike: Market jerked around by BOJ
(2) Bid-rigging by MLIT: Investigative authorities' turn
Mainichi:
(1) Bid-rigging by MLIT: Last chance to eradicate it
(2) Mitsubishi Fuso: Wavering trust in recall system
Yomiuri:
(1) Rate hike put off: BOJ's accountability to be called into
question
(2) Bid-rigging: Influence of ranking officials involved
Nihon Keizai:
(1) Government urged to promote growth by cutting expenditures
(2) BOJ should do best to increase confidence
Sankei:
(1) BOJ may lose public confidence
(2) MLIT bid-rigging: Fraud against the nation
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) MLIT bid-rigging: Don't shy from banning amakudari
(2) Time to crush vested interests
Akahata:
BOJ: Need for monetary policy that supports family finances
3)
Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, January 19, 2007
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 18, 2007
09:30
Met with Vice Defense Minister Moriya, Defense Policy Bureau
Director General Oko and Defense Agency Headquarters head Mukunoki
at the Kantei.
10:06
Met with State Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Ota, Special
Advisor to the Prime Minister Nemoto. Nemoto remained. Then met with
Vice Foreign Minister Yachi.
11:21
TOKYO 00000232 003 OF 012
Met with the Israeli Foreign Minister Livni. Then met with Special
Advisor to the Prime Minister Yamatani.
12:15
Met with Michael Green, former senior director for Asian affairs at
the US National Security Council. Special Advisor to the Prime
Minister Koike was present.
14:02
Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Shimomura, Suzuki and
Matoba, joined by Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki.
15:06
Met with US actor Will Smith, followed by Koike. Then met with Diet
Policy Committee Chairman Nikai and New Komeito Diet Policy
Committee Chairman Urushibara.
16:08
Met participants of the Youth Voyage scheme. Then met with Cabinet
Intelligence Director Mitani.
17:04
Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting.
18:58
Dined at Yamazato, a Japanese restaurant at Hotel Okura, with LDP
caucus in the Upper House head Aoki and secretary general Katayama
and Shiozaki.
20:36
Arrived at the official residence.
4) DPRK refuses talks with Abe administration
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 19, 2007
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Deputy Secretary General
Ryotaro Tanose yesterday revealed that when he, along with former
LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki, visited North Korea recently, the
North Koreans told them: "We don't want to have talks with the
current administration of Japan. We are not going to propose talks
on the normalization of diplomatic ties." He thus made it clear that
Pyongyang indicated it would refuse talks with the Abe
administration. Tanose also revealed that Yamasaki had looked for
opportunities three times since last May for him to visit North
Korea.
5) Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea
criticizes Yamasaki's North Korea visit; Toru Hasuike says media
reporting on his appreciation of Yamasaki's visit to DPRK was
"wrong"
SANKEI (Page 27) (Excerpts)
January 19, 2007
"He's playing to the gallery." "It's dual diplomacy." These remarks
came from the families of abductees about the recent visit to North
Korea by Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP). At a gathering held in Tokyo late yesterday,
relatives of abductees were all critical of Yamasaki's visit.
Shigeru Yokota, 74, representative of the Association of the
TOKYO 00000232 004 OF 012
Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea and the father of
abductee Megumi Yokota, abducted at the age of 13, commented: "It's
a negative to make a solo visit to North Korea without approval by
the government."
Teruaki Masumoto, 51, secretariat chief of the association and the
younger brother of abductee Rumiko Masumoto, abducted at the age of
24, said at the gathering that he asked on the phone Toru Hasuike,
52, deputy representative of the association and the elder brother
of abductee Kaoru Hasuike, 49, about some media's reporting that
(Toru Hasuike) met with Yamasaki on Jan. 17 and "appreciated
(Yamasaki's) visit to North Korea." According to Masumoto, Toru told
him: "I simply said, 'I don't totally oppose (the visit to North
Korea), but this remark was reported as 'I appreciated it.' It's
definitely wrong to do so. I felt like I was exploited by Mr.
Yamasaki. I was careless."
Toru edged up to Yamasaki, asking, "Isn't that an act of
self-advertisement?" and "Why don't you act together with the
government?" Yamasaki simply reiterated his position on his visit to
North Korea. The meeting between the two took place at Toru's
request made in his private capacity. When Toru arrived at the place
of the meeting, TV reporters already arrived there and waited for
him.
Teruaki said: "The association supports the Abe administration's
line of pressuring North Korea. The visit to North Korea by a person
who tends to believe whatever the North Koreans say would only have
an adverse effect." "I feel something intentional about media
reporting seemingly motivated by the desire to split (the
association)," Teruaki added.
Masaru Honma, 62, the elder brother of abductee Yaeko Taguchi,
abducted at the age of 22, criticized the visit to the North (by
Yamasaki) in a strong tone: "I feel strong indignation about Mr.
Yamasaki's visit to North Korea. If he had visited it under the
delusion that his dialogue with that country will bring results, he
will end up damaging our campaign."
6) US gives priority to finding breakthrough in stalled 6-party
talks with talks held in places other than in Beijing; Does this
mean in effect America's policy toward DPRK has changed?
SANKEI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 19, 2007
Takashi Arimoto, Washington
The US and North Korea continued a third-day of talks in Berlin
yesterday. It was the first time for the two countries' chief
negotiators to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs
to have substantive negotiations in a location other than Beijing,
the venue for the six-party talks. This development implies that the
Bush administration has now essentially turned around its previous
stance toward Pyongyang. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher
Hill, chief US negotiator to the six-party talks, is scheduled to
travel to Japan, China, and South Korea starting today for the final
coordination of views with them in order to restart the six-party
talks before the end of the month.
No details of the latest talks were disclosed, but US Deputy Press
Secretary of State Casey told a press briefing yesterday: "The talks
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were useful and constructive."
According to one official connected with the talks, the talks came
at the request of the North Koreans. North Korean Vice Foreign
Minister Kim Gye Gwan, chief negotiator to the six-party talks, came
up with his country's views in response to the US request made
during the six-party talks last December for the North to abandon
its nuclear weapons programs. Kim also brought up what his country
would request in return for scrapping the programs. Reportedly, they
also discussed the issue of whether the US would lift the freeze on
North Korea's account at Banco Delta Asia, a Macao bank. The US
government is reportedly coming around to finalizing the issue by
distinguishing between legal and illegal funds.
A cautious view that illicit activities must not be made a
bargaining chip for negotiations is deep rooted in the US,
particularly in its Department of the Treasury. But another source
connected with the talks said: "In order to move the nuclear issue
forward, Secretary of State Rice and other officials are trying to
settle the issue by a political decision."
The deputy press secretary emphasized that the talks this time were
"a part of the six-party talks." Until recently, the Bush
administration, criticizing the US-North Korea Agreed Framework made
in 1994 under the Clinton administration, had limited its
participation in negotiations with North Korea to multilateral
ones.
7) Bolton to Aso: Japan is qualified to become permanent UNSC
member
ASAHI (Page 7) (Full)
January 19, 2007
Foreign Minister Aso met with former US Ambassador to the UN Bolton
at the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
Bolton highly evaluated the role Japan played as a non-permanent
member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the two
years that ended late last year. He then expressed his support for
Japan's bid for a permanent membership, saying, "Japan is qualified
to become a permanent UNSC member." Aso expressed his appreciation
for the United States' stance.
After the meeting, Bolton told reporters regarding the new UNSC
reform plan that Japan is now studying, "It is necessary to hammer
out a new plan other than the G-4 plan (worked out by four
countries, including Japan and Germany).
8) Japan, Russia to launch full-fledged talks on northern
territories, energy
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full)
January19, 2007
The government has decided to start talks between Japanese and
Russian diplomatic bureau directors, with the aim of deepening the
dialogue with Russia on such bilateral issues as the Northern
Territories. Administrative Foreign Vice Minister Shotaro Yachi will
attend the first "strategic dialogue" that will start in Moscow on
Jan. 23. In addition, top working-level officials in the energy and
investment areas will visit Russia around the same time to engage in
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talks to set the environment for investment in oil and gas field
development. Through these talks, Japan aims to break the impasse in
the negotiations on the issue of the Northern Territories, a senior
Foreign Ministry official saying, "We will build mutual confidence
on both political and economic fronts."
Breakthrough in the territorial negotiations and improvement in
relations between Japan and Russia are a major diplomatic challenge
for the Abe administration. The planned talks are part of the action
program agreed on between former Prime Minister Koizumi and
President Putin agreed in January 2003. The program is structured
with six key elements, such as a peace treaty and trade. By sending
Yachi, who contributed to improving relations with China and South
Korea, the Japanese government will underscore its determination to
"have Russia recognize Japan's firm intention," noted a senior
ministry official. From the Russian side, First Foreign Vice
Minister Andrew Denisove will attend the strategic dialogue. He will
engage in talks with Japanese foreign ministry officials for the
first time.
On Jan. 24, Resources and Energy Agency Director General Harufumi
Mochizuki will arrive in Moscow to exchange views with executives at
Gazprom, a Russian government-affiliated company, and hold talks on
trade and investment between Japan and Russia. Koizumi and Putin in
January 2003 agreed to resume energy talks, but no major progress
has been made since then. An official of the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry deems the meeting with executives at Gazprom as
"the start of periodic talks" between Japan and Russia.
Russia has suspended supplying oil to Europe since the beginning of
this year, inviting the European Union's (EU) mistrust. Keeping this
in mind, Japan intends to assess the Russian government's strategy
on energy in the Far East. A senior Foreign Ministry official
defined the series of talks with Russia as "a feeler" to find out
its policy.
9) Rush of senior-level visitors to China from ruling coalition
aiming to demonstrate diplomatic thaw
ASAHI (Page 4) (Slightly abridged)
January 19, 2007
Many senior members from the ruling parties are expected to visit
China. With the start of four-day-trip to Beijing by the Diet
Affairs Committee chairmen of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) and its junior coalition partner, New Komeito, three
executive-level officials plan to visit China. After Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe made a trip to China last October soon after taking
office, the once deteriorated bilateral relationship under the
Koizumi government has been steadily improving. The ruling coalition
aims at demonstrating the mood of diplomatic thaw between the two
countries by letting its senior members visit China.
"Japan-China relations are important. I want you to do your best,"
Abe yesterday told LDP Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Toshihiro
Nikai and New Komeito Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Yoshio
Urushibara at the Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei). The
two Diet Affairs Committee chairmen told Abe that they were planning
to visit China. Abe then promised to entrust them with a letter to
deliver.
The purpose of the planned visit to China by the two is to discuss
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with Chinese officials the implementation of an event commemorating
the 35th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic ties between the
two countries. Nikai stressed: "Under the Abe administration, the
Japan-China relationship has begun to normalize. A successful
commemoration event will make normalization firm."
Moreover, LDP General Council Chairman Yuya Niwa is now coordinating
a schedule for a meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing in
February. There is also a plan to visit China by LDP Secretary
General Hidenao Nakagawa and New Komeito Secretary Kazuo Kitagawa.
The rush of party executives from the ruling camp is aimed to
prepare for a visit to Japan by Premier Wen slated for April, as
well as to invite President Hu Jintao to visit Japan.
A senior ruling coalition member, who is expected to go to China
soon, said: "We need to build various communication channels to
China." There is the view in the ruling camp that the bilateral ties
should not revert to the way they were under the Koizumi
government.
Senior-level visitors to China from ruling coalition after Prime
Minister Abe visited China
December 2006 Former LDP Secretary General Koichi KatoFormer Defense
Agency chief Gen NakataniLower House Speaker Yohei Kono
January 2007 New Komeito chief Akihiro OtaLDP's Tsushima faction
members: Kenji Kosaka; Ichiro Kamoshita; Yuko Obuchi; Masazumi
Gotoda; Wataru Takeshita; Gaku HashimotoDiet Affairs Committee
chairmen: Toshihiro Nikai; Yoshiro Urushibara
February (undecided) LDP General Council Chairman Yuya Niwa
March (undecided) Secretaries general: Hidenao Nakagawa; Kazuo
Kitagawa
10) Basic agreement reached on resuming exporting Japanese rice to
China
ASAHI (Page 10) (Abridged slightly)
January 19, 2007
Keiko Yoshioka, Beijing
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka,
now visiting Beijing, held talks on the morning of Jan. 18 with Li
Changjiang, director of China's General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. As a result, the two leaders
reached a basic agreement on lifting a ban on imports of Japanese
rice by China that have been suspended since 2003. In a press
conference later in the day, Matsuoka said: "In Hong Kong, Japanese
rice is being sold for 1,000 yen or more per kilo. In China, we will
sell Japanese rice as an upscale product, as well." He revealed the
government's intention to aim for resuming exporting Japanese rice
starting with that produced in 2007.
The government plans to nail down when exports will resume and other
conditions before Wen Jiabao visits Japan in April. Besides rice,
the government plans to work upon China to import Japanese
agricultural products other than pears and apples that are already
approved.
The Chinese government changed its quarantine system in February
2003 and banned imports of Japanese rice for fear of vermin
infestation. China imported about 1 ton of rice from Japan in 2000.
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Japan has been putting a lot of efforts into rice exports as a
symbol of its efforts to promote exports of Japanese farm products.
11) SDF, USFJ to conduct CPX
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 19, 2007
The Defense Ministry announced yesterday that the Self-Defense
Forces and US Forces Japan would conduct a joint bilateral command
post exercise (CPX), codenamed "Keen Edge," from Jan. 29 through
Feb. 8. The CPX will be conducted for the first time in about one
year since February last year. It will be carried out with the
participation of 1,350 persons from the Defense Intelligence
Headquarters and the Ground, Maritime, and Air Self-Defense Forces
and 3,100 persons from USFJ. The SDF and USFJ will confirm
procedures for joint action in anticipation of emergencies on the
Korean Peninsula and in the Taiwan Straits.
12) Gov't to toughen law against nuke terrorism
ASAHI (Page 2) (Abridged)
January 19, 2007
The government will introduce a bill to prevent the dispersal of
radioactive material to the Diet in its ordinary session in order to
prevent terrorism using radioactive materials, including the nuclear
material that could be used to make nuclear bombs. The government
will create a law ahead of Japan's ratification of a United Nations
convention adopted in 2005 on nuclear terrorism. The legislation is
intended to crack down on acts like spreading radioactive material
with the intent of terrorism. Such illegalities will be subject to
severe punishment, up to life imprisonment.
Under the planned law, the act of detonating nuclear materials will
be subject to punishment, according to the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Other illegal acts subject
to punishment include: 1) spreading radioactive substances; 2)
mixing radioactive substances in food products for poisoning; and 3)
draining radioactive substances for environmental contamination.
As an example to prove "acts with an intent of terrorism," the
government anticipates a case where it is clear that one taking part
in such acts contacted another by email or other means of
communication or otherwise it is clear that such acts were backed
with money from someone.
The Nuclear Regulatory Law and the Radiation Disorder Prevention Law
stipulate radioactive material controls. However, imprisonment under
these two laws is up to 10 years. This bill will stipulate life
imprisonment as maximum penalty, as well as the Chemical Weapons
Prohibition Law and the Sarin Prevention Law, which stipulate
criminal punishment for poisoning.
13) New Komeito's Ota raises questions about LDP's plan to make
constitutional revision a campaign issue
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Abridged)
January 19, 2007
New Komeito Representative Akihiro Ota raised questions yesterday
about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy, revealed in the Liberal
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Democratic Party convention on Jan. 17, to make constitutional
revision a campaign issue for the Upper House election this summer.
Ota said: "We should rather make matters closely associated with
people's lives campaign issues, such as employment, education, and
disparities." He was responding to a reporter in Yokohama.
Ota indicated that specific contents of constitutional revision
should be discussed carefully, saying: "Once national referendum
legislation is enacted, it's important for a constitutional
deliberative council to conduct discussions under the legislation."
The New Komeito initially intended to produce by last fall a plan to
add to the Constitution such rights as environmental rights and the
right to privacy. The plan has been postponed due to the unclear
prospects for enacting national referendum legislation. The party is
also calling for upholding Article 9, while Prime Minister Abe is
eager to revise it.
In the wake of Abe's indication to make constitutional revision a
campaign issue, a senior Komeito lawmaker took this view: "Our party
aims for an early enactment of national referendum legislation, but
that has nothing to do with constitutional revision." His comment
pointed to a lack of unity between the two ruling parties before the
election.
14) Government, ruling bloc to give full consideration to further
reorganization of government agencies, including establishment of
Japanese equivalent of USTR
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
January 19, 2007
The government and the ruling parties yesterday decided to look into
the possibility of further reorganizing government agencies in order
to drastically review the current central government ministry and
agency system. The aim is to further streamline administrative
organizations so as to realize a simplified and effective
government, a slogan advocated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Items
up for consideration will likely include the establishment of an
information and telecommunications ministry combining the
information and telecommunications bureaus of the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications (MIC) and a Japanese equivalent of the
USTR singularly responsible for trade negotiations with foreign
countries.
Commenting on the further reorganization of government agencies, the
prime minister underscored to reporters: "The duties of government
offices are to provide service to the people. They must be able to
cope with changes in situations concerning Japan." Following the
prime minister's comment, Liberal Democratic Party Hidenao Nakagawa
explained that the prime minister indicated his intention to review
the organizations of government agencies from scratch.
Abe last September announced his intention to tackle a plan for
further reorganization of government agencies, but concrete
consideration to the proposal has not been given yet. He decided to
get down to work at this time presumably motivated by the desire to
show that his administration is reform-oriented.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference,
"Some offices were reorganized without detailed discussions in the
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previous reorganization." He thus revealed the government's plan to
first probe the effects of the previous reorganization.
As a specific plan, Internal Affairs Minister Suga proposed the idea
of establishing an information and telecommunications ministry
integrating the information and telecommunications bureaus of METI
and MIC so that the nation can cope with global technological
innovation.
A plan has also surfaced to set up a foreign trade representative
like the USTR by unifying sections responsible for foreign trade
negotiations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and METI. The aim is
to smoothen trade talks, such as free trade agreement talks.
Another proposal is to integrate the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), which has grown significantly
after the previous reorganization, with MAFF in conjunction with
cuts in public works and streamline the integrated entity.
Also on the agenda are: (1) completely spinning off the Securities
and Exchange Monitoring Committee from the Financial Services Agency
and increasing the number of personnel of the spun-off panel with
the aim of strengthening a system to crack down on economic crimes;
and (2) integrating and reorganizing the personnel and pension
bureaus of the National Personnel Authority when reforming the
public servant system.
5) Government, ruling camp welcome BOJ decision not to raise
interest rate
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 19, 2007
A number of government and ruling party members welcomed the Bank of
Japan's (BOJ) decision not to raise its key short-term interest rate
yesterday. They were worried about a negative effect of such a
policy switch on the House of Councillors election in July. Even so,
they still harbor a strong wariness about a possible decision by the
central bank to raise the interest rate in the next session of its
policymaking panel. Heated debate on monetary policy is likely to
continue.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters last night:
"The government and the BOJ share the need for Japan to make efforts
to eradicate deflation and put the economy on a solid and stable
recovery track. The BOJ made a proper decision."
Finance Minister Koji Omi also told reporters:
"We have basically entrusted specific policy-setting to the BOJ. We
respect the decision by the BOJ."
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa said:
"That is an appropriate judgment. Based on the view shared with the
government and from an expert point of view, the central bank made a
wise decision,"
New Komeito President Akihiro Ota also defined the BOJ decision as
proper.
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16) Global temperature to rise 6.3 degrees: IPCC report
MAINICHI (Top play) (Abridged)
January 19, 2007
The Mainichi Shimbun obtained a draft copy of the fourth assessment
report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) on global warming. The IPCC report stresses that
global warming is certainly taking place with greenhouse effect gas
emissions in human activities, judging from a rise in the earth's
average temperature and an increase in snow- and ice-melting. The
report dismisses skepticism about global warming. According to an
IPCC forecast, the earth's average temperature will go up 6.3
degrees and sea levels will rise 58 centimeters late in the current
century as long as human beings continue mass consumption that
depends on fossil fuel. The report warns that about 3 billion people
would face water shortages and many water-based creatures would die
out even with a rise of 4 degrees. Meanwhile, the report emphasizes
that the temperature's rise would be up to 1 degree and the rise of
sea levels also can be held down to 19 centimeters if human beings
shift to an eco-friendly society.
17) CEFP adopts five-year policy enabling country to achieve average
3.2% nominal growth
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Abridged slightly)
January 19, 2007
The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) chaired by Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe adopted yesterday a five-year medium-term
economic strategy. The economic strategy, the first time for the Abe
administration, aims at bringing the nation's basic fiscal balance
into the black by FY2011, restoring fiscal health by achieving high
economic growth.
The policy contains a prediction that the country would be able to
achieve 3.9% nominal growth in FY2007, up from the earlier
prediction of 2.2%, with a 3.2% annual average for the next five
fiscal years.
The government will adopt this policy on Jan. 25. Prime Minister Abe
told the CEFP yesterday: "The next five years will be extremely
important for the Japanese economy to enter a new growth period. I
want to see accelerated reform efforts in order to realize the
projected scenario."
The policy paper stressed: "By promoting administrative reforms, the
country will be able to achieve economic growth of the mid-3% level
or more." It also projected that if the government slashed its
spending by 14.3 trillion yen in accordance with its 2006 Basic
Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management, produced last July, the
nation's nominal growth would increase to 3.9% from 2.2% in FY2007.
The strategy also listed four goals: (1) greater growth potential,
(2) a society in which people can have second chances, (3) a sound
and comfortable society, and (4) administrative and fiscal systems
suitable for the 21st century. The strategy also listed a policy to
create more opportunities for employing elderly people and
job-hopping part-time workers and efforts to create an environment
friendly to childrearing.
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