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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
4) LDP's Taku Yamasaki off to Pyongyang today in personal effort to
find clues to resolution of nuclear, abduction issues
China connection:
5) China's President Hu Jintao in meeting with New Komeito head Ota
effectively using Japan-visit card to contain Yasukuni issue
6) Text of conversation between Ota, Hu in Beijing
7) Prime Minister Ave, Foreign Minister Aso leave on separate trips
to Europe today, with aim of expanding exchanges with NATO on agenda
8) Japan to present new proposal for UNSC reform that would add six
seats, take US concerns into consideration
Defense and security ties:
9) Japan, US to issue joint statement that will include goal of
strengthening relations with NATO
10) Foreign Minister Aso, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki dismiss
JDA chief Kyuma's call for a revision of the Futenma relocation plan
11) Senior Pentagon official, dismissing JDA chief's call, rules out
revision of V-shaped runway plan for Futenma relocation
12) New unit at Yokota to strengthen military functions at the base
13) Governor Ishihara announces agreement by US forces to cooperate
with city's plan in case of a natural disaster
14) US seeking Japan's cooperation in area of laser-guided missile
intercept system
15) LDP bill to allow limited military use of outer space, including
intelligence gathering
16) Mainichi poll of voters: 40% expect LDP to with summer Upper
House election; 38% favor DPJ
17) Agricultural Minister Matsuoka now admits contact with shady
organization that sought help to get NPO status and provided
unreported political donations
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to establish new drug-oriented 40
hospitals for speedy approval
Mainichi:
Ruling and opposition blocs agree to revise child abuse law to
specify parental responsibility
Yomiuri:
Lawmaker Eto's secretary collected over 100 million yen as
subscription fees from local firms in nine years
Nihon Keizai:
TOKYO 00000036 002 OF 011
SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry eyes fixed-rate,
per-hospitalization system to raise efficiency in medial care
Sankei:
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to keep closer eye on
unscrupulous firms abusing foreign trainees
Tokyo Shimbun:
Land and Transport Ministry to obligate large vehicles to tighten
bolts in inspections starting in April for preventing accidents
Akahata:
JCP, local residents succeed in revising Kita Ward's criteria for
home-visit caretakers for the aged
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Attacks on homeless people mirror decaying morals
(2) Welfare system requires mutual assistance
Mainichi:
(1) Cooperation essential for international situation
Yomiuri:
(1) Time right for overhaul of education system
Nihon Keizai:
(1) Given dropping birthrate, domestic-demand-oriented industries
need realignment
Sankei:
(1) Abe, Aso off to Europe to kick of strategic diplomacy
(2) Market testing requires strong political leadership
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Thoughts at beginning of year: Strategic China essential
Akahata:
(1) White-collar exemption, a corporate crime, must not be allowed
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, January 8
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 9, 2007
Morning
Stayed at his private residence in Tomigaya.
13:39
Went to the fitness club at Park Hyatt Tokyo.
16:44
Arrived at his private residence.
19:30
Arrived at residence in Kantei.
4) Yamasaki to visit N. Korea today
TOKYO 00000036 003 OF 011
SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full)
January 9, 2007
Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party, arrived yesterday in Beijing, China, on a Chinese
plane from Narita Airport. Yamasaki is expected to visit Pyongyang,
North Korea, today. Ryotaro Tanose, senior vice secretary general of
the party, will accompany Yamasaki to Pyongyang. During his stay in
Pyongyang, Yamasaki will meet with North Korean officials and would
like to grope for a clue to resolve pending bilateral issues, such
as the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea.
According to informed sources, Yamasaki will meet with Chinese Vice
Foreign Minister Wu Dawei this morning to exchange views about North
Korea. After that, Yamasaki will head for Pyongyang, the sources
say. Yamasaki plans to stay in North Korea for 4-5 days to meet with
North Korean officials, he told the Mainichi Shimbun before leaving
Japan. Tanose pointed to the lack of dialogue in Japan's policy
toward North Korea. "So," he added, "we'd like to make up for
that."
5) Chinese president plays Japan-visit card effectively: Aim may be
to contain Yasukuni Shrine visit by Abe
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 9, 2007
Beijing, Takeshi Kumon
Chinese President Hu Jintao indicated his desire to visit Japan at
an early date, but he did not touch on a specific timeframe. This is
presumably because he is aiming at probing Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe's stance toward improving relations between Japan and China.
Hu's refraining from mentioning any specific timeframe for his
possible Japan visit also glimpsed his motive to contain the prime
minister's visit to Yasukuni Shrine using a Japan-visit card in an
effective manner. Though Abe's visit to China last October marked
the first step in resuming exchanges of the leaders of the two
countries, Hu's response epitomizes the current situation where
there still remains the thorny Yasukuni Shrine issue between the two
countries. Hu noted to New Komeito head Akihiro Ota, "Please convey
to Prime Minister Abe that I will be happy to accept his invitation
to visit Japan." The meeting between Hu and Ota was enveloped in an
amicable and relaxed atmosphere all the way to the end. Hu did not
directly refer to the Yasukuni issue. He instead gave high scores to
the prime minister's visit to China last October, noting, "Our
meeting wound up successfully, overcoming political obstacles. We
have thus resumed high-level talks." However, he did not give any
assurance about a timeline for his own visit to Japan to the end.
Yasukuni Shrine enshrines Class-A war criminals along with the war
dead. China's opposition to former Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine, which took place six times, has
chilled bilateral relations to this extent. Abe is taking an
ambiguous strategy toward his own visit to Yasukuni, saying, "I will
not reveal whether I had visited it or not." However, the Chinese
side is hardly satisfied with such an explanation.
6) Main points of talks between New Komeito head Ota and Chinese
President Hu Jintao
YOMIURI (Page 21) (Full)
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January 9, 2007
Shozo Nakayama, Beijing
Japan-China relations
New Komeito Representative Ota: Nearly 100 days have passed since
the Abe cabinet came into being. The most important matter during
that time was to improve relations with China. Prime Minister Abe is
pleased to see his recent visit to China appreciated. The prime
minister has a strong desire to mend relations with China. He hopes
President Hu will visit Japan as soon as possible. He will be happy
if you visit Japan, for instance, in June.
President Hu: Improvement and progress in Japan-China relations will
lead to bringing peace, stability, and development to Asia and the
rest of the world. I accept your invitation with great pleasure. I'd
like to visit Japan at a time convenient to both sides.
North Korea
Ota: The abduction issue is an important issue for Japan. We hope to
see the issue put on the negotiating table in the six-party talks.
We ask for China's cooperation for that. If that were realized, a
dramatic shift in the Japanese public's sentiment toward China would
arise.
Hu: I hope to have good communication with Japan and play a
constructive role. I understand the abduction issue is a matter of
concern for the Japanese people.
7) Prime Minister Abe, Foreign Minister Aso to leave for Europe
today, with the aim of expanding exchanges with NATO
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
January 9, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso will travel
to Europe starting today. Abe will visit such major European Union
members as Britain, France, and Germany, while Aso will visit
Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia. The purposes of their
visits are to boost international cooperation on the North Korean
issue, as well as to expand exchanges to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
Abe is scheduled to deliver a speech as the first Japanese prime
minister at the NATO board of directors meeting on Jan. 12, in which
he will appeal on the need to bolster relations (with NATO) by means
of, for instance, disaster reconstruction and antiterrorism
measures. Japan has built a cooperative relationship via its
Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling activities in the Indian
Ocean with NATO. NATO, too, is moving to step up relations with
Japan and Australia. By upgrading the current senior working-level
talks and political dialogue with NATO to periodic ones, Japan
intends to intensify such talks.
The countries in Eastern Europe Aso plans to travel to are
cooperative toward the war on terrorism led by the US. Aso pays
special attention to Slovakia, which serves as the chair of the
Visegrad Agreement (VA) with Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary,
and which also serves as a nonpermanent member of the United Nations
Security Council. By increasing relations with them, Aso intends to
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further surround North Korea, and also he apparently aims to counter
China and Russia, which are looking for opportunities to expand
their influence over Eastern Europe.
8) Government considering new proposal for six new UNSC seats: Aim
is to secure US support with stricter conditions
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Slightly Abridged)
January 6, 2007
The Japanese government is now considering a new proposal for a
resolution for reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
According to the outline of the unveiled draft, a proposed increase
in the number of seats at UNSC, now 15, should be constrained at
around six. The draft also proposed that (1) nations that bid for a
permanent seat should have a certain track record in shouldering UN
expenses; and that (2) obtaining a permanent seat should require
support from more than two-thirds of UN member nations. The draft
thus features stricter conditions for entry into the UNSC. The aim
is to obtain support from the US, which is cautious about the idea
of expanding the number of UNSC member nations.
The government wants to start coordinating views this month with
Germany, India and Brazil, members of the Group 4, which aims at
securing permanent seats along with Japan. It then intends to sound
out the views of related countries so that the issue can be taken up
at a session to discuss UN reform at the African Union summit to be
held in Ethiopia at the end of the month. The government aims at
submitting the draft resolution to the UN after obtaining approval
from various countries by the end of July.
The new resolution requires candidate countries to meet with a
certain set record of shouldering UN expenses as well as to obtain
recommendations from 15-20 countries. African countries are expected
to oppose the idea of making a track record for shouldering UN
expenses a condition.
The draft will also include a clause of disqualifying a country that
failed to obtain approval from more than two-thirds of the UN member
nations in a vote, even if it obtained an agreement for it to become
a permanent member. Newly elected permanent members would not be
awarded the veto rights given to the US, Britain, China, France and
Russia. Of the six seats to be created, two to three members would
be given permanent membership. Three to four countries would be
allowed into the UNSC as non-permanent members. These seats would be
allocated either to Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe
(including East Europe) or only three of those four regions.
9) Japan-US Security Consultative Committee to release joint
statement emphasizing "strengthening ties with NATO"
MAINICHI (Page 8) (Full)
January 8, 2007
Nobutake Yamashita
The Japanese and US governments are now undertaking coordination in
order to release a joint statement declaring the stepping up of
relations with such organizations as the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) during the Japan-US Security Consultative
Committee (2 + 2) of the foreign and defense ministers expected to
take place possibly late this month. Behind this move was the United
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States' strong request. Supposedly, the aim is to facilitate the
spread of the ballistic missile defense (MD) system, but some in the
Defense Agency (JDA) are concerned about deepening ties with
military alliances.
According to an official concerned, the US, in the process of giving
shape to a joint statement, insisted on mentioning in the joint
statement the bolstering of relations with NATO and such countries
as Australia and New Zealand that the US thinks share the common
values. Japan accepted this request. The statement is also expected
to incorporate a mention of the need for a steady implementation of
the realignment plans for the US forces in Japan.
During the NATO summit meeting in late November, the US proposed
stepping up cooperation with non-NATO members, such as Japan, South
Korea, and Australia. America's aim in this regard is presumably to
facilitate the introduction of the MD system now jointly developed
by Japan and the US into Europe and the Pacific region.
Tokyo is positive about bolstering ties with NATO and Australia.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to deliver a speech at the
NATO headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 12. A senior Foreign Ministry
official explained that by strengthening ties with countries sharing
such universal values as freedom and democracy, "Japan can boost its
diplomatic capability."
However, given that Afghanistan, where NATO has played a leading
part in bringing peace to that country, remains in the worsened
security situation, if Japan strengthens relations with NATO, Tokyo
may be asked to provide more of assistance to the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan by
means of, for instance, ground troop dispatches and financial aid.
The Foreign Ministry stresses the need to "step up cooperation
within the bounds of the Constitution" through such contributions as
rescue operations in international disasters. On the other hand, a
senior JDA official stated, "The move to strengthen relations is a
matter we should welcome, but we need to carefully discuss what we
will implement exactly."
Coordination is underway between Tokyo and Washington to hold the 2
+ 2 meeting on Jan 22 or 23.
10) Aso, Shiozaki reject JDA chief Kuma's remark about "review of
the V-shaped runway plan"
SANKEI (Page 2) (Full)
January 6, 2007
Defense Agency Director-General Fumio Kyuma indicated that he did
not dwell on the plan for the construction of V-shaped airstrips as
agreed on the Japanese and US governments regarding the relocation
of the US Marines' Futenma Air Station (in Ginowan City, Okinawa) to
a coastal area of Camp Schwab (in Nago City). But Foreign Minister
Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki during their
respective press conferences on Jan. 5 stressed that the
construction would be pushed forward as agreed on by both Japan and
the US.
Kyuma told reporters in Bangkok on Jan 3, where he was visiting:
"It's acceptable even to construct one runway. Any plan the three
parties (the central government, local governments, and the US
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government) can agree on is fine." This remark is apparently
intended to obtain understanding of Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima,
who remains unwilling to accept the current construction plan.
Aso, however, rejected that remark, saying: "Our basic policy is to
do things along the direction decided at the 2+2 (Japan-US Security
Consultative Committee) meeting (held in last May)." Following Aso,
Shiozaki also stated: "The plan agreed on by Japan and the US is the
basis of our policy. No shift will be made."
11) Senior US official will not accept changes in Futenma relocation
plan, backs V-shaped runway
ASAHI (Page 3) (Full)
January 7, 2007
By Yoichi Kato in Washington, DC
In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun Jan. 5, John Hill, senior
director for East Asia at the US Defense Department, expressed his
view about Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Fumio Kyuma's
wanting to change a portion of the plan to relocate Futenma Air
Station in Okinawa to Henoko Point in Nago City. He stressed the US
intention of holding fast to the current plan, noting, "The Japanese
government guaranteed that the current plan could be implemented.
The US government's position is to carry out this plan as agreed
with Japan."
Hill also commented on Kyuma's thinking of moving the runway, which
under the current plan is V-shaped, to shallow waters offshore, and
making it into a single runway: "Although there was a single runway
planned in the agreement reached in Oct. 2005 (interim report), it
became V-shaped due to concerns about noise from local residents."
He took the view that this would be a stumbling block.
In addition, Hill pointed out: "The reason why the Futenma
relocation, originally agreed to in 1996, has still not been carried
out, even though 10 years have passed, has been because (the
Japanese side) keeps trying to renegotiate to change the plan." He
indicated that the US did not intend to make any more changes.
In Okinawa Prefecture, Governor Hirokazu Nakaima and other officials
are opposed to the current plan, but Hill insisted: "The Japanese
government, our negotiating partner, clearly stated that this plan
could be implemented. I think that local coordination is already
finished."
Regarding a 2 plus 2 meeting of foreign and defense ministers of
Japan and the US, regarding which coordination had been taking place
for a mid-January date, Hill said: "There has been a change in our
Iraq policy and personnel shifts, so I think such would be difficult
for the next month or two." He revealed the outlook that a
postponement was most likely.
12) US Air Force deploys new unit to Yokota airbase
MAINICHI (Page 23) (Full)
January 6, 2007
The US Air Force's 13th Air Force, headquartered in Hawaii, held a
ceremony yesterday at the US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo for its first
deployment of a unit to Yokota. In addition to the 5th Air Force
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currently based at Yokota, the 13th Air Force will also strengthen
its relations with the Air Self-Defense Force and consolidate its
readiness for air defense in areas surrounding Japan. Yokota will
step up its military functions.
The newly deployed unit is the 1st Detachment, which is made up of
about 50 military personnel from the 13th Air Force and is commanded
by Col. Michael MacWilliam. The detachment will coordinate airborne
operations in Japanese airspace with the 5th Air Force, 613th Air
and Space Operations Center, and Air Self-Defense Force.
The ceremony was held at the Yokota airbase with about 100
attending. Lt. Gen. Chip Utterback, commander of the 13th Air Force,
handed a new flag to Col. MacWilliam. In his press remarks after the
ceremony, Lt. Gen. Utterback underscored the significance of the
newly deployed detachment to Yokota as "very important" to fulfill
its mission for Japan's national security, adding that the
detachment's establishment at Yokota would make it possible to make
very close and fine-grained decision even in the case where a
decision is needed in a short time for air operations.
"We can say it's the first step to making a strongpoint for missile
defense between Japan and the United States," says Yoichi Endo, a
member of Fussa City's municipal assembly, who represents RIMPEACE,
a group of local assembly members watching US military bases in
Japan. "The base will be built up for its permanent presence, and
there's no doubt that it will be even more dangerous (to local
communities in the vicinity of the Yokota base)," Endo added.
13) Ishihara unveils plan to produce Tokyo disaster prevention plan
specifying cooperation with USFJ in time of disaster
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 35) (Full)
January 6, 2007
The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to draw up a local
disaster prevention plan specifying the role of US Forces Japan,
Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said in an interview with the Nihon Keizai
Shimbun on Jan. 5. The metropolitan government envisions the
mobilization of US military aircraft and ships in transporting
supplies and workers unable to get home from work in time of a
disaster.
The Basic Law on Natural Disasters, which requires each local area
to produce a disaster prevention plan, also prescribes the functions
of administrative organizations. Ishihara categorically said: "An
army is not only for war. (US Forces Japan) has mobility, and that
is too good to pass up."
US Forces Japan took part for the first time in Tokyo's disaster
drill last September. In the drill, a US military helicopter
airlifted medical supplies from Yokota Air Base to central Tokyo and
a frigate transported hypothetical disaster victims from Tokyo Bay
to Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. A South Korean rescue team was
also invited to the drill.
Based on such a drill, the metropolitan government will incorporate
in its disaster prevention plan requests for assistance by foreign
troops in addition to the role of USFJ. According to the Fire and
Disaster Management Agency, neither the role of USFJ nor requests
for foreign troops has ever been specified in any local disaster
prevention plans.
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The metropolitan government began reviewing its disaster prevention
plan last March following the revised projection of damage from a
major earthquake in Tokyo. The metropolitan government intends to
finish drafting a plan within FY2006 for approval in May by the
disaster prevention council.
14) US asks Japan for technical, fiscal cooperation on missile
defense using lasers
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Abridged)
January 9, 2007
The United States has asked Japan for technological cooperation on a
missile defense system designed to intercept ballistic missiles in
the boost phase, sources have revealed. The system's concept is to
destroy enemy ballistic missiles in the boost phase with laser beams
from aircraft. The US government is expecting Japan to transfer its
private sector's technology and extend fiscal assistance. The
Japanese government is studying a framework for cooperation.
However, there are also many challenges, such as technical
feasibility and financial resources.
According to Japanese officials, the United States has selected
three types of lasers that can destroy ballistic missiles. "The
United States wants to deploy them in five years," says one of the
Japanese government. The system needs to be miniaturized, and the US
government has asked for technical cooperation while citing
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and several other corporations.
The Japanese government has been withholding its answer since it
wants to ascertain the trends of those named companies. The
government will shortly tap them. In the case of extending
cooperation, the government will envision concluding a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) that determines how to use transferred
technologies.
15) LDP drafts basic space legislation enabling country to develop
spy satellites for defense purposes
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
January 8, 2007
The Liberal Democratic Party has drafted legislation tentatively
called the Basic Space Law. The legislation is chiefly designed to
open space development for defense purposes, reviewing the 1969 Diet
resolution limiting space development to nonmilitary peaceful
purposes. This will enable Japan to develop and launch
state-of-the-art military reconnaissance satellites. The LDP plans
to submit it to the next regular Diet session as lawmaker-initiated
legislation after undertaking coordination with the New Komeito.
The draft legislation notes in its basic vision that space must be
developed and used in a way to contribute to the peace and security
of the international community and Japan. The legislation also calls
for the country's independent efforts for developing technology,
noting, "Measures must be implemented in order to promote space
development contributing to the security of Japan."
16) Poll: 40% would like LDP to win, 38% favor DPJ in upper house
election
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MAINICHI (Page 1) (Abridged)
January 6, 2007
The Mainichi Shimbun found from its telephone-based nationwide
public opinion survey conducted in December last year that 40% of
the public would like the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to win,
almost even with those 38% who would like the opposition Democratic
Party of Japan (Minshuto) to win this summer's election for the
House of Councilors. "Other political parties" accounted for 14%. In
the survey, respondents were also asked which political party they
supported. In response to this question, 31% picked the LDP, while
17% preferred the DPJ. These figures indicate that non-DPJ
supporters also have expectations for the DPJ against the LDP.
Respondents were also asked whether they were interested in the
upcoming election for the House of Councilors. In response, "yes"
totaled about 70%, broken down into those "very interested" at 20%
and "somewhat interested" at 51%. Meanwhile, 22% said they were "not
very interested," with 5% saying they were "not interested at all."
Respondents were further asked what they would consider first when
voting. In response, 56% picked "policy," topping all other answers.
Among other answers, "personal character" ranked second with 14%,
"each candidate's political party" with 11%, "career, actual
results" with 8%, and "image" with 4%.
17) NPO application screening: Agriculture Minister Matsuoka admits
to having made inquiry; Cabinet Office's document records the fact;
His claim, "I have nothing to do with the matter," found to be a
lie
AKAHATA (Page 1) (Full)
January 6, 2007
Fukuoka Prefectural Police searched FAC, a capital management
consulting company located in Fukuoka City, on suspicion of
violating the Investment Law. In this connection, it was learned on
Jan. 5 that the police confiscated a Cabinet Office document noting
that a secretary to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister
Toshikatsu Matsuoka inquired about the situation of the screening of
the application for NPO status by WBEF, an organization affiliated
with FAC. Matsuoka on Jan. 5 admitted in effect to having made the
inquiry, disconfirming his explanation that he himself and his
office had nothing to do with WBEF.
According to a related source, the document, issued March 28, 2006,
reportedly noted that a person who claimed himself as a secretary of
Matsuoka's office on March 13 asked the Cabinet Office about the
situation of the screening of the application by WBEF. An official
in charge of the matter replied, "The application is now being
screened." The secretary told this Cabinet Office official, "Please
see to the matter."
It had already been found that WBEF purchased tickets for Matsuoka's
fund-raising party tickets worth 1 million yen in December 2005, but
Matsuoka failed to include the fact in his income and expenditures
report on political funds.
Matsuoka told a news conference last September, "My supporter asked
WBEF to purchase the party tickets." He also stressed, "I am not
acquainted with WBEF. I have never been asked by them to do
something for them, either."
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He during a press briefing after a cabinet meeting on Jan. 5
admitted to having inquired about the matter in question, noting,
"According to one of my supporters who is acquainted with WBEF, the
company has had my office check procedures for its establishment. My
understanding is, therefore, such an inquiry might have been made."
He added, "Our office has just asked about a screening schedule.
There is no such fact that we worked on or solicited a favor on the
matter."
Tatsuo Nishi, Quality of Life Bureau director general, said, "I
heard that a person who claimed to be a secretary to Mr. Matsuoka's
office made a query on the phone, but I did not hear that the call
was to ask for or work on a favor."
DONOVAN