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SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
INDEX:
(1) Abe, Cheney play up solidarity despite changing Japan-US
honeymoon relationship
(2) Shigeru Yokota hands letter to Vice President Cheney for
President Bush
(3) Editorial: We welcome US vice president's statement that
abduction issue is common challenge for Japan and US
(4) Editorial: Why didn't US Vice President Cheney speak to Japanese
public?
(5) 6-party talks: Japan, US out of gear; Concerns still remaining
(6) Poll on Abe cabinet, political parties
ARTICLES:
(1) Abe, Cheney play up solidarity despite changing Japan-US
honeymoon relationship
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 3) (Abridged)
February 22, 2007
As expected, the meeting yesterday between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
and US Vice President Dick Cheney served as a venue to play up the
firm Japan-US alliance. But a sense of ease was apparently missing
from the words of Cheney, who expects Japan's increased commitment
to the Iraq war, and Abe, who seeks America's continued cooperation
on the North Korean issue. The visit to Japan by the Bush
administration's number-two official who rarely makes foreign trips
reflects subtle changes in the Japan-US alliance that once boasted a
honeymoon-like relationship.
Cheney delivered a speech aboard the USS Kitty Hawk at the US naval
base in Yokosuka yesterday in which he said:
"When the United States was attacked on September 11th, 2001, Japan
made clear its firm commitment to joining the fight against terror.
Japan has been one of the biggest donors for international efforts
to reconstruct Afghanistan and Iraq."
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's decision to send
Self-Defense Force troops to Iraq amid growing violence there
strengthened the relationship between President George W. Bush and
himself.
The Japanese ground troops have withdrawn from Iraq. Defense
Minister Fumio Kyuma criticized the United States, and Prime
Minister Abe visited Europe ahead of the United States. Even slight
changes in Tokyo's posture would prompt the Bush administration,
which is having a hard time due to its Iraq policy, to raise
questions about Japan.
In his speeches and meetings with Japanese leaders, Cheney
repeatedly expressed US gratitude for Japan. They are tantamount to
a call for Japan to keep aligned with the United States in the war
on terror. Given decisions by Britain and other countries to pull
out from Iraq with no exit in sight for the war in the country, US
expectations of Japan might turn into discontent.
TOKYO 00000763 002 OF 009
SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
Japan, on the other hand, is baffled by the Bush administration's de
facto shift in its policy toward North Korea. Adhering to the policy
line of applying pressure on North Korea with the aim of resolving
the abduction issue, Japan remains reluctant to provide energy aid
to that country. The latest six-party talks ended in the form of
confirming the framework of the US-DPRK talks that took place
earlier in Berlin. The shift in the Bush administration's
pressure-oriented North Korea policy has forced the Abe cabinet to
come up with a new response.
As if to respond to Japan's concern, Cheney started off his meeting
with Abe with the remark: "We are proud of joint efforts with Japan
in the six-party talks. Settling the tragic abduction issue is a
common cause of the two countries."
Cheney is only one of a few hawks on North Korea in the Bush
administration. A former conservative senior US official thinks
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's role in decision-making has
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increased since Donald Rumsfeld, another hawk, resigned as defense
secretary.
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In his meeting with Cheney, Abe highlighted close cooperation among
Japan, the United States, and Australia by putting forward common
values. Abe, who is troubled over his plummeting support rate,
intends to come up with a new pillar for Japan-US relations before
his visit to the United States during the holiday period from late
April through early May. Subtle changes in the atmosphere
surrounding the Japan-US alliance might affect the future of the Abe
administration.
An outline of the Abe-Cheney meeting
7 Confirmed the irreplaceable Japan-US alliance.
7 Cheney expressed US gratitude for Japan's commitment to the war on
terror.
7 Abe announced Japan's continued assistance to Iraq by means of the
Air Self-Defense Force's airlift mission and official development
assistance (ODA).
7 Confirmed close cooperation on the North Korean issue. Cheney
announced that the settlement of the abduction issue is a common
cause of the two countries.
7 Shared concern over China's military buildup.
7 Abe announced the steady implementation of the realignment of US
forces in Japan and the acceleration of cooperation on missile
defense.
7 Cheney supported Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN
Security Council.
7 Agreed to step up cooperation among Japan, the United States, and
Australia.
(2) Shigeru Yokota hands letter to Vice President Cheney for
President Bush
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
Evening, February 22, 2007
TOKYO 00000763 003 OF 009
SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
US Vice President Dick Cheney met Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie
for about ten minutes this morning at the US Ambassador's Residence
in Tokyo. Shigeru Yokota is representative of the association of the
families of victims of kidnapped by North Korea. In the meeting,
Cheney underscored that the US government would cooperate with Japan
in resolving the abduction issue. He told them: "The abduction issue
is important. Last night I talked about the issue with Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe. "
Sakie called for international cooperation, stressing, "People from
many countries, including South Korea, were abducted (by North
Korea)." Shigeru and Sakie Yokota handed over Cheney a letter
addressed to President George W. Bush calling on the US government
not to remove North Korea from its list of terror-sponsoring states.
The vice president left Japan this morning for Australia.
(3) Editorial: We welcome US vice president's statement that
abduction issue is common challenge for Japan and US
SANKEI (Page 2) (Full)
February 22, 2007
US Vice President Dick Cheney, who has been visiting Japan, has
completed his main diplomatic schedule, meeting with Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, Foreign Minister Taro Aso and other senior officials.
Cheney and senior Japanese officials confirmed that Japan and the
United States would continue their close bilateral cooperation.
It is significant that the meetings agreed to cooperate in resolving
the abduction issue as a common challenge for Japan and the United
States.
The recent six party talks agreed to provide assistance to North
Korea in return for its decision to shutdown and seal its nuclear
facilities. The agreement stipulates that the planned working group
on normalization of Japan-North Korea relations will meet within 30
days.
North Korea, however, insists that the abduction issue has already
been resolved. Some officials have noted that if there is no
progress on the abduction issue, North Korea might sever Japan from
the other six-party members but still eventually receive another
950,000 tons of heavy oil.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in their meeting briefed Vice President
Cheney on his government's basic policy to take part in the
framework of the accord in the six-party talks but only provide
North Korea with energy aid if progress is made on the abduction
issue. The vice president responded: "Resolving the tragedy of
abductees is a common challenge for Japan and the United States." It
can be said that the framework by which Japan and the United States
join hands to apply pressure on North Korea will be maintained.
There is concern that a meeting between the vice president and
Defense Minister Kyuma was not held. The US side explained that no
meeting took place because of Cheney's tight schedule. Referring in
a series of his meetings with the Japanese officials to Japan's Air
Self-Defense Force's (ASDF) transport assistance in Iraq and the
Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) refueling operations in the
Indian Sea, Cheney stated: "The United States greatly appreciates
Japan's contribution." Therefore, it is extremely unusual for the
vice president not to hold any meeting with the defense minister.
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Kyuma stated in January that the US government's decision to start
the war in Iraq was "a mistake." He later criticized the United
States over the relocation of the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air
Station, saying, "I have told the US not to talk so high-handedly."
The reason why a meeting between Kyuma and Cheney was not set is
probably because of US dissatisfaction with Kyuma's comments. How
much was Kyuma aware of the mutual defense arrangements between
Japan and the United States? He must not forget that young Americans
risk their lives to protect Japan.
With his travel to Australia on Feb. 22 in mind, the vice president
underscored: "Japan and Australia are important allies of the US."
Japan and the United States share the perception that China's
military buildup is unclear and too swift. The defense minister
therefore should not do anything to cause the alliance to waver.
(4) Editorial: Why didn't US Vice President Cheney speak to Japanese
public?
ASAHI (Page 3) (Full)
February 22, 2007
All state leaders, whenever they visit foreign countries, usually
try to advertise their own policies or special products in earnest.
But this is not true of United States Vice President Dick Cheney's
Japan visit this time.
Cheney met Prime Minister Abe and other senior officials. He will
also meet the parents of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abductee, this
morning to discuss the abduction issue. No meetings between the vice
president and Japanese citizens or the press have been arranged
during his stay in Japan. He only delivered a speech before US
military troops on the USS Kitty Hawk at Yokosuka Port.
The vice president expressed to the prime minister his appreciation
for Japan's cooperation in Afghanistan and Iraq. Abe and Cheney then
reconfirmed the importance of the Japan-US alliance. As is the case
in the United States, many people in Japan now take a harsh view
about the Iraq war. Under such a situation, it would have been
desirable to set the stage for the vice president to spell out the
Bush administration's new Iraq policy of sending more troops.
Speculation about a coming attack on Iran by the US military have
hit the headlines in the US and Europe recently, though the US
government has dismissed the idea. We wanted to listen to an
explanation from the number-two official in the Bush administration
about how the US intends to deal with Iran.
The vice president reportedly has no plans to meet Defense Minister
Kyuma, apparently out of his displeasure at Kyuma's remark that "the
US decision to launch the Iraq war was a mistake." It might be taken
that Cheney voiced his feeling by refusing to meet Kyuma.
One of the features of the Bush administration might be the refusing
of meeting or talking with persons it does not like. It might have
been effective if Cheney showed his generosity by meeting with the
defense minister when great attention is being paid on the aftermath
of his controversial remarks.
The vice president's influence in the government is waning. It has
been reported that the US government decided to go to war in Iraq at
the vice president's insistence. The war has brought about pitiful
results. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Ambassador to the United
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Nations Bolton, both of who were also called "hawkish," left the
government.
Ex-Chief of Staff to Vice President Cheney Libby resigned over the
leak of a CIA agent's identity and has been accused of lying to an
inquiry into the leak case.
In part because the vice president was opposed to the policy of
making compromises with North Korea in the six-party talks, State
Secretary Rice reportedly pushed the six-party agreement without
SIPDIS
fully consulting with him.
If the Bush administration continues to give priority to the current
dialogue line in dealing with North Korea, Cheney's presence may
become weaker.
Former Vice President Gore came to Japan recently. Gore has
continuously raised the alarm about global warming, such as through
his film An Inconvenient Truth. Praising his documentary on the
Earth's climate crisis, an American science magazine picked Gore as
the most influential policy leader in 2006. Prime Minister Abe and
his wife also watched this movie late last week.
Which task do the Japanese people expect the government to tackle,
greater cooperation in the US administration's Iraq policy, as
called for by Cheney, or efforts to address global warming? The
answer is clear.
(5) 6-party talks: Japan, US out of gear; Concerns still remaining
SANKEI (Page 6) (Full)
February 22, 2007
The recent six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear arsenals wound
up on Feb. 13 with an agreement on a first step for North Korea to
give up on its nuclear ambitions. US President Bush accentuated the
agreement as an "important first step." The agreement, however, is
creating a stir as it incorporated starting the work of removing
North Korea from the list of rogue states standing behind
terrorists. This triggered a sense of distrust within the Japanese
government, with one official surmising that the United States might
have changed its policy course. It has also left an unpleasant
aftertaste within the US government, giving rise to discord. This
report verifies the moves of Japan and the United States up until
the agreement.
(Takashi Arimoto, Wasington, and Jiro Otani, Political Section)
"It's a strong message of the vice president for those in and
outside." With this, a White House official underscored the
significance of a meeting scheduled for today between US Vice
President Cheney, now visiting Japan, and the parents of Megumi
Yokota, one of the Japanese victims abducted to North Korea. Megumi
Yokota was 13 years old when she was kidnapped to North Korea.
According to the White House official, the vice president is not
opposed to the president's decision but is "critical in his heart of
hearts" about starting the work of removing North Korea from the
terrorist-sponsor list. The vice president's meeting with the
Yokotas purports to show the stance of playing up cooperation with
Japan, according to the official. "It's also a constraint on
Secretary of State Rice, who pushed talks without consulting well
SIPDIS
with us," the official added.
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A US newspaper, the New York Times, reported in its Feb. 16 edition
that after the bilateral talks in Berlin on Jan. 16-18 between the
United States and North Korea, Secretary Rice directly negotiated
with the president and got the go-ahead for talks with North Korea
without consulting with the office of the vice president or with the
Department of Defense. Why did Secretary Rice agree to start the
work of delisting North Korea as a terrorist sponsor and settle the
issue of financial sanctions within 30 days? One US government
official explained Secretary Rice's change of mind in this way:
"Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld has now resigned, so there's no
'lightening rod,' and Secretary Rice is under fire in the
administration. She is an A-student, and she doesn't get used to
being criticized by others. She can't stand it, so she's upset. She
wanted to concentrate her efforts on the Middle East problem, so she
needed to reach an agreement. Then, she left the vice president and
other hardliners in the lurch."
The Japanese government also knew that the United States and North
Korea would meet in Berlin. On Jan. 10, just before their meeting in
Berlin, Kenichiro Sasae, director general of the Foreign Ministry's
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, flew to Washington.
One of Japan's primary concerns was about the abduction issue. Japan
therefore did not want this problem to be left behind. North Korea
is said to have strongly urged the United States in the Berlin talks
to remove the name of North Korea from the US list of
terrorism-supporting states. The abduction issue is one of the
reasons for the United States to designate North Korea as a country
backing terrorism. Removing North Korea from the terrorism support
list would lead to dividing Japan and the United States on the
abduction issue.
As Japan learned from the United States about what was talked about
in its Berlin meetings with North Korea, the Japanese government's
concern became a reality. "Why did the United States accept North
Korea's demand?" So saying, one Japanese government official voiced
a sense of distrust.
On the evening of Feb. 6, just before the six-party talks resumed,
Shoichi Nakabawa, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's
policy board, met with US Assistant Secretary of State Hill, who was
visiting Japan, at the party's headquarters. "Don't tell me the
United States will change the category of North Korea as a
terrorism-supporting country," Nakagawa said. Hill nodded. After the
meeting, Sasae, who was also in the meeting, thanked Nakagawa. "I'm
glad you said that," Sasae said to Nakagawa.
"The United States can't provide aid to North Korea," Hill said in a
meeting with his Japanese counterparts. Hill added, "Because that
won't pass Congress," So saying, Hill implied expectations for
Japan's participation in energy aid to North Korea. However, Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe, who won high public popularity with his
"resolute attitude" on the abduction issue, could not easily respond
to such aid.
Japan will not provide aid to North Korea without seeing progress in
the abduction issue. The Japanese government decided on this basic
course of action and carried it through at the six-party talks.
The six-party agreement this time incorporated starting the work of
delisting North Korea as a backer of terrorists. However, Bush
learned of Japan's determination on the abduction issue from a
report. Then, Bush called Abe on Feb. 14 after the six-party talks.
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"Japan alone will not be left behind," Bush told Abe over the
telephone.
The United States and North Korea reached a general agreement in
their Berlin talks. On Feb. 8, the six-party talks actually resumed.
However, the atmosphere changed as China, which hosted the six-party
talks, handed over a draft paper of agreement.
"When I came back from Berlin, I found that Pyongyang's reaction was
harder than I imagined," North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye
Gwan was quoted as saying. In the six-party talks, Kim made a number
of demands, such as fuel oil in aid amounting to 2 million tons a
year, in exchange for halting North Korea's nuclear facilities.
"The draft paper incorporated only 50,000 tons in exchange as the
first step," a Japanese government official recalled. "Moreover,"
this official added, "it was not mandatory, and so North Korea was
angry." Kim brought up the issue of financial sanctions. Hill said,
"We agreed to announce that after the talks." So saying, Hill
unveiled what was discussed in the Berlin talks.
The six-party talks were initially set to end Feb. 12. The six
parties-centering on China-continued coordination till late that
day. North Korea, which needed aid from other countries, retracted
its demands gradually. "One million tons, and only once," Hill said
in a meeting on the night of Feb. 12. With his index finger up, Hill
urged North Korea to accept the overtures. In the end, North Korea
caved in. Just as the six-party talks ended, however, the Korean
Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that halting the nuclear
facility in Yongbyon would be a "temporary step."
Appearing on a US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program, Hill
said, "Life is too short to follow everything that was reported by a
state-run broadcast in Pyongyang." With this, Hill disregarded the
KCNA report. However, it has left a point of contention that could
be reignited.
(6) Poll on Abe cabinet, political parties
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
February 20, 2007
Questions & Answers
(Figures shown in percentage. Parentheses denote the results of a
survey conducted in January.)
Q: Do you support the Abe cabinet?
Yes 45.3 (48.4)
No 42.7 (38.9)
Other answers (O/A) 3.0 (4.4)
No answer (N/A) 9.0 (8.3)
Q: (Only for those who answered "yes" to the foregoing question)
Give up to two reasons for your approval of the Abe cabinet.
I can appreciate its political stance 31.3
It's stable 10.2
The prime minister is trustworthy 25.3
There's a fresh image of the prime minister 39.8
I can appreciate its economic policy 5.5
I can appreciate its foreign policy 17.8
Because it's a coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the New
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Komeito 10.4
It's better than its predecessors 8.3
O/A+N/A 5.1
Q: (Only for those who answered "no" to the foregoing question) Give
up to two reasons for your disapproval of the Abe cabinet.
I can't appreciate its political stance 38.6
It's unstable 33.0
The prime minister is untrustworthy 21.7
The prime minister lacks political experience 17.4
I can't appreciate its economic policy 23.4
I can't appreciate its foreign policy 11.0
Because it's a coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the New
Komeito 10.6
It's worse than its predecessors 8.2
O/A+N/A 4.2
Q: What issues do you want the Abe cabinet to pursue on a priority
basis? Pick as many as you like from among those listed below, if
any.
Economic, employment measures
52.0
Fiscal reconstruction
21.1
Tax reform, consumption tax
28.5
Social security reform, including pension and healthcare systems
61.7
Low birthrate countermeasures, including childcare support
34.8
Educational reform
23.3
Administrative reform, including public service personnel cuts
18.5
Social divide, including income gaps
27.3
Yasukuni Shrine
3.6
Asia diplomacy, including China and South Korea
13.6
North Korea
32.8
Defense, security
9.7
Constitutional revision
6.2
Crisis management, including disaster prevention
7.2
Public security, crime prevention
18.1
Environmental protection
17.9
Food safety
14.5
O/A + Nothing in particular + N/A
2.4
Q: Which political party do you support now? Pick only one.
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 34.2 (39.3)
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) 12.0 (12.5)
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New Komeito (NK) 3.9 (2.5)
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 1.4 (2.1)
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) 1.0 (1.3)
People's New Party (PNP or Kokumin Shinto) 0.3 (0.2)
New Party Nippon (NPN or Shinto Nippon) 0.1 (0.1)
Other political parties --- (0.1)
None 46.8 (41.5)
N/A 0.5 (0.6)
Q: Do you think Prime Minister Abe has been displaying leadership in
steering his government?
Yes 18.1
No 57.4
Can't say which 22.9
N/A 1.6
Q: Do you think Prime Minister Abe has been tackling reforms in a
positive way?
Yes 34.3
No 38.2
Can't say which 26.3
N/A 1.2
Q: Do you think Prime Minister Abe has been dealing appropriately
with his cabinet ministers' scandals and gaffes?
Yes 18.7
No 55.8
Can't say which 24.0
N/A 1.4
Polling methodology
Date of survey: Feb. 17-18.
Subjects of survey: 3,000 persons chosen from among all eligible
voters throughout the country (at 250 locations on a stratified
two-stage random sampling basis).
Method of implementation: Door-to-door visits for face-to-face
interviews.
Number of valid respondents: 1,739 persons (58.0% ).
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