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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
Abe diplomacy:
4) While Prime Minister Abe "apologizes" for comfort-women issue in
Diet, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shimomura denies military
coercion existed
5) Abe: North Korea abductions and comfort-women situation are two
separate issues
Political agenda:
6) National budget passes the Diet, but prospect for other important
bills an additional challenge for Prime Minister Abe
7) Abe wants to put own imprint on policy as his administration
tackles reform agenda
8) Battle between administrative reform minister and hardnosed LDP
interests opposed to reforms
9) Abe admits 3.69 million yen in political donations went
unrecorded, calls it clerical error
10) Agricultural Minister Matsuoka has new scandal involving money
contribution from India-related group
11) Asahi poll of Tokyo gubernatorial race finds Ishihara still
holding the lead
12) Defense Ministry' s think-tank NIDS alarmed about China's
aggressive diplomatic strategy
13) LDP group planning a trip to Pyongyang
14) Energy meeting of cabinet ministers to be joined by 100 Japanese
and Chinese companies
15) Seiyu chain the first of the major supermarkets to resume sales
of US beef
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Japanese shipping firms pay 2.5 billion yen in rebates to broker in
log cartel in Malaysia over 10 years to 2005
Mainichi & Sankei
Movement restrictions not included in guidelines to fight possible
outbreak of new-type flu pandemic
Yomiuri:
Poll: 40% of 279 leading companies see operational trouble from
retirement of baby boomers
Nihon Keizai:
Nippon Steel eyes production of automobile-use steel sheet in India
through joint venture with leading Indian steelmaker
Tokyo Shimbun:
Fear of aftershocks in quake-hit areas on Noto Peninsula
Akahata:
Lack of water, information amid aftershocks on Noto Peninsula
TOKYO 00001338 002 OF 011
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Abe administration at six months: Is this a beautiful country?
(2) Application for recognition as A-bomb victim rejected in five
cases
Mainichi:
(1) Passage of budget bill: Thoroughly pursue money-and-politics
scandals
(2) Politics must offer helping hand to A-bomb victims
Yomiuri:
(1) Iran nuclear issue: Strengthened sanctions understandable
(2) Budget approved: New fiscal reconstruction goal necessary
Nihon Keizai:
(1) Thorough fiscal reform urged, following cases in US, Europe
(2) Establish equal working environment for men and women
Sankei:
(1) Passage of budget: Push through Abe's original policy imprint
(2) Judgment in Hepatitis C case: Don't repeat tragedy of
drug-induced sufferings
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Land price rises: Strengthened monitoring necessary
(2) Legal preparations on surrogate births urged
Akahata:
(1) Passage of next fiscal year's budget: Cold-hearted politics
giving no consideration to welfare
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, March 26
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
March 27, 2007
07:35
Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Suzuki at Kantei. Later, met
with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki.
09:03
Attended the welcome ceremony for King of Sweden Gustaf and his wife
held at Imperial Palace.
10:00
Attended an Upper House Budget Committee session.
12:44
Met with State Minister in Charge of Disaster Management Mizote in
the Diet, joined by former State Minister in Charge of Disaster
Management Kutsukake and other lawmakers elected in Ishikawa
Prefecture.
13:00
Attended an Upper House Budget Committee session.
16:17
Handed in the Diet certificates of official approval as LDP
TOKYO 00001338 003 OF 011
candidates to candidates-to-be, including Seiichi Eto, in
proportional representation blocs, such as Fukushima, Ibaraki, and
Yamanashi, for upcoming Upper House election and also handed a
certificate of official approval as LDP candidate to a candidate in
Aomori gubernatorial election.
16:35
Paid a courtesy call on Gustaf and his wife at Hotel Okura.
17:07
Met with Finance Minister Omi in Diet, and later attended an Upper
House plenary session.
18:07
Visited Upper House President Ogi and senior members of the ruling
parties in the Diet to express thanks for the passage of the budget
bill.
18:36
Arrived at Kantei residence.
19:12
Attended the welcome banquet for Gustaf and his wife held at
Imperial Palace, together with his wife Akie.
22:57
Arrived at Kantei residence.
4) Shimomura's remark on wartime comfort women, "No coercion by the
military" reveals discord with Kantei with Abe reiterating
"apology"
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
March 27, 2007
At a press conference yesterday, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Hakubun Shimomura, asked about the so-called Kono statement on the
wartime comfort women, denied the former Imperial Japanese Army's
direct involvement in such activities as coercion of women into
sexual servitude, saying: "My perception is that the military was
not involved directly in them." In contrast, Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe has taken the position of stopping short of referring to
"coercion." The rift over the issue in the Prime Minister's Official
Residence (Kantei) has now been exposed.
Considering growing objections to his remarks denying "coercion in
the narrow sense" made early this month, Abe has now avoided
referring to coercion, noting, "Debate itself on such a matter
simply leads to a highly unproductive result." He has reiterated his
intention to stand by the Kono statement and an "apology" to former
comfort women. At an Upper House Budget Committee session yesterday,
Abe stressed, "As the prime minister of Japan, I have offered an
apology," in response to a call for an official apology by lawmaker
Haruko Yoshikawa of the Japanese Communist Party.
Shimomura, however, emphasized to reporters after the press
conference: "I just followed the 1997 government's reply to the
effect, 'No documentation directly indicating the military's or
government authorities' organized coercion of women into sexual
servitude were found in official data.'" "Given that there was no
discovery of any documents showing such a thing, my personal view is
that there was no coercion of women into sexual servitude by the
TOKYO 00001338 004 OF 011
military or government authorities," Shimomura added. But obvious is
that there is a difference between the prime minister, who is trying
to quiet down the fuss, and Shimomura.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post criticized Abe in its editorial that
"If Mr. Abe seeks international support in learning the fate of
Japan's kidnapped citizens, he should straightforwardly accept
responsibility for Japan's own crimes." When asked late yesterday
about this criticism, Abe rebutted: "They are two completely
different matters. The abduction issue is a pending issue of
violation of human rights. The issue of wartime comfort women has
not continued to date." However, the concern is spreading in the
government that "it is not good if the two issues -- abductions and
former comfort women -- are mixed," one government official
concerned said.
5) Abe: Abduction, comfort women "different issues"
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
March 27, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rebutted a US newspaper over his remarks
on the issue of comfort women. The Washington Post bitterly
criticized Abe for "turning a blind eye to Japan's war crimes" on
the comfort women issue in contrast to his attitude toward the issue
of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. "These (abduction and
comfort women issues) are quite different issues," Abe told
reporters yesterday evening. "The abduction issue is an ongoing
violation of human rights," Abe added.
"The issue of wartime comfort women was an issue in the past," Abe
stressed. In addition, Abe also noted that Japanese people are still
being held in North Korea. The premier was replying to questions
asked by reporters at the Diet.
6) FY2007 budget clears Diet; Turmoil expected over deliberations on
key bills; Prime Minister Abe faces many difficulties
SANKEI (Page 2) (Slightly abridged)
March 27, 2007
The House of Councillors last evening approved the 82.91 trillion
yen fiscal 2007 general-account budget -- the Abe administration
first -- by a majority of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner New Komeito.
The Upper House's Budget Committee endorsed the budget earlier in
the day. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was able to get the budget
through the Diet before the end of the current fiscal, intends to
push through the Diet such important bills as a national referendum
bill and three bills related to educational reform, which would
become the foundation of his policy of "creating a beautiful
country." It was the ninth year in a row that the Diet approved the
budget for next fiscal before the end of the current fiscal year.
However since the ruling parties have not lined up on these key
bills, Abe will likely face difficulties in managing Diet affairs.
Abe expressed a sense of security for the approval of the FY2007
budget before the press corps. He stated: "I am happy that the
budget will be able to implemented from April."
Yet, the government and ruling coalition have yet to reach agreement
on other key bills. The ruling bloc and the leading opposition
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party, Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) yesterday agreed in
principle on the bill outlining procedures for a national
referendum, passage of which is the top priority of Abe after
re-revising the bill since junior and mid-level LDP lawmakers had
opposed the bill, arguing, "If no corrections are not added to the
bill, it will become a bill to prevent constitutional reform."
The government finally will finally submit to the Diet on March 30
the three bills related to reform of the education system. Abe
believes that the nation has the fundamental responsibility for
education. The largest opposition party has assumed a hard-line
stance. LDP lawmakers representing educational-policy interests have
strongly opposed the idea of boosting the authority of the boards of
education.
Moreover, the development of a resolution criticizing Japan for its
wartime comfort women issue before the US House of Representatives
will likely become another cause of turmoil in the Diet. Although
Abe has stated that he follows the comfort women statement issued
then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono, many supporters for Abe
have called for a review of the Kono statement. Since the issue may
become a big issue in his meeting with US President George W. Bush
in April in Washington, all eyes are now focused on Abe's view on
the issue.
7) Abe administration struggling to demonstrate its originality in
reforms
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 3) (Abridged)
March 27, 2007
The Diet approved the nation's general account budget for fiscal
2007 yesterday six months into the administration of Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe. The administration's first budget is designed to lead to
fiscal health on the back of the recovering economy. At the same
time, the budget, lacking punch for structural reform, has also
exposed the ruling coalition's inability to nail down details. The
administration also needs to achieve more on the diplomatic front,
as well.
Prime Minister Abe is endeavoring to demonstrate his originality as
seen in his growth enhancing strategic initiative on the domestic
front, while following his successor, Junichiro Koizumi's reform
policy line.
Reforming the Social Security Agency is one of the pillars in his
reform drive. He has decided on a plan to dissolve the organization
and partially commission its operations to the private sector, as
was pledged in the LDP presidential race last summer. Although he is
eager to drastically reform the road-related tax revenue and the
civil servant system, his initial plans suffered a setback due to
stiff objections from within the LDP. Depending on how the issues
will develop, a question mark might be raised for "Kantei-led
politics."
The administration is also focused on enhancing growth in steering
the economy. Acutely aware of criticism of the social divide from
the opposition camp, the administration has come up with plans to
raise the minimum wage and increase the productivity of medium-size
and small companies. Despite many experts' councils, the
administration has yet to present specific ways to achieve its
objectives. For instance, a local revitalization plan, which is
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merely a collection of responses of concerned government offices,
lacks new substance.
With the nationwide local elections coming up in April and the Upper
House election in July, institutional reform that might result in a
heavier national burden has stalled. The administration has also
closed debate on a consumption tax hike until after the Upper House
election. The administration has yet to address the challenge of
redesigning the social security system to cope with nation's rapidly
aging population.
Hokkaido University Prof. Jiro Yamaguchi took this view:
"Contrary to its slogan of Kantei-led politics, the Abe
administration's chain of command is unclear. It is also uncertain
if it wants to revise the Koizumi administration's market-oriented
reform policy course or continue it."
US policy to be revamped; Relations with China, South Korea
stagnant
Following the passage of the FY2007 budget, Prime Minister Abe will
revamp his foreign policy. He is scheduled to visit the United
States on April 26 for the first time after assuming office to mend
relations with the United States, which have been soured since
Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma criticized the Bush administration's
decision to launch the Iraq war and other matters. Relations with
China and South Korea have also been stalemated since Abe visited
those countries last October. The Abe administration needs to make
greater efforts on the diplomatic front, including the North Korean
nuclear and abduction issues.
A senior Foreign Ministry, looking back on the last six months,
showed confidence, saying, "Key American leaders have visited
Japan." In other words, visits to Japan by Vice President Dick
Cheney, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, and Joint Chiefs
of Staff Chairman Peter Pace have helped pave the way for Abe's US
visit.
Prime Minister Abe visited China and South Korea shortly after
assuming office and Europe early this year. But he has not visited
the United States, the most important country for Japan. Kyuma's
criticism of the Iraq war and a delay in coordination on the
realignment of US forces in Japan has evoked discontent in the
United States. Abe's US visit is expected to serve as an occasion to
confirm the "rock solid Japan-US alliance" and normalize the
Japan-US Security Consultative Committee of foreign and defense
ministers (2+2), which has been postponed.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is scheduled to visit Japan on April 11,
which is expected to be a test for Japan-China relations. Although
China's criticism of former Prime Minister Koizumi's visits to
Yasukuni Shrine has subsided, Beijing is still calling for an
appropriate Japanese response on issues of history. Japan and China
will hold the seventh round of talks in Tokyo on March 29 to find a
solution to the joint development of a gas field in the East China
Sea.
As for relations with South Korea, Foreign Minister Taro Aso is
scheduled to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart Song Min
Soon on Juje Island on March 31.
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8) Senior LDP members negatively react toward administrative reform
minister's leadership, assume hard-line stance
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
March 27, 2007
Criticism against a bill to reform the civil service system arose
again yesterday morning in an expanded meeting of the senior
officials of ruling Liberal Democratic Party Administrative Reform
Promotion Headquarters.
LDP Upper House Caucus Secretary General Toranosuke Katayama said:
"I wonder why it is the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy making
a decision on the first revision of the public servant system in 60
years. I do not agree the council is more important than cabinet
ministers and the ruling parties."
Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa stated: "Before
debating detailed legal points, I wonder if this bill damages the
pride of civil servants."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki solely explained the bill.
Administrative Reform Minister Yoshimi Watanabe remained in silent
with a grim expression. An agreement was reached that bringing the
bill to an open discussion would be not good. Therefore, a
conclusion has been put off.
Nakagawa and Katayama met on the evening of March 22. The two
officials arrived at an agreement that they had to approve the
establishment of a new human resource agency. They were eager to
iron out differences of opinions within the party so that the prime
minister would not face difficulties.
In the expanded meeting on the 23rd, however, Watanabe insisted:
"It's the will of Prime Minister Abe." Nakagawa then became
indignant, banging on the table as he said: "Are you saying that
we're ignoring the prime minister's wishes? Public servants are not
things." The situation deteriorated quickly.
Learning of the fury of party officials, Shiozaki stayed in a Tokyo
hotel on Saturday and Sunday. He continued make telephone calls to
senor LDP members from the hotel to obtain approval from them, but
he failed to do so.
The reason for the worsening situation is that the government is
reluctant to revise the bill. Moreover, senior LDP members distrust
Watanabe. Nakagawa expressed displeasure with Watanabe, saying: "I
think Watanabe just wants to take credit. He has put the prime
minister in an awkward position as a result." A distressed Watanabe
asked Katayama to resolve the issue. Katayama, however, turned down
the request, saying, "I can't do such a thing."
9) Abe fails to report 3.69 million yen
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
March 27, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, sitting in yesterday on the House of
Councillors Budget Committee, revealed that his law-required report
of political funds had failed to include a deposit of 3,696,350 yen
for his office in Tokyo. Abe said he has corrected the report,
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explaining that the failure resulted from a clerical mistake. Abe
was replying to a question asked by Hirokazu Shiba, a member of the
leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto). The
unreported money was for two political entities, including
Shinwakai, an organization managing the premier's political funds.
They rent an office in June 2004 but failed to report the deposit
money as assets. Abe corrected his political funds report as of
February 9.
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10) March 27, 2007
It has been found that the one million yen in cash given by a
company owner in Tokyo to a supporter of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries Minister Matsuoka as "financial aid to Matsuoka" is now
unaccounted for. According to the company owner, the supporter told
him, "Although the money went to Mr. Matsuoka, I want you to pretend
that I used the money myself." The office of Matsuoka, though, has
denied that it had accepted the cash. The one million yen remains
unaccountable.
The supporter is the chairman (74) of the India Culture Association,
a voluntary organization aimed at promoting exchanges and friendly
relations between Japan and India. The supporter and Matsuoka both
come from Kumamoto Prefecture. Matsuoka said, "I have known him for
a long time." The supporter acted as a go-between when WBEF, a fund
management company that was raided on suspicion of violating the
Investment Law, purchased party tickets for Matsuoka. It has also
been learned that he asked Matsuoka's office to inquire of the
Cabinet Office about the state of progress in screening of his
organization's application to become an incorporated nonprofit
organization.
According to the company owner, the supporter whom he had a business
relationship asked him in February 2005 for financial aid to
Matsuoka. In response, he handed one million yen in cash over to the
chairman in the office of the India Culture Association in Tokyo.
The company owner also revealed he had disbursed 400,000 yen to a
former Liberal Democratic Party member with cabinet experience in
March of the same year. The payments in both cases are entered in
his company's account book. The same amount of money is also
recorded in the former LDP member's political funds report as of the
day after the company paid the money.
Afterward, scandal after scandal involving Matsuoka cropped up. The
company owner made a phone call to the chairman twice in February
and March this year, asking if "the one million yen was delivered to
Matsuoka." The chairman recognized that the money was given to
Matsuoka, but he added, "(Matsuoka) is now in a serious trouble in
the Diet session. I have explained that I used the money without
giving it to him," according to the company owner.
11) Poll: Ishihara leads others in Tokyo race
ASAHI (Page 3) (Full)
March 27, 2007
In the run-up to the now officially announced Tokyo metropolitan
gubernatorial election, Shintaro Ishihara, 74, the incumbent, is
leading the other candidates, with former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano,
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59, running second, the Asahi Shimbun found from its third poll of
Tokyo voters on March 24-25. The latest poll shows no marked change
from the last poll conducted March 17-18. At this point, however,
more than 30% of those polled have yet to clarify whom they would
vote for. The situation is therefore likely to change
substantially.
This time, 67% revealed whom they would vote for (65% in the last
poll and 61% in the poll before last). The figure has risen
gradually. An analysis of the responses shows a drop in the
popularity of Ishihara among women. However, Ishihara was leading
Asano among floating voters with no particular party affiliation and
gained support from 30% of those who support the leading opposition
Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto). In the poll, 37% of
respondents answered that they would consider "action" first in
voting. Among them, more than 80% supported Ishihara, overwhelming
all other candidates.
Asano, backed by the DPJ, remains unable to lock on DPJ supporters.
The three polls show no increase in support for Asano among
unaffiliated voters. The proportion of those who want Tokyo to
change reached 61%. Among these voters, however, Asano's popularity
is on the decline. In the latest poll, his popularity was lower than
Ishihara's.
A total of 14 persons have announced their candidacies in the Tokyo
race.
Former Adachi Mayor Manzo Yoshida, 59, recommended by the Japanese
Communist Party, sustained a slight slip in the rate of support for
him among JCP supporters. Architect Kisho Kurokawa, 73, shows no
rise in his popularity. Inventor Dr. Nakamatsu was also supported by
some voters only.
Polling methodology: The survey was conducted over the telephone
with voters in Tokyo on a computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD)
basis with the aim of calling 1,000 persons. Respondents were chosen
on a three-stage random-sampling basis. Valid answers were obtained
from 910 persons (62% ).
12) MOD's think tank in its East Asia strategy expresses a strong
alarm to China's diplomatic strategy
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
March 27, 2007
Nobutake Yamashita
The National Institute for Defense Studies, a think tank of the
Ministry of Defense (MOD), yesterday unveiled its annual report
"East Asian Strategic Review 2007." Regarding China, the report
tries hard to forestall China, saying, "It is still difficult to say
that its military power and national defense policy have been fully
made transparent." Referring to China's diplomatic goal, the report
says China aims to expand its influence in East Asia. Saying that
Japan "cannot share" that goal, the report expresses a sense of
alarm to such a China. On North Korea, the report made mention of
that country's nuclear test conducted in last October and analyzes:
"North Korea is highly motivated by its desire to blast another
nuclear device."
13) N. Korea invites Diet delegation to visit Pyongyang
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SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
March 27, 2007
A former lawmaker, once seated in the House of Representatives,
visited North Korea last week and met with an executive of the
Korean Workers Party Central Committee, sources revealed yesterday.
The KWP executive told the ex-lawmaker that North Korea would be
ready to host a Japanese parliamentary delegation, according to the
sources. The executive also proposed rebuilding a bilateral
parliamentary league, the sources said.
The North Korean side took the position that Pyongyang wants the
Japanese parliamentary delegation to be headed by "a person who
wants to resolve issues," according to the sources. Specifically,
North Korea named Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling
Liberal Democratic Party, the sources said. In January, Yamasaki
visited North Korea. The KWP executive is Kim Tae Jong, deputy
director of the KWP Central Committee International Department, also
known as its International Affairs Department. Kim met in Pyongyang
on March 22 with Yoshihiro Kawakami, a former Lower House member who
was defeated in the 2005 Lower House election.
14) Ministerial meeting on energy: 100 Japanese, Chinese companies
also to take part; Cooperation on energy conservation, development
of resources
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
March 27, 2007
The governments of Japan and China have begun coordination in order
to hold the first government/private-sector meeting intended to
establish a cooperative relationship in the energy field. The
planned talks will be held in Tokyo in mid-April coinciding with
Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan. The talks will bring together
about 100 companies related to petroleum and electric power, as well
as cabinet ministers of both countries. Executives of 50 Chinese
companies will come to Japan. They are expected to seek the transfer
of Japan's energy-conservation technology and joint development for
new energy resources replacing petroleum. Japan will aim at
obtaining business opportunities, such as the development of natural
resources deposits in China, in return for technology transfers.
Japan and China agreed to set up a ministerial meeting to discuss
energy issues during the summit meeting held on the sidelines of the
Association of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting last
fall. The government has judged that both countries should build an
effective cooperative relationship, developing this framework with
the participation of private companies as well.
CEOs of three major oil companies, including China National
Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), are expected to visit Japan. China
Huaneng and China Huadian, leading power companies, will also
participate. It has been decided that from Japan, Nippon Oil
Corporation and Nippon Steel Corp. will take part. The meeting will
likely bring together 100 Japanese and Chinese companies.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshiaki Amari will take part
from the Japanese government. From the Chinese side, Premier Wen
will deliver a speech. National Development and Reform Commission
Chairman Ma Kai will also participate.
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15) US beef: Seiyu to resume sales on Mar. 29; First major
supermarket chain to do so
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
March 27, 2007
Seiyu Co., a supermarket chain under the umbrella of Wal-Mart Stores
announced a plan to resume the sales of US beef at its 20 outlets in
the Kanto region, including Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, within
March. The sales of US beef by a leading supermarket chain are the
first in three years and three months since Dec. 2003, when BSE was
discovered in the US. One of its outlets in Tokyo will start selling
US beef on Mar. 29, followed by 19 others on the 31st. The plan is
that Seiyu will increase the number of stores that sell US beef, if
it sells well.
Responsible Seiyu officials inspected meatpackers and confirmed the
safety of their products. The store will sell chuck eye roll for 298
yen per 100 grams and trimmings of chuck eye roll for 498 yen per
200 grams. The prices will be 10% -20% higher than the 2003 level
before the BSE case was discovered but on the same level as that of
Australian products. Seiyu said that it was necessary to respond to
customers who want US beef.
SCHIEFFER