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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
Beef:
4) Ambassador Schieffer promotes US beef at Seiyu outlet
5) Vice agricultural minister balks at possibility of beef being
discussed at upcoming US-Japan summit meeting
Wartime issues:
6) Prime Minister Abe sees limited government involvement in
Yasukuni Shrine decisions on enshrinements and not a problem of
church-state separation
7) Abe denies state took lead in Yasukuni enshrinements of war
dead, despite documents showing otherwise
8) Yasukuni: Not the shrine's decision to enshrine the owner of a
comfort station in Indonesia
9) Health, labor ministry denies released Yasukuni enshrinement
records show violation of constitutional principle of separation of
state and religion
10) Documents showing health, welfare ministry involvement in
Yasukuni Shrine enshrinement of war criminals sets off political
clamor
11) Government trying to calm heated debate over significance of
released documents showing government involvement with enshrinements
at Yasukuni
12) House Speaker Yohei Kono blasts those who would revise his 1993
statement on the comfort-women issue
13) Government stresses no change in its tough North Korea policy,
prioritizing abductions and retaining Japan's own sanctions
14) Meeting between Japanese, Chinese experts next week on joint
approach to E. China Sea gas-field development
Defense issues:
15) Defense minister wants easing of three principles of weapons
export to allow Japan to join US, Europe MD-related joint
development
16) Kanagawa police discover MSDF sailor took home radar data
17) Abe panel proposes that "morality" be placed higher on school
curriculum than other subjects for study
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Proposal for upgrading morality to academic subject: Likely to be
graded; Textbooks to undergo screening; Education Revitalization
Council to discuss issue
Mainichi:
10% of condominiums built since 2001 suspected of lacking earthquake
resistance, according to nationwide survey of 400 condos by Land,
Infrastructure and Transport Ministry
Yomiuri:
Social Insurance Agency fails to pay out proper pension benefits to
220,000 persons over past six years; Premium payment record
overlooked
TOKYO 00001391 002 OF 012
Nihon Keizai:
Postal reform: 40% of special post offices refuse purchase offers;
Japan Post to hike rent
Sankei:
Earthquake resistance work at public elementary and middle schools
slows: 30% fail to pass standards in survey by MEXT; 13% have yet to
undergo examination
Tokyo Shimbun:
Evacuees need to be careful about taking sleeping medication: 70% of
recipients suffer from swelling, blocked blood vessels, according to
survey carried out on victims of Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004
Akahata:
Wartime comfort women issue: Prime minister should withdraw his
statement before offering apologies
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Enshrinement of Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni: Data reveals
government's deep involvement
(2) Municipal assembly elections: Policy affairs research expenses
are also campaign issue
Mainichi:
(1) Enshrinement of Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni: Government
played active role
(2) Abolition of reverse draft: Yomiuri Giants must not be allowed
to veto move
Yomiuri:
(1) Sapporo Holdings' shareholders meeting: Shareholders give
priority to long-term profits
(2) Information on Yasukuni Shrine: New memorial for the war dead
needed
Nihon Keizai:
(1) JR's 20-year history shows real value of privatization
(2) Talks on measures to guard against takeover bids should be
transparent
Sankei:
(1) New information on Yasukuni Shrine: Read it based on public
will
(2) Illegal trade with North Korea: Far-reaching implementation of
law needed
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) National referendum bill: Maneuvering over party interests will
distort discussion
(2) Sapporo Holdings takeover bid: Preventive measure is to improve
corporate value
Akahata:
Voters must choose reliable party in unified local elections
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, March 29
TOKYO 00001391 003 OF 012
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
March 30, 2007
08:02
Attended a ministerial meeting on reform of the public servant
system at the Kantei.
09:02
Met Environment Minister Wakabayashi.
10:00
Met Central Education Council Chairman Masakazu Yamazaki and Deputy
Chief Cabinet Secretary Shimomura. Shimomura stayed behind.
10:40
Met Japan Post President Ikuta and others. Followed by Ambassador to
China Miyamoto and Foreign Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs
Bureau Director General Sasae.
13:45
Met former Secretary of State Shultz and his wife, with Akie, his
wife, and Yoko, his mother.
14:40
Met Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Ota and Chief Cabinet
Secretary Shiozaki.
SIPDIS
15:47
Met Special Assistant Nemoto. Followed by Intellectual Property
Strategy Promotion Secretariat Head Ogawa and others.
16:03
Met state-run Russian Railway Company President Yakunin, with
Foreign Vice Minister Yachi. Later attended a meeting of the
Education Rebuilding Council.
17:32
Visited the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters.
18:33
Attended a Security Council meeting. Later, met Deputy Chief Cabinet
Secretary Matoba.
SIPDIS
19:27
Attended a farewell party for a Prime Minister's Office member for
her retirement in late March at a Chinese restaurant in Akasaka.
21:30
Returned to his official residence.
4) US Ambassador Schieffer carries out public relations at Seiyu's
reopening of sales of US beef
MAINICHI (Page 9) (Full)
March 30, 2007
Seiyu, which is under the US Wal-Mart umbrella, has resumed sales of
US beef at its Kinshicho outlet at Kotobashi in Sumida Ward in
Tokyo. Since this is the first major supermarket to handle US beef
since imports were resumed, US Ambassador to Japan Schieffer came to
the store to promote the product.
TOKYO 00001391 004 OF 012
Ambassador Schieffer expressed his expectations: "There are many
Japanese consumers who would like to eat American beef. I think
other supermarkets, too, will similarly start selling." He urged the
Japanese government to ease import conditions, saying, "I hope that
restrictions will be lined up with those of other countries in the
world."
Seiyu will resume sales of US beef at its 19 stores in the Kanto
region on March 31.
5) Vice agricultural minister cites difficulty of early beef talks
at Japan-US summit meeting
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 5) (Full)
March 30, 2007
Vice Agricultural Minister Yoshio Kobayashi at a press conference
yesterday, referring to President Bush bringing up the issue of
easing US beef export criteria at the summit with Prime Minister Abe
in late April, expressed the view, "We are not at the stage to
respond to talks." Although the US has requested the standard of
allowing only beef from cattle 20 months of age or younger be eased,
Japan has reiterated its difficulty with accepting such.
6) Former health and welfare ministry and Yasukuni Shrine set
standard for enshrinement of war criminals; Prime Minister Abe says
there is no question of government involvement
ASAHI (Page 1) (Excerpt)
Eve., March 29, 2007
Prime Minister Abe around noon today made this statement about the
released internal documents that showed the situation of the former
health and welfare ministry and Yasukuni Shrine uniting to set the
standard for enshrinement of the war dead: "I don't think there is a
problem. Enshrinement was carried out by the shrine, wasn't it? The
former health and welfare ministry was asked for information and it
presented that information. Isn't that the case?" It can be said the
documents show enshrinements went forward under the lead of the
state, with such facts as the ministry proposing to the shrine that
enshrinements of B and C-class war criminals be done in an
unobtrusive way. The prime minister's statement, however, expressed
a view that the involvement of the central government was limited
and not coercive, and that from the standpoint of the principle of
the separation of state and religion, posed no problem.. The prime
minister was replying to the press corps in his official residence.
7) Jijikokkoku (ever-changing) column: Government's initiative in
enshrinement of war dead at Yasukuni clearly shown by Diet library's
new documents; Prime minister's explanation just the opposite
ASAHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
March 20, 2007
The National Diet Library (NDL) released a book titled "A New
Compilation of Materials on the Yasukuni Shrine Problems" consisting
of a collection of old records and documents. The book reveals that
the government had taken the initiative in promoting the
enshrinement of the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine. This revelation is
contrary to Prime Minister Abe's account that "the Ministry of
Health and Welfare (MHW) of the time was asked to provide documents
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and did so." This matter is beginning to reignite a call for
separate enshrinement of the Class-A war criminals from Yasukuni
Shrine, as well as a call for the construction of a secular national
memorial facility in view of separation of politics and religion.
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The enshrinement of the Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine has
become a diplomatic issue. Who decided to enshrine them at the
shrine? This has been the big question about the recent controversy
over the Yasukuni issue.
list of the Class-A war criminals to Yasukuni Shrine in February
1966; and (2) Yasukuni enshrined those criminals in October 1978.
This enshrinement was reportedly decided by then Priest Nagayoshi
Matsudaira.
When asked yesterday afternoon about the documents released by the
library, Prime Minister Abe said: "It is the shrine that enshrined
them. The ministry was asked to provide documents and did so, didn't
it?"
The newly released documents indicate that the MHW, envisioning a
possible enshrinement of the Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni
Shrine, took the initiative in going through the enshrinement
procedures soon after Japan recovered its independence. This fact is
contrary to Abe's explanation that the "leading role" was played by
Yasukuni with the government playing the "supporting role."
For instance, the MHW proposed at the fourth round of meeting with
the shrine on April 1958 to discuss enshrinement criteria that the
shrine honor the Class-B and Class-C war criminals in a way not to
stand out. In the seventh round of meeting on September of that
year, whether to enshrine the war criminals, including Class-A war
criminals, was put on agenda for discussions. The MHW asked for the
shrine's understanding about honoring the "war criminals who died in
prison abroad (Class-B and Class-C war criminals)" in a way not to
stand out.
Main points of most-watched exchanges of views and descriptions
(from the book)
The fourth round of talks on enshrinement criteria, held on April 9,
1958
How about enshrining those war criminals at the Class-B or below in
a permissible manner and in a way so that it will not stand out?
We'd like the shrine side to study this matter.
Answer: We on the part of the shrine will consult it at our
representative members' meeting, and then we will hold a next round
of talks.
The seventh round of talks on enshrinement, held on September 12,
1958
(Regarding the war criminals, including those at the Class-A level),
it's not possible to select who are qualified and who are not in the
process of examining them. But it will be difficult in many ways to
enshrine them all together, so we hope to see your side accept first
the enshrinement of war criminals who died in prison abroad in a way
that does not stand out.
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A document examining enshrinement dated January 31, 1969 (formed by
the Yasukuni Shrine's Research Department
(Regarding the reconfirmation that it is "possible" to enshrine the
Class-A war criminals), we decided to enshrine them partly
considering our representative members' meeting's desire, but we
will refrain from announcing this decision publicly. A notification
for enshrinement will be sent directly to family members of those
criminals without going through the prefectural governments.
New facts and uncertainties concerning enshrinement of Class-A war
criminals
New facts:
7 The MHW and Yasukuni Shrine set the enshrinement criteria for the
war dead after a number of discussions.
7 The MHW proposed the shrine honor the Class-B and Class-C war
criminals.
7 As of January 1969, the MHW and the shrine reconfirmed that it was
"possible to enshrine" the Class-A war criminals at the shrine.
7 As of June 1970, it was reconfirmed that whether to enshrine the
Class-A war criminals was "put on hold."
Uncertainties:
7 In February 1966, the MHW sent a list of the Class-A war criminals
to the shrine. Who ordered it to do so upon what judgment?
7 What sorts of discussions were held between the government and the
shrine before the Class-A war criminals were honored by the shrine
in October 1978.
7 Why was the enshrinement of the Class-A war criminals delayed for
12 or so years after the list of those criminals was sent to the
shrine?
8) Yasukuni Shrine: Enshrinement of wartime brothel owner was not
based on shrine's judgment
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 31) (Excerpts)
March 30, 2007
It has been revealed that the then Health and Welfare Ministry and
Yasukuni Shrine had decided to enshrine a man who had run a "comfort
station" for soldiers in Indonesia and had been tried and found
guilty. On this issue, an official of Yasukuni Shrine cited his
death in prison after being tried as a war criminal as the main
reason for the enshrinement of the man. Saying, "The enshrinement
was not based on the shrine's judgment," the official indicated that
the owner of the bordello was enshrined probably under the
instruction of the Health and Welfare Ministry, as was the case of
soldiers.
The Tokyo Shimbun asked the shrine if the bordello owner is actually
enshrined. The official at the shrine refused to reply to the
question, saying: "We can find out about it if we look over source
materials, but we can't release it. If we receive an inquiry from
his family, we will reply."
The official added: "In general, Yasukuni Shrine does not enshrine
the souls of ordinary persons." He thus admitted that the
enshrinement of a civilian who operated a bordello for soldiers was
unusual.
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Survey Material Office Head Yoji Kakihara of the Records Division
Health in the Labor and Welfare Ministry's War Victims' Relief
Bureau commented:
"The then Health and Welfare Ministry informed the Yasukuni Shrine
in February 1966 that 'the ministry will send the list with the
names of the war criminals whose souls have yet to be enshrined.'
Class-A, B, and C war criminals were among them, but I cannot tell
if the man in question was included among them. It is unknown why
the process of enshrining the comfort-station owner was taken, so we
will conduct an investigation."
9) Welfare Ministry rules out violation of principle of separation
of religion and politics
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 31) (Full)
March 30, 2007
In a regular press conference yesterday, Health, Labor and Welfare
Vice Minister Tetsuo Tsuji, referring to the revelation in internal
documents released by the National Diet Library that the former
Health and Welfare Ministry had worked on Yasukuni Shrine to
enshrine war criminals, stated that the ministry had never taken any
action that violated the principle of separation of religion and
politics. He noted:
"The former Health and Welfare Ministry was in charge of keeping the
personal records of soldiers and civilian employees of the military
on its own responsibility and with presenting records as the need
arose. I understand it did not do any more than that."
10) Former Health and Welfare Ministry's involvement in collective
enshrinement decision causes stir in government, ruling coalition
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
March 30, 2007
The discovery of the National Diet Library's documents that revealed
the former Health and Welfare Ministry's involvement in the process
of deciding to honor Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine
created a sensation in the government and the ruling coalition
yesterday.
Japan War-Bereaved Association Chairman Makoto Koga of the Liberal
Democratic Party said: "It has strengthened my feeling that the
country must earnestly discuss matters, including the option of
unenshrining Class-A war criminals." Yamasaki faction head Taku
Yamasaki also called for unenshrining Class-A war criminals from
Yasukuni.
The library explained: "We have received queries from both ruling
and opposition lawmakers, and we made public the documents following
a year of preparations." The library's announcement ahead of a visit
to Japan by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has stirred various
conjectures. Japan's wrong move could rekindle the Yasukuni issue.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphatically told reporters at his
official residence: "There is no problem. It was the shrine that
decided to honor (Class-A war criminals) there."
Ken Sato, Beijing
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, referring to the
National Diet Library documents, simply said on March 29: "Although
we haven't seen them, there will be no change in China's stance." He
apparently avoided criticizing the collective enshrinement of the
Japanese war dead, including Class-A war criminals, at Yasukuni
Shrine. Meanwhile, the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry released this statement: "We expect that the Japanese
government will take a responsible step without distorting the truth
any further."
11) Yasukuni documents rekindle unenshrinement debate; Government
tries to calm the storm
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
March 30, 2007
The revelation of the National Diet Library's documents proving the
former Health and Welfare Ministry's active involvement in the
decision to honor Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine rekindled
the Yasukuni debate yesterday. Former Liberal Democratic Party Vice
President Taku Yamasaki and others have renewed their call for the
unenshrinement of Class-A war criminals, while the government
endeavored to put out the fire.
Yamasaki took this view at his faction's meeting: "Contrary to the
dominant view that Yasukuni Shrine independently decided to honor
Class-A war criminals there, the Health and Welfare Ministry
actively pushed ahead with the action. The government is clearly
responsible for it. If the government can unenshrine them (in a
responsible manner), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be able to
visit the shrine without worrying about his action escalating into a
diplomatic issue." Japan War-Bereaved Association Chairman Makoto
Koga, a former secretary general, also said: "I now strongly feel
that we should discuss matters earnestly, including the option of
separating Class-A war criminals from Yasukuni." Yamasaki and Koga's
logic is that if the government had a hand in the collective
enshrinement, it would be able to become involved in a decision on
un-enshrinement.
Meanwhile, New Komeito policy chief Tetsuo Saito raised a question,
saying: "If (the government) had intentionally provided (the shrine)
with information, that was a violation of Article 20 of the
Constitution (stipulating the separation of state and religion),
wasn't it?" The prime minister, however, brushed aside Saito's
question by saying to the reporters: "There is no problem in terms
of the principle of separation of state and religion."
12) Kono criticizes calls for review of his statement as "not in
good faith"
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
March 30, 2007
It became clear yesterday that Lower House Speaker Yohei Kono, in an
interview to the Asian Women's Fund (AWF, chaired by former Prime
Minister Tomiichi Murayama), which has been providing assistance to
the so-called comfort women, said: "It is absurd to argue as if the
military comfort women did not exist. Making a fuss by arguing that
the whole thing is a lie is not honest intellectually." In 1993,
when he was serving as chief cabinet secretary, Kono released a
statement acknowledging the Imperial Japanese Army's involvement and
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expressing apologies to the comfort women. In the interview, Kono
criticized the recent move calling for a review of his statement.
Kono's words appeared in the book titled Oral History: Asian Women's
Fund, published by the AWF yesterday.
Touching on the government's interviews with 16 former comfort
women, Kono said: "They offered explanation after explanation on a
situation known only to those who had experienced such tremendous
hardships. Some people say that (the Kono Statement) was a political
decision, but I did not think so. As a human being, I just thought
that we must do something appropriate for them."
Regarding the fact that some LDP lawmakers and others are calling
for a review of his statement, Kono took this view: "I have no
intention of reviewing it. I believe it is more brave and correct to
admit that (the matter) was a shameful thing and vow not to repeat
the same conduct."
13) Government to continue unilateral sanctions against North Korea,
demonstrating stance of prioritizing abduction issue
SANKEI (Page 1) (Excerpts)
March 30, 2007
The government decided yesterday to extend for another six months
its unilateral sanctions against North Korea, which are to expire in
mid-April, according to government sources. The decision came in
reaction to North Korea's insincere response to the issue of
Japanese nationals abducted by its agents. The Japanese government
aims to demonstrate at home and abroad its strong determination to
settle the abduction issue when the mood of conciliation toward
North Korea is spreading among some countries concerned in response
to the North's indication of a willingness to scrap its nuclear
weapons and programs.
Japan's decision to extend applying sanctions stems from the
judgment that it is necessary to urge North Korea, by Prime Minister
Abe's announcement of continuing Japan's sanctions, to address the
abduction issue in a serious manner.
On the day following North Korea's announcement of its nuclear test
on Oct. 9 of last year, the government held a meeting of the
Security Council and decided to take these unilateral sanctions: (1)
banning all North Korean ships from calling at Japanese ports; (2)
banning imports of all North Korean products; and (3) banning North
Koreans, including civilians, from entering Japan in principle.
14) Gas fields in East China Sea: Experts meeting to be held in
Beijing next week; Gaps remain to be filled in order for Japan,
China to reach agreement on joint development
SANKEI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
March 30, 2007
The seventh round of bureau director-level meeting to discuss
development of gas fields in the East China Sea was held yesterday
at the Foreign Ministry. It was the first full-scale meeting in
eight months. Participants agreed to hold a meeting of experts from
the technical field next week in Beijing. The government wants to
pave the way for settling the issue as a symbol of a bilateral
strategic reciprocal relationship by the time when Premier Wen
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Jiabao visits Japan on Apr. 11. It will continue talks with China in
an effort to find a settlement measure for joint development that is
acceptable to both sides.
Kenichiro Sasae, director general of the Asian-Pacific Affairs
Bureau, told reporters after the meeting, "The Chinese side
expressed views with a constructive direction." However, he also
indicated a perception that more effort would be necessary to fill
the gap in the positions of both sides, saying, "The matter will
require further discussions. It is necessary to develop our thinking
in a more concrete manner."
Tokyo and Beijing confirmed their intention to continue talks to
realize joint development, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and
President Hu Jintao during the summit meeting last October agreed to
firmly maintain dialogues and talks and properly settle differences
in views in order to make the East China Sea the sea of peace,
cooperation and friendship.
However, there has been no development since then. It was even
observed last November that flames were rising from the Octagon,
drilling facilities in the Pinghu gas field. There is the
possibility of the Chinese side having started another production.
It has already started production in the Kashi (Tianwaitan) gas
field near the median line between Japan and China. China has also
completed the construction of an undersea pipeline at the Shirakaba
(Chunxiao) oil field. Oil and natural gas can be transported to
mainland China at any time.
15) Joint development should be allowed with US, Europe: Kyuma
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
March 30, 2007
Defense Minister Kyuma, sitting in yesterday on the House of
Representatives Security Affairs Committee, indicated that the
government should ease its self-imposed three principles on weapons
exports so Japan can participate in the joint research and
development of equipage with the United States and European
countries. "Japan prohibits itself from taking part in the (joint)
research and development of weaponry, but I wonder if this is
appropriate," Kyuma stated before the committee. "It's time to
consider a little more about this," he added.
Kyuma cited the F-35, an advanced stealth fighter model currently
under joint development in foreign countries including the United
States and Britain. "It's regrettable that we could not join in
their joint development," Kyuma said, adding, "We do not
participate, so we're made to buy at high prices." He also stated,
"I wonder if it's all right for (Japan as) a law-governed country to
ease or tighten its rules with a chief cabinet secretary's
statement."
In 1967, then Prime Minister Sato clarified the three principles of
not exporting weapons to (1) communist nations, (2) countries
against which the United Nations has taken sanctions, and (3)
conflict-ridden countries. The government, in its 1976 statement,
announced Japan's de facto embargo on arms exports to any countries.
Consequently, Japan has been unable to participate in joint
development with foreign countries. In 1983, the government released
a chief cabinet secretary's statement to allow weapons technology
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transfer to the United States. In 2004, the government released
another statement in the name of the then chief cabinet secretary to
except Japan's joint development and production with the United
States for missile defense.
16) MSDF crewman quizzed over vessel data taken out
YOMIURI (Page 39) (Full)
March 30, 2007
A Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer second class, who is a
crewman of the Shirane, a destroyer under the command of MSDF Escort
Flotilla 1, headquartered in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, has
taken home a floppy disk that recorded information including data
about a destroyer's radar systems, sources revealed yesterday. The
floppy disk is believed to contain information classified by the
Defense Ministry. Classified information is prohibited from being
taken out.
According to investigative authorities and other sources, Kanagawa
prefectural police discovered the floppy disk at the petty officer's
home when the police searched his home early this year to charge his
Chinese wife with a violation of the Immigrant Control and Refugee
Recognition Law.
The disk contained data about radar systems and radio frequencies.
The petty officer is now under investigation.
The Defense Ministry's classified information is categorized into
three stages-"top secret (kimitsu)," "strictly secret (gokuhi)," and
"secret (hi)." Leaking classified information conflicts with the
Self-Defense Forces Law.
17) Gov't panel to propose raising morality to subject
ASAHI (Top play) (Abridged)
March 30, 2007
A government panel on education reform yesterday held a meeting of
its school revitalization subcommittee and decided to propose
raising morals to a subject like Japanese and math. If it becomes a
subject to be studied, the morality of schoolchildren and students
will likely be rated for school reporting. Its teaching material
will not be a side reader but will be treated as a school textbook
that could be subject to screening for authorization. However, this
is also likely to face opposition. The panel's discussions will
likely heat up.
In January this year, the education reform panel came up with its
first report of recommendations. In response, the government will
introduce a package of three education-related legislative measures
to the Diet today. The panel, in its second report expected in May,
will set forth specific measures that are not based on legal
revisions. In that report, the panel will propose raising morals to
a subject in a course of study at school. Prime Minister Abe and his
government could back the panel's policy proposals to make clear his
imprint ahead of this summer's election for the House of
Councillors. However, the focus is on how it will be incorporated in
the second report.
The first report suggested the need for schools to make sure that
children acquire ethics and the standards Japan has cultivated. The
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panel has discussed how to fulfill the subject.
SCHIEFFER