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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2
11) South Korean foreign minister in meeting with Foreign Minister
Aso expresses regret at reappearance of comfort-women issue
12) Aso urges Iran to release captured British soldiers
Defense and security issues:
13) Minshuto Secretary General Hatoyama critical of extension of
Iraq special measures law
14) Released 1971 US document on Okinawa reversion shows Japan ready
to pay for reversion of Naha military port
15) Leakage of Aegis secrets may have involved a second MSDF seaman
16) First deployments of MD-related PAC-3 missiles are not problem
free
17) Pentagon consultant analyzes China strategy as aimed at shooting
down Japanese, Indian satellites
Election campaigns:
18) Tokyo Shimbun poll shows Ishihara keeping lead in Tokyo
gubernatorial race
19) Nikkei poll also gives Ishihara the lead in Tokyo
20) Tokyo poll shows incumbent the favorites in Kanagawa
gubernatorial race
21) Hokkaido, Fukuoka incumbents lead in gubernatorial races, while
Minshuto candidate has lead in Iwate: Kyodo poll
22) 30% of respondents in Nikkei poll say they have read the
manifestos of candidates
23) Cabinet Office poll: 36% of Japanese worried education is going
in the wrong direction, concern also about medical care, income
disparity
24) Minshuto to present own bill on national constitutional
referendum
Articles:
11) Wartime comfort women issue: South Korean foreign minister
expresses disappointment: Japan-China-ROK foreign ministerial to be
held in June
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
April 1, 2007
Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Mar. 31 met with his South Korean
counterpart Song Min Soon on Jeju Island in South Korea. Son during
the meeting criticized Japan over the wartime comfort women issue,
noting: "It is regrettable that responsible Japanese leaders are
acting in a mistaken manner. I hope they will make statements based
on historical facts." Aso sought understanding from the Sough Korean
side, conveying that the government will abide by the stance taken
by then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono in his 1993 statement on
the comfort women, which admitted the involvement of the former
Imperial Japanese Army and apologized for it.
Aso during an informal press conference on the same evening revealed
that Japan, China, and South Korea would hold a foreign ministerial
meeting on Jeju Island on June 3 prior to the Asian Cooperation
Dialogue (ACD) to be held in Seoul.
Concerning North Korea's nuclear ambitions, the two leaders shared
the same perception that it is important for North Korea to steadily
TOKYO 00001421 002 OF 008
implement the preliminary measures, including the shutting down and
sealing of its nuclear facilities, as agreed on at the six-party
talks. They agreed on the stance of aiming at an early resumption of
talks on a free trade agreement, which have been suspended since
¶2004.
Aso and Song confirmed that it is necessary to strengthen the stable
basis of bilateral relations. They also decided to search for ways
to resume a bureau-director-level bilateral security dialogue after
a hiatus of four years and cooperate on policy by holding a meeting
of the North American Affairs Bureau director generals of the two
countries.
They also agreed to launch a second joint research study committee
and hold talks between the chairs of the two countries within April.
Regarding negotiations to demarcate their exclusive economic zones
(EEZ), they shared the perception that it is necessary to bring
progress to bureau-director-level talks.
Song revealed that South Korea during a bilateral ministerial
meeting with North Korea worked Pyongyang to make efforts to settle
the abduction issue, saying, "If the abduction issue remains
unsettled, other issues at the six-party talks will be affected."
Aso expressed gratitude and solicited continued assistance.
Textbooks that noted that the Takeshima islets (know as Dokdo by
South Korea) are Japanese territories passed the high school text
screening by the Japanese Education Ministry. Song reacted sharply
against the move, noting, "South Korea cannot accept any claim of
Japan on the sovereignty of Dokdo."
12) Foreign Minister Aso urge Iran to release British sailors
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
March 31, 2007
Foreign Minister Taro Aso had a telephone conversation with his
Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on March 30. Referring to
Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines, Aso urged Mottaki
to free them, saying: "Prolonging the issue will not good for your
country's interests. The issue should be resolved as quickly as
possible." Mottaki, however, insisted that the British boat had
repeatedly intruded into Iranian territorial waters. He then
underscored Iran's position that if Britain admits to the intrusion,
Iran will be able to move the issue forward. Aso telephoned Mottaki
at the request of the British government.
13) Minshuto Secretary General Hatoyama criticizes government's plan
to extend Iraq measures law
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full)
March 31, 2007
At a press conference on March 30, Yukio Hatoyama, secretary general
of the main opposition party, Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan),
criticized a government-sponsored bill aimed to extend the Iraq
Special Measures Law for two years. He stated:
"We strongly oppose the bill because it is a mistaken measure. Like
the Koizumi government, the Abe administration supports the wrong
war and is now forced to cooperate with the US military."
TOKYO 00001421 003 OF 008
14) General Affairs Agency chief Yamanaka announced Japan's
readiness to bear Naha Airport reversion costs in 1971
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 3) (Excerpts)
April 1, 2007
Jiji, Washington
It was revealed on March 30 that in 1971, when talks were underway
between the cabinet of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and the US
government on the reversion of Okinawa, Sadanori Yamanaka, then
director general of the General Affairs Agency in the Prime
Minister's Office, told US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger
that Japan was ready to bear the cost of relocating the US military
from Naha Airport. It has already came to light that Japan bore
relocation costs in accordance with a secret pact with the United
States on the revision of Okinawa. Although the Foreign Ministry has
not acknowledged the existence of the secret pact, this concrete
proposal on the US military relocation costs from an influential
cabinet minister proves the pact's existence.
The document in question, kept at the US National Archives, is a
secret cable sent by the US Department of State to the American
SIPDIS
Embassy in Tokyo dated June 3, 1971. The cable outlined a meeting
held in Washington in January 1971 between Nakayama and Kissinger.
Masaaki Gabe, a professor at the University of the Ryukyus, and
others confirmed the contents recently.
15) MSDF petty officer obtained Aegis information from colleague
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Excerpts)
April 1, 2007
A Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer 2nd class, 33, of the
destroyer Shirane of Escort Flotilla 1 (Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Prefecture) who allegedly obtained a floppy disk containing
top-secret information on Aegis destroyers copied the information
from a colleague's computer, the Yomiuri Shimbun learned on March
¶31. The information included numerical data that likely indicated
the destroyers' capabilities. But neither the 33-year-old petty
officer nor his colleague, also a petty officer, had official access
to such information. The police suspect other officers might have
been involved in the leak. The outflow of highly classified
information to petty officers has exposed the MSDF's lax management
system.
The police believe that the data could include special defense
secrets as stipulated in the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
SIPDIS
between the United States and Japan and are questioning the petty
officer and others on suspicion of violating the law to protect
secrecy in relations to the security breach.
According to investigative sources, the hard disk seized by the
Kanagawa prefectural police from the petty officer's home in
Yokosuka in January contained more than 50 files containing
classified SDF information, along with games. Some of the files
contained information on destroyers. The petty officer copied the
files onto his own hard disk from his colleague's computer.
16) First deployment of PAC3: Point is how quickly unit will be
deployed in urban areas
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YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
March 31, 2007
The Self-Defense Force (SDF) yesterday deployed the first
surface-to-air guided Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC3) system at
the Iruma Base (Sayama, Saitama Prefecture). In anticipation of a
missile attack from North Korea and other countries, the government
aims at constructing a missile defense (MD) system at an early date
with the "double shield" of PAC3 and an Aegis destroyer-based
Standard Missile 3 (SM3). The government, though, needs to quickly
work out measures to deal with a host of problems in terms of the
system's operation, such as how swiftly the responsible unit canl be
deployed in urban areas.
Improvement in intercept capability
PAC3 is a missile designed to intercept before it impacts a
ballistic missile that the SM3 had failed to shoot down in space.
The current PAC2 system possessed by the Air Self Defense Force
(ASDF) is not fully capable of effectively destroying a ballistic
missile warhead because the product is designed to destroy the
target with broken pieces after it self-destructs. PAC3 is capable
of hitting and destroying a missile warhead, equipped with a system
to irradiate electric waves and pick up an enemy missile.
In the United States military, the Army is in charge of operating
the PAC 3 system, but in the SDF, the air defense missile group of
the ASDF operates the system. A senior ASDF official commented:
"Based on the view that the system is used to defend the air with
fighters, the ASDF possesses the Patriot Air Defense System."
How to deal with situation "within 10 minutes"
Regarding the actual implementation of the PAC3 system, members of
the air defense missile group will be flexibly mobilized to an area
where a missile is expected to land by vehicles equipped with a
missile launcher, radar installation, etc. One of the problems is
how to secure areas for deployment. The defense area covered by a
PAC3 has a radius of only 15 to 20 kilometers. If the PAC3 system is
kept deployed at the Iruma Base, it will be impossible to defend
urban areas. Given this, it is necessary to flexibly deploy the unit
in cities.
Conditions for deployment are: (1) no high-rise buildings can be
around; (2) there must be a wide area; and (3) the unit must be able
to engage in activities for a long period of time. In the case of
private land or land owned by local governments, it is necessary to
obtain permission. The ASDF Nerima Camp (Nerima Ward) and Ichigaya
Camp (Shinjuku Ward) are being cited as potential candidate sites at
present.
17) Pentagon consultant: China's strategy is to destroy Japanese and
Indian satellites
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Abridged slightly)
April 2, 2007
Takashi Sadahiro, Washington
China, which conducted a successful anti-satellite weapons test in
January, is pursuing a strategy aimed at a system capable of
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destroying all satellites of foreign countries, including Japan,
that are flying over China, Michael Pillsbury, an influential
Pentagon consultant, reported to the US-China Economic and Security
Review Commission on March 30.
According to Pillsbury, the Chinese military is aiming to build by
2010 - 2020 a system capable of destroying satellites not only those
of the United States but also of Japan and India that are flying
over China. As means to destroy satellites, China is considering
electronic jamming, laser irradiation to disable satellites, and
cyber attacks on ground base stations, in addition to missiles.
Pillsbury's analysis is based on data compiled by three
company-grade space affairs experts of the Chinese People's Army.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao explained that his country's
anti-satellite test targeted no other country. However, if
Pillsbury's analysis is true, China clearly intends to destroy
communication systems of such countries as Japan and the United
States.
18) Poll: Ishihara maintains lead in Tokyo governor race
TOKYO (Top play) (Abridged)
April 2, 2007
In the run-up to Tokyo's gubernatorial election set for April 8,
Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, 74, an independent running for a third term,
is ahead, followed by former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, 59, also an
independent, the Tokyo Shimbun found yesterday from its second poll
of voters in Tokyo. Former Adachi Ward Mayor Manzo Yoshida, 59,
recommended by the Japanese Communist Party, and Kisho Kurokawa, 73,
an architect backed by minor groups, are trying to catch up.
However, nearly 50% of those polled remain undecided. The situation
is fluid as the campaign enters its final stage.
The survey was conducted over a period of three days, March 30
through April 1.
In the survey, 77.3% answered "yes" when asked if they would go to
the polls. Including those who will go to the polls if they can, the
total proportion was 92.6%.
Ishihara has stretched his lead over Asano from the last survey
conducted March 16-18 before the election was announced.
In the latest survey, Ishihara's lead over Asano was wider among
female respondents. In addition, Ishihara was evenly supported among
all generations, particularly gaining strong support from those in
their 60s and 70s. Asano has garnered support to a certain extent
from those in their 40s to 60s. However, he has yet to gain support
from those in their 20s. Yoshida and Kurokawa remain stagnant among
all generations.
The survey was conducted over a period of three days, March 30
through April 1, on a computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD)
basis, with the aim of obtaining answers from a total of 1,000
voters in Tokyo.
19) Poll: Ishihara ahead in Tokyo race
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Abridged)
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April 2, 2007
In the run-up to the nation's upcoming quadrennial local elections,
the Nihon Keizai Shimbun conducted a public opinion survey in five
prefectures, including Tokyo and Hokkaido, to look into election
campaigns in their final stages. The five prefectures are where the
ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the leading opposition
Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto) are in a de facto duel, with
their affiliated candidates running. In Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara,
the incumbent governor, is ahead of former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano
and all other candidates. In Hokkaido, Kanagawa Prefecture, and
Fukuoka Prefecture, the incumbents are leading other candidates. In
Iwate Prefecture, a DPJ-recommended new face is widening his lead
over an-LDP recommended new face and all other candidates.
20) Poll: Matsuzawa ahead in Kanagawa race
TOKYO (Page 1) (Abridged)
April 2, 2007
In the run-up to Kanagawa Prefecture's upcoming gubernatorial
election set for April 8, the Tokyo Shimbun conducted a public
opinion survey of local voters from March 30 through April 1 to
probe the situation. In the race, Shigefumi Matsuzawa, 49, the
incumbent governor running for a second term, is ahead. Tadashi
Sugino, 48, a new face and former president of Saitama Railway
Corp., and Hiroko Kamoi, 62, also a new face representing a civic
group, remain behind. However, nearly 50% of all those polled have
yet to decide on whom to vote for. The situation appears fluid as
the race enters the final stage.
21) Poll: Incumbents have lead in Hokkaido, Fukuoka; DPJ candidate
maintains lead in Iwate
TOKYO (Page 1) (Abridged)
April 2, 2007
With the nation's 16th quadrennial local elections having kicked
off, Kyodo News polled local electorates in 13 prefectures,
including Tokyo and Hokkaido, and in four government-designated
cities to probe situations in the run-up to the April 8
gubernatorial and mayoral elections.
In the five gubernatorial races, the incumbents affiliated with the
Liberal Democratic Party or with the Democratic Party of Japan
(Minshuto) are leading in the polls. In Hokkaido, Harumi Takahashi,
the incumbent aiming for a second term, is leading Satoshi Arai and
all other candidates. In Fukuoka Prefecture, Wataru Aso, who chairs
the National Governors' Association, is gaining a steady advantage
over Shuji Inatomi and other candidates.
In the prefectures of Iwate and Kanagawa, DPJ-affiliated candidates
are leading all other candidates. In Iwate, where all those running
in the race are new faces, Takuya Tatsuso is ahead of Junichi
Yanagimura, who is an LDP-affiliated candidate, and all others.
22) Poll: 30% have read the manifestos in governor races
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Abridged)
April 2, 2007
Those who have read the now-legalized manifestos of candidates
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running in gubernatorial elections accounted for only 30%, the Nihon
Keizai Shimbun found from its polls conducted in five prefectures,
including Tokyo and Hokkaido, to probe the ongoing campaigns for
governorship in their final stages. Iwate Prefecture marked the
highest score at 37%, followed by Tokyo at 34%, Hokkaido at 32%,
Fukuoka Prefecture at 24%, and Kanagawa Prefecture at 17%. As seen
from these figures, manifestos were not well read in these five
electoral districts where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and
the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan are in facing off.
23) Cabinet Office survey: 36% say, "Education is heading in wrong
direction"; Medical services, income gaps fanning concerns
SANKEI (Page 2) (Full)
April 1, 2007
The results of an opinion poll on the social consciousness of the
population, compiled by the Cabinet Office as of Mar. 31, has
revealed that an increasing number of Japanese are concerned about
the state of education in the country. This outcome presumably
reflects a severe public view of school education due to the issue
of school bullying and declining academic performance of children.
The survey was conducted on 10,000 male and female adults throughout
the nation from January through February this year. The rate of
effective response was 55.9%.
The largest portion of the public, 36.1%, cited education as heading
in the wrong direction (multiple replies were allowed), exceeding
the 35.6% who cited public safety as an area of concern. Concern
over education, up 12.3 points from the previous survey carried out
in February 2006, was the highest ever recorded.
Those who replied, "Medical and welfare services are becoming worse"
reached 31.9% and those who noted, "The disparities among regions is
become worse" were at 26.5%, both figures increasing more than 10
points from the previous survey.
24) Minshuto to present own plan to amend national referendum bill
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
March 31, 2007
Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) President Ichiro Ozawa met with
party Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo last night. They
agreed to submit to the House of Representatives the party's own
plan amending the government's national referendum bill governing
the procedures for revising the Constitution.
The revision plan is expected to be almost the same as the revision
proposal already submitted by the ruling parties, excepting for the
part calling for a "general national referendum" to take a vote also
on important national administrative issues. Hatoyama said he told
Ozawa: "Minshuto will prepare a plan to amend the bill and hold
discussions in an effort to enact the bill," and Ozawa replied, "I
will entrust the matter to you."
Hatoyama is trying to find ways to enact the national referendum
bill in the current Diet session by reaching an agreement with the
ruling camp, but Ozawa has already indicated that he would oppose
the revision proposal by the ruling parties. On the idea of a
"general national referendum", the ruling parties' revision bill
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noted in an additional clause, "discussion will be conducted on
issues related to constitutional revision." The focus of attention
is to what extent Minshuto's plan will come closer to the amendment
proposal of the ruling camp. Ozawa and Hatoyama have agreed to
submit their own revision plan, but they reportedly have different
views about how to proceed with negotiations with the ruling camp.
Intra-party coordination is expected to be difficult.
SCHIEFFER