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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
Fukuda Cabinet launched:
4) Prime Minister Fukuda likely to visit Washington in November
5) President Bush praises Fukuda for attaching importance to
US-Japan relations
6) Fukuda picks cabinet but 13 members stay in place and two shift
seats
7) Fukuda policy imprint missing from cabinet choices
8) Profiles of Defense Minister Ishiba, Foreign Minister Komura, and
Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura
9) Fukuda predecessor Abe was only in office as prime minister 366
days
10) Fukuda will give policy speech in the Diet on Oct. 1
11) Fukuda: Diet may be dissolved after the budget is compiled
12) Fukuda cabinet called the "Abe hand-me-down cabinet" by the
opposition camp
13) Fukuda cabinet already being derided by pundits with nicknames
like "monochrome cabinet," and "between-the-acts cabinet"
Issues for the new Fukuda administration:
14) Dilemma over whether to extend the Diet session to pass the new
anti-terror bill allowing continuing Indian Ocean refueling services
or to let the measure slip
15) Prime Minister Fukuda proposes comprehensive talks with the
opposition camp on removing obstacles to passage of key legislation
16) Fukuda wants talks with the opposition camp over the new bill to
continue MSDF refueling services in the Indian Ocean
17) Fukuda reviving cooperation between the Kantei (official
residence) and the ruling parties
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in action:
18) Ozawa elected "prime minister" in the DPJ-controlled Upper House
19) Ozawa against any extension of the Diet
20) DPJ momentum building toward goal of changing places with the
LDP as the ruling party
21) US House in new bill on North Korea stipulate that the country
would not be removed from terror-states list unless abduction issue
resolved
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei & Tokyo Shimbun:
Fukuda cabinet launched, with 15 members of Abe cabinet retained to
reduce impact on Diet business
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Fukuda cabinet should call snap election in January
Mainichi:
(1) Prime Minister Fukuda urged to show strong resolve to halt
TOKYO 00004446 002 OF 014
political drift
Yomiuri:
(1) Fukuda administration needs to overcome difficult situation to
implement policies
Nikkei:
(1) Fukuda cabinet, positive about cooperation with opposition camp,
launched
Sankei:
(1) New Fukuda cabinet should remove "inward-looking competition,"
implement reforms and international duties
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Fukuda cabinet makes a thrilling start
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, September 25
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
September 26, 2007
Sept. 25 Shinzo Abe
09:00
Attended a cabinet meeting at Kantei.
09:21
Met with Special Advisor Nakayama, and later met with Deputy Chief
Cabinet Secretaries Ono and Iwaki. Afterwards, Met with Deputy Chief
Cabinet Secretary Matoba and then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosano.
10:00
Received a good send-off from the staff at Kantei and a bunch of
flowers.
10:05
Arrived at ANA Intercontinental Hotel.
13:02
Attended a Lower House plenary session.
13:48
Arrived at Keio University Hospital.
Yasuo Fukuda
17:32
Attended a Lower House plenary session.
17:35
Elected as 91st prime minister. Visited key lawmakers in Diet.
18:31
Met with new Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura at Kantei.
19:01
Met with New Komeito Representative Ota, joined by Secretary General
Ibuki and New Komeito Secretary General Kitagawa. Afterwards,
established a cabinet formation office with six party officers,
TOKYO 00004446 003 OF 014
including Ibuki and Upper House Caucus Chairman Otsuji, and Ota and
Kitagawa.
19:25
Called new cabinet members and prime ministerial special advisors to
Kantei. Ibuki and Ota remained.
21:46
Held a press conference.
22:41
Met with new Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Futahashi.
Sept. 26
0:00
Arrived at his private residence at Nozawa.
4) Fukuda plans to visit US in Nov.
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Abridged)
September 26, 2007
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda began coordination today for foreign
trips. Fukuda would like to visit the United States in November to
convey his view that the government will introduce a legislative
measure to the Diet during the current session to replace the
Antiterrorism Special Measures Law, which is to expire Nov. 1, and
that Japan would resume the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling
mission in the Indian Ocean even though Japan may have to suspend
the MSDF's refueling activities for a while. Fukuda will also
coordinate his schedule to visit China within the year at China's
invitation. Fukuda has indicated that he would take a
dialogue-oriented policy toward North Korea. All eyes will be on how
Fukuda will break the deadlock in a six-party working group over
diplomatic normalization between Japan and North Korea.
Japan-US relations
On the issue of extending the antiterror law, the government is
planning to present a new legislation in late October. The Diet will
close its current session on Nov. 10, so it would be difficult to
pass the legislation during the current Diet session. However,
Fukuda has indicated that Japan could obtain the international
community's understanding if Japan resumes its refueling mission.
The Diet is also expected to extend its current session. However,
Fukuda, with an eye on the Diet schedule, would like to visit the
United States at an early date to explain his plan to Bush.
Japan-China relations
The question is whether Fukuda can make an appeal on his own Asia
diplomacy. This is a key for him to boost his government. The
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries will hold a
meeting with Japan, China, and South Korea and an East Asia summit
in Singapore on Nov. 20-21. Fukuda is expected to make his debut
there for multilateral diplomacy.
Fukuda is expected to meet with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
during the East Asia summit. His predecessor, Abe, set forth
values-oriented diplomacy for trilateral cooperation between Japan,
the United States, and Australia, and this alerted Beijing. Fukuda
TOKYO 00004446 004 OF 014
is expected to schedule his China visit for December.
Japan-North Korea relations
The six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear programs will be held
in Beijing from tomorrow. Other six-party members welcome Fukuda's
dialogue-oriented stance. North Korea is also believed to have
expectations. Japan and North Korea held a working group meeting
over diplomatic normalization in Mongolia on Sept. 5-6 and then
agreed to hold frequent meetings. Japan and North Korea are also
likely to hold informal meetings.
Meanwhile, the United States reportedly may remove North Korea from
its terrorist list before waiting for an all-out settlement of the
pending issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. There
are growing concerns about the abduction issue for it may be left
behind. Fukuda will be pressed to steer Japan's diplomacy in the
difficult situation.
5) Bush appreciates Fukuda for attaching importance to US
ASAHI (Page 3) (Full)
September 26, 2007
NEW YORK-Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori stood chatting with US
President Bush at the headquarters of the United Nations on the
evening of Sept. 24, or on the morning of Sept. 25 Japan time.
According to Mori, Bush showed his view of Yasuo Fukuda, president
of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who will now become Japan's
new prime minister. "I understand that he's Japan's representative
politician who is attaching great importance to relations with the
United States," Mori quoted Bush as saying. "I want you to tell him
that I appreciate his going through such difficulty in the Diet,"
Bush was quoted as saying, with Japan's refueling mission in the
Indian Ocean in mind. Bush also said he would call Fukuda as soon as
he officially becomes prime minister, according to Mori.
Bush was also concerned about the condition of Prime Minister Abe's
illness and asked Mori to thank Abe for his cooperation on bilateral
and international matters.
6) Fukuda cabinet launched, retaining 13 members of Abe cabinet,
awarding different cabinet posts to two
MAINICHI (Top Play) (Excerpts)
September 26, 2007
Liberal Democratic party President Yasuo Fukuda was elected the
nation's 91st prime minister at the Diet last evening. After
finishing picking cabinet members, he launched his cabinet later
that day. The Fukuda cabinet will be officially inaugurated with an
attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace today. Because it is
less than one month after the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
reshuffled his cabinet and also because the Diet is now in session,
Fukuda retained 15 of the 17 members of the Abe cabinet, playing up
that he formed a makeshift cabinet. The new prime minister appointed
Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura as chief cabinet secretary. As
his successor, Defense Minister Masahiko Komura was picked, and the
post of defense minister was awarded to former Defense Agency
Director General Shigeru Ishiba. He thus gave priority to experience
in forming his cabinet, in preparation for facing Diet debate on
such thorny issues as an extension of the Antiterrorism Special
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Measures Law. Under a situation in which the opposition camp has
control in the House of Councillors, the Fukuda administration will
inevitably be under tense pressure in managing Diet business
Prime Minister Fukuda said in a press conference last night: "If
many of the members (of the cabinet led by former Prime Minister
Abe) are replaced in the ongoing Diet session, confusion might
result. That is why I minimized changes."
Only two - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister Kisaburo Tokai as successor to Liberal Democratic Party
Secretary General Bunmei Ibuki and Defense Minister Ishiba - are new
SIPDIS
members. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano and Ibuki alone
left the cabinet. Behind such appointments was the fact that there
was little time for background checks of new cabinet candidates to
make sure there were no hidden money scandals.
There was a case in which the cabinet led by Yoshiro Mori, which was
launched in April 2000 after (then) Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi was
suddenly taken ill, retained all the members of the Obuchi cabinet.
7) Can the Kantei fulfill its leadership function? Prime Minister
Fukuda fails to show political identity in appointments
MAINICHI (Page 11) (Full)
September 26, 2007
New Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda appointed former deputy chief
cabinet secretary Masahiro Futahashi, a bureaucrat, again as deputy
chief cabinet secretary, one of the Prime Minister's Official
Residence (Kantei) staff members. Fukuda showed his own political
identity in picking Futahashi alone. Because he retained two other
deputy chief cabinet secretaries -- Matsushige Ono, a Lower House
member, and Mitsuhide Iwaki, a Upper House member -- in their posts.
He also kept Kyoko Nakayama, special advisor to the prime minister
on the abduction issue, and Eriko Yamatani, special advisor to the
prime minister on education, in their respective posts.
It was not clear yesterday how the new prime minister would position
the leadership of Kantei, which is regarded as one of the strong
points of the Abe administration.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe essentially sacked Futahashi at the
time when he inaugurated his cabinet last September because
Futahashi opposed the government's trinity reform that would reform
the taxation and fiscal relations between the central and local
governments. Abe then named Junzo Matoba, who worked a long time at
the private sector, deputy chief cabinet secretary. He also created
five special advisor posts, which was reduced to two in August when
Abe reshuffled his cabinet. By doing so, Abe set up the so-called
Team Abe. However since he launched the Abe Team without making
clear the role-sharing with the bureaucracy, the Kantei's messages
did not sit well with the government offices. As a result, the
Kantei ceased to function at the second half of the Abe
administration.
Therefore, Fukuda reportedly placed emphasis on repairing relations
the Kantei and bureaucracy in consideration of the present situation
of the House of Councillors, which is now controlled by the
opposition camp. A person close to Fukuda said that Fukuda planned
to appoint Futahashi from early on. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka
Machimura indicated that the only one replacement of the Kantei
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staffers was a result of Fukuda's consideration to Abe.
8) Profiles of Fukuda cabinet ministers
MAINICHI (Page 11) (Full)
September 26, 2007
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, national defense advocate
Shigeru Ishiba, 50, who served as director general of the Defense
Agency in the Koizumi government, is well versed in defense policy
and one of the national defense advocates. He is known for his
unique speaking style. He has taken clear positions, for example his
opposition to prime ministerial visits to Yasukuni Shrine. His
father Jiro served as administrative vice construction minister, as
well as governor of Tottori Prefecture. Shigeru Ishiba worked at
Mitsui Bank (currently Mitsui Sumitomo Bank) after graduating Keio
University. In 1986 he was elected to the House of Representatives
as the youngest lawmaker at the time. He has been elected seven
times in a row. He left the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to form
the Reform Group (kaikaku no kai). He joined the New Frontier Party
in 1994 but he returned to the LDP in 1997. He also served as
chairman of the group of Japanese lawmakers addressing North Korea's
abductions of Japanese nationals. He belongs to the Tsushima
faction.
Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, veteran politician, serves again
in the post
Masahiko Komura, 65, assumed the defense minister post in the
reshuffled Abe cabinet. Following service as foreign minister in the
Obuchi cabinet, he is serving again as foreign minister. He assumed
a cabinet post for the first time in the Murayama cabinet as
director general of the Economic Planning Agency. He also served as
justice minister in the Mori cabinet. He became one of the new LDP
leaders. He ran in the 2003 LDP presidential election, in which then
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was reelected. He showed his
political presence in the election, winning 54 votes, which exceeded
the number of lawmakers who belonged to the faction he headed.
Although he was cautious about the Koizumi policy line, including
postal privatization, he supported the inauguration of the Abe
government. His father Sakahiko was mayor of Tokuyama City,
Yamaguchi Prefecture and a Lower House member. He heads the Komura
faction.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura takes hard-line stance on
Asia policy
Nobutaka Machimura, 62, once expressed his eagerness for running the
race to succeed Abe, but he gave it up as Yasuo Fukuda, a member of
his faction, decided to run for the presidency. It is extremely
unusual for a faction head to serve as chief cabinet secretary.
He served as foreign minister for about one year in the Koizumi
government and one month in the reshuffled Abe cabinet. He has
advocated cutting the government's official development assistance
(ODA) to China. He also pushed for economic sanctions against North
Korea. Therefore, he is regarded as a hard-liner regarding Asia
diplomacy. Cooperation with Fukuda, who takes a flexible policy of
placing importance on Asia, will be tested. He enjoys listening to
music and watching ballet and theatrical performances. He heads the
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Machimura faction.
9) Former Prime Minister Abe's tenure will be 366 days
ASAHI (Page 31) (Full)
September 26, 2007
With the formation of the Fukuda cabinet sliding into the night of
Sept. 25, it has been set to carry out his swearing-in-ceremony and
an Imperial attestation ceremony for his cabinet ministers on the
morning of the 26th at the Imperial Palace. Following the
arrangement, the Abe cabinet, which resigned en masse yesterday,
will be in charge of emergencies, such as a natural disaster and a
major accident, if happens, as a duty performance cabinet until the
swearing-in-ceremony is over. Prime Minister Abe's tenure will be
366 days -- one day longer than expected.
10) Prime minister to make policy speech on Oct. 1
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
September 26, 2007
The government and the ruling parties yesterday set the date for
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to deliver a policy speech during a
plenary session of both Diet chambers for Oct. 1. They will shortly
submit the plan to the opposition parties.
They want to speed up coordination with the opposition with the
possibility of holding party representative questions in response to
the prime minister's policy speech during plenary sessions of both
Diet chambers on Oct. 3-5 and holding a meeting of the Lower House
Budget Committee from the 9th.
The government and the ruling camp are now looking into new
legislation for the continuation of Maritime Self-Defense Force's
refueling operation in the Indian Ocean. Deliberations on the bill
will likely take place in the third week of October at the
earliest.
11) Prime minister: Snap election should come after passage of
FY2008 budget bill
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Full)
September 26, 2007
In a press conference at the Prime Minister's Official Residence
last night, newly elected Prime Minister Fukuda indicated that he
would explore an appropriate timing for dissolving the House of
Representatives for a snap election, based on the view that the
dissolution should come after the passage of the FY2008 budget bill
is certain. He said: "We must pour our energy first into managing
the current Diet session without a hitch. We should proceed with
matters so that people's daily lives will not be adversely
affected."
Fukuda spoke of the lineup of his cabinet: "If many of the cabinet
(led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe) had been replaced, it
could result in confusion. I judged that the changes should be
minimized." He thus revealed that his desire to prevent more
politics-and-money scandals from cropping out as a result of
increasing new cabinet members was reflected in forming his cabinet.
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12) Opposition bloc reinforcing its confrontational stand, calling
new cabinet as "hand-me-down cabinet from Abe"
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full)
September 26, 2007
Takashi Sudo
With the establishment of a new Fukuda cabinet, the Diet will resume
its activities. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
and other opposition parties intend to put pressure on the
government and the ruling parties by submitting three bills to the
Upper House: one revising the Political Funds Control Law to
obligate lawmakers to attach receipts to their every expense
exceeding one yen, another repealing the Iraq Special Measures Law,
and a third providing income compensation to every farmer. The
opposition camp is likely to ratchet up its confrontational stand
against the ruling bloc and to refuse to respond to "discussions"
proposed by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, citing as the reason that
the "ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) has gone on the
defensive" as most of the members of the former Abe cabinet have
stayed on in the new cabinet, according to a senior DPJ lawmaker.
DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama criticized the new cabinet: "It
is questionable whether the new cabinet, which retains most members
of the former Abe cabinet, can make a difference from Abe's way of
doing politics?"
Prime Minister Fukuda has made an appeal to the opposition parties
on the need for talks on reform of the pension system, etc., but he
kept in place such key cabinet members as the minister of internal
affairs and communications, finance minister, and health minister.
Despite this, Fukuda stresses the importance of holding discussions.
Pointing to that, a junior House of Councilors member said: "That
well illustrates the LDP is not serious about holding talks."
On the other hand, the opposition bloc is alarmed by the choice of
Shigeru Ishiba as a successor to Defense Minister Masahiko Komura. A
senior DPJ lawmaker in charge of foreign affairs and defense braced
himself, saying: "In Diet debate with Mr. Ishiba, the DPJ, too, will
be tested."
The Japanese Communist Party's Secretary General Tadayoshi Ichida
made this comment in the Diet: "I am with the impression that it is
a hand-me-down cabinet from Mr. Abe." The Social Democratic Party's
President Mizuho Fukushima made this critical comment in Tokyo: "It
is an inward-looking cabinet, from which we can't feel any attitude
to raise an issue."
13) Fukuda cabinet referred to as "between-the-acts" cabinet having
no character
SANKEI (Page 31) (Excerpts)
September 26, 2007
The administration led by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has been
launched fraught with an array of tough issues, such as growing
socio-economic disparities, the pension mess, and "politics and
money" political scandals. "Any wrong move now could cause us to
lose the reins of government; this administration has its back
against the wall," Prime Minister Fukuda said with strong resolve in
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a press conference last night, after announcing the lineup of his
cabinet. Fukuda retained 15 of the 17 cabinet ministers in their
posts, with two switching portfolios. Although the new cabinet has a
sense of stability reflecting Fukuda's personality, its lack of
attractiveness and freshness is undeniable. What are the experts'
reactions to the new cabinet?
Journalist Soichiro Tahara took this view: "All dishes are there but
they all lack specific flavor. I would call it a lunch box with rice
and a variety of side dishes. It's something you eat between the
acts."
Fukuda explained that he minimized changes so as not to cause
political confusion. But Tahara noted: "The cabinet is oriented
toward factional coordination and has no character. The innocuous
lineup carries a clear Fukuda stamp."
Cartoonist Mitsuru Yaku's comment: "If I were to draw a cartoon
panel, I would pick a scene in which Fukuda is trying to persuade
Ozawa to have pragmatic talks while holding back his cynical tongue
for the sake of normalizing Diet business. I would call it a
'short-straw cabinet.' There is a possibility that the ruling
coalition will have to fight an uphill battle in the next election
in dealing with the Democratic Party of Japan, and the prime
minister and his cabinet ministers might be seriously damaged."
Economic journalist Hiroko Ogiwara referred to the Fukuda cabinet as
the "clean-up-the-mess cabinet." Ogiwara added: "The new cabinet
will have to resolve the three problems: socio-economic disparities
left behind by Koizumi, Abe's unfinished business, and the factions
half destroyed by Koizumi."
Political analyst Tadahiro Asakawa called it a "cabinet to get
through the stalled extraordinary Diet session with a firm defensive
stance."
14) New administration forced to choose between extension of Diet
session and delaying taking a vote on new legislation for refueling
mission
ASAHI (Page 4) (Abridged)
September 26, 2007
How to handle new legislation enabling Japan to continue the
Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) refueling mission in the Indian
Ocean is a first test of whether the Fukuda administration will be
able to steer the Diet. In order to enact a new law for refueling
during the current session of the Diet, the government needs to
significantly extend the Diet session, but doing so could escalate
the conflict with the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan
(DPJ) and lead to dissolving the Lower House. If the government
defers the handling of the new legislation to the ordinary Diet
session to be convened next year, Japan's refueling mission (former
Prime Minister Abe) pledged to continue will be bound to be
suspended for a long period of time. The government will decide on
its attitude while closely analyzing public opinion.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) Diet Affairs Committee
Chairman Tadamori Oshima said of new legislation for continuing the
refueling mission on a TV program yesterday: "If we fail to reach
agreement through talks, we will follow the rules to enact new
legislation into law." But Prime Minister Fukuda went no further
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than to say at a press conference late yesterday: "I think it is
necessary to obtain the opposition bloc's understanding through
talks and Diet debate. I'll endeavor to continue (the refueling
mission)." Fukuda seems willing to take time to see whether he
should force enactment of a new law or whether the opposition bloc
can compromise.
Discussion on new legislation to replace the current Antiterrorism
Special Measures Law which is to expire on Nov. 1 is expected to
begin in the Lower House possibly in mid-October and clear the Lower
House possibly in early November. But if the DPJ remains adamant in
its opposition to the new legislation, it will be impossible for the
new legislation to be approved in the Upper House. Oshima's remarks
are taken as demonstrating his determination to put the new
legislation to a re-vote in the Lower House to adopt it by a
two-thirds majority. An idea being floated in the ruling bloc is to
significantly extend the Diet session until Nov. 10.
If the ruling bloc brings the new legislation to a re-vote without
agreement with the DPJ, the confrontation between the ruling and
opposition parties would escalate even further and could lead to
dissolving the Lower House. Even after overcoming such a situation,
the ruling parties would face further trouble, a delay in
deliberations on the budget bill in the regular Diet session to be
convened early next year. As a result, it would be difficult for the
budget bill to be approved by the end of the fiscal year. The
government and the ruling parties may be caught in a trap set by the
DPJ, which aims to rock the government by rejecting budget-related
bills. Another idea being floated in the ruling bloc is to defer
taking a vote on new legislation until the ordinary Diet session.
Taking advantage of the time until the ordinary Diet session, the
ruling bloc can appeal to the public on the necessity of the
refueling mission. Once public opinion shifts, the ruling bloc may
bring the DPJ into discussions. In such a case, deliberations on the
new legislation will start in next April or later after the budget
bill is approved.
Will the Fukuda administration force the new legislation into law on
the pretext of the international commitment or will it wait for the
public opinion at home to shift even though Japan's refueling
mission is suspended for a longer period of time? The
administration, which just came into being, has been put in a
difficult situation to decide its attitude.
15) With the launching of his cabinet, Prime Minister Fukuda to
propose comprehensive talks with the DPJ to seek common ground on
pensions, tax system, aiming at avoiding frontal clashes on the
issues
NIKKEI (Page 3) (Excerpt)
September 26, 2007
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, following the launching of his
administration, intends to propose to the Democratic Party of Japan
(DPJ) comprehensive consultations on broad, important issues. The
assumption is that themes for the talks will not be limited to
extending the refueling services of the Maritime Self-Defense Force
(MSDF) in the Indian Ocean, but also will included drastic reform of
the tax system, including the issue of raising the consumption tax
that will directly affect peoples' lives, reform of the pension
system, and the "politics and money" scandals. Seeing the difficulty
of the ruling camp passing bills on its own, now that the Diet is
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distorted following the Upper House win by the Democratic Party of
Japan, the prime minister aims to find common ground with the DPJ on
a broad scale.
16) Fukuda eager to submit new refueling legislation to current Diet
to have talks with opposition parties
ASAHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
September 26, 2007
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda held his first press conference last
night, in which he indicated that the government would submit new
legislation to the current Diet session enabling the Maritime
Self-Defense Force to continue its refueling operation in the Indian
Ocean. The Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties
remain opposed to the legislation. Fukuda, however, stressed his
plan to give importance to talks with the opposition parties,
saying: "It might be necessary to explain matters in advance in
order to obtain their support. We are going to explain various
matters in Diet debates, as necessary. We will make utmost efforts
to make a decision as soon as possible on continued operations."
Fukuda stopped short of saying whether the new legislation would be
enacted in the current session, however.
17) Machimura named chief cabinet secretary to build cooperative
relationship between Kantei and ruling parties and to deal with
bureaucrats
ASAHI (Page 2) (Excerpts)
September 26, 2007
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in his inaugural press conference last
night expressed his eagerness to let the Kantei (Prime Minister's
Official Residence) exhibit strong leadership, saying: "I am going
to fully utilize the system allowing the Kantei to exhibit
leadership."
Fukuda's style will be subtly distinct from those of Koizumi and
Abe, however. That is already evident from his selection of Nobutaka
Machimura as chief cabinet secretary, the pivotal cabinet post.
"Our faction (Machimura faction) will have to have either the post
of chief cabinet secretary or secretary general. It means to return
to the original state."
This comment was made by former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who is
also the honorary chairman of the Machimura faction, toward the
press corps aboard the plane to the United States the night before
the Fukuda cabinet was launched, implying Machimura's appointment.
It was customary for the prime minister to give the post of chief
cabinet secretary, his right-hand man, to the faction he used to
belong to. But Fukuda's predecessor, Abe, advocating Kantei-led
politics, gave the post to Yasuhisa Shiozaki of another faction. As
a result, the Abe cabinet was dubbed a "cabinet of friends."
Fukuda picked Machimura as chief cabinet secretary by following the
tradition apparently in a bid to reestablish the harmonious policy
course between the Kantei and ruling parties. In his inaugural press
conference, Machimura underlined the importance of working together
with the ruling bloc, saying: "The new cabinet has its back against
the wall, so the government and the ruling parties must work
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together at this critical juncture."
Reflecting the mood in the Liberal Democratic Party, Machimura has
been critical of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, which
played a central role in Kantei-led politics under the Koizumi and
Abe administrations.
18) Upper House designates Ozawa as prime minister
ASAHI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
September 26, 2007
In the selection of prime minister in the Diet yesterday, the Lower
House designated Yasuo Fukuda of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP), while the Upper House designated Ichiro Ozawa of the major
opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). As the provisions in
Article 67 of the Constitution state, the designation by the Lower
House precedes the one by the Upper House. Fukuda was chosen as
prime minister. It was the fourth time for the two chambers of the
Diet to designate different lawmakers as prime minister and the
first since 1998, when the Lower House designated Keizo Obuchi of
the LDP, while the Upper House designated Naoto Kan of the DPJ.
On the Upper House's designation of Ozawa as prime minister, senior
DPJ members were in good spirits with one saying, "This is a
historic day." Another noted, "Next is for us to take the reins of
government." The DPJ's senior Upper House lawmakers applauded Ozawa
in the Diet. Ozawa said, "I feel honored. I want to create a similar
situation in the Lower House, as well, so that our assertions will
be reflected in politics." Deputy President Naoto Kan called for an
early dissolution of the Lower House and a general election, telling
reporters, "If the opposition parties hold a majority of seats in
the Lower House, we can hold a majority in both the houses of the
Diet."
19) Ozawa to oppose extension of extra Diet session
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
September 26, 2007
An argument calling for extending the current Diet session to enact
new legislation aimed at continuing the Maritime Self-Defense
Force's refueling operation in the Indian Ocean, the focus of
highest attention, has been floated in the ruling camp. Democratic
Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) Chairman Ichiro Ozawa during a
press conference yesterday revealed his intention to oppose this
proposal, noting, "It is a very irresponsible idea."
To a question as to whether the DPJ will submit a counterproposal
aimed at rendering non-military assistance, such as medical services
and food aid, instead of refueling operations, Ozawa hinted at such
a possibility, noting, "It may be good if assistance can be rendered
in such a form."
Ozawa also criticized that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and
the New Komeito included their coalition agreement a plan to set up
a third-party organ tasked with checking receipts submitted by
politicians for the release of their political funds. He noted,
"They make it look as if they have adopted an open system, but that
is not so at all."
20) DPJ gathering steam with eye on taking over government:
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Determined not to compromise with lessons learned from 1998
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
September 26, 2007
Receiving a boost from the designation of Ichiro Ozawa as prime
minister in the Upper House plenary session on Sept. 25, the
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) is gathering steam with
an eye on taking over the reins of government. In the extra Diet
session in the summer of 1997, Chairman Naoto Kan at the time was
also designated as prime minister in the Upper House, but the
opposition failed to take power. The DPJ now has a second chance to
try again after a nine-year hiatus.
Ozawa said confidently at a press conference after being elected
prime minister by the Upper House: "I am very honored. The result
symbolizes the meaning that the opposition has been given a majority
in the Upper House election."
Ozawa's stance of submitting bills based on his own policies without
compromising with the Liberal Democratic Party has filtered down
into the DPJ since he took office as chairman.
In particular, following the trading of places between ruling and
opposition parties as a result of the Upper House election in the
summer, Ozawa has strengthened his stance of not responding to a
call for cooperation with the ruling camp and forced Prime Minister
Abe to step down.
The DPJ has shifted to this hard-line stance learning lessons from
what happened in 1998. The opposition camp, including the DPJ,
gained the control of the Upper House in the election held in the
summer of that year. It was the best opportunity for them to corner
the government and the ruling parties, also boosted by the financial
crisis.
The opposition succeeded in having the LDP swallow the financial
services revitalizing bill it submitted. However, President Kan at
the time said, "I will not seek dissolution of the Lower House and a
snap election." Following this statement, Ozawa moved to establish a
coalition with the LDP. A change of administration never came
about.
However, the DPJ sees the situation this time totally different from
the situation in 1998, as one senior DPJ member put it.
That is because unlike Kan at the time, Ozawa is a staunch advocate
of a change in political administration.
In addition, the no. 1 party in the Upper House in 1998 was the LDP,
but now the DPJ is the top party. It holds the presidency of the
Upper House and the chairmanship of the Upper House Steering
Committee, key posts in steering the Upper House. Unlike 1998, the
ruling parties do not have complementary forces that can help them
gain a majority.
Azuma Koshiishi, head of the DPJ caucus in the House of Councillors,
stressed to reporters, "We want the Fukuda administration to
dissolve the Lower House and seek the judgment of the people at the
earliest possible date."
21) New N. Korea bill presented to US House panel; Removal from
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terror list premised on abduction settlement
SANKEI (Page 3) (Abridged)
September 26, 2007
WASHINGTON-US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Senior Director Ros-Lehtinen from the Republican Party presented a
bill to the committee on Sept. 25, prohibiting the US government
from delisting North Korea as a terror sponsor. The bill
incorporates a set of preconditions, such as releasing Japanese
abductees, to remove North Korea from the US government's terrorist
list.
North Korea is now suspected of having provided nuclear-related
materials to Syria. Ros-Lehtinen cited a strong sense of distrust in
North Korea for her introduction of the bill.
The bill lists preconditions for removing North Korea from the
antiterror list, saying North Korea must stop proliferating nuclear
and missile technologies to countries like Iran and Syria and must
stop forging false dollar bills. In connection with Japan, the bill
also says North Korea must stop its support of Japanese Red Army
members who hijacked a Japan Airlines plane.
SCHIEFFER