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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/07
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule (Nikkei)
4) U.S. Embassy rent issue on way to settlement after 10 years in
arrears with agreement to ratchet up rent to near commercial level
(Yomiuri)
North Korea problem:
5) President Bush in unusual gesture sends personal letter to DPRK
leader Kim Jong Il on need for denuclearization report; Japan
informed beforehand (Asahi)
6) President Hu made appeal to North Korea on Japan's abduction
issue, another sign of China's new cooperative stance toward Japan
(Yomiuri)
Diet showdown:
7) Government and ruling camp decide to extend the Diet session,
centering on mid-January, in order to pass antiterrorism special
measures bill (Tokyo Shimbun)
8) Prime Minister Fukuda will speak to coalition partner New Komeito
next week to line up strategy for overriding Upper House's expected
rejection of refueling bill (Asahi)
9) Showdown with Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the Diet over
the antiterrorism bill is "inevitable" hints Prime Minister Fukuda
(Tokyo Shimbun)
10) Opposition parties are not lined up yet over Upper House
strategy, including whether to file a censure motion and the timing
of it (Nikkei)
11) Japanese Communist Party trying to demonstrate its political
presence by taking pragmatic and even cooperative stances (Asahi)
12) Textbook screeners to allow insertion in school history books of
"forced by the military" to describe mass suicides in Okinawa during
final WWII battle (Tokyo Shimbun)
Economic agenda:
13) Finance Ministry wants to use the legendary "buried treasure" of
10 trillion yen in hidden fiscal funds for paying off deficit bonds
(Tokyo Shimbun)
14) Administrative Reform Minister Watanabe, fighting a lonely
battle, squares off against Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura on
"human talent bank" issue (Tokyo Shimbun)
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
LDP, New Komeito agree to retain over next 10 years provisional tax
rate related to tax revenues for road projects and use surplus money
for environmental measures
Mainichi:
Regulatory reform panel suggests lifting ban on prescription by
nurses to reduce doctors' burdens
Yomiuri:
Government intends to have corporate health insurance societies and
TOKYO 00005481 002 OF 012
mutual aid associations disburse 11 billion yen to government health
insurance system
Nikkei:
Regulatory reform panel suggests easing requirements for admission
to nursery centers
Sankei:
Reform of independent administrative corporations makes no progress
Tokyo Shimbun:
School Textbook Examination Council decides to allow school
textbooks to describe forced mass suicides in Battle of Okinawa
Akahata:
In response to Japan Council against A & H Bombs' call for starting
talks on a total ban on nuclear weapons, Spanish prime minister and
other foreign leaders express agreement to hold such talks
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Water summit: Prevent water contamination and make clean water
available to everybody on the globe
(2) Society where mentally-disable persons can live with their
families together
Mainichi:
(1) DPRK is still developing nuclear weapons, though NIE report says
Iran stopped developing nuclear weapons
(2) Accumulated management gains should be used for restoring fiscal
health
Yomiuri:
(1) OPEC meeting signaled a wrong message to crude oil market
(2) Revised hot spring law: Comfort and safety both essential
Nikkei:
(1) Suggestions to eliminate "Moriya-like nature" of Defense
Ministry
(2) Expansion of oil supply capacity important
Sankei:
(1) NIE report on Iran: Too early to ease sanctions on Iran
(2) U.S. needs to reconsider its strategy toward DPRK
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) No expansion of oil supply capacity by OPEC: Japan needs to
develop other energy sources
(2) Bribery scandal involving former university professor of
medicine: Don't escalate medical crisis
Akahata:
(1) OECD academic tests: Freedom and conditions essential to foster
desire to learn
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, December 6
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
December 7, 2007
TOKYO 00005481 003 OF 012
09:18
Met Land and Transport Minister Fuyushiba and Road Bureau Director
General Miyata at the Kantei, followed by LDP International
Competitiveness Research Commission Chairman Omi.
12:45
Greeted the Crown Prince at the Asahi Hall in Yurakucho. Afterward
attended a Handicapped Persons Week meeting.
13:39
Saw off the Crown Prince.
15:00
Met Local Revitalization Office Secretary General Yamamoto at the
Kantei, followed by Prime Minister Ielemia of Tuvalu.
16:13
Met National Personnel Authority President Tani and National Public
Service Ethics Board Chairman Yoshimoto, followed by LDP Reform
Headquarters chief Takebe.
17:05
Met Environment Minister Kamoshita, Vice Environment Minister
Tamura, Global Environment Bureau Director General Minamikawa,
joined in by Dr. Harasawa of the National Institute for
Environmental Studies. Afterward met Cabinet Intelligence Director
Mitani.
18:20
Met former Lower House member Eisei Ito, followed by LDP General
Council Chairman Nikai, and Lower House members Kazuo Aichi and
Tetsuma Esaki.
19:25
Met Central Education Council Chairman Masakazu Yamazaki at a
Japanese restaurant in Nagatacho.
21:53
Returned to his residence in Nozawa.
4) Issue of U.S. Embassy's rent in arrears to be resolved after no
payment in 10 years; Japan, U.S. agree to gradually hike rent
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
December 7, 2007
In negotiations on the issue of the rent in arrears for the past 10
years on the land (approximately 13,000 m2) located at Akasaka,
Tokyo, now used by the United States Embassy which is state-owned
property, the Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed that the
U.S. will pay the rent in arrears amounting to 70,000,000 yen to the
Japanese government, and that the rent will be increased in stages.
The Japanese government at one point had considered taking legal
action against the rent issue because the statue of limitations runs
out at the end of this month on the rent for 1998, but now that an
agreement has been reached between the two governments, Japan and
the U.S. have now avoided the case of bringing a civil action.
According to the agreement, the annual rent, which had been
criticized as being very low compared to commercial rents applied to
TOKYO 00005481 004 OF 012
land lots in the neighborhood, will be hiked in stages: 7,000,000
yen for the period from 1998 through 2007, which has fallen into
arrears; 10,000,000 yen for the period from 2007 through 2012; and
15,000,000 yen for the period from 2013 through 2027.
The U.S. Embassy is in a prime location close to the Diet and the
Prime Minister's Official Residence. Under the 1896 lease, the rent
was set at 400 yen annually and perpetually. But since then the rent
was hiked twice in consideration of rising land values. For the
period from 1983 through 1997, the rent of 2,520,000 yen was paid
annually by the U.S. to the Japanese government.
When the Japanese government suggested further hiking the rent for
1998 and beyond to bring it close to prevailing commercial rents,
the U.S. opposed the increase, arguing that the rent on the land
used by the embassy should not be decided on a commercial basis. The
U.S. in an unusual move decided not to pay the rent.
As a result of 10 years of negotiations between the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance and the U.S. Department
of State and other agencies, "Both sides have met halfway with the
Japanese side coming to terms with the U.S. on still lower rents
compared to commercial rents in the vicinity and the U.S. side
agreeing to pay the rent in arrears and accept the plan to hike the
rent in stages," a source involved in the Japan-U.S. negotiations
said.
The British Embassy sits on the land covering a space of 35,000 m2
in national property in Tokyo's Ichiban-cho. The rent on the land
used by the British Embassy is 35,000,000 yen annually. In the case
of the British Embassy's rent, one square meter is priced at 1,000
yen, which is higher than the 770 yen per square meter the U.S.
Embassy will pay from next year.
5) President Bush sends letter to Kim Jong Il underlining need to
fully declare nuclear programs
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full)
December 7, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush sent a letter to North Korean leader
Kim Jong Ill, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on
Dec. 6. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on the
same day also told reporters in Beijing that he had delivered the
letter to North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun during his
recent trip to Pyongyang. According to the White House, President
Bush's letter -- his first to the North Korean leader -- urges
Pyongyang to fully declare its nuclear programs.
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino in a press conference in
Washington on Dec. 6 indicated that the President also wrote letters
on Dec. 1 to the leaders of the other nations involved in the
six-party talks. "The letter underlined the need for North Korea to
fully declare its nuclear programs," Perino said. There is a
possibility that the letter conveyed the President's eagerness to
normalize ties between the United States and North Korea.
President Bush harshly criticized Kim Jong Ill in 2005, calling him
a "tyrant." Hill explained the reason why the President sent the
letter this way: "With the second-phase of (the denuclearization
issue) reaching a final stage, this is an extremely critical time."
Given the KCNA report, North Korea seems to have taken the letter
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positively.
According to Hill, the letters to the leaders of the five countries
differ in contents. He is scheduled to visit Japan on Dec. 7 to
deliver the letter to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to Foreign
Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General
Kenichiro Sasae.
According to a Japanese government official, Washington informed
Tokyo of the contents of the letter to Kim Jong Ill in advance. The
official explained: "It warned that matters would not move forward
unless (North Korea) fully declares its nuclear programs."
6) China plays up cooperative stance toward Japan, urging North
Korea to make progress on abduction issue
YOMIURI (Page 7) (Excerpts)
December 7, 2007
Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged Pyongyang to make progress on
the abduction issue by expressing his hope for improved relations
between Japan and North Korea. It can be called the least risky
option for China, which does not want to fatally strain its
relations with North Korea by applying pressure, to play up its
cooperative posture toward Japan.
During his visit to Japan in April this year, Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao, in response to Japan's request, expressed his willingness to
"cooperate as necessary" for resolving the abduction issue.
According to a diplomatic source, the Hu administration has
concluded that in order to realize a series of reciprocal visits of
top leaders of the two countries ranging from Prime Minister
Fukuda's possible visit to China later this month to President Hu's
visit to Japan next spring, it is essential to demonstrate a
cooperative stance to move the abduction issue forward. With Beijing
scheduled to host the Olympics next August, improving relations with
Japan is imperative for China, which needs to stabilize its domestic
situation.
Needless to say, there is pragmatic calculation behind it as well.
According to a source familiar with Japan-China relations, China
aims at short-term gains, such as acquiring energy-conservation
technology by extending cooperation for progress on the abduction
issue. China's mid- to long-term goal, if it can actually contribute
to moving the abduction issue forward, is to have Japan recognize it
as a market economy.
The question is how North Korea will respond to China's urging.
The Chinese government has been looking into a variety of specific
measures since April. But in reality, China does not have a free
hand, according to a China source.
That is because Pyongyang resents Beijing's pressure, and China's
influence on North Korea has rapidly declined. The Inter-Korean
Summit Declaration adopted in October stipulates a "meeting between
the top leaders of three or four parties concerned" for declaring an
end to the Korean War. Judging that the "three parties" was aimed at
excluding China, Chinese diplomatic authorities were reportedly
furious.
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7) Government, ruling coalition likely to re-extend Diet session to
mid-January to enact new antiterrorism bill
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full)
December 7, 2007
The government and ruling parties decided yesterday to again extend
the Diet session, which will end on Dec. 15, in order to enact a new
antiterrorism bill allowing the Self-Defense Forces to resume
refueling activities in the Indian Ocean. If the bill is voted down
in the House of Councillors, the ruling camp will override it with a
two-third majority vote in the House of Representatives. The
government and ruling coalition is considering re-extending the
current session by mid-January or for about a week. They will make a
final decision in the middle of next week.
Asked by the press about the possibility of using an override vote
in the Lower House, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda last night said
again: "I am considering all possibilities."
Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) Upper House
Caucus Chairman Azuma Koshiishi stated in a press conference: "It
would be difficult to pass the new antiterrorism bill through the
Diet until the end of the Diet session," citing that enough time has
not yet been spent for deliberations on the bill. The government and
ruling bloc has determined that the Upper House will not take a vote
on the bill during the extended current session since the a DPJ
member chairs the chamber's Committee on Foreign Affairs and
Defense, which is now deliberating the bill. They, therefore, has
come up with a policy of re-extending the Diet session.
It is most likely that the session should be extended again until
Jan. 12 or later.
8) Ruling coalition likely to override upper chamber vote for MSDF
refueling bill
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
December 7, 2007
A government-introduced bill for special measures to resume the
Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling activities in the Indian
Ocean is now before the Diet. On this proposed legislation for
Japan's fueling assistance, most members of the governing parties
insist that the House of Representatives should revote on the bill
to enact it into law. Prime Minister Fukuda again clarified his
strong intention yesterday to enact the bill. The ruling Liberal
Democratic Party's executives also called for revoting on the
legislation. The government and ruling parties are now determined to
reextend the current Diet session and enact the legislation if the
opposition-dominated House of Councillors does not vote on it before
the Diet closes its current session on Dec. 15. Fukuda will meet
with New Komeito President Ota early next week and make his final
judgment.
"Who looked into my mind?" Fukuda asked reporters yesterday
afternoon at his office when asked if he has made up his mind to
revote on the MSDF refueling legislation. "Anyway," Fukuda added, "I
firmly believe the bill will be passed." Yesterday evening, Fukuda
was asked what he really meant. "I don't care how you figure it
out," Fukuda answered. He also said, "I'm thinking of every
possibility."
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"The prime minister is using various expressions to show his strong
intention of enacting the legislation," Chief Cabinet Secretary
Machimura told a press conference. Later in the day, Machimura spoke
of what to do if the bill is voted down in the House of Councillors.
"There's something to do in the House of Representatives." With
this, the top government spokesman hinted at the option of
overriding the upper chamber's decision. "If the bill does not clear
the Diet by December 15, the Diet may be extended then." So saying,
he referred to the possibility of reextending the Diet session.
Fukuda is from the LDP's Machimura faction. In a general meeting of
the faction, former LDP Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa said: "We
should try everything allowed under the Constitution. That's our
responsibility as the ruling party. We must not hesitate to take a
vote again in the House of Representatives for two-thirds in
conformity with the Constitution's provisions."
Former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki was cautious about the
option of overriding the upper chamber's decision, reasoning that it
could lead to dissolving the lower chamber. In a meeting of his
faction, Yamasaki also declared that the ruling coalition would
revote on the legislation for two-thirds to enact it. Yamasaki said:
"We will formulate the budget without dissolving the House of
Representatives for a general election, and we will deliberate on
the legislation in the Diet. We will also enact relevant bills."
With this, he indicated that the prime minister would not have to
dissolve the House of Representatives even if a censure motion is
passed against him in the House of Councillors.
Meanwhile, Azuma Koshiishi, who chairs the caucus of House of
Councillors members belonging to the leading opposition Democratic
Party of Japan (Minshuto), met the press and referred to whether the
DPJ would present a censure motion against the prime minister if the
ruling coalition goes ahead with the revoting option. "We have that
case in mind. I would say, 'Go ahead.'" So saying, he strongly
constrained the ruling coalition's move to override.
9) Premier declares determination to take second vote on new
antiterror legislation in Lower House: DPJ at crucial stage
regarding whether to vote on legislation in Upper House or submit
censure motion
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
December 7, 2007
Now that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has announced his intention to
take a vote again in the Lower House on the new antiterror special
measures bill aimed at resuming refueling operations in the Indian
Ocean by the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) if it is voted down
in the Upper House, the focus of the battle between the ruling and
opposition camps will shift to what approach the Democratic Party of
Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) will take. There is a possibility of a
dissolution of the Lower House for a snap election, depending on how
the situation develops. Tokyo Shimbun probed into the future course
of the Diet session.
The first focus is whether the DPJ will respond to a call for taking
a vote on the legislation.
The DPJ had no intention of responding to such a call within the
current Diet session, with President Ichiro Ozawa saying, "Even if
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deliberations are pursued normally, it would be impossible to take a
vote on the bill in time." It would be possible to scrap the bill
because of incomplete deliberations if the Diet session closes as
scheduled. However, such a possibility has vanished with Fukuda's
declaration of his decision to take a vote again in the Lower House
firming up a re-extension of the Diet session.
Provided that the Diet session is extended to January 12 or beyond,
it would be possible to take a vote on the bill again in the Lower
House, assuming that the bill was voted down in the Upper House,
even if no role call took place there. The DPJ will be pressed to
make a decision on whether to hold out until such a situation occurs
or to respond to a call to take a vote.
Many DPJ members are calling for voting down the bill, with one
seasoned member noting, "The DPJ should clearly indicate its will as
the top party in the Upper House." If the amount of time the Upper
House Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has spent on
deliberations reaches a certain level, it would be fully possible to
take a vote on the bill before the end of the year.
If the prime minister stands firm on his determination, the new
legislation will clear the Lower House and be passed into law,
despite when the DPJ responds to a call for taking a vote on the
bill or whether a roll call itself takes place or not. In that case,
the next focus will be whether the DPJ will introduce a censure
motion against the prime minister, arguing that he ignored the
public will indicated through the July Upper House election.
If a censure motion is submitted, it is almost certain to secure
Diet approval. Unlike a no-confidence motion against the government
adopted by the Lower House, it has no legal binding power. However,
the adoption of a censure motion means that the Upper House has
deemed Fukuda inappropriate as a prime minister. Its political
impact would be immense. There is also a possibility of the DPJ
rejecting the prime minister's attendance of any Upper House
deliberations, as a DPJ source said.
Some DPJ members are negative toward the idea of submitting a
censure motion, with one mid-ranking member noting, "Taking a vote
again in the Lower House is a procedure allowed under the
Constitution." However, the number of members who are positive about
submitting such is much larger, with another mid-ranking member
saying, "If the DPJ does not submit a censure motion, it would mean
a political defeat."
If a censure motion against the prime minister were adopted, the
focus would shift to how he will respond. There is a possibility of
his dissolving the Lower House for a snap election in an effort to
emerge from the bind by asking for the public's judgment again.
The prime minister has indicated a stance of ignoring a censure
motion against him, saying, "Is there a person who can bring me to
account?" There is no means of forcing a defiant prime minister to
step down. All the DPJ can do is to appeal to the public. It will
likely find itself in a bind.
10) Difference in degrees of eagerness among opposition parties for
censure motion against prime minister over new antiterrorism bill
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
December 7, 2007
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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has expressed his determination to use a
two-thirds House of Representatives override vote to pass the
government's antiterrorism bill that would enable the Maritime
Self-Defense Force to resume its refueling mission in the Indian
Ocean. Following this, the focus of attention has been on whether
the opposition camp will decide to submit a censure motion against
the prime minister. If the bill is rejected in the House of
Councillors, the political situation will intensify, and it may lead
to dissolving the Lower House. Given this, there is a delicate
difference in degrees of eagerness over a censure motion in the
opposition camp.
Asked about a response to be taken if the bill is forced through the
Diet by a two-thirds override vote, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Upper House Chairman Azuma Koshiishi said in a press conference
yesterday: "Are you asking whether we intend to press the government
to dissolve the Lower House by presenting a censure motion against
the prime minister? We are also keeping such a possibility in
mind."
In a meeting with the Diet affairs committee chairmen of the
Japanese Communist Party (JCP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP),
and the People's New Party (PNP) yesterday, DPJ Diet Affairs
Committee Chairman Kenji Yamaoka said: "Let's take joint steps in
issuing a censure motion."
The DPJ has formed a joint parliamentary group with the PNP. The
total number of seats held by both parties is 119, below the
majority of 122, so it will be impossible for the DPJ to have a
censure resolution adopted unless it gains cooperation from other
opposition parties. If the PNP (with four seats) refuses to offer
cooperation, cooperation from the JCP (7 seats) and the SDP (five
seats) will become indispensable.
A subtle perception gap has already observed between the DPJ and the
PNP. The PNP has been calling for accelerating deliberations on the
new antiterror bill in order to take a vote by the end of the
current Diet session on Dec. 15, but the DPJ has refused holding
deliberations on days other than those for two regular meetings a
week.
When a vote should be taken is a crucial matter for the opposition
camp. If about 40 hours are secured for deliberations on the bill,
as requested by the opposition side, as a result of the Diet session
extended again, the opposition bloc will find it difficult to find
an excuse for refusing a vote. Some DPJ members are critical of the
party leadership's moves to defer a vote or boycott deliberations,
because it is hard to win voters' understanding for such an
approach.
In anticipation of new developments of the series of scandals
involving the Defense Ministry, some lawmakers in the opposition
camp insist that a vote at the Upper House should not be taken
before mid-January, when a revote in the Lower House will become
possible. They expect that if politicians are found to have been
involved in the scandal, the public will become more critical of the
government and will not ignore the need for a censure motion against
the prime minister.
But each political party wants to avoid an early dissolution of the
Lower House as much as possible due to a lack of preparations for
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the election. The JCP and SDP are strongly opposed to a re-extension
of the Diet session and a revote in the Lower House, which may lead
to dissolving the Lower House.
11) JCP shows its presence through cooperation
ASAHI (Page 4) (Abridged)
December 7, 2007
The Japanese Communist Party has so far positioned itself as a
"steadfast opposition party." However, the JCP will now break away
from its maverick stance. The JCP used to be viewed as a party that
opposes everything. However, the JCP is now beginning to take a
cooperative stance while offering to bridge the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party and the leading opposition Democratic Party of
Japan (Minshuto), which is currently the largest of all parties in
the Diet's upper chamber. A change of government is even more
likely, and the JCP is now exploring how to increase its presence in
the Diet through its parliamentary and election campaigning
tactics.
"We will play our own role to translate public needs into action. We
can't move politics unless we win public opinion. We will also work
on other parties." In October, JCP Chairman Shii voiced concern
about the ruling and opposition parties' battle of voting down each
other's bills. Shii indicated that the JCP would play the role of a
bridge between the LDP and the DPJ.
The JCP has now switched to a new stance of its own. This shows its
sense of crisis. The current single-seat constituency system was
introduced in 1996, when the JCP held 26 seats in the House of
Representatives. At present, the JCP has only 9 seats in the lower
chamber. The JCP will unavoidably have to fight a hard battle in the
next general election if the party fails to show its presence in the
Diet.
12) Textbook screening panel allows use of wording that "Japanese
military coerced Okinawan people to commit mass suicide"
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Top Play) (Slightly abridged)
December 7, 2008
In connection with the issue of descriptions that Japanese Imperial
Army forced Okinawan citizens to commit mass suicide during the
Battle of Okinawa being deleted from history textbooks for senior
high schools, it has been learned that the Textbook Authorization
and Research Council conveyed to history textbook publishers through
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
its guidelines for the publishers to apply for modifications.
According to those involved, the panel's guidelines reportedly
require the publishers to describe the circumstances of the Battle
of Okinawa being fought with the cooperation of the military,
government, and local residents, and that the Japanese were not
allowed at the time to be taken prisoner. The panel will allow use
of descriptions that the Japanese military coerced local residents
into committing suicide.
The guidelines were conveyed to the history textbook publishers on
Dec. 4. The panel admits the Japanese military's coercion because
the army distributed hand grenades to Okinawan citizens, but found
that there was no direct order by the military. However, the
guidelines note that the panel does not retract its opinion "because
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it might cause misunderstanding," and regarded the explanation of
the mass suicide as necessary.
Regarding this issue, six textbook publishers, including one
publisher to which the panel made no objection, submitted
applications to modify eight descriptions. A final decision is
expected to be made in late December.
13) Finance minister decides to use 10 trillion yen from government
investment and loan fund special account to repay government bonds
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Slightly abridged)
December 7, 2007
Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga yesterday revealed a plan to use
in compiling the fiscal 2008 budget part of a reserve fund in the
government investment loan fund special account (estimated to reach
approximately 20 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2008) to repay
government bonds. The amount to be used for such a purpose in fiscal
2008 is estimated to be 10 trillion yen. The ministry will also use
between 1 trillion yen and several trillion yen in fiscal 2009 and
beyond to repay government bonds. It plans to constrain
interest-service expenses by reducing the issuance of government
bonds.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Fiscal Reform Study Council calls
the reserve fund in the special account "buried treasure" since it
cannot be used in reality. However, former LDP Secretary General
Hidenao Nakagawa had argued that it could be used as funding
resources when formulating budgets. With the finance minister
approving the use of the reserve fund in the special account, calls
for considering using this "buried treasure" could grow stronger.
Funds in the special account, procured by issuing
investment-and-loan bonds, are lent to government-affiliated
financial institutions and local governments at low interest rates.
However, the postal savings institution has started procuring funds
on its own since fiscal 2001. As a result, the size of the
government investment and loan fund special account has dropped from
400 trillion yen to 200 trillion yen (at the end of fiscal 2007. The
role of the reserve fund to supplement management risk has become
small accordingly.
The government in March this year amended a related law to enable
the allocation of portions exceeding a set rate of reserve funds to
the total asset to the repayment of government bonds. The reserve
rate set under a cabinet order is 10 PERCENT . However, the current
rate stands at 7 PERCENT . The Finance Ministry plans to lower the
reserve rate in proportion to the current size of assets by amending
the cabinet order.
14) Tug-of-war between administrative reform minister and chief
cabinet secretary on ban on job-hopping by bureaucrats
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
December 7, 2007
The government's expert panel will soon issue a report on a plan to
establish a government/private-sector resource exchange center to
centralize outplace service for public servants. In discussing this
issue, a dispute is heating up over whether the report should
include a measure to prohibit job-hopping by bureaucrats to collect
multiple retirement benefits. State Minister in Charge of
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Administrative Reform Yoshimi Watanabe has insisted that job-hopping
should be immediately prohibited, but Chief Cabinet Secretary
Nobutaka Machimura has opposed Watanabe's idea.
While visiting the facility of an independent administrative
corporation in Kanagawa Prefecture yesterday, Watanabe made a phone
call to Machimura and stressed the need to ban job-hopping, but
Machimura expressed his opposition.
The expert panel has been in accord on the view that the new human
resource bank should not help a retired senior bureaucrat land one
cushy job after another in the private sector, and Machimura has
also approved of this agreement. Under the current situation,
though, even if the new center is established by the end of 2008 as
scheduled, the practice of job-hopping will be left uncontrolled
during the three-year transitional period.
The expert panel therefore specified in its draft report released in
late October that the practice should be immediately prohibited, but
this clause was deleted under the instruction of Machimura.
Machimura thinks that discussion on the propriety of a prohibition
order for job-hopping is beyond the scope of debate at the expert
panel.
In meetings of the expert panel held afterward, many members also
called for an immediate ban on job-hopping, with one member saying:
"Helping bureaucrats assume a number of posts after retirement
deviates from the government's discretionary power." Supportive of
this view, Watanabe said in a panel meeting on Dec. 5: "It has been
agreed (to specify in the report) that the new center will not offer
service for job-hopping."
The expert panel was initially scheduled to submit the report at the
end of October. One member said: "If the measure is not included in
the report, we will issue a separate statement on banning
job-hopping by bureaucrats."
SCHIEFFER