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SUBJECT: DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/08
INDEX:
(1) Assistant Secretary of State Hill meets senior Foreign Ministry
official; Asian and Oceanic Affairs Bureau Director Saiki: "We still
have a long ways to go on the North Korea issue" (Sankei)
(2) Philippine woman who was raped is still hospitalized, as anger
and distrust amplifies in Okinawa (Tokyo Shimbun)
(3) DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama says party considering filing a
censure motion against Defense Minister Ishiba (Yomiuri)
(4) Mayor: Remove U.S. Marines, stop Futenma base operation
(Akahata)
(5) SOFA again steps into spotlight following Okinawa rape incident;
"We don't want dangerous neighbors"; U.S. service members living off
base uncontrolled (Part A) (Tokyo Shimbun)
(6) SOFA again steps into spotlight following Okinawa rape incident;
"We don't want dangerous neighbors"; U.S. service members living off
base uncontrolled (Part B) (Tokyo Shimbun)
(7) Editorial: Put efforts into SOFA revision (Okinawa Times)
(8) Taro Aso absorbed in political activities with eye on next LDP
presidential race (Sankei)
ARTICLES:
(1) Assistant Secretary of State Hill meets senior Foreign Ministry
official; Asian and Oceanic Affairs Bureau Director Saiki: "We still
have a long ways to go on the North Korea issue"
SANKEI ON LINE (Full)
11:44, February 21, 2008
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Hill, who is visiting Japan, this
morning met at the Foreign Ministry with Asian and Oceanic Affairs
Bureau Director Akitaka Saiki, who is Japan's chief delegate to the
Six-Party Talks on the North Korea nuclear issue. The two discussed
the issue of North Korea, which has not yet carried out its
commitment to fully implement by the end of last year a complete
report of its nuclear programs. They agreed to even more closely
cooperate with other concerned countries to come up with a
breakthrough in the situation. This was the first time for the two
chief delegates to discuss since Saiki's appointment.
In the meeting, Hill briefed Saiki on the contents of his
conversation with North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan.
Afterwards Hill told the press corps, "There are things that North
Korea does not want to include in its report." Saiki replied, "I
have the impression that we have a long ways to go." Hill also gave
his outlook that as long as North Korea does not present "a complete
and correct list," Six-Party Talks cannot be restarted.
Prior to the meeting, Hill spoke with North American Bureau Director
General Shinichi Nishimiya. He reiterated his regrets regarding the
series of unfortunate incidents involving U.S Marines. "I am worried
about the feelings and sensitivities of the people of Okinawa
Prefecture," he said.
TOKYO 00000465 002 OF 009
(2) Philippine woman who was raped is still hospitalized, as anger
and distrust amplifies in Okinawa
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Internet edition) (Almost full)
12:47, February 21, 2008
In the case of a suspected rape of Philippine woman by a U.S. Army
soldier, who is now under U.S. military custody, Okinawa Police
Department Chief Hachiro Tokutsu today revealed in a reply to the
prefectural assembly that the incident occurred on the 18th in a
hotel in Okinawa City, and that the woman has been hospitalized for
injuries sustained.
The police have already questioned the suspected U.S. Army soldier
and relevant parties on a voluntary basis. They plan shortly to seek
arrest papers charging the suspect with rape. "We have been carrying
out the investigation with the full cooperation of the U.S. forces,"
Chief Tokutsu said.
Governor Hirokazu Nakaima states at the prefectural assembly: "We
should try the case strictly under Japanese legal procedures. To
repatriate the individual to America once the crime has been atoned
for would go along with the feelings of the prefectural residents."
With the occurrence of still another incident, the anger and
distrust toward the U.S. military within the Okinawa Prefecture has
grown even stronger.
(3) DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama says party considering filing a
censure motion against Defense Minister Ishiba
YOMIURI ONLINE (Full)
12:40, February 21, 2008
Commenting on the issue of Defense Minister Ishiba's accountability
in connection with the collision accident of a Maritime Self-Defense
Force Aegis ship, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General
Yukio Hatoyama this morning told the press corps in Tokyo: "In the
event he continues to take the attitude that he won't resign, we are
full able to use the power of the Upper House where we have the
numbers." He indicated he was considering having the party file a
censure motion in the Upper House where the ruling parties command a
majority of seats.
Hatoyama pointed out: "The Defense Ministry has not changed its
cover-up nature (such as its changing its explanation of the
accident back and forth). It is necessary for the government to feel
responsible." In addition, in a meeting of the party's foreign and
defense departments this morning, the members agree to call for the
defense minister's resignation. In the meeting, shadow foreign
minister in the Next Cabinet Yoshio Hachimoto stressed, "The defense
minister's resignation is essential. I would like to severely pursue
his responsibility."
The Social Democratic Party in a meeting of its permanent
secretaries this morning affirmed a policy course of demanding the
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resignation of the defense minister.
(4) Mayor: Remove U.S. Marines, stop Futenma base operation
AKAHATA (Page 2) (Full)
February 21, 2008
TOKYO 00000465 003 OF 009
Mayor Yoichi Iha from the Okinawa prefectural city of Ginowan, which
is saddled with the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station,
yesterday visited the Japanese Communist Party's waiting room in the
Diet to meet with JCP Chairman Kazuo Shii. In the meeting, Iha took
up the recent occurrence in Okinawa Prefecture of incidents
involving U.S. military personnel, such as a recent schoolgirl rape.
In this regard, Iha asked Shii to cooperate on local efforts to have
the U.S. Marine Corps pull its troops out of Okinawa and stop its
use of the dangerous Futenma airfield.
Iha pointed out that his city of Ginowan neighbors the town of
Chatan, where the recent rape of a junior high school girl took
place. Iha also indicated that U.S. servicemen still cause nearly
100 crimes a year in Okinawa. "That's because there are Marines in
Okinawa," Iha said.
"It's impossible to imagine the anger of people in Okinawa
Prefecture at the incident this time," Shii said. In addition, Shii
also underscored the fact that there is no end to the occurrence of
similar heinous incidents even after U.S. Marines' gang rape of a
local schoolgirl in 1995, although the Japanese government has
called for the U.S. government to enforce stricter discipline and
take preventive steps. "We must remove the Marines and the bases,"
Shii said, "or we can't resolve this kind of problem."
Iha also described that U.S. military aircraft training over
residential areas near Futenma airfield has been intensifying from
year to year.
In his explanation, Iha pointed to a regulation in the United States
that allows no building outside domestic military bases because it
is dangerous. In this connection, Iha noted that in Ginowan, there
is even an elementary school located in such a danger zone in
Ginowan. Nevertheless, the Futenma base is not seen as a problem in
its masterplan obtained by the city's municipal government, Iha
said. He insisted that the U.S. military, based on that U.S.
regulation, should stop using the base.
"Taking up this problem alone," Iha responded, "the Futenma base
should be closed down."
Finally, Shii said: "We understand your request. We would like to
make efforts in cooperation to remove the Marines and U.S. military
bases." So saying, Shii shook hands with Iha.
In the meeting, Akira Koike, chair of the JCP Policy Board, and
Seiken Akamine, a JCP House of Representatives member, were also
present.
(5) SOFA again steps into spotlight following Okinawa rape incident;
"We don't want dangerous neighbors"; U.S. service members living off
base uncontrolled (Part A)
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Pages 24 and 25) (Abridged slightly)
February 21, 2008
By Katsumi Sekiguchi, Nobuyuki Suzuki
In the wake of the alleged rape (on Feb. 10) of a junior high school
girl by a U.S. Marine, the anger of the Okinawa public is about to
boil over. The slogan "Protect the children" has spread across
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Okinawa Prefecture. An emergency women's meeting was held on the
night of Feb. 19 in Chatan Town, where the incident occurred, in
which many called for the removal of U.S. bases. Although the
government is desperately trying to calm down the storm, while
rejecting calls for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces
Agreement (SOFA), the question of U.S. military personnel living off
base now has also cropped up. Governor Hirokazu Nakaima indicated
yesterday that he was considering visiting the United States to call
for a fundamental revision of the SOFA.
On the evening of February 19, some 320 women, mostly from within
the prefecture, assembled in a hall in Chatan Town to protest the
latest rape incident. With a banner reading "We don't want dangerous
neighbors!" in the background, the women in the hall all angrily
shouted at the top of their lungs: "What kind of country is this?
This is not a lawless country. Why do children have to be assaulted
time and again by U.S. soldiers who are supposed to protect the
peace of Japan and the world?"
The meeting against the alleged rape that occurred in this quiet
town lasted two and a half hours.
The incident occurred on the night of February 10. Tyrone Hadnott.
38, a staff sergeant attached to Camp Courtney, offered a ride home
to a 14-year-old junior high school girl in Okinawa City, but he
instead took her to his home in Kitanakagusukuson. Hadnott allegedly
took her to his home instead and then tried to rape her. The girl
started crying so he then took her to his car, saying he would drive
her home. He then allegedly raped her in the car parked on a street
near a park in Chatan.
The girl was found by Okinawa police officers near the scene, and
Hadnott was arrested on suspicion of raping her. The U.S. Marine,
however, has denied the rape charge, though he admitted to forcibly
touching her body.
Okinawa hosts 70 PERCENT of U.S. military facilities in Japan. In
1995, an elementary schoolgirl was raped by three Marines. This
enraged residents of Okinawa. The governments of Japan and the
United States as a result improved the operation of the SOFA. Japan
has repeated called for tighter discipline and preventive measures,
but crimes continued to occur.
Yoko Higa, chairperson of the Okinawa women's groups liaison
council, and others criticized the Japanese government, as well as
the United States, saying: "We thought that peace had finally
returned to Okinawa, but the presence of the U.S. military has
stolen the peace from our hearts. Under the U.S.-Japan Security
Treaty, Japan has been providing a sympathy budget to an unwelcome
U.S. military, whose troops have committed crime after crime." Many
also voiced the view that in order to prevent a recurrence of
crimes, there is no other option but to remove the U.S. military
from Okinawa.
According to Okinawa police statistics, 14 rape incidents, including
attempted rapes, have been committed by U.S. military service
members since 1995 and 17 members have been arrested.
A 28-year-old Naha City housewife with a two-year-old daughter in
her arms said: "In many cases, sexually assaulted women do not come
forward. The figure 14 is the tip of the iceberg. The presence of
U.S. bases in Okinawa, including the noise from them, is an obstacle
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to raising children. I want to see them leave Okinawa soon."
The women's anger was also directed at media reports that blamed the
girl for following the perpetrator. Many women indicated that such
an irrelevant argument would encourage violence, saying: "Can't
children of that age go out and play? Human rights must not be
violated regardless of time and place. The girl is blameless."
A 37-year-old housewife from Okinawa City took this view: "Young
women tend to adore U.S. soldiers. The U.S. service member who took
advantage of the girl's pure feeling is entirely to blame. This is
not an emotionally-charged argument but a fact."
(6) SOFA again steps into spotlight following Okinawa rape incident;
"We don't want dangerous neighbors"; U.S. service members living off
base uncontrolled (Part B)
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Pages 24 and 25) (Abridged slightly)
February 21, 2008
In the meeting, questions were raised about the presence of U.S.
service members living off base. The view is prevalent that it was
easy for Hadnott, who is also living off base, to take the girl to
his home. A sexual assault took place at an off-base home in January
ΒΆ2007.
According to the Okinawa prefectural government, the registered
off-base U.S. military housing units number 6,098 and of them 5,107
units are under contract. The occupants are not registered as
residents, and the prefectural government does not know the exact
number of U.S. service members living off base. In an attempt to
wipe out local people's "allergic reaction" to the U.S. bases, the
U.S. military is reportedly making tremendous efforts to present
itself as their good neighbor and increasing the number of service
member living off base.
Suzuyo Takasato, co-representative of the Okinawa Women Act against
Military Violence, and others said: "U.S. soldiers are flowing out
of the bases. Allowing U.S. service members to live off base is
tantamount to creating another base outside the base." The group has
adopted a resolution urging Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and others
to grasp and review the situation of U.S. service members living off
base.
On the following day, February 20, we visited Nakagusukuson where
Hadnott's home is located. The central part of Okinawa has a large
off-base population.
Hadnott's home is in a residential area with some 20 single-story
houses overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The houses are occupied 50-50
by Japanese and Americans. A 29-year-old woman who knows Hadnott
said to us: "He is a friendly person. He greeted us and petted our
dog. I still cannot believe the incident."
On Feb. 18, an intoxicated U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of
trespassing in a private residence in Nago. U.S. Marine headquarters
in Japan has imposed a lockdown to completely prohibit U.S. service
members from leaving the base, starting on February 20. Service
member living off base are also prohibited from leaving their homes
other than for performing their duties and the like.
The Japanese government has denied revising the SOFA. Concerned
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about the rape incident's possible negative impact on the relocation
of Futenma Air Station, the government is scheduled to come up
shortly with preventive measures in collaboration with the U.S.
military.
Meanwhile, Governor Nakaima revealed his intention to lobby the U.S.
government and Congress for a review of the SOFA, saying, "I would
like to visit the United States to transmit Okinawa's situation and
get it understood."
A man living near Hadnott's home said coldly: "Every time an
incident occurs, the U.S. military pledges to take preventive
measures. But a crime occurred right here. They cannot keep an eye
on every U.S. service member outside the base."
SOFA remains one-sided
Attention is again focused on a revision of the SOFA, which was
concluded in 1960. Lawyer Toshio Ikemiyagi, who is also
representative of the Okinawa national network providing relief to
victims of crimes by U.S. service members, noted: "(Hadnott) has
denied the rape charge. If he had run into the base, the U.S.
military might not have handed him over to Japan."
The SOFA includes preferential treatment to the U.S. military. The
U.S. military can refuse the pre-indictment handover to Japan of a
U.S. service member who committed a crime while on duty. The U.S.
has agreed, following the 1995 incident, to give "sympathetic
consideration" to the pre-indictment handover if service members are
suspected of coming serious crimes. Still, the pact is unfair.
The agreement has no mention of off-base housing, and the Japanese
side does not know who lives where. Hosei University Professor
Hiroshi Honma, who is well versed in the SOFA, noted: "The incident
has exposed a huge loophole in the SOFA."
Reportedly, the U.S. military regards off-base housing areas as its
property, and Japan needs U.S. authorization in searching off-base
U.S. military housing. U.S. service members living off base are free
from paying resident taxes and public services, such as collecting
garbage, are covered by municipal governments.
(7) Editorial: Put efforts into SOFA revision
OKINAWA TIMES (Page 5) (Full)
February 21, 2008
Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima is planning to visit the United States
to call for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement
(SOFA). Nakaima revealed the plan for the first time in a February
regular meeting of the Okinawa prefectural assembly.
The SOFA accords various privileges to U.S. military personnel. Its
implementation is also up to the U.S. military's discretion.
Iha addressed the prefectural assembly with his policy speech in its
current session. In that speech as well, Iha referred to the
necessity of revising the SOFA provisions. He suggested the need for
the government to take action. "It's very important to obtain
understanding and cooperation from many more lawmakers and people,"
he stated. He also said, "I will make positive efforts for that
through every opportunity in cooperation with the governors of other
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base-hosting prefectures."
The government's response is now being called into question.
However, the government does not intend at all to negotiate with the
United States to revise the SOFA, and insists that improvements only
need to make in the application of the provisions.
This time around, Gov. Nakaima has revealed his plan to visit the
United States. He probably deemed it would be a shortcut to make a
direct appeal to the U.S. government and the U.S. Congress based on
the real situation in Okinawa. However, the United States is not
easy to deal with.
That is because the United States fears potential repercussions on
its status of forces agreements with Japan, South Korea, and other
countries should it decide to revise the SOFA provisions. This is
also why the United States has consistently refused to revise the
SOFA and has shrugged off local outcries by improving the operation
of SOFA provisions.
Okinawa must make its call strong enough so that the SOFA is
revised. To that end, it is essential to obtain public support not
only in Okinawa Prefecture but across the nation.
We wonder if the governor has voiced words that are convincing
enough to obtain such public support.
In the wake of a recent schoolgirl rape, Nakaima first expressed
concern about its possible impact on the realignment of U.S. forces.
This may well cause us to think he may be worried about something
else in his heart of hearts. It is hard to see what he meant to
say.
In the age of television politics, a politician's casual gesture can
show that person's innermost thinking.
Nakaima's predecessors worked out respective detailed proposals to
revise the SOFA provisions. Nakaima should go over these proposals
for SOFA change. And then, we want him to send a clear-cut message
about which portion of the SOFA should be revised and how.
(8) Taro Aso absorbed in political activities with eye on next LDP
presidential race
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
February 20, 2008
Taro Aso, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP), who was defeated by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the party
leadership race last September, has made himself the topic of
conversation in various ways. He advocated in a monthly magazine the
notion of covering basic pensions by using tax revenues. He became
the chair of a group of nonpartisan Diet members who are calling for
the promotion of information technology at the local-government
level. Aso aims to succeed Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda by forming an
alliance with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former LDP policy
chief Shoichi Nakagawa. What will be his next move in the current
tumultuous political atmosphere?
Aso, on the evening of Feb. 9 delivered a speech before a large
crowd in front of Yokohama station, standing alongside former
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga. He
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jokingly said:
"There is no such thing as a perfect political party or a perfect
politician. Is there anyone who thinks your husband is the best? Oh,
there is one person over there? Don't you know that you are being
deceived?"
Aso has already visited more than 80 places across the nation since
last year's LDP presidential election. He still enjoys high
popularity.
Aso's political slogan is "Tremendous Japan." His speeches about
Japan's potentialities that seek to root out the current pessimism
seem to have struck a sympathetic cord among young people and
housewives.
Aso has been also busy himself with political activities. He is a
member of the group of HANA consisting of former MITI minister Takeo
Hiranuma, Abe, Nakagawa and Aso. The group advocates a plan to
revitalize conservatism. He has boosted exchanges with such No.
2-level members in the factions as Suga, Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister Akira Amari, Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama, and Diet
Affairs Committee Chairman Tadamori Oshima.
In a Lower House plenary session on Jan. 18, Aso told Nakagawa, who
sits next to him in the chamber: "Let's form a group called NASA,
which would be made up of the initials of Nakagawa, Aso, Suga, and
Amari!"
Nakagawa said: "Are you planning space travel?"
However, the LDP's faction heads are becoming increasingly nervous
about Aso's moves. They are concerned that they may be replaced if
Aso becomes prime minister.
Under such circumstances, Aso met with former Secretary General
Hidenao Nakagawa on Jan. 30 and Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka
Machimura on Feb. 1. He has decided to visit South Korea on Feb.
24-25 along with former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Hidenao
Nakagawa to attend the presidential inauguration for Lee Myung Bak.
Aso has decided to avoid needless confrontation with the Machimura
faction, from which he has distanced himself. Chief Cabinet
Secretary Machimura, who heads the faction, appears to have judged
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that cooperation with Aso is indispensable for the stability of the
Fukuda government.
Aso also eyes cooperation with the main opposition Democratic Party
of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto). Teaming with DPJ Secretary General Yukio
Hatoyama, he formed the parliamentarians' league to promote IT in
local governments. This move indicated a political realignment of
conservative forces, intertwined with Hiranuma's notion of forming a
new party. Aso wrote an article, "Aso plan to restore security," for
the March issue of the monthly Chuo Koron. In it, he proposes a plan
to cover the basic pension system by using tax revenues.
However the Aso faction has only 18 members. Therefore, he will be
forced into a tough situation if the Machimura, Koa and Yamasaki
factions move to tighten the noose around him.
Former Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, who is an old friend and
advisor of Aso, commented: "Aso is the only person in the party who
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has flair, which is an indispensable requirement for LDP president.
The one thing that he needs, though, is flexibility."
SCHIEFFER