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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//08
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei
4) Prime Minister Fukuda meets Germany's Chancellor Merkel on first
leg of European tour: Two to vow cooperation on global warming,
discuss Africa (Mainichi)
China earthquake assistance:
5) Government to use commercial aircraft to deliver 1200 tents to
quake victims in China (Tokyo Shimbun
6) Senior PLA officer "can't welcome" ASDF aircraft bringing relief
goods to earthquake victims in China (Asahi
7) Japan's medical team returns from earthquake zone in China today,
with sense of "having deepened trust relations" between two peoples
(Tokyo Shimbun)
8) Japan to provide 500 million yen in additional aid to China quake
victims (Asahi)
9) Government considering sending 100,000 tons of rice aid to Sri
Lanka (Yomiuri)
Defense and security affairs:
10) Japan signs on to total cluster-munitions ban, but it will cost
the government 200 billion yen to scrap the existing stockpile
(Tokyo Shimbun)
11) Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura: GSDF dispatch to Afghanistan
is a possibility (Asahi)
12) Government considering sending GSDF to Afghanistan to
participate in ISAF (Yomiuri)
13) Government considering sending SDF to Sudan (Tokyo Shimbun)
14) Prime Minister Fukuda takes cautious stance about sending GSDF
to Afghanistan (Sankei)
15) DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama cautious about dispatch of GSDF
to Afghanistan (Mainichi)
16) Defense Secretary Gates, Defense Minister Ishiba in meeting in
Singapore confirm commitment to complete Futenma relocation by 2014
(Asahi)
17) Gates, Ishiba agree in meeting that road map for USFJ
realignment must be used unchanged (Nikkei)
18) Ishiba at Asian security symposium in Singapore told that
Japan's needs a strategy (Mainichi)
19) Prime Minister Fukuda joins domestic policy debate over
reviewing the acreage reduction system in view of growing food
shortages in world (Sankei) 11
DPJ in action:
20) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) revises strategy to favor Diet
dissolution in the fall or later, with first priority now on
reelecting party head Ozawa (Nikkei)
21) DPJ may "reelect" Ozawa as party head without a formal vote
(Yomiuri)
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi & Sankei:
Gasoline prices exceed 170 yen per liter
TOKYO 00001497 002 OF 012
SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//08
Mainichi:
Police determine 1,696 unidentified children in child porn materials
in 2007
Yomiuri:
Illicit businesses change names after getting penalized, allegedly
defrauding 6,200 people of 1.2 billion yen for 2 years
Nikkei:
Japan Post to change its fleet to electric vehicles
Tokyo Shimbun:
Escalating gasoline prices
Akahata:
International Food Forum: Local production for local consumption
would cool the earth
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) Prime Minister Fukuda, local government chiefs should show
determination for decentralization
(2) Government urged to recognize more atomic bomb victims as
sufferers of A-bomb sickness
Mainichi:
(1) End of TICAD: We want to see economic development in Africa in
TICAD V
Yomiuri:
(1) Imported rice in stock would alleviate shortage
(2) The Manyoshu, oldest existing anthology of poetry, must be
handed down to future generations
Nikkei:
(1) Efforts for measures to prevent new-type flu
(2) Can Japan-China-ROK cooperation framework work?
Sankei:
(1) Kibo space lab is crystallization of Japan's space technologies
(2) Citizen-judges should be told of responsibilities in easy to
understand language
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) Revised traffic law: People must follow new rules
(2) COP10: Nagoya should dispatch messages
Akahata:
(1) Class action lawsuit seeking government's recognition as
sufferers of A-bomb sickness: Need for government's fundamental
policy change
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, May 31
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
10:11
TOKYO 00001497 003 OF 012
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Met Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura, joined in by Assistant Chief
Cabinet Secretary Saka, at the Kentei.
10:58
Met Consumer Administration Promotion Council Chairman Takeshi
Sasaki and others in the presence of Machimura and Consumer
Administration Promotion Minister Kishida. Kishida stayed on.
Afternoon Spent time at his official residence.
Prime Minister's schedule, June 1
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
June 2, 2008
11:23
Departed from Haneda Airport on government plane for a trip to three
European countries.
(Local time)
Afternoon
Arrived at Tegel Airport in Berlin and then at the Intercontinental
Hotel.
Evening
Attended a welcome ceremony hosted by German Chancellor Merkel and
had a meeting with Merkel.
Night
Held a joint press conference.
4) Japanese, German leaders to confirm cooperation on joint efforts
to fight global warming, to exchange views on Africa issue
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 2, 2008
(Naoyuki, Inukai, Berlin)
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, now on a Europe tour, held his first
meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Prime Minister's Office
in Germany on the evening of June 1, local time. The two leaders
will confirm the need for Japan and Germany to cooperate in fighting
global warming, a major theme in the upcoming Lake Toya Summit
(Group of Eight Summit) in July. They will also exchange views on
such issues as globally skyrocketing food prices and African
development.
In the meeting, Fukuda will spell out the government's proposed
sector-by-sector approach to cut greenhouse gas emissions based on
targets classified by industry and sector and seek her cooperation
in forming a new international framework to fight global warming
following the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol.
Fukuda and Merkel will also agree on cooperation between their
governments in dealing with the food problem and the African
development issue, based on the discussions conducted at the 4th
Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD4) in
Yokohama in late May,
Besides, the two leaders are expected to confer on economic issues,
such as the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),
which both Japan and Germany are calling for, and soaring oil
TOKYO 00001497 004 OF 012
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prices. After the meeting, they will hold a joint press conference
at the Prime Minister's Office.
5) Japan to send 1,200 tents for Sichuan quake victims
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Abridged)
May 31, 2008
Japan will provide additional aid worth up to 500 million yen for
those affected by the Sichuan earthquake in China, Chief Cabinet
Secretary Nobutaka Machimura told a news conference yesterday
afternoon. The government will send 1,200 tents on commercial
flights to Chengdu, Sichuan, or Beijing. It will cost about 163
million yen, including the charter flights.
The government had initially considered flying Self-Defense Forces
aircraft to airlift relief supplies. However, the government has now
forgone this SDF airlift mission out of consideration for China's
reluctance. However, the government would like to make an appeal on
Japan's proactive stance of aiding quake victims with relief
supplies on commercial flights.
The additional aid this time follows the government's initial
emergency financial and materiel aid amounting to 500 million yen.
The Japanese government's aid will total 1 billion yen.
The government will also provide medical supplies, drinking water,
and water purifiers, as requested by China.
6) High-ranking Chinese military officer indicates Beijing "cannot
welcome" SDF aircraft, citing anti-Japanese sentiment
ASAHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
China's deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army staff Ma
Xiaotian in Singapore on May 31 commented on the Japanese
government's aborted plan to send Self-Defense Force aircraft to
deliver relief supplies to survivors of the Sichuan earthquake. He
said that Beijing "would not able to welcome it" at the moment.
Citing a possible psychological impact on Chinese national
sentiments as the reason, Ma underlined the need for long-term joint
efforts (by Japan and China). He thus admitted that there were the
anti-Japanese sentiment and rejection to SDF aircraft behind the
government's decision to forgo sending SDF planes.
This is the first time that a ranking Chinese military officer has
responded to questions from the media. Ma, who attended the annual
Asia Security Summit held in Singapore sponsored by the Asahi
Shimbun and other organizations, indicated to an Asahi reporter
about allowing SDF aircraft to deliver relief supplies, "Personally,
I cannot express a sense of welcome."
As the reason, he said: "If Japanese military aircraft fly over
China's airspace and land on a Chinese airport, it would have a
certain degree of impact on the psychology of the Chinese public."
Prior to this, Ma stated during a lecture that Beijing could not
accept the SDF aircraft based on historic, cultural and
psychological reasons, as well as on the selection and sentiment of
the Chinese government and public. He added that Japan understands
the reasons.
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7) Japanese medical team to return home today from China's quake-hit
areas
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Excerpts)
June 2, 2008
(Minoru Ikeda, Chengdu (Sichuan Province, China))
Japan's medical team gave a press conference in Chengdu, Sichuan
Province, on the night of June 1 after completing rescue operations
for victims of the massive earthquake. Team leader Kazuhiro Tajiri
said: "We were able to conduct rescue operations smoothly. Deepened
mutual understanding between Japan and China facilitated our
cooperation in emergency medical treatment."
The Japanese medical team treated more than 250 emergency
outpatients in cooperation with Chinese staff at Sichuan University
West China Hospital. There were 280 inpatients, and those who
received X-rays exceeded 700. The team will leave Chengdu Airport on
the morning of June 2 and arrive in Japan on the night of the same
day.
Tajiri said in the press conference: "We were able to deepen
individual relations with the Chinese staff and patients day by day.
They offered words that encouraged us. I am pleased with that." He
also quoted a woman who just had a baby in the obstetrics and
gynecology department as saying when a midwife offered parting words
to her: "I will have the baby learn Japanese. Let's have a chat
through my child ten years later."
The medical team arrived in Chengdu on May 20 and started rescue
operations at the said hospital on the 22nd, 11 days after the
quake.
8) Government to extend additional 500 million yen in aid to China
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full)
May 31, 2008
The government announced on May 30 that the country would offer an
additional up to 500 million yen in aid to victims of the Sichuan
earthquake in China. It is the second package following the one
worth 500 million yen, announced on May 23. Although the government
has forgone dispatching SDF aircraft to deliver relief supplies to
China, it plans to send as early as next week some 1,200 tents,
including those possessed by the SDF, by using chartered commercial
planes. The government plans to continue sending blankets, medical
supplies, water purifiers and the like in compliance with requests
from China.
For the delivery, the Cabinet Office International Peace Cooperation
Headquarters Secretariat will provide 700 tents, the SDF 100, and
Hyogo and Aichi Prefectures 200 each all for free of charge. Chief
Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said in a press conference on
May 30: "If any organization would like to discuss (providing
tents), please notify any government agency concerned."
9) Japan mulling offering rice to Sri Lanka
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
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The government is considering providing Sri Lanka with some 100,000
tons of the rice Japan imports obligatorily, sources revealed on May
ΒΆ31. If this is realized, Sri Lanka will be the second country after
the Philippines to receive Japan's imported rice amid the growing
food crisis.
According to sources, the government of Sri Lanka asked Japan to use
100,000-200,000 tons of its imported rice for assistance to that
country. International rice prices have tripled over the last five
months. Sri Lanka is apparently finding it difficult to secure
imports of rice. Japan is expected to export 200,000 tons of rice to
the Philippines.
10) GSDF to scrap all cluster munitions at a cost of 200 billion
yen
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Top play) (Full)
May 31, 2008
Following the Japanese government's agreement to a draft treaty
totally banning cluster munitions except for some of such bombs, the
Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is expected to scrap all of its
multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)-equipped vehicles.
Approximately 200 billion yen was spent to install the MLRS system
in 99 vehicles, but all those vehicles will now be rendered
obsolete, and in addition, a the defense budget will be hit for
enormous outlays to purchase alternative weapons.
The MLRS is installed in special armored vehicles capable of
carrying 12 rocket bombs (cluster munitions) incorporating 644
submunitions. If there is a land invasion, rockets would be fired at
the enemy that would eject submunitions and put the area under
control in a moment.
As a trump card to cope with the landing of invading forces, Japan
began purchasing cluster-munitions launchers from the United States
in fiscal 1992. The number of those vehicles possessed by five
Artillery Battalions totals 99 at present.
A senior GSDF officer noted: "We need to review our strategy. The
firepower of one MLRS-equipped vehicle is tantamount to three pieces
of ordnance." In order to make up for one MLRS-equipped vehicle
worth 2 or so billion yen, three pieces of 155mm artillery are
necessary. This means a total of approximately 1.2 billion yen will
be needed to purchase them.
The MLRS is capable of carrying the Army Tactical Missile System
(ATACMS) that does not use cluster munitions, but the GSDF does not
possess this system. Referring to ATACMS, another senior GSDF
officer said, "The defense trading house Yamada Yoko is related to
imports of ATACMS, and former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya,
now under indictment on a bribery charge, eagerly insisted on
purchasing the system. Given such a circumstance, it does not appear
to be a good choice to purchase it. Japan is unlikely to move to
purchase ATACMS.
Scrapping cluster bombs requires a huge amount of money. In addition
to cluster munitions installed in the MLRS, the Self-Defense Forces
(SDF) have two other types of cluster munitions: one type is that
they will eject 202 submunitions when they are air-dropped and the
other type is that high explosive shells are fired from a piece of
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155mm artillery. The Air Self-Defense Force's (ASDF) Chief of Staff
Toshio Tamogami said, "It will cost us 10 billion yen to scrap
them," and the GSDF said that it had no idea about how much it would
cost to scrap them.
The government spent approximately 2 billion yen to scrap some one
million antipersonnel land mines after signing the treaty banning
such land mines. Japan agreed now to a treaty totally banning
cluster munitions "from a broad perspective," says Tamogami, but
this agreement is certain to serve as a material to further
constrain Japan's defense spending, which has continued to decrease
for six years in a row.
11) Machimura suggests ground-based assistance for Afghanistan in
attempt to drag DPJ into debate
ASAHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura delivering a speech on
May 31 in Tokyo indicated in connection with the Maritime
Self-Defense Force's refueling operation in the Indian Ocean that
the government would consider sending Ground Self-Defense Force
troops to Afghanistan as part of the country's assistance for the
reconstruction of that country.
Dispatching ground troops to Afghanistan requires the enactment of a
new law. Machimura said: "We will consider assistance for
Afghanistan while keeping in mind how to obtain the understanding of
the Democratic Party of Japan under the divided Diet." In view of
DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa's positive stance about joining the
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, Machimura's
comment was seemingly intended to drag the DPJ into the security
argument.
12) Gov't mulls physical support for Afghanistan
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
The government will consider conducting physical support in
Afghanistan in addition to the Maritime Self-Defense Force's ongoing
refueling activities in the Indian Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary
Machimura said in a speech at an international conference hosted by
private businesses yesterday in Tokyo. The MSDF has been tasked
there with refueling activities under a new antiterrorism special
measures law, which will expire in January next year. Meanwhile,
Ichiro Ozawa, president of the leading opposition Democratic Party
of Japan (Minshuto), has been insisting on the need for Japan to
engage the Ground Self-Defense Force in the International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF). The government will also consider GSDF
participation in ISAF operations.
"The government is about to consider in a little broader view
whether it is possible for Japan to do something in addition to the
MSDF's continued refueling activities, including whether it is
possible to do something in Afghanistan," Machimura said. He added:
"This is related to legislation, so we will think about it,
including whether we can get the DPJ's understanding."
In this connection, a high-ranking government official said
yesterday: "The most likely option is to extend the MSDF's refueling
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mission. But we'd like to consider what kind of contribution we can
do. Mr. Ozawa has advocated SDF participation in ISAF. We'd like to
call on the DPJ through the ruling coalition for policy talks."
Defense Minister Ishiba told reporters at a Singapore hotel
yesterday evening: "In the case of GSDF activities, the primary
requirement is to send them to a noncombat zone. We will have to
discuss what kind of activities we will conduct and where."
In October last year, Ozawa announced his advocacy of sending SDF
troops to Afghanistan for ISAF participation. The DPJ incorporated
its Afghan reconstruction assistance plan in its counterproposal of
a new antiterror legislative measure, including sending SDF members,
policemen, and physicians. At the time, however, Ozawa forwent the
SDF's ISAF participation out of consideration for cautious arguments
in his party.
12-2) Fukuda: "GSDF's reconstruction aid in Afghanistan depends on
local situation"
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 2, 2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda revealed yesterday that the government
is looking into the possibility of dispatching Ground Self-Defense
Force (GSDF) troops to Afghanistan to assist its reconstruction
efforts, saying: "If the nation is in a situation where Japan can
offer cooperation on land activities, it will be fine. We are always
considering the possibility." But he added: "We are ready to do what
we can do. Even so, it depends on the local situation." He indicated
the need for Japan to first ascertain the local situation.
On Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura's reference in a
speech on May 31 to a review of the current rice
production-adjustment policy (acreage-reduction policy), Fukuda
said: "Since you (reporters) are young, eat more rice so that it
will become unnecessary to reduce crop acreage. If that becomes the
case, the nation's self-sufficiency rate will automatically rise."
He thus indicated that priority should be given to expanding
domestic consumption over increasing production. He made these
remarks in replying questions by reporters at his official
residence.
13) Japan considering sending SDF to Sudan
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 3) (Full)
May 31, 2008
President Bashir of Sudan, who attended the meeting of the Tokyo
International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama,
late on May 30 had a news conference, in which he said: "Prime
Minister (Yasuo) Fukuda told me in a summit meeting that he was
mulling sending Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to Sudan."
Fukuda had a dialogue with the president on May 28.
In Sudan, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is engaged in
peacekeeping operations (PKO) in the southern part of the country,
where a civil war has continued since the 1980s, apart from the
so-called Darfur genocide in the southern part of Sudan, where the
refugee issue is becoming serious. But according to Bashir, Fukuda,
as the purposes of the SDF dispatch to Sudan, cited construction of
infrastructure and removal of land mines instead of participation in
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a PKO. A Sudanese diplomat told Tokyo Shimbun: "Prime Minister
Fukuda referred to a southern area of Sudan as a location for (the
SDF) to be dispatched. We did not hear of the scale of troops to be
dispatched. What he said was not a decision to dispatch but was that
he is considering dispatching (SDF personnel)."
14) Prime Minister Fukuda cautious about Japan's launching
land-based activities in Afghanistan, saying, "Conditions must allow
such"
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
June 2, 2008
When asked by the press about the possibility of Japan becoming
involved in land-based activities in Afghanistan to help the country
reconstruct, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda stated on June 1:
"If the conditions there enable us to provide such cooperation, we
could do so. I'm always considering such a possibility. The Japan
International Cooperation Agency already is working there."
Fukuda, however, indicated that Japan would need to cautiously study
the option, saying: "Our position is that we will do whatever we can
do, but we won't be able to do so if the circumstances there do not
allow us."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura, in a speech on May 31,
revealed that the government was mulling such activities (by the
Ground Self-Defense Force).
15) DPJ Secretary General Hatoyama: Cautious about dispatch of GSDF
to Afghanistan
MAINICHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 2, 2008
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama
indicated in a press conference in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture,
yesterday that his party would cautiously consider the propriety of
dispatching Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops to Afghanistan
for land operations. In reference to Chief Cabinet Secretary
Nobutaka Machimura's remark suggesting that the government would
discuss the possibility of dispatching GSDF troops for land
activities in Afghanistan in connection with the continuation of the
Maritime Self-Defense's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean,
Hatoyama said: "We cannot easily agree with it. We must consider the
possibility in a cautious manner."
16) Japanese, U.S. defense ministers confirm relocation of Futenma
Air Station by 2014
ASAHI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, now visiting Singapore, held a
meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on May 31.
Touching on U.S. force realignment, Gates sought the implementation
of a Japan-U.S. agreement, including the relocation of the U.S.
Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station by 2014, saying, "It is extremely
important to implement the plans as scheduled." In response, Ishiba
said, "We would like to advance them sincerely."
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According to the Defense Ministry, Okinawa's request to move the
planned Futenma replacement facility in Nago into the ocean did not
crop up in the meeting. Ishiba also requested U.S. cooperation on
Japan's cost of the planned relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa
to Guam, saying: "We need to offer an explanation to the public." In
response, Gate said: "We are naturally prepared to provide you with
information."
17) Ishiba, Gates confirm roadmap for USFJ realignment
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full)
June 1, 2008
SINGAPORE-Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. Secretary of
Defense Gates yesterday in Singapore, where he visited to attend an
Asian security conference. Ishiba and Gates agreed to steadily
realign U.S. forces in Japan in accordance with a roadmap for
realignment plans, including the one to relocate the U.S. Marine
Corps' Futenma Air Station by 2014. Ishiba asked Gates to provide
information about the planned relocation of U.S. Marines from
Okinawa to Guam. Gates indicated that he would consider the
request.
Japan and the United States last held a meeting of their defense
chiefs in Tokyo in November last year. On the pending issue of
relocating Futenma airfield, Okinawa Prefecture has calling for the
planned relocation site to be moved into the sea. In the meeting,
Gates took a cautious stance about reviewing the Futenma accord,
saying: "Everything is interrelated in the realignment. It's
important to implement it as scheduled in accordance with the
roadmap." Ishiba said, "We want to promote it in a sincere way."
Ishiba also touched on Japan's burden sharing in the cost of moving
Okinawa-based U.S. Marines to Guam. Ishiba noted: "In Japan, we are
highly interested in this, including its cost. We're committed to
implementing realignment plans in a sincere way. But we have public
accountability." Gates said: "In the United States as well, we need
to explain, so it's only natural (to provide information)."
Later in the day, Ishiba met with the defense ministers of six other
countries, including South Korea and Australia. Japan and South
Korea agreed to expand periodic defense exchanges, including their
defense ministers. In addition, Japan agreed with Australia to set
up a working group to work together for logistical assistance in the
area of international peace cooperation.
18) Ishiba at Asia security conference: Japan's challenge is to
adopt a strategy
MAINICHI (Page 3) (Full)
June 2, 2008
Makoto Matsuo in Singapore
An Asia security conference held in Singapore from May 30 to June 1
resulted in giving the impression of China's growing presence.
Although criticism of China for its arms buildup has been
constrained since the huge earthquake in Sichuan Province, the
conference, which had been a framework in which the United States
and ASEAN countries sought to hold China in check in recent years,
has had a growing image of being a forum for holding a dialogue with
that country.
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The conference started in 2002, following the terrorist attacks on
the United States. China for the first time last year sent a
sub-cabinet level military officer. A Defense Ministry official
said it seemed "that China was displaying a stance of strengthening
its involvement with the Asia-Pacific region." Deputy chief of the
People's Liberation Army staff Ma Xiaotian this time attended.
Defense Minister Ishiba throughout the conference repeatedly sought
China's making its defense spending transparent, but he also
stressed that he could not agree with those proclaiming that China
was a threat.
However, although Ishiba met with seven defense chiefs including
Defense Secretary Gates, he did not formally meet with the Chinese
side. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee told Ishiba: "(Japan) needs a
positive strategy, and not just trade and investment." One can say
that he laid on an extra challenge for Japan.
19) Prime Minister Fukuda urges young people to eat more rice so
that acreage reduction policy would become unnecessary
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
June 2, 2008
At a press conference held prior to his trip to Europe, including
his participation in a food security summit, Prime Minister Yasuo
Fukuda underscored the need for expanding domestic rice consumption,
saying: "I want young people to eat more rice so that the government
will not need to continue the reduced-rice-acreage policy."
Fukuda made such a remark in response to Chief Cabinet Secretary
Nobutaka Machimura's speech on May 31 in which he had referred to a
review of the government's rice acreage reduction policy due to the
international food shortage. Fukuda also stressed: "(Japan's food)
self-sufficiency rate would automatically increase if the
reduced-rice-acreage policy was not needed. Let's do so at first!"
He appears to have taken the view that an expansion of rice
consumption must come first because there is concern that a revising
the rice acreage reduction policy would drop rice prices.
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate for fiscal 2006 was 39 PERCENT .
Of the 8,556,000 tons of domestic rice production in 2006, 7,800,000
tons were actually consumed.
20) DPJ revising its strategy to press for Diet dissolution in the
fall or later, focusing instead on election stance (Nikkei)
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Excerpt)
June 1, 2008
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has begun to reconstruct its
election strategy aimed at the next Lower House race. Since Prime
Minister Fukuda has rejected the idea of an early Diet dissolution
and snap election, the party has revised its anticipated timing of
dissolution from this Diet session to the fall or later. It will now
engage in full-scale consideration of possibly changing its
candidate lineup. In the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the
predominant view now is that dissolution is fairly far off in the
future, with care being taken on how to prevent the election stance
from weakening.
21) DPJ trying to avoid electing new party president without a
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formal vote
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
June 1, 2008
It is becoming increasingly likely that Democratic Party of Japan
(DPJ) President Ozawa will be reelected to a third term in
September, but there is a growing view in the party that it should
not be without a formal vote. The reason is that the party should
use the presidential election as a means to publicize its identity.
Although Ozawa himself has not formally indicated his intention to
run as a candidate, conventional wisdom has it that he will announce
his candidacy for a third term, since he has stated, "I will stake
my political life on bringing about a change in government in the
next general election." With this in mind, party leaders including
Secretary General Hatoyama have announced their support for a third
term for Ozawa. The thinking is that since he won them the Upper
House, they should fight in a Lower House election under him.
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