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Viewing cable 08TOKYO2630, Japan Economic Scope for September 22, 2008

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08TOKYO2630 2008-09-24 01:47 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tokyo
VZCZCXRO0046
RR RUEHFK RUEHKSO RUEHNAG RUEHNH
DE RUEHKO #2630/01 2680147
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 240147Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7443
INFO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEHFK/AMCONSUL FUKUOKA 9997
RUEHNAG/AMCONSUL NAGOYA 8098
RUEHNH/AMCONSUL NAHA 2357
RUEHOK/AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE 3740
RUEHKSO/AMCONSUL SAPPORO 0573
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 002630 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/J 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
SUBJECT: Japan Economic Scope for September 22, 2008 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 
 
1. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from 
September 17, 2008. 
 
Business 
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2. (U) Japanese Exports to China Hit New High 
 
Japan's exports to China in the first half of 2008 increased nearly 
24 percent over the same period in 2007 to more than $62 billion -- 
a new high -- according to the Japan External Trade Organization 
(JETRO).  Japan's two-way trade with China grew by 17.2 percent 
during the same period to $130.8 billion dollars, while China's 
trade surplus with Japan declined by 4.8 billion dollars to 6 
billion dollars.  Japanese exports were fueled by sales of 
commodities, construction-related machinery, parts and materials for 
China-based Japanese automakers, automobiles and value-added 
electronic devices.  Chinese imports to Japan increased by 11.7 
percent to $68.4 billion dollars, driven by a steep rise in 
purchases of coal, ferroalloys, and other steel-related goods. 
 
3. (SBU) MAFF's Revolving Door Spins Again 
 
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota resigned 
September 19 in the wake of a food scandal involving tainted rice. 
Ota's resignation follows the ouster of his deputy, Vice Minister 
Tohsiro Shirasu, on September 18.  Both Ota and Shirasu have been 
widely criticized for comments downplaying lapses in MAFF oversight 
-- lapses that allowed moldy and pesticide-tainted rice to be sold 
illegally to food processors and enter the food supply.  Chief 
Cabinet Secretary Machimura will do double-duty as MAFF Minister, 
presumably until an anticipated cabinet shuffle following the LDP's 
presidential election September 22.  The MAFF Minister will be the 
sixth since September 2006 (not counting acting ministers). 
 
Environment and Energy 
---------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) Japan Concludes Strategic BIT with Uzbekistan 
 
Japan and Uzbekistan concluded a Bilateral Investment 
Agreement--Japan's first in Central Asia--in August after three 
rounds of negotiations that began in November 2007. The agreement is 
Japan's 14th bilateral investment treaty and, according to the 
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and is one of the 
most comprehensive bilateral economic agreements Japan has 
concluded, with provisions for national treatment, dispute 
resolution, prohibition of corruption and the free movement of 
capital. 
 
Uzbekistan has not been a major target of Japanese investment, with 
only $10 million in FDI in 2007 and thirteen Japanese corporations, 
according to METI.  However, the country is strategically important 
to Japan as a source of mineral resources, including gold, and 
several trading houses have agreements for uranium exploration. 
Industry has generally welcomed the agreement as a symbolic measure 
if not a catalyst for increased investment, and a senior official at 
a major trading company with interests throughout Russia and Central 
Asia told Embassy staff the agreement is an important signal of GOJ 
support of Japanese private sector investment in the region. 
 
However, the exact legal protection afforded to energy-related 
investments is uncertain.  While the treaty contains 
"authorizations, and permits, including those for the exploration 
and exploitation of natural resources" in its definition of 
investments, the Government of Uzbekistan suspends national 
treatment and the prohibition of performance requirements in the 
fuel and energy sector, "reserv[ing] the right to adopt or maintain 
any measure relating to investments in fuel and energy." 
 
5. (U) Coastal Research Whalers Aim To Catch 60 Whales in Eastern 
Hokkaido Waters This Season 
 
Research vessels brought the very first catch of minke whale into 
the eastern Hokkaido port town of Kushiro on September 9 under this 
year's Japanese coastal whaling research program.  The research is 
scheduled to continue through October 20.  The whaling operation 
could end earlier, though, if the four ships operating within a 90 
kilometer radius of Kushiro make their quota of sixty whales before 
them.  The Fisheries Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries says that the research is aimed at studying the 
whales' feeding patterns and their effect on fish stocks.  All 
 
TOKYO 00002630  002 OF 002 
 
 
whales will be dissected to study gastric content.  The byproduct 
meat will be then marketed with profits going towards the financing 
of future research whaling missions. 
 
Transportation 
-------------- 
 
6. (U) Rising Fuel Costs Lead Airlines and Ferry Companies to Cut 
Services in Northern Japan 
 
Several Japanese transportation carriers claimed rising fuel prices 
over the past two months as the reason for eliminating or reducing 
services between Hokkaido and the rest of Japan.  Local governments 
are concerned about how this will affect local distribution services 
and regional tourism. In August, both JAL and ANA decided to either 
terminate or decrease the number of flights between Hokkaido 
destinations and Kansai International Airport. 
 
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