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February 09, 2010
China, N. Korea step up drives for revival of nuke talks
Japan Economic Newswire, February 9, 2010 Tuesday 3:03 PM GMT
 A flurry of diplomatic activities took place Tuesday in Beijing toward the resumption of the six-party denuclearization talks as North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan arrived in the Chin...
N. Korea's Kim reiterates call for denuclearization of peninsula
Japan Economic Newswire, February 9, 2010 Tuesday 6:22 AM GMT
 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met with senior Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui in Pyongyang on Monday and repeated his country's "persistent stance" to realize the denuclearization of th...
N. Korea leader calls for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Japan Economic Newswire, February 9, 2010 Tuesday 1:18 AM GMT
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Monday repeated his country's "persistent stance to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," China's Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday in a short di...
February 08, 2010
3RD LD: Obama decides not to designate again N. Korea terrorism sponsor.
Japan Policy & Politics, February 8, 2010
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING STATE DEPARTMENT COMMENTS) President Barack Obama has decided to keep North Korea off the list of states that sponsor terrorism.
February 06, 2010
Senior Chinese official Wang arrives in N. Korea
Japan Economic Newswire, February 6, 2010 Saturday 10:24 AM GMT
 A delegation led by senior Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday, in what is seen as a mission to try to resume stalled six-party denuclearization talks.
February 04, 2010
Obama decides not to designate again N. Korea terrorism sponsor
Japan Economic Newswire, February 4, 2010 Thursday 4:50 PM GMT
 President Barack Obama has decided to keep North Korea off the list of states that sponsor terrorism. North Korea "does not meet the statutory criteria" for being designated again as a state sponsor o...
February 03, 2010
N. Korea accepts S. Korean offer for tourism talks
Japan Economic Newswire, February 3, 2010 Wednesday 8:10 AM GMT
  North Korea on Tuesday accepted a South Korean offer to hold talks next Monday on resuming cross-border tours, the South's Unification Ministry said Wednesday. In response, South Korea sent a message...
January 30, 2010
Hatoyama sets agenda in Diet Jun Hongo and Alex Martin STAFF WRITERS Drawing on Gandhi quotes for inspiration, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on his colleagues Friday to make 2010 "a new start for Japan" in his first administrative policy speech at the ordinary Diet session. The prime minister began by repeatedly stressing he wants to "protect lives" and laid out the agenda of his Democratic Party of Japan-led government for rejuvenating the economy, halting global warming and creating stronger ties with the United States and Japan's Asian neighbors. Hatoyama reaffirmed the importance of ties with the United States and said they would remain unchanged. The relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will be resolved by the end of May, taking into account both the relationship with the U.S. as well as easing the burden on Okinawa, he said. Hatoyama did his best to downplay the political funding scandal that has plagued him in recent weeks, saying only that he apologized for causing problems. He made no mention of the funds scandal involving DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa. "I strongly hope that bipartisan discussions on revising funds management will take place proactively" he said. The speech, delivered a day after the yen 7.9 trillion supplementary budget cleared the Diet, focused more on Hatoyama's ideals rather than specific government plans. Hatoyama quoted the seven social sins listed by Gandhi, including "commerce without morality" and "politics without principle," saying such failings accurately portray the problems Japan and the world face today. On the economic front, Hatoyama warned that commerce without morals has failed to bring true wealth to the people. Economic activities should be managed to provide better life for the masses, he said, adding the DPJ plans to cut the country's public works budget by 18.3 percent, redirecting those funds to social welfare and education. The fiscal 2010 annual budget plan has been designed as "a budget that protects the public's lives," he said. Although the unemployment rate remains high since the global economic downturn, the prime minister expressed optimism that passing the fiscal 2010 budget will provide opportunities for jobless workers. "Next year's fiscal budget should clear the Diet as quickly as possible and put into practice" steps to reduce the unemployment rate, Hatoyama told reporters earlier in the day. Touching on the work of the DPJ's administrative reform panel, which trimmed the budget passed by the previous Liberal Democratic Party-led administration, Hatoyama said in the Diet speech that cleaning up postwar administrative policies will remain a priority for his Cabinet. "We succeeded in creating the budget with the participation of the public," Hatoyama said, pledging to continue government reform, including a possible restructuring of ministries later this year. On fighting climate change, Hatoyama warned that mankind has continued to use up natural resources at an astonishing pace, resulting in destruction of the environment and causing an unprecedented fall in biodiversity. He acknowledged that some have said the government's goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 is ambitious, but said it should be seen as an opportunity to develop new lifestyles and industries. "This is a chance to create new demand. The government will mobilize its policies for the creation of a low-carbon society," he said. In line with his proposal for stronger ties in East Asia, Hatoyama said Japan should see its neighbors as partners who can grow together. Tokyo will continue pursuing a strategic partnership with Beijing, while strengthening ties with South Korea "without turning a blind eye to the past" but also in an attempt to create an amicable partnership for the future, he said. Ties with North Korea should be normalized after the North's abductions and nuclear and missile threats are comprehensively resolved, he added. In contrast with past speeches, Hatoyama avoided listing his government's policies, instead devoting more time to his political beliefs. DPJ members applauded while the opposition, led by LDP lawmakers, continually jeered the speech. "It's unclear what Prime Minister Hatoyama was implying by 'protecting lives,' " LDP Lower House member Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters, saying Hatoyama's words lacked substance. The Diet will start deliberations on the fiscal 2010 budget from next week, which the government hopes to pass by the end of March. Meanwhile the DPJ and LDP have agreed to hold sessions in mid-February focused on Hatoyama's and Ozawa's murky fundraising. Hatoyama and LDP chief Sadakazu Tanigaki are also scheduled to hold a debate next month.
The Japan Times, January 30, 2010, Saturday
Roos stresses need for U.S. forces in Japan Masami Ito STAFF WRITER The United States must maintain forces in Japan to react swiftly to urgent threats in the region, including the biggest concern - North Korea - with its missiles and ongoing succession issue, U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos said Friday. In a speech at Waseda University in Tokyo, Roos expressed concern over Pyongyang's development of ballistic missiles and the possibility of regime collapse. Its current leader, Kim Jong Il, reportedly suffered a stroke in August 2008 and is thought to have passed the torch to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un. "The possibility of a regime collapse particularly in the context of leadership succession is a growing concern," Roos said. "A North Korea that falls into internal disarray would pose monumental security challenges to this region." Roos asserted that the U.S. military presence in Japan was important to deal with such risks as North Korea and China, with its "well-funded military modernization." "The fundamental role of U.S. forces in Japan is to make those who would consider the use of force in this region understand that that option is off this table," Roos said. "The forward deployment of U.S. forces puts us in a position to react immediately to emerging threats and serves as a tangible symbol of our commitment." Japan-U.S. ties have been strained recently over the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa. While stressing the importance of deterrence, Roos also said it was vital that the U.S. "reduce the footprint of our forces in heavily populated areas." In 2006, the U.S. and Japan, then led by the Liberal Democratic Party, agreed to move Futenma to Camp Schwab. "The arrangement is certainly not perfect, no compromise ever is," Roos said. "But what makes this issue especially difficult is that our two nations studied and debated virtually every conceivable alternative for more than a decade before deciding that the current plan is the best option to enable us to close Futenma as quickly as possible without degrading our ability to fulfill our treaty commitments."
The Japan Times, January 30, 2010, Saturday
    


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