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Viewing cable 07TOKYO3237, The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 2

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07TOKYO3237 2007-07-17 00:05 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tokyo
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SUBJECT: The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 2 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
1. (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope 
from July 12, 2007. 
 
2.(SBU) Table of Contents 
 
3.  18. Disappointing Report by DC Pension Study Group Calls for 
Minimal Changes 
4.  Number of Foreign Business Headquarters in Kobe Hits Triple 
Digits 
5.  Nara Mayor and Governor Vie for Foreign Luxury Hotels 
6.  Miyazaki Governor's New Economic Strategy: Open Cafe for 
Tourists 
7.  Election Season: DPJ Issues Economic Manifesto 
8.  Abe's First Election Kickoff Speech 
9.  Japanese Bats Spark Some Surprise This Season 
10. Tigers Maul Red Sox and Matsuzaka; Kids Clobber Yankees 
11. Red Sox Players Save the Day for American League in All Star 
Game 
12. Kinoshita Participates in NFL Camp: Aiming to be the First 
Japanese NFL Player 
 
4.  (U) Disappointing Report by DC Pension Study Group Calls for 
Minimal Changes 
--------------- 
 
The Corporate Pension Study Group, assigned to review current 
corporate pension programs, including the defined contribution 
(DC) pension system, released their long-awaited report on July 
10. 
 
The report recommended allowing employees to contribute to 
corporate-type DC pension plans, in addition to employer 
contributions.  However, the report indicated that additional 
employee contributions to corporate DC pension plans should be 
made within the present tax-deductible limit, without any call 
for an overall increase. 
 
Also, the report fell short of making explicit recommendations in 
other key areas, such as introducing a DC pension program for 
government employees. 
 
Thus, any improvements designed to foster expanded use of DC 
pension plans appear to be quite limited. See attached document 
for further details and analysis.  (FINATT: Shuya Sakurai) 
 
5.  (SBU) Number of Foreign Business Headquarters in Kobe Hits 
Triple Digits 
------------- 
 
The foreign business promotion plan laid out by the city of Kobe 
in 2005 has accomplished its goal of raising the number of 
foreign company headquarters to 100, three years ahead of 
schedule.  The Kobe city government announced on July 2 the 
number of foreign companies totaled 101. 
 
Chinese businesses represent the largest number at 24; five times 
the amount in 2004.  According to the Kobe Enterprise Promotion 
Bureau (KOEPB), new Chinese companies represent a variety of 
industries including trading and IT. 
 
A KOEPB manager believes the increase in Chinese businesses can 
be attributed to the large number of Chinese students who have 
studied in Kobe and then returned to work. Moreover, the strong 
historical relationship between Kobe and China makes it an easy 
place to live and start a business. 
 
U.S. firms came in second with 18 headquarters. While the growth 
of U.S. companies has been stagnant, Kobe expects to see more 
American companies coming to Kobe since the city is heavily 
promoting its medical industry. (Osaka-Kobe: Phil Cummings/ Scott 
Ravenhill/ Naomi Shibui) 
 
6.  (SBU) Nara Mayor and Governor Vie for Foreign Luxury Hotels 
------------------------------ 
 
At a press conference on June 20, Governor Arai of Nara 
Prefecture expressed interest in attracting foreign luxury hotel 
companies to build in Nara.  He believes the historical richness 
of Nara can attract large-scale international conferences, but it 
 
TOKYO 00003237  002 OF 004 
 
 
is currently unable to due to the lack of high-end hotels. 
 
Meanwhile, Nara City Mayor Akira Fujiwara announced last week the 
city has selected Marriott International to build a hotel on 
city-owned land in front of JR Nara Station.  The hotel is 
projected to open in 2010 and will be the first foreign owned 
hotel in Nara. 
 
Seemingly having his thunder stolen, Governor Arai remains 
resolute on bringing another luxury hotel to Nara.  Arai has 
proposed transforming the historical ruins of Heijo-kyo (Japan's 
8th century capital site) into a government-managed park and 
allowing a hotel to be built nearby.  MLIT Minister Fuyushiba 
personally told Arai that the GOJ would like Nara to host an 
upcoming international conference if Heijo-kyo becomes a national 
park. 
 
Governor Arai has approached the ACCJ Kansai Chapter and METI 
Kansai Bureau on this issue, and is planning to deliver a lecture 
at an ACCJ Kansai event by year end.  (Osaka-Kobe: Phil Cummings/ 
Scott Ravenhill/ Naomi Shibui) 
 
7.  (U) Miyazaki Governor's New Economic Strategy: Open Cafe for 
Tourists 
-------- 
 
Miyazaki Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru, a comedian-turned 
politician, is cashing in on his celebrity status to promote 
Miyazaki Prefecture.  On July 10 he opened a cafe in the front 
yard of the Prefectural Government Office. 
 
Because of the governor's unprecedented popularity, over 40,000 
tourists have visited the prefectural office, one of the hottest 
tourist attractions in Miyazaki, since he took office in January 
2007. 
 
For years Miyazaki was known as a "kingdom" of the ruling LDP. 
However, Higashikokubaru defeated the LDP's candidate in the 
special election following the resignation of former Gov. 
Tadahiro Ando due to his involvement in a bid-rigging scandal. 
 
The Governor quickly leveraged his popularity in a campaign to 
promote Miyazaki's tourism and agricultural products. 
 
Dentsu, a major advertising agency, estimated that the governor's 
PR activities during his first two weeks in office were worth the 
equivalent of $138 million in advertising for the prefecture. 
 
Even a string of avian flu outbreaks in Miyazaki in January 2007 
resulted in a leap in chicken sales thanks to the governor's 
national TV appearances (e.g., endorsing and eating Miyazaki 
chicken). 
 
Recently a group of local travel agencies cashed in on the 
governor's official trip to Seoul by selling out a "tour with the 
governor" charter flight to Seoul.  (Fukuoka: James Crow/Yuko 
Nagatomo) 
 
8.  (SBU) Election Season: DPJ Issues Economic Manifesto 
----------------------------- 
 
With polls showing support for PM Abe at record lows, the 
opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) issued a 32-page 
policy manifesto this week which has what are called "three 
promises" and "seven proposals." 
 
Starting with the promises, the DPJ document says it will focus 
on three problems -- cleaning up the country's current 
disorganized pension system, providing more generous child 
rearing allowances, and finally implementing an income 
compensation system that would cover "every farmer." 
 
The promises would come with a heavy price tag.  One agricultural 
economics professor we talked to said the policy to compensate 
every farmer, which would reverse efforts to use direct payments 
as a means to consolidate farming in fewer hands, was "absurd." 
 
The DPJ document also offers seven proposals, including 
encouraging more decentralization, curbing growing economic 
disparities, and increasing the role of small to medium sized 
companies to boost the country's economic performance. 
 
TOKYO 00003237  003 OF 004 
 
 
 
The DPJ is not talking about raising taxes to pay for what would 
be, according to the party's own estimate, 15.3 trillion yen in 
additional expenses -- an amount the ruling LDP dubs unrealistic. 
The real figure, the LDP argues, would be closer to 35 trillion 
yen.  The DPJ would find the money by "streamlining the 
administration," according to a Kyodo press report. 
 
The Upper House election on July 29 will not affect the ruling 
coalition's majority in the more powerful Lower House, but it 
will be Prime Minister Abe's first electoral test since taking 
office last year. 
 
Together with controversies surrounding lost pension records, 
Agriculture Minister Akagi's alleged mishandling of office 
expenses and the public's worries about a possible hike in the 
consumption tax after elections, the Prime Minister faces 
difficult times.  (ECON: Nicholas Hill) 
 
9.  (U) Abe's First Election Kickoff Speech 
----------------------------- 
 
On July 12, members of the Econ and Political section attended PM 
Abe's election speech to support LDP Upper House member Sanzo 
Hosaka, the first of a series of campaign events before Upper 
House Elections. 
The event was held outside in Tokyo's electronic town, Akihabara. 
The Prime Minister described his government's accomplishments, 
including upgrading the Defense Ministry.  He pledged to resolve 
the pension issue and emphasized his pro-growth reforms.  Abe 
promised to resolve the abduction issue, reform education and 
project a more assertive Japan in the coming G-8, which Japan 
will host next year. 
Despite the rain, about 50 or so people were on hand for the kick 
off event, including lots of press and members of the diplomatic 
community.  The requisite large contingent of professional 
campaign boosters were on hand too, waving Japanese flags and 
applauding the Prime Minister as he spoke.  Many were bused in 
from the LDP's Tokyo district offices -- or at least that could be 
inferred from the large number of LDP buses parked at the site. 
PM Abe looked tired.  He closed his speech in traditional fashion 
-- by painting one eye of the "Daruma" doll to wish Hosaka success 
in being re-elected.  (ECON: Virsa Hurt) 
 
10.  (U) Japanese Bats Spark Some Surprise This Season 
----------------------------- 
 
In all the excessive hoopla over Japanese big league pitchers 
this season -- especially those who play in Red and White uniforms 
-- 
 it has been too easy to overlook the offensive contribution of 
a number of solid Japanese hitters. 
 
Most prominent, of course, has been the big bat of Seattle 
Mariners centerfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who is continuing his all- 
star performance at the plate for the seventh season in a row. 
Going into this week's All-Star break, Ichiro was second on the 
AL hitters' list with a .359 average and, with a major league 
leading 128 hits, is well on pace for his seventh straight 200- 
hit season. 
 
In light of this, his MVP-winning play in this year's All-Star 
game (3 for 3 with the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star 
history) was just another day at the office. 
 
Other players with notable seasons this year are rookie Akinori 
Iwamura, (.292 avg, .379 OBP, 57 hits in 52 games), who seems to 
be having the time of his life despite playing for the bottom- 
dwelling Tampa Bay Devil Rays; always solid hitter and first 
Japanese big league catcher, Kenji Johjima, of the Seattle 
Mariners (.292, with 75 hits and 32 RBIs); and, most surprisingly, 
Colorado Rockies second baseman, Kazuo Matsui, who most observers 
agree never lived up to his potential during two and half season 
with the New York Mets. 
 
Kazuo has found his groove in the mile-high city, becoming the 
spark plug of the Rockies offense, batting .312, with 21 RBIs and 
16 stolen bases, twice as many at the half-mark as he has had in 
any of the past three complete seasons.  (ECON: David DiGiovanna) 
 
11.  (U) Tigers Maul Red Sox and Matsuzaka; Kids Clobber Yankees 
 
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MLB is looking into allegations that the Red Sox were mislead 
into believing that the All Star break started on their arrival 
in Detroit, rather than at the end of the three-game series. 
In other news, the Yankees were clobbered 17-2, with the opposing 
pitcher striking out 11 Yankee batters in the four-inning, Tokyo 
city Little League game won by the Azabu Kids.  Only a weak 
grounder under the third baseman's glove saved the Yankees from 
being no-hit.  (ECON: Nicholas Hill) 
 
12.  (U) Red Sox Players Save the Day for American League in All 
Star Game 
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Fresh off the team's three-day vacation in Detroit, Red Sox ace 
Josh Beckett pitched a masterful two-inning stint and got the 
decision in yet another American League victory over the forlorn 
National League stars. 
 
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon pitched a dominating eighth 
inning, before being replaced in the ninth by a Putz from Seattle. 
In the final frame, the National League stars scored two runs to 
close the lead to 5-4, before they were deflated at the specter 
of Japanese import, Red Sox set-up ace Hideki Okajima, 
contemplating warming up in the bullpen.  (To be technical about 
it, he was still seated when the game ended.) 
 
Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell had the decisive hit in the 
game, with a single to center in the eighth which enabled a 
catcher from Cleveland, who was on the team instead of Boston's 
Jason Varitek, to line a home run and provide the necessary 
margin of victory. 
 
Seattle's Japanese import, Ichiro Suzuki, won the game's MVP 
award.  (ECON: Nicholas Hill) 
 
13.  (U) Kinoshita Participates in NFL Camp: Aiming to be the 
First Japanese NFL Player 
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The announcement was made that wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita 
(24), a graduate of Ritsumei University, currently playing in the 
NFL Europe (NFLE), will participate in the Atlanta Falcon's 
training camp. 
 
Kinoshita is the first Japanese player who was not selected 
through a special category for foreign prospects but as a regular 
undrafted player. 
 
His outstanding performance in Europe paid off.  Kinoshita told 
reporters his ambition, "The real challenge begins now.  It 
doesn't mean anything if I don't get on the roster.  I want to 
use my speed and quickness as my advantage." 
 
Camp starts on July 26.  Kinoshita would be the first Japanese 
NFL player if he remains on the roster until the opening of the 
season in September.  (FCS: John Fleming) 
 
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in whole or in part outside of the government.  The Scope is 
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Virsa Hurt (TMPHurtVY@state.gov). 
 
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