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07TOKYO5 2007-01-03 07:41 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Tokyo
VZCZCXRO7671
PP RUEHFK RUEHKSO RUEHNAG RUEHNH
DE RUEHKO #0005/01 0030741
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 030741Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9511
INFO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEAWJA/USDOJ WASHDC PRIORITY
RULSDMK/USDOT WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5//
RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHHMHBA/COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI
RHMFIUU/HQ PACAF HICKAM AFB HI//CC/PA//
RHMFIUU/COMUSJAPAN YOKOTA AB JA//J5/JO21//
RUYNAAC/COMNAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA JA
RUAYJAA/COMPATWING ONE KAMI SEYA JA
RUEHNH/AMCONSUL NAHA 1885
RUEHFK/AMCONSUL FUKUOKA 9405
RUEHOK/AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE 2848
RUEHNAG/AMCONSUL NAGOYA 8890
RUEHKSO/AMCONSUL SAPPORO 0426
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 5373
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 1463
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2921
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 TOKYO 000005 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR E, P, EB, EAP/J, EAP/P, EAP/PD, PA 
WHITE HOUSE/NSC/NEC; JUSTICE FOR STU CHEMTOB IN ANTI-TRUST DIVISION; 
TREASURY/OASIA/IMI/JAPAN; DEPT PASS USTR/PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE; 
SECDEF FOR JCS-J-5/JAPAN, 
DASD/ISA/EAPR/JAPAN; DEPT PASS ELECTRONICALLY TO USDA 
FAS/ITP FOR SCHROETER; PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR; 
CINCPAC FLT/PA/ COMNAVFORJAPAN/PA. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 
 
 
INDEX: 
 
(1) Prime Minister Abe to drop report approving female on the 
Imperial throne, as debate resumes on amending Imperial Household 
Law 2 
 
(2) Government, ruling coalition mulling a children's ministry to 
address dropping birthrate, bullying 3 
 
(3) Futenma relocation: Central government to present as early as 
next month application for agreement to carry out water survey; 
Prefecture takes flexible stance toward speeding up work 3 
 
(4) GSDF to establish 70-strong Overseas Intelligence Corps 4 
 
(5) US Consul General Maher: "We are not prepared to enter new 
negotiations" on revising V-shaped runway (planned for Camp Schwab), 
but shortening the construction period is welcomed 5 
 
(6) Secretary of Agriculture Minister Matsuoka inquired about NPO 
screening, Cabinet Office record reveals, contradicting statement 
made by the minister 5 
 
(7) Japan, Germany to cooperate in environment technology to reduce 
C02 in growing economies, such as China, India 6 
 
(8) 218 candidates expected to run in the Upper House election, 
according to a Yomiuri survey as of Dec. 31; Ruling and opposition 
camps to go all-out to garner a majority of seats 7 
 
(9) TOP HEADLINES 8 
 
(10) EDITORIALS 9 
 
ARTICLES: 
 
(1) Prime Minister Abe to drop report approving female on the 
Imperial throne, as debate resumes on amending Imperial Household 
Law 
 
SANKEI (Top play) (Full) 
January 3, 2007 
 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to discard a report presented 
in 2005 by the Experts' Council on the Imperial Household Law 
(chaired by former Tokyo University President Hiroyuki Yoshikawa) 
that approved female members of the Imperial family members 
ascending the throne in order to preserve the system that recognizes 
the emperor as a symbol of the state. This decision came because the 
precondition for the f the panel's report changed with the birth of 
Prince Hisahito, the first son of Prince Akishino and his wife -- 
the first son in nearly four decades born into the Imperial family. 
Yet, the question of whether imperial succession will continue 
without interruption remains to be seen. Debate in the government on 
how to continue the system of male heirs succeeding to the throne 
will soon start, with the possibility of the Imperial Household Law 
being amended or a special measures law enacted 
 
Male succession to the throne has continued for 125 generations 
without exception down to the current emperor. The existing Imperial 
Household Law's Article 1 stipulates: "The throne shall be assumed 
by males in the male line." However, in November 2005, the Experts' 
Council, an advisory panel to the prime minister, produced a report 
 
TOKYO 00000005  002 OF 009 
 
SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 
 
allowing females to succeed to the throne. Based on the report, the 
government intended to submit a bill amending the Imperial Household 
Law, but last February, when it became known that Princess Kiko, the 
wife of Princess Akishino, was pregnant, the government dropped the 
idea of submitting the bill. 
 
Abe commented on the report on a Fuji-TV talk show last September 
when he was serving as chief cabinet secretary: "Isn't it only 
natural to be cautious about changing the long traditions of the 
male-only succession system?" As measures to preserve male 
succession, Abe cited such possibilities as allowing former princes 
whose names had been removed from the Imperial family register at 
the request of the General Headquarters (GHQ) in 1947 to be restored 
to the register and also continuing the existing the houses of the 
princes. 
 
The Imperial Household Law, however, does not allow former imperial 
family members to get their names again into the imperial family 
register nor it allows any imperial family members to adopt 
children. The birth of Prince Hisahito, who is third in line to the 
imperial throne following the Crown Prince and Prince Akishino, is 
of help to ensure the survival of the imperial household system, but 
this does not mean to ensure stable imperial succession in the 
future, so revising the law in some way or other is still 
necessary. 
 
In last September, when he served as chief cabinet secretary, Abe in 
this context told a press conference: "I think it necessary to 
discuss the Imperial Household Law, including the option of 
reviewing the law, for the sake of stable imperial succession." 
Following Abe, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hakubun Shimomura 
announced at a gathering in September celebrating the birth of 
Prince Hisahito: "It's an important time (for the government) to 
think about whether to revise the law." 
 
The Experts' Council, which came up with the idea of allowing those 
in the maternal line to ascend to the throne, still exists 
officially. The prime minister intends to replace some of the 
council members or add changes to the council or dismantle it. 
 
(2) Government, ruling coalition mulling a children's ministry to 
address dropping birthrate, bullying 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Abridged slightly) 
January 3, 2007 
 
An idea of establishing a children's ministry has surfaced in the 
government and the ruling coalition to let the new ministry 
exclusively implement measures to address the declining birthrate by 
eliminating cross-agency sectional barriers. In his policy speech at 
the outset of the next regular Diet session scheduled to open on 
Jan. 25, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to express his cabinet's 
determination to make every effort to stop the country's dropping 
birthrate. The children's ministry plan is likely to take shape as 
its showcase. 
 
The envisioned children's ministry will be responsible for 
overseeing: (1) the childrearing support taxation system, (2) 
efforts to reduce the number of children waiting to enter daycare 
centers due to a shortage of facilities, and (3) women's efforts to 
reenter the workforce. The government and the ruling coalition also 
envision expanding the ministry's scope of responsibilities to 
include measures to defend children from child abuse and bullying. 
 
TOKYO 00000005  003 OF 009 
 
SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 
 
 
Policies related to children have not progressed smoothly because 
they have straddled a number of government agencies, including the 
Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry and the Education, Science, and 
Technology Ministry. The children's ministry plan is designed to 
eliminate such harmful effects. 
 
In the case of Germany, the Family Ministry exclusively handles 
measures against the dropping birthrate and children's policy, and 
in Norway, those responsibilities fall under the Children and 
Equality Ministry. South Korea also established the Gender Equality 
and Family Ministry in 2005. 
 
In Japan, the major opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) 
proposed the children and family ministry in its manifesto (campaign 
ledges) for the 2004 Upper House election. 
 
(3) Futenma relocation: Central government to present as early as 
next month application for agreement to carry out water survey; 
Prefecture takes flexible stance toward speeding up work 
 
OKINAWA TIMES (Top play) (Excerpts) 
January 3, 2007 
 
In connection with the environmental impact-assessment procedures 
that accompany the construction of an alternate facility for MCAS 
Futenma on the shores of Camp Schwab in Nago City, the Naha Defense 
Facilities Administration Bureau (DFAB) has firmed up its intention 
as of Dec. 31, 2006, to present to the prefectural government as 
early as February a "letter for consultations on the use of public 
property," in order to attain the agreement of the prefectural 
governor that is needed for carrying out a survey of environmental 
conditions in waters (of the prefecture). This is the first step in 
procedures leading to construction (of a facility) in waters (off 
Camp Schwab). With prefecture having firmed up its intention to 
concur with the relocation to the shoreline of Camp Schwab 
conditioned on revision of the government plan (V-shaped runway), 
DFAB has taken a stance of accelerating the relocation effort. 
 
The Defense Agency (JDA) has indicated its intention to shorten the 
construction period, including the environmental assessment. The 
prefecture, too, seems to be seeking a simplification of agreement 
procedures and the like. A top official in the prefectural 
government showed a flexible stance about expediting the handling of 
the procedure, saying, "Once agreement is reached on the revision 
(of the V-shaped runway plan), there will be no problem," but 
opposition can be expected from environmental groups and others. 
 
(4) GSDF to establish 70-strong Overseas Intelligence Corps 
 
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Abridged slightly) 
December 31, 2006 
 
The Ground Self-Defense Force has decided to integrate its existing 
intelligence-related units into a new "Central Intelligence Unit" 
during this fiscal year to boost its information-gathering and 
information-processing capabilities. 
 
The unit, which is likely to have about 600 personnel, is expected 
to have its first-ever human intelligence (humint) corps to engage 
in gathering information from local people when dispatched abroad. 
 
The 70-strong corps, tentatively called the "Overseas Intelligence 
 
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Corps," is expected to secure "cooperatives" abroad and conduct 
other high-level intelligence activities. 
 
Furthermore, the GSDF plans to create a new category of SDF 
specialists who will engage in intelligence activities, in addition 
to the existing engineer, signal, and other specialists, in fiscal 
ΒΆ2009. 
 
Although the SDF has the Defense Intelligence Headquarters for 
intelligence activities, it has no unit engaged in intelligence 
gathering through people. 
 
The headquarters, established in 1997 by integrating parts of the 
intelligence departments of the three branches of the SDF -- Ground, 
Maritime and Air -- focuses on gathering intelligence through 
satellite images and radio signals. It also analyzes military 
affairs of foreign countries. 
 
The GSDF's information protection corps, another 
intelligence-related corps, is chiefly designed to prevent its vital 
intelligence from being compromised. 
 
As the SDF has increased activities abroad, SDF members have become 
more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, requiring the SDF to devise 
higher levels of information gathering and analysis abroad. 
 
The envisioned Central Intelligence Unit will integrate two GSDF 
units engaged in analyzing publications from foreign countries and 
in gathering and analyzing the topographies of Japan and foreign 
countries, respectively. 
 
Its subunit, the Overseas Intelligence Corps, is expected to join 
advance teams to be dispatched abroad as a precursor to SDF 
activities similar to the current mission supporting Iraq's 
reconstruction. It will then gather information from people there. 
 
Meanwhile, the team of intelligence specialists to be created at the 
end of fiscal 2009 will be selected from GSDF personnel who excel in 
foreign languages, communications, and data processing, and will go 
through special training. 
 
The GSDF plans to appoint 1,300 senior officers - second lieutenant 
or above - and 1,900 sergeants and privates as intelligence 
specialists from among about 150,000 GSDF personnel by fiscal 2014. 
 
Kensuke Ebata, a leading military affairs critic, hailed the GSDF's 
move, saying: 
 
"The United States and European nations place importance on humint. 
I have the impression that the SDF has finally moved toward creating 
such a unit as it faces more overseas activities. As the SDF can't 
launch attacks by itself, it would be more helpful to work on 
information than to have 100 members work as guards." 
 
(5) US Consul General Maher: "We are not prepared to enter new 
negotiations" on revising V-shaped runway (planned for Camp Schwab), 
but shortening the construction period is welcomed 
 
RYUKYU SHIMPO (Page 2) (Full) 
December 31, 2006 
 
In connection with the issue of relocating Futenma Air Station, 
Defense Agency (JDA) Director General Fumio Kyuma has indicated the 
 
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agency is considering revising the relocation plan, and Okinawa 
Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has hinted that he would agree to a 
revision of the V-shaped runway construction plan.  In response, US 
Consul General Kevin Maher said that the US has not received any 
proposal from the Japanese government to revise the construction 
plan, and he took a negative view about considering such a revised 
proposal, saying, "If there is a need to rewrite the master plan 
(for the alternate airfield on which Japan and the United States 
reached agreement on Dec. 4), we wasted a year. We are not prepared 
to negotiate a new one; we should go ahead and implement the 
construction plan that the US and Japan agreed on."  On the view of 
Governor Nakaima to close the base in three years, Maher deemed such 
impractical. 
 
On the other hand, regarding shortening the construction period, 
which JDA is now considering, Maher stated: "The US, which watched 
10 years go by since the agreement on reversion, has been seeking an 
early relocation, so speeding up construction is desirable." He 
indicated that he welcomed the proposal to speed up the timetable 
until completion that now sets 2014 as the date according to the 
roadmap in the agreement on realignment of US forces in Japan. 
 
He also praised the Japanese government's handling of construction 
efforts to date, saying, "The drafting of the master plan and such 
steps as the cultural property survey and environmental impact 
assessment are proceeding smoothly." Regarding Governor Nakaima's 
advocating that Futenma Air Station be in "a state of closure" in 
three years, the consul general stated: "Having the store open but 
closed to business (as the governor advocates) means the base will 
not function. Futenma Air Station must be able to function. It would 
be better not to harbor impractical expectations." 
 
(6) Secretary of Agriculture Minister Matsuoka inquired about NPO 
screening, Cabinet Office record reveals, contradicting statement 
made by the minister 
 
ASAHI (Top play) (Excerpt) 
January 1, 2007 
 
This newspaper has learned from an internal document written by the 
Cabinet Office that there had been an inquiry from the secretary of 
Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka about the state of play of 
an application for NPO legal status by WBEF, a group related to the 
Fukuoka City-based asset-use consulting firm that is being 
investigated by Fukuoka police on suspicion of violation of the 
Financing Law. The document is also in the possession of the Fukuoka 
police. Farm Minister Matsuoka held a news conference in Sept. 2006 
to answer allegations that he has received 1 million yen from WBEF 
through sale of party tickets, insisted, as did his office, "I have 
never had any connection with anyone related to that organization." 
But from the contents of the document, his explanation differs from 
the official facts. 
 
Asahi Shimbun sought a confirmation of the facts from the Matsuoka 
side but there has been no reply. 
 
(7) Japan, Germany to cooperate in environment technology to reduce 
C02 in growing economies, such as China, India 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Top play) (Abridged slightly) 
January 3, 2007 
 
Koki Miura, Berlin 
 
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The German government decided on Jan. 2 to work more closely with 
Japan in conducting research and developing the technology that 
would allow the reduction of the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 
such emerging economies as China and India as part of their efforts 
to counter the global warming trend. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and 
Chancellor Angela Merkel will unveil the plan in their summit 
meeting on Jan. 10 in Berlin, German Environment Minister Sigmar 
Gabriel revealed this initiative to the Tokyo Shimbun. The two 
governments intend to urge China and other countries to cooperate in 
a new greenhouse-gas reduction framework that would be a follow on 
to the Kyoto Protocol. Germany is eyeing a joint project with Japan, 
as well. 
 
Germany will chair the G8 summit in 2007 and be the head of the 
European Union in the first half of 2007. Environment Minister 
Gabriel highlighted the importance of cooperation with Japan, 
stating: "Supporting the green and sustainable energy policies of 
growing economies, such as China and India, is an essential target 
for a country chairing the EU and G8. Japan is an important partner 
which could make or break our target's success." 
 
Gabriel presented the idea of Germany and Japan developing 
energy-saving technology in third countries, saying, "The two 
countries will have ample chances in the technology to detach 
economic growth from energy consumption." The environment minister 
also expressed a positive stance about joint research with Japan, 
noting, "Active academic exchanges is one way to enhance cooperation 
between the two countries." The development of environmental 
technology by Japan and Germany would definitely be discussed at the 
Jan. 10 Abe-Merkel summit, according to Gabriel, who also noted, 
"Germany and Japan have long known for their commitment to 
environment policy." 
 
(Commentary) 
 
Germany's move to join efforts with Japan to help China, India, and 
other growing economies reduce CO2 emissions comes from a sense of 
alarm that the Kyoto Protocol governing a framework to prevent 
global warming will collapse unless those countries cooperate. 
 
Under the Kyoto Protocol obligating the concerned parties to reduce 
emissions by 2012, an effort is underway to create a new framework 
that would start in 2013. The main focus of attention is how to 
handle China, which is not required to reduce emissions now but is 
expected to overtake the United States as early as 2009 in terms of 
the amount of gaseous emissions. In a meeting of the Parties to 
Kyoto Protocol, held last November, China locked horns with 
industrialized countries that demanded China fulfill its fair share 
of responsibility. 
 
This was followed by a visit to China in December by German 
Environment Minister Gabriel, who reached an agreement with Beijing 
to begin an environmental dialogue with China. Shortly thereafter, 
Japan's Economy, Trade, and Industry Minister Akira Amari also 
visited China and reached an understanding with Beijing to introduce 
Japan's energy-saving technology. Japan and Germany's joint effort 
to urge China to reduce emissions has effectively been set in 
motion. 
 
Meanwhile, the United States, the largest producer of greenhouse 
gases, remains estranged from the Kyoto Protocol. It remains to be 
seen whether Japan and Germany will be able to successfully work on 
 
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the US ahead of the G8 Summit to be held in the northern German city 
of Heiligendamm in June. 
 
(8) 218 candidates expected to run in the Upper House election, 
according to a Yomiuri survey as of Dec. 31; Ruling and opposition 
camps to go all-out to garner a majority of seats 
 
YOMIURI (Page 3) (Full) 
January 1, 2007 
 
According to a survey conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun, the number 
of candidates expected to run in the 21st Upper House election 
reached 218 persons as of Dec. 31. The main focus of attention in 
the election -- the first national election for the Abe 
administration -- is whether the ruling bloc can retain a majority 
of seats. The ruling and opposition parties are both gearing up for 
an all-out battle, as this year will see both the Upper House 
election and unified local elections for the first time in 12 
years. 
 
The number of candidates expected to run in the Upper House election 
has reached 218 persons, who can be broken down into two groups: 72 
planning to run in the proportional representation blocs (where the 
seats up for reelection number 48) and 142 persons in constituencies 
(where the seats up for reelection are 73). In part because the 
ruling and opposition parties rushed to confirm the number of their 
candidates to run in constituencies prior to the unified elections 
slated for April and also because they have energetically fielded 
their candidates in the proportional representation blocs, the final 
number of candidates may reach 300 or so. 
 
The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered an uphill 
battle in the Upper House election three years ago, and in 2005, 
some LDP members defected from the party over the "postal 
privatization" issue. As a result, the number of the LDP's seats up 
for grabs in the election is only 46. If the ruling camp fails to 
win the Upper House by-elections in Fukushima and Okinawa 
constituencies slated for April, they will need to win 65 seats in 
the Upper House election in order to retain a majority. If they fail 
to do so, Prime Minister Abe's responsibility may be called into 
question. 
 
Of the 29 key single-seat constituencies, the major opposition 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) has fielded candidates, 
including those it recommends or backs up, in 19 such 
constituencies. 
 
As a result of reapportionment of the Upper House seats under the 
2006 amendment to the Public Office Election Law, a one-seat 
reduction occurred in Tochigi and Gunma constituencies, while a 
one-seat increase in Tokyo and Chiba constituencies. 
 
The Upper House election is scheduled to occur on July 22 with the 
announcement of the election being on July 5 in accordance with the 
rules under the Public Office Election Law if the term of the 
ordinary session of the Diet is not extended. 
 
LDP's victory or defeat bar is whether it can garner "50 or 52" 
seats 
 
The ruling and opposition parties will have a major political 
showdown for this year in trying to garner a majority of seats, 
including those not up for election. In order to ensure victory in 
 
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single-seat constituencies, which will decide the game, the LDP 
envisions a possible replacement of candidates, while the Minshuto 
is stepping up the effort to form a united front with (other 
opposition parties). 
 
Ruling camp 
 
The ruling bloc, if it garners a majority of seats in the Upper 
House election, will be able to build a stable base for the 
administration, given that it holds more than two-thirds of the 
Lower House seats. But a sense of crisis is mounting in the LDP over 
the possibility that the public seems to be moving away from the 
LDP, in part a voter backlash against the party's resounding victory 
in the 2005 Lower House election and partly because of the sagging 
popularity of the Abe cabinet. 
 
The ruling parties can retain a majority of the seats if they garner 
65 seats. Assuming that the junior ruling partner New Komeito 
retains the seats up for election, 52 seats will be the LDP's 
victory or defeat bar. If the LDP wins victories in the Upper House 
by-elections in Fukushima and Okinawa constituencies in April, the 
win or lose bar will drop to 50. 
 
Single-seat constituencies number 29, the largest figure ever. The 
reapportionment of the seats created new single-seat constituencies 
in Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures. In the 2001 Upper House election, 
the LDP won victories in 25 of the 27 single-seat constituencies, 
but in the 2004 Upper House election, the number of such 
constituencies the LDP won victories was only 14. 
 
The LDP puts up veterans in single-seat constituencies, but this 
gives rise to the concern in the party that if the Minshuto puts up 
young candidates in those constituencies, LDP candidates would have 
an uphill battle. Prime Minister Abe even eyes the possibility of 
replacing those candidates, noting: "We must put up better 
candidates." But the LDP's local chapters are opposing such 
replacement. 
 
The New Komeito aims to get five candidates it fields in Tokyo, 
Saitama, Kanagawa, Aichi, and Osaka constituencies, all elected. In 
the proportional representation blocs, the party aims to collect 
more than the 8,620,000 votes it gained in the 2004 Upper House 
election. 
 
Opposition parties 
 
The Minshuto wants to rock the ruling parties by forcing them to 
lose a majority of the seats so that the Lower House election 
timetable will be moved up. While the party aims to win 50 seats, 
President Ozawa states, "We will build a system of winning victories 
in 15 or more or a half of the single-seat constituencies." The 
Minshuto has already determined candidates it will recommend or back 
up in 19 single-seat constituencies. The party emphasizes the 
importance of forming a united front with other opposition parties. 
In the Toyama and Akita constituencies, the Minshuto and the minor 
opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) have jointly backed the 
same candidates. In Okinawa, the Minshuto aims to form a unified 
front with other opposition parties including the Japanese Communist 
Party (JCP). 
 
The Minshuto is on the offensive by fielding two candidates in 
multiple-seat constituencies, such as Tokyo and Aichi. 
 
 
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For the JCP, the SDP, and the People's New Party, winning more seats 
than the ones they respectively held before the election is their 
common goal. 
 
(9) TOP HEADLINES 
 
Asahi: 
Mizutani illicitly paid 1.5 billion yen to lawmakers' secretaries 
and gangsters to win contract bids for projects at Kansai and Chubu 
airports 
 
Mainichi: 
Russian vice foreign minister: "Russia settled three controversial 
islets with China by dividing them two equal parts"; Japan, Russia 
may come up with new formula to settle Northern Territories issue 
 
Yomiuri: 
Path to revitalization of Japan (Part 1): Aesthetics adrift 
 
Nihon Keizai: 
Buy-out fund exceeding 4 trillion yen cautious about hostile 
takeovers 
 
Sankei: 
Prime Minister Abe to disregard Imperial House Law panel's 
recommendation for matrilineal emperor system 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
Japan, Germany to cooperate in environment technology to reduce C02 
in growing economies, such as China, India 
 
Akahata: 
18 LDP, DPJ lawmakers appropriated over 10 million yen each as 
"expenses for offices" in Dietmembers' Office Building in 2005 
 
(10) EDITORIALS 
 
Asahi: 
(1) Long- and short-term perspective required in determining what 
must be passed to future generations 
 
Mainichi: 
(1) Theatrical politics no longer needed 
 
Yomiuri: 
(1) Map out strategies for international crises 
 
Nihon Keizai: 
(1) Management reforms essential by overcoming allergy to foreign 
capital 
 
Sankei: 
(1) Security of Japan: Time to review exclusively defense-oriented 
policy to be fully prepared against North's nuclear threat 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
(1) New Year's thoughts: Memories of cities must be cherished 
 
Akahata: 
(1) Turning point for inhumane economy 
 
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