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P 150202Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 7001
INFO RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI PRIORITY 6428
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3578

UNCLAS TOKYO 002171 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OTRA PREL CH TW JA
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY 
 
REF: BEIJING 03175 
 
¶1.  (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the 
May 15-16, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 
 
¶2.  (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Cynthia Carras. 
 She can be reached at: 
 
Office phone:  (81-3)3224-5344 
Home phone:    (81-3)3224-6837 
Mobile phone:  81-90-5430-0384 
Fax:           (81-3)3224-5322 
E-mail:        TMPCarrasCM@state.gov (unclassified) 
 
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Hotel Reservations 
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¶3.  (U) Post understands that traveler has made his own hotel 
reservations and that Embassy assistance is not required. 
 
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Airport to Hotel Transportation 
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¶4.  (U)  Visitors should take the airport "limousine" bus 
directly to the hotel or the Narita Express (NEX) train to 
Tokyo Station and then a taxi to the hotel.  The limousine 
bus counter is located in the Tokyo Narita Airport Arrival 
lobby.  Look for the orange signs as you walk through the 
doors from the customs area to the main lobby.  The bus fare 
is 3,000 Yen.  The NEX train is located in the basement of 
the airport terminal.  The train fare is 2,900 Yen. 
Twenty-four hour currency exchange facilities are available 
in the customs area and the arrival lobby of the airport. 
Travel time from Tokyo Narita Airport to downtown Tokyo is 
90-120 minutes, depending on traffic. 
 
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Visa 
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¶5.  (U) Holders of U.S. diplomatic or official passports must 
have a Japanese visa to enter Japan.  Travelers on a U.S. 
tourist (blue cover) passport may enter Japan as a tourist 
without a Japanese visa for up to 90 days. 
 
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Embassy Laptop Policy 
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¶6. (U) The Embassy's laptop policy is as follows:  Absolutely 
no personal, non-government owned laptop computers may enter 
the Embassy.  Absolutely no laptop, even government owned, 
may be connected to the Embassy network in any way.  TDY 
employees are reminded that no government owned laptops may 
enter the Embassy without prior RSO approval.  Absolutely no 
laptop, even government owned, inside CAA areas unless 
special pre-approval, based on business need, has been given. 
 If you would like to bring a US government owned and 
provided laptop computer into the Embassy, please contact the 
RSO's office prior to your visit for the briefing and 
approval. 
 
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Threat Assessment 
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¶7.  (U) U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a 
heightened state of alert.  As the U.S. Government has 
reported in public announcements over the last several 
months, U.S. citizens and interests abroad may be at 
increased risk of terrorist actions from extremist groups, 
which may target civilians and include suicide operations. 
Most recently, we advised that we had unconfirmed information 
that terrorist actions may be taken against U.S. Military 
facilities and/or establishments frequented by U.S. military 
personnel in Korea and Japan.  Americans should increase 
their security awareness and avoid locations where Americans 
are generally known to congregate.  The Department will 
continue to develop information about potential threats to 
Americans overseas and to share credible threat information 
through its consular information program documents available 
on the internet at the Bureau of Consular Affairs home page: 
http://www.travel.state.gov. 
 
¶8.  (U) In addition, we continue to be concerned about 
information we received in May 2001 that American citizens 
may be the target of a terrorist threat from extremist groups 
with links to Usama Bin Laden's Al-Qaida organization.  In 
the past, such individuals have not distinguished between 
official and civilian targets.  The Embassy takes all threats 
seriously.  The U.S. Embassy Tokyo can be contacted 24 hours 
a day at 03-3224-5000 (locally) or 81-3-3224-5000 
(internationally). 
 
¶9.  (SBU) The general threat from crime in Tokyo and 
throughout Japan is low.  Crime is at levels well below the 
U.S. national average.  Violent crime is rare, but does 
exist.  The Japanese National Police report continued 
problems with pick-pocketing of foreigners in crowded 
shopping areas of Tokyo.  Although street crime is low, 
common sense security measures are advised for all American 
citizens traveling in Japan. 
 
¶10.  (SBU) Visitors are urged to maintain a high level of 
vigilance and to increase their security awareness. 
Americans should maintain a low profile, vary routes and 
times for all required travel, and treat mail and packages 
from unfamiliar sources with suspicion.  Visitors are also 
urged to avoid contact with any suspicious, unfamiliar 
objects, and to report the presence of such objects to local 
authorities.  Vehicles should not be left unattended and 
should be kept locked at all times. 
DONOVAN