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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/07 
 
Index: 
 
1) Prime Minister's daily schedule (Nikkei) 
War on terror: 
2) MSDF supply ship provides final refueling service in the Indian 
Ocean before withdrawing home (Tokyo Shimbun) 
3) US, British forces concerned that Japan's withdrawal from Indian 
Ocean operation will lower tactical effectiveness of OEF/MIO and 
hurt Pakistani effort (Yomiuri) 
4) Former Vice Defense Minister Moriya in Diet testimony denies 
ministry cover up of fuel data mistake in 2003, says he first 
learned of error after retirement (Nikkei) 
5) Ruling parties hope for breakthrough in impasse with opposition 
on continuing MSDF refueling operation by top-level party head 
(Asahi) 
6) In meeting with DPJ head Ozawa today, Fukuda will seek 
cooperation on antiterrorism bill (Mainichi) 
7) Speculation spreads about Ozawa's next move (Asahi) 
 
Moriya testimony: 
8) Former Vice Defense Minister Moriya admits regularly playing golf 
at expense of defense contractor, says former JDA chief was wined 
and dined, too (Yomiuri) 
9) Moriya in Diet testimony repeatedly says he could not remember 
when questioned (Tokyo Shimbun) 
10) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to continue attack with more 
defense ministry allegations (Mainichi) 
11) DPJ to ask for additional summoning of witnesses (Mainichi) 
12) Opposition camp critical of Moriya's testimony (Asahi) 
13) Prime Minister Fukuda critical of Moriya's testimony (Tokyo 
Shimbun) 
 
North Korea problem: 
14) Informal meeting between US, North Korea this week (Nikkei) 
15) Foreign Ministry planning to send an experts group to visit 
North Korea (Nikkei) 
 
Articles: 
 
1) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei) 
 
Prime Minister's schedule, October 29 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
10:12 
Met at Kantei with LDP Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Oshima, 
followed by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Saka. 
 
11:l5 
Met with Japan Finance Corp. for Small and Medium Enterprises 
President Yasui, followed by Finance Minister Nukaga, Vice Finance 
Minister Tsuda and others. 
 
12:00 
Held an informal meeting with Cabinet Press Club members 
 
13:00 
Met with LDP Secretary General Ibuki. 
 
14:00 
 
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Met with incoming MSDF Yokosuka District Commandant Kenjiro Handa 
and others, followed by Financial Affairs Agency Director General 
Sato. 
 
15:00 
Attended a meeting of the Central Council to Promote Measures for 
the Disable People. Afterward, met with Deputy Chief Cabinet 
Secretary Futahashi, followed by MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau Director 
 
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General Kawa. 
 
16:00 
Met with Science and Technology Policy Minister Kishida and others, 
followed by Declining Birthrate Minister Kamikawa. 
 
17:03 
Attended an LDP executive meeting held in the Diet building. 
 
17:50 
Met with Foreign Minister Koumura at the Kantei. 
 
18:30 
Attended a Council for Science and Technology Policy meeting. 
 
19:13 
Met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura. 
 
20:14 
Returned to his residence in Nozawa. 
 
2) Last fuel supplied in Indian Ocean 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will shortly wind up its refueling 
activities in the Indian Ocean with the Antiterrorism Special 
Measures Law's upcoming expiry. An MSDF squadron, commanded by Capt. 
Yoshitaka Ojima, refueled a Pakistani naval destroyer there 
yesterday afternoon, local time, in the Arabian Sea, north of the 
Indian Ocean. It was the MSDF's last underway replenishment, based 
on the law. 
 
The MSDF started its underway replenishment there in December 2001. 
Since then, the MSDF has so far conducted 794 fuel supplies at sea. 
The Antiterrorism Special Measures Law is set to lose its effect at 
zero hours on Nov. 2. Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba will order the 
MSDF before that to withdraw the dispatched squadron. 
 
In July this year, two MSDF vessels left Japan for the Indian Ocean. 
One is the Tokiwa, a supply ship based at Yokosuka in Kanagawa 
Prefecture. The other is the Kirisame, a destroyer based at Sasebo 
in Nagasaki Prefecture, escorting the Tokiwa. The two vessels will 
return home in about three weeks after they are ordered home. 
 
"I'm relieved," Capt. Ojima said. "We will only carry out our task 
in a steady way," he added. 
 
The Tokiwa, with its patrol helicopter guarding around, joined the 
Pakistani destroyer yesterday afternoon. The MSDF supply ship, 
keeping an interval of about 40 meters, connected a corrugated tube 
to the Pakistani destroyer and sent light oil for about one hour and 
40 minutes while running along. 
 
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The Pakistani destroyer was putting up an English message on its 
bridge, reading: "FUEL FOR FREEDOM. JDS TOKIWA, THANK YOU." After 
receiving the fuel, the destroyer lined up about 70 crewmen on its 
deck, nearly twice as many as those usually on the deck. They 
shouted banzai and played Japan's national anthem. 
 
According to the Joint Staff Office at the Defense Ministry, the 
MSDF has so far sent a total of 59 vessels and about 11,000 members 
to refuel naval vessels from a total of 11 countries, including the 
United States, Britain, and Pakistan. 
 
3) US, UK concerned about operational efficiency 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Keiichi Honma, reporting from the Maritime Self-Defense Force's 
supply ship Tokiwa 
 
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will now discontinue its 
replenishment operation in the Indian Ocean. The United States, 
Britain, and other countries continuing their maritime interdiction 
operations (MIO) in the war on terror are increasingly becoming 
concerned about a possible lowering of efficiency in their 
operations. Their naval vessels have steadily received fuel from the 
MSDF. Now, however, the MSDF's pullout could not only affect their 
operations but could also have negative repercussions on the 
Pakistani military's operations. 
 
"Thanks to your support, we were able to carry out wonderful tasks 
at sea." 
 
On the deck of a Pakistani destroyer was a crewman signaling with 
flags during the Tokiwa's fuel and water supply that lasted for 
about one hour. 
 
As the MSDF ended its replenishment, about 40 Pakistani sailors came 
out all at once on the deck to line up. The Pakistani destroyer 
played Japan's national anthem, Kimigayo, loud enough that it could 
be heard onboard the Tokiwa. It was an unexpected event that moved 
the MSDF members aboard the Tokiwa. Some of them were at a loss for 
words. 
 
The Pakistani Navy's thank-you message praised Japan for its support 
as the largest supplier of light oil and fresh water. The Pakistani 
destroyer is a hand-me-down ship from the Royal Navy of Britain. It 
was commissioned in the 1970s. The destroyer is now too old. Among 
the MIO countries, Pakistan is the only country that has received 
water from the MSDF. 
 
Pakistan is the only Islamic country participating in MIO. Its 
future course of action concerns the United States, Britain, and 
other MIO members. According to informed sources, the United States, 
which wanted Islamic countries to join in, strongly worked on 
Pakistan. The United States persuaded Pakistan to participate in 
MIO, telling that country that its navy would receive free fuel from 
Japan. 
 
"Japan made its task highly successful," said Yoshitaka Ojima, 47, 
commander of the MSDF's Escort Division 6. Ojima has commanded the 
MSDF squadron in the Indian Ocean. "We have worked for regional 
 
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stability in an area that is vital to the security of energy 
resources," Ojima recalled. 
 
According to British naval sources, four or five supply ships from 
major countries-including Japan, the United States, Britain, and 
France-were deployed in the waters ranging from the Arabian Sea to 
the east coast of Africa. However, only Japan and the United States 
have continuously carried out their fuel supply, the sources said. 
The MSDF's pullout from the Indian Ocean will reportedly affect 20 
PERCENT  of MIO there. 
 
On Oct. 24, US Ambassador to Japan Schieffer delivered a speech in 
Tokyo. In it, he revealed that the amount of fuel provided by Japan 
was equivalent to 7 PERCENT -20 PERCENT  of the fuel used for 
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The MSDF's withdrawal will greatly 
affect OEF on the whole. 
 
The Japanese government is concerned about aftereffects, thinking 
that Japan's international reputation may drop after discontinuing 
the replenishment operation. "Japan's withdrawal may cause Japan to 
lose the international community's confidence," a senior official of 
the Foreign Ministry said. 
 
In particular, Japan's withdrawal will seriously affect its 
relations with the United States. Prime Minister Fukuda will visit 
the United States in mid-November to tell the US government that he 
will try to pass a new antiterror legislative measure. Government 
officials are increasingly concerned about what is in store for 
Japan-US relations. "There's no doubt that the United States will be 
disappointed at Japan as a self-centered country," a senior official 
of the Defense Ministry said. 
 
4) Moriya says he came to know about underreported fuel amount after 
leaving Defense Ministry; Held negotiations with US side, but denies 
involvement in cover-up 
 
NIKKEI (Page 3) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Regarding the Defense Ministry's correction of the amount of fuel 
the Maritime Self-Defense Force provided to a US oiler from 200,000 
gallons to 800,000 gallons, which has resulted in fuel diversion 
allegations, former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya yesterday 
denied his involvement in a cover-up, saying, "I came to know it was 
800,000 gallons after leaving (the Defense Ministry)." 
 
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who was serving as chief cabinet 
secretary at the time, denied allegations that Japanese oil had been 
 
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diverted for use in the Iraq war based on information that the MSDF 
provided 200,000 gallons of fuel in May 2003. But it became clear 
later that the amount was four times that volume, thereby resulting 
in oil diversion suspicions. It has also come to light that a 
Maritime Staff Office section chief and others had covered up the 
error in the amount. 
 
Moriya said: "Receiving a report from the Maritime Staff Office that 
200,000 gallons had been provided, I responded to it accordingly." 
He stressed that he had not been aware of the correct amount being 
800,000 gallons back then. 
 
However, Moriya was deeply involved in explaining the fuel amount, 
as seen from his request to a US Embassy minister that the US 
 
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government say things properly so as not to invite any suspicions 
about the use of (Japanese) oil under the Antiterrorism Special 
Measures Law. 
 
After Moriya's testimony, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or 
Minshuto) Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama said to reporters: "His 
replies sounded as if he forgot things back then. It's outrageous." 
Hatoyama also emphasized that his party would continue pursuing 
Moriya's accountability. 
 
5) Ruling bloc to make utmost efforts to find common ground in talks 
of LDP and DPJ leaders on antiterrorism bill 
 
ASAHI (Page 4) (Excerpts) 
October 30, 2007 
 
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Democratic Party of Japan 
(DPJ) agreed yesterday to hold party head talks today. The ruling 
camp has started coordination to have the bill designed to resume 
the Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) refueling mission clear the 
House of Representatives by extending the current Diet session, 
while the DPJ remains opposed to the bill. Will the two leaders be 
able to find common ground? With only 10 days left before the Diet 
is adjourned, the showdown between the ruling and opposition camps 
has entered a new phase in the Diet, where the opposition camp has a 
majority in the Upper House. 
 
The LDP leadership is determined to have the bill passed in the 
Lower House. Based on this premise, the government and the ruling 
camp have coordinated views to extend the Diet session. But the DPJ 
has opposed the coalition's extension proposal with the aim of 
discussing the antiterrorism bill. The main opposition party has 
also fiercely reacted to the issue of personnel appointments that 
need Diet approval reported before that. As it stands, the gulf 
between the two is too wide for one side to make a concession in the 
party head talks. If the prime minister and Ozawa express their 
respective views, the talks will reach a stalemate. 
 
6) Prime Minister Fukuda in meeting today to ask DPJ head Ozawa to 
support new antiterrorism legislation 
 
MAINICHI (Top Play) (Slightly abridged) 
October 30, 2007 
 
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and main opposition 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) agreed yesterday to hold a meeting 
today between Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, president of the LDP, and 
DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa in the Diet building. The two party heads 
will likely hold penetrating exchanges on the handling of a new 
antiterrorism bill, as well as on the question of whether to extend 
the current Diet session since the schedule for deliberations during 
the ongoing session is becoming tighter due to the Diet testimony by 
former Administrative Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya. As the 
Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) refueling mission in the Indian 
Ocean is to expire on Nov. 1 under the present Antiterrorism Special 
Measures Law, Fukuda hopes to reach an agreement with Ozawa in some 
fashion on Japan's support for antiterrorism operations. A battle 
between the ruling and opposition camps in the current session will 
face a crucial stage. 
 
The two party heads will hold a meeting for the first time. The 
meeting was requested by Fukuda, and Ozawa accepted it. LDP Diet 
 
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Affairs Committee Chairman Tadamori Oshima yesterday conveyed 
Fukuda's request to discuss issues concerning national interests, 
including the new antiterrorism bill with Ozawa to his DPJ 
counterpart Kenji Yamaoka. 
 
It is now impossible to enact the new antiterrorism bill without 
extending the current session, which expires on Nov. 10. The 
government and ruling coalition, therefore, has targeted at least 
passing it through the House of Representatives by extending the 
session. A senior LDP House of Councillors member said yesterday: 
"If we don't carry out deliberations on the bill at the Upper House 
after passing it through the Lower House, the international 
community will see Japan as having no desire to fight terrorism." 
 
However, Fukuda is regarded as cautious about enacting the 
legislation with approval of a two-thirds majority by taking a 
second vote in the Lower House. With his visit to the United States 
in mid-November approaching, Fukuda intends to gain in the meeting a 
foothold in resuming antiterrorism support after the present law 
expires. 
 
7) Speculation rampant about Ozawa's aim behind acceptance of offer 
for party head talks 
 
ASAHI (Page 4) (Excerpts) 
October 30, 2007 
 
In a general meeting held yesterday noon by the Liberal Democratic 
Party's Tokyo Metropolitan Federation of Chapters, Secretary General 
Ibuki emphasized: "In our party's views, if there are parts 
criticized (by the opposition camp), we will have to respond to the 
criticism. If we find good alternative ideas in the Democratic Party 
of Japan's (DPJ) plan, we will accept them." 
 
Asked by the prime minister yesterday morning to propose to the DPJ 
party head talks, Ibuki expressed his expectations that progress 
will be made in negotiations on changes in the government's 
antiterrorism bill. 
 
It is inconceivable, however, that DPJ President Ozawa, who has 
termed the Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) refueling mission as 
unconstitutional, will change his mind and support the bill. There 
is speculation about Ozawa's motives behind his agreement to holding 
party head talks, with one person predicting that he might try to 
find common ground by presenting a counterproposal, and another 
speculating that he might declare that the party will quickly reject 
the bill in the Upper House. 
 
Some DPJ members, however, take the view that Ozawa's aim is to take 
the initiative in dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap 
election. A senior party member said: "In accepting the ruling 
camp's proposal for party head talks, there should be no other 
advantage than pressing for dissolving the Lower House." In 
actuality, Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Hirotaka Akamatsu said: 
"Since the next House of Representative election might be held 
earlier than expected, we want you to pick potential candidates 
quickly." 
 
8) Moriya testifies that a former Defense Agency director general 
was present at party; Was aware that playing golf at trader's 
expense was illegal 
 
 
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YOMIURI (Top play) (Excerpts) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Former Administrative Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya in his 
sworn testimony yesterday at the House of Representatives special 
committee on antiterrorism, chaired by Takashi Fukaya, revealed that 
a former Defense Agency director general had been present at a party 
held by Motonobu Miyazaki, a former managing director of aviation 
and defense trader Yamada Yoko Corp. Indicating that his having 
played golf with the former Yamada executive constituted 
entertainment violating the Self-Defense Forces' code of ethics, 
Moriya offered an apology and announced his intention to consider 
returning his retirement allowance. Taking Moriya's testimony as 
insufficient to shed light on the truth, the opposition bloc is set 
to continue pursuing him. It might affect Diet deliberations on new 
antiterrorism legislation. 
 
Regarding lawmakers who were present at the party with Miyazaki, 
Moriya said: "I believe there were several. There was also a former 
Defense Agency director general." Although Moriya said that the 
meeting was held "last year or the year before last," he refused to 
name the lawmakers who attended the meeting, saying: "I would like 
to refrain from revealing the names of lawmakers so as not to cause 
any trouble for them." 
 
He admitted that as chair of the Defense Ministry's equipment 
deliberative council, he had been involved in August 2003, shortly 
after becoming vice minister, in the selection of an engine made by 
General Electric, for which Yamada Yoko was serving as Japanese 
agent, for the CX next-generation transport aircraft. He also 
admitted that when he had received a courtesy call by GE executives 
at his office last December, Miyazaki was also present. Moriya, 
however, denied giving any favors to Miyazaki. 
 
About the allegation that in accordance with Moriya's intention, the 
then Defense Agency decided in 2002 just to reduce the contract 
amount with Yamada Yoko without punishing it despite its padded bill 
for the shipment of a chaff/flare system for Maritime Self-Defense 
Force helicopters, he said, "I did not have authority, and I do not 
remember it." 
 
About his relationship with Miyazaki, Moriya revealed that (1) he 
played golf on over 200 occasions over about 11 years, (2) he and 
his wife received sets of golf clubs on two occasions, and (3) he 
traveled to Hokkaido and Kyushu to play golf at Miyazaki's expense. 
 
He then said: "I was aware that I was being entertained. I violated 
the SDF Ethics Law for a long period of time, and I have no excuse 
for it." However, the ethics code under the law has no stipulation 
for disciplinary action against retired officers. Moriya indicated 
that he was considering returning his retirement allowance, saying: 
"If I were an incumbent, I would naturally be punished. I will 
determine my response after thinking through the matter." 
 
9) Moriya repeats in Diet, "I don't remember;" Vague testimony 
coincident with contents of Defense Ministry's interim report 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Excerpts) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Former Administrative Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya appeared 
in the Diet as a sworn witness yesterday. On the alleged cover-up of 
 
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a data error of the amount of fuel provided by the Maritime 
Self-Defense Force (MSDF) to US tankers, Moriya repeatedly said: "I 
do not remember." Whether Moriya had been involved in the cover-up 
scandal was not revealed through his replies. 
 
In May 2003, the US naval commander said the amount of fuel 
indirectly supplied by the MSDF to a US aircraft carrier was 800,000 
gallons, but the then Joint Staff Council chairman announced at a 
news conference held two days later that the volume was 200,000 
gallons. It is suspected that Moriya as Defense Policy Bureau chief 
had been involved in this case. 
 
Moriya had asked the US Embassy of the purport of the US navy 
commander's statement and had received a letter of reply from the 
embassy the following day. Keeping in mind the fact that Moriya had 
been in a position to learn of the accurate volume of MSDF-supplied 
fuel through such exchanges with the US Embassy, House of 
Representatives Antiterrorism Special Committee Chairman Takashi 
Fukaya said, "You should have promptly taken response measures." 
 
But Moriya replied: "I only traded information (with the US) on 
whether the provided fuel was used in the Iraq war." He insisted 
that he had not been aware of the data error in 2003, saying: "I 
only knew it this year (after leaving the Defense Ministry)." 
 
Even so, since the US naval commander and the Joint Staff Council 
chairman gave different figures, Moriya naturally should have 
wondered why. Pointing to this, Democratic Party of Japan member 
Yorihisa Matsuno said, "It is odd that the defense policy bureau 
chief was unaware of it." 
 
Asked by opposition party members about exchanges of words in the 
government at that time, Moriya just repeated: "I was not aware of 
it," and "I do not remember." 
 
Moriya's vague testimony is curiously coincident with the contents 
of an interim report presented by the Defense Ministry to the ruling 
and opposition camps prior to Moriya's testimony. 
 
10) Meeting of party heads today: Ruling camp hopes for breakthrough 
in the situation; DPJ to attack until allegations are cleared up 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Excerpt) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Following the summoning of former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa 
Moriya to testify in the Diet on Oct. 29, the Democratic Party of 
Japan (DPJ or Minshuto), insisting that "suspicions have deepened," 
is strengthening its attack by such means as asking for more 
witnesses to be summoned. The aim is block substantive deliberations 
on the antiterrorism special measures bill and prevent its passage. 
On the other hand, there is no one in the government and ruling 
parties with the view that the allegations have been resolved. The 
thinking is that somehow in the meeting of party heads - Prime 
Minister Fukuda and DPJ President Ozawa - that a breakthrough in the 
situation can be found. 
 
11) Opposition demands further testimony 
 
MAINICHI (Page 1) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
 
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The House of Representatives Special Committee on Prevention of 
Terrorism and Support for Iraq discussed last evening at its 
directors' meeting future responses. In it, the ruling camp 
requested the holding on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 of deliberations on new 
antiterrorism legislation, while the opposition bloc demanded the 
summoning of sworn and unsworn witnesses to testify before the Diet. 
They, however, failed to reach a conclusion. 
 
The opposition called for summoning as sworn witnesses Motonobu 
Miyazaki, a former executive of the defense equipment trader Yamada 
Corp. who entertained former Administrative Vice Defense Minister 
Takemasa Moriya; and Tsutomu Sato, a former Naha Defense Facilities 
Administration Bureau chief who allegedly had collusive ties with a 
local company over US bases in Okinawa. The opposition also called 
for summoning the then Maritime Self-Defense Force's Maritime Staff 
Office Operations and Plans Division chief, who was responsible for 
the underreporting of the amount of fuel the MSDF supplied to a US 
ship, as an unsworn witness. 
 
12) Opposition parties criticize Moriya; DPJ's Hatoyama says Moriya 
essentially declines to testify 
 
ASAHI (Page 4) (Excerpts) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Senior members of opposition parties criticized statements made by 
former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya in Diet testimony 
yesterday. 
 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama 
told reporters at party headquarters: "He did not tell the truth. 
Regarding the cover-up of a data error (on the amount of fuel 
supplied by the Maritime Self-Defense Force to US tankers), he 
declined to testify in effect, saying that he did not remember. It 
is necessary to clear up the truth by questioning him further, 
including summing him to the Diet as a sworn witness again." 
 
Japanese Communist Party Secretary General Tadayoshi Ichida 
commented in a press conference: "Suspicions have deepened. He 
admitted that a former Defense Agency director general had been in a 
dining room with a former executive of Yamada Corp. and Moriya, 
revealing cozy ties established between the government, the 
bureaucracy and the business world. At important points, he said he 
did not remember. Mr. Moriya should be summoned again to the House 
of Representatives and also to the House of Councillors." 
 
13) Prime minister sharply criticizes Moriya: "He went too far" 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sharply criticized former Administrative 
Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya after Moriya's Diet testimony 
last night, in which he admitted that he had received excessive 
entertainment from an interested party. The prime minister said 
before reporters at his official residence: "He went too far. This 
is more serious than a question of an ethical code. He acted quite 
thoughtlessly. He did impermissible things." 
 
Asked about the impact of Moriya's allegations on the ongoing 
deliberations on the government's antiterrorism bill, the prime 
minister replied: "This is apparently an unfavorable matter. It is 
 
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necessary to shed light on the truth so that everyone can understand 
what happened." 
 
14) Japan-North Korea informal talks to resume as early as this 
week 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Japanese and North Korean working-level officials are now 
coordinating a plan to resume informal talks within the week, it was 
learned yesterday. The next round of talks will become a second 
preparatory meeting between Japan and the North for holding a 
working-level meeting of the six-party framework. The Japanese 
government plans to present again its new policy of gradually 
lifting its sanctions on Pyongyang in tandem with progress on the 
abduction issue. Attention is focused on how North Korea will 
respond to Japan's proposal. 
 
The expectation is that Foreign Ministry Asian and Oceanian Affairs 
Bureau Director-General Kenichiro Sasae and Ambassador of North 
Korea to Normalization Talks with Japan Song Il Ho will attend the 
meeting. 
 
Sasae has already conveyed to US Assistant Secretary of State 
Christopher Hill Tokyo's policy of carrying out informal talks with 
North Korea as the occasion arises. 
 
In the meeting, the Japanese side will again call on Pyongyang to at 
once repatriate all Japanese abductees. Sasae will also tell Song 
that Japan will remove some sanction measures if there is progress 
on the abduction issue, such as repatriation of Japanese abductees. 
 
15) Japan to send experts to North Korea 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
October 30, 2007 
 
Administrative Vice Minister Shotaro Yachi stated yesterday at a 
press briefing in response to a question regarding whether Japan 
would provide funds to push forward with North Korea's disablement 
of its nuclear facilities agreed on in the six-party talks and 
whether it would send experts to Pyongyang: "Japan is interested in 
taking part in nuclear disablement. We will consider whether it is 
appropriate for Japan to participate in it, including on the 
financial front." 
 
SCHIEFFER