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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 TOKYO 002505 
 
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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, 
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FAS/ITP FOR SCHROETER; PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR; 
CINCPAC FLT/PA/ COMNAVFORJAPAN/PA. 
 
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TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
 
SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/08 
 
INDEX: 
 
(1) ASDF to withdraw from Iraq this year as time limit of UN 
resolution for stationing troops runs out (Mainichi) 
 
(2) Opposition parties in Okinawa Prefectural Assembly to ask about 
purpose of governor's U.S. visit, may revise extra budget (Okinawa 
Times) 
 
(3) Seven years since 9/11 (Nikkei) 
 
(4) Camp Zama's forward deployed command different from main body: 
U.S. commander (Asahi) 
 
(5) Scanner column: Nakagawa at odds with Mori in Machimura faction; 
junior Tsushima faction members launch "coup d'etat" (Yomiuri) 
 
(6) Drifting policies - Agriculture: Goal of 50 PERCENT 
self-sufficiency rate moving away (Asahi) 
 
(7) TOP HEADLINES 
 
(8) EDITORIALS 
 
(9) Prime Minister's schedule, September 10 (Nikkei) 
 
ARTICLES: 
 
(1) ASDF to withdraw from Iraq this year as time limit of UN 
resolution for stationing troops runs out 
 
MAINICHI (Page 1) (Abridged) 
Eve., September 11, 2008 
 
The government this morning revealed that it plans to withdraw this 
year the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) personnel dispatched to Iraq 
for reconstruction support activities. At a press conference, Chief 
Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura stated: "We have begun giving 
consideration to ending the mission of the ASDF in Iraq later this 
year." With this, the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq 
that has lasted close to five years will be over. 
 
The decision was made this morning at a meeting of the chief cabinet 
secretary, foreign minister, and defense minister. As the reason for 
the withdrawal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura explained: "The 
domestic public-security situation in Iraq has improved, and the 
goal of the special measures law for Iraq reconstruction assistance 
has been achieved." He made it clear that the Iraqi government, as 
well, was considering reviewing the operations of the multinational 
force, and has indicated its understanding of Japan's plan to 
withdraw its troops. 
 
The United Nations resolution that forms the basis for stationing 
troops in Iraq will expire in late December, and the United States 
has decided to reduce its troops by approximately 8,000 by next 
February. The U.S. has indicated it will transfer the personnel to 
Afghanistan, now the focal point of the war on terror, so the 
decision by the Japanese government is in accord with that move. 
Regarding continuing the Indian Ocean oil-refueling mission by the 
Maritime Self-Defense Force that runs out on Jan. 15, Japan's 
response will be all the more under scrutiny. At the press 
conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura stressed: "Every 
 
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country is strengthening its approach to Afghanistan, so we must 
continue by all means our refueling mission in the Indian Ocean." 
 
(2) Opposition parties in Okinawa Prefectural Assembly to ask about 
purpose of governor's U.S. visit, may revise extra budget 
 
OKINAWA TIMES (Page 2) (Full) 
September 11, 2008 
 
Six opposition parties in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly held a 
representatives meeting yesterday to discuss what strategy they 
should take in a regular meeting on Sept. 17. The parties decided to 
question in representative and other interpellation sessions the 
main purpose of Governor Hirokazu Nakaima's planned visit to the 
U.S., expenses for which have already been earmarked in the 
prefecture's supplementary budget. 
 
The opposition bloc adopted in a regular meeting in June a 
resolution against a plan to construct a new facility in the Henoko 
district of Nago City, Okinawa, to replace the U.S. Marine Corps' 
Futenma Air Station. If Governor Nakaima expresses in the U.S. a 
willingness to promote the relocation plan, the opposition side, 
which holds a majority in the assembly, might revise the 
supplementary budget (to take away funding for the trip). 
 
In a regular press conference on the 5th, Nakaima announced the 
prefecture's view about the relocation of the Futenma Air Station. 
He refuted the opposition camp's resolution, saying: "The plan is 
different in nature from what the resolution calls 'the construction 
of a new base'." He then indicated that he would move the relocation 
plan forward, in order to eliminate the risk from Futenma Air 
Station. 
 
Yonekichi Shinzato, the largest opposition group's chairman, said: 
"The view presented by the governor challenges our resolution. The 
people of Okinawa are opposed to the relocation plan. If the purpose 
of the U.S. visit goes against the public will, we cannot approve 
it. 
 
(3) Seven years since 9/11 
 
NIKKEI (Page 6) (Abridged slightly) 
September 11, 2008 
 
Restricted freedom widely accepted 
 
Hiroyuki Nakamae, New York 
 
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the 
Untied States in which nearly 3,000 people died. The weight of 
antiterrorism measures has declined, with economic policy taking the 
center stage in the ongoing U.S. presidential race. The wounds of 
terrorism are still casting dark shadows over American society, as 
seen in the enactment of legislation authorizing wire tapping 
without a court order and in tightened controls on U.S. 
immigration. 
 
At the final stage of the U.S. presidential race, people tend to 
criticize the economic policies of the two candidates, Senator 
Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, with one saying, "McCain 
doesn't understand the economy," and another predicting, "Obama will 
raise taxes." 
 
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In an opinion poll conducted by the New York Times in mid-August, 40 
PERCENT  of the American people -- the largest group -- cited the 
economy and employment as the most important factor in selecting 
candidates. In contrast, only 9 PERCENT  and 15 PERCENT  of people 
pointed to "antiterrorism measures and security" and the "Iraq war," 
respectively -- factors that are said to have dictated the outcome 
of the presidential election four years ago. Witnessing a slowdown 
in the economy resulting from the financial crisis, in addition to 
the absence of another terrorist attack on the country, Americans 
seem to have changed their views of what they expect of the next 
president. 
 
Despite such shifts, there are no signs of revisions being made to 
President George W. Bush's hard-line stance against terrorism, which 
has been criticized by liberals, who attach importance to civil 
rights. 
 
In July, Senator Obama voted for the FISA (Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act) Amendment Act authorizing warrantless surveillance 
of international terrorist suspects. His action was denounced by 
some Republican and Democratic lawmakers as a betrayal. His 
compromise was seemingly aimed at winning more support from 
conservative and middle-of-the-road voters. A CNN opinion poll in 
July showed that 35 PERCENT  of people believed that there would be 
a terrorist attack on the United States within several weeks. This 
can partly explain why the United States cannot lower its guard down 
against terrorism. 
 
Helped by the growing inward-looking trend, antiterrorism measures 
against foreigners have repeatedly been tightened in the United 
States. Starting this spring, the Department of Homeland Security 
has begun collecting fingerprints from international visitors upon 
arrival at major U.S. airports. Beginning January 2009, visitors 
from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) participating countries, including 
Japan, will be required to register online their names, where they 
will stay, and other personal information no less than 72 hours 
prior to travel to the United States. 
 
At U.S. airports, even U.S. citizens have to take off their shoes as 
part of security inspections. In the United States, freedom has been 
sacrificed for security since 9/11. Although the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan are continuing, there are no signs of the United States 
restoring the freedoms that have been lost. 
 
No exit in sight for Bush administration's war on terrorism 
 
Hiroshi Maruya, Washington 
 
On Sept. 9, two days before the seventh anniversary of 9/11, 
President Bush emphatically said: "There are difficult issues still 
left for the future." He declared an end to major combat operations 
in Iraq in May 2003. He could not have imagined that he would be 
urging people to be ready for a long war more than five years 
later. 
 
The Iraq war has cost the U.S. military over 4,000 lives and 858 
billion dollars (about 92 trillion yen) the Congress has approved. 
The President was forced to send additional troops to Afghanistan, 
where the Taliban Islamic fundamental group was supposed to have 
been defeated. No exits are in sight for the two wars on terror. 
 
 
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The loss of power of the United States has allowed Russia to 
challenge the international order, as seen in the Georgia conflict. 
The world has become multi-polarized, but the president's belief 
remains unchanged. In closing his speech on Sept. 9, the president 
categorically said, "We will leave behind a safer and more peaceful 
world for our children and our grandchildren," while repeating the 
"power of freedom" three times. 
 
(4) Camp Zama's forward deployed command different from main body: 
U.S. commander 
 
ASAHI (Kanagawa edition) (Page 29) (Full) 
September 10, 2008 
 
Taichiro Ogawa, Mitsuo Sekine 
 
U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) Commanding General Francis Wiercinski met 
the press yesterday at Camp Zama, a U.S. Army base straddling the 
Kanagawa cities of Zama and Sagamihara, where he said the U.S. Army 
1st Corps' forward deployed command, which was set up (at Camp Zama) 
in December last year, is "an organization that is quite different 
from the 1st Corps on the U.S. mainland." The commander added: "Its 
main functions are command and control. This does not mean that 
combat vehicles and many soldiers will come." Meanwhile, local 
residents are worried that the 1st Corps may relocate its main 
body's functions (to Camp Zama). In this regard, he almost ruled out 
that possibility. 
 
USARJ Commanding General Wiercinski arrived at his post in late 
June. He concurrently heads the 1st Corps' forward deployed command 
as its commanding officer. He met the press for the first time since 
his arrival. He stressed there that the forward deployed command is 
another organization. "The First Corps in the U.S. mainland (state 
of Washington) will go to Iraq," he said. "But," he added, "we won't 
go there." He further stated: "Some people say hundreds or thousands 
of soldiers will be coming with tanks and airplanes. That's a 
misunderstanding." 
 
The Zama-based forward deployed command's functions focus on command 
and control, Wiercinski said. The U.S. military will therefore bring 
communication equipment and delivery vehicles. 
 
The U.S. Army has since 9/11 been redesigning its troops into 
'modular' units instead of mobilizing troops in large units like 
divisions. "This change is still underway," Wiercinski said. He also 
said, "We're learning to pull out and put together necessary 
functions for other troops." 
 
In connection with the 1st Corps' forward deployed command, former 
USARJ Commanding General Perkins, who is Wiercinski's predecessor, 
remarked in February this year that the U.S. military was planning 
to station 300 more personnel at Camp Zama for the relocation of the 
1st Corps' functions from the U.S. mainland to Zama. The local 
communities around Camp Zama were strongly opposed to that 
reinforcement plan, claiming that it would expand the base's 
functions. Local residents were therefore concerned about the plan. 
 
Meanwhile, the U.S. military plans to build a new facility at the 
U.S. Army's Sagami Depot for the forward deployed command's use. The 
planned facility is called the "Battle Command Training Center." 
Concerning this facility, Wiercinski said the U.S. military is now 
putting on the finishing touches. He revealed that the U.S. military 
 
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would hold bidding in four to six weeks and that construction work 
would start before the summer of 2009 and would be completed in the 
fall of 2010. 
 
Wiercinski explained that the training center is a "highly 
digitalized facility" and that small groups can be trained there for 
battle command. He said, "We will also conduct joint training 
exercises with the Ground Self-Defense Force, and we want to step up 
our cooperation in preparation for emergencies." 
 
(5) Scanner column: Nakagawa at odds with Mori in Machimura faction; 
junior Tsushima faction members launch "coup d'etat" 
 
YOMIURI (Page 3) (Slightly abridged) 
September 10, 2008 
 
Most factions in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have 
decided to let their members cast their votes on their own in the 
party's presidential election on Sept. 22. The official campaign 
will kick off today. This is noticeably different from the past 
elections. In the Machimura faction, the largest in the LDP, there 
is conflict between former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and former 
LDP Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa. The Tsushima faction, which 
was derived from the Tanaka and Takeshita factions that enjoyed an 
"iron-clad unity," has lost its unity. Faction heads can no longer 
control their members. 
 
Machimura faction 
 
On the morning of Sept. 9, Nakagawa, former Defense Minister Yuriko 
Koike and other lawmakers, who support Koike's bid for the LDP 
presidential election, got together in a room of ANA 
Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo. Nakagawa complained: "I may be left 
out in the cold." 
 
In a meeting on Sept. 8 of the Machimura faction, Nakagawa felt as 
if he were lying on a bed of nails. 
 
Nakagawa, in the meeting, said: "If the faction as a policy group 
forces its members to follow its decision, it will not meet the 
public's thinking." Yoshiro Mori, a supreme advisor to the faction, 
told Nakagawa with a displeased look: "Cut it out." 
 
Nakagawa, however, did not stop, and said: 
 
"Ms. Koike is running in the election at the risk of her political 
career. I understand that our faction members want to support her as 
like-minded persons. As Mr. Mori often says there will be no 
enemies, when the election ends." 
 
Mori then spoke for about 40 minutes. He stressed: 
 
"I will back Mr. Aso. He supported the Abe and Fukuda cabinets as 
secretary general. I don't care that people call me a politician of 
the old LDP. I don't force fellow faction members, but we should not 
forget our moral obligation." 
 
A veteran faction lawmaker said: "With Mr. Mori's speech, a trend to 
support Aso will probably emerge. Since former Prime Minister Shinzo 
Abe will likely support Abe, Nakagawa, who backs Koike, will be 
gradually isolated in his faction. 
 
 
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Meanwhile, a junior faction lawmaker supporting Koike stressed: "A 
clampdown by the faction will not work." 
 
On Sept. 9 at a party held in Toranomon, Tokyo, Nakagawa said 
emphatically as if to encourage himself: "If you don't want to be 
placed in an unduly position, you should not become a politician. 
Factions must not apply pressure on their members for the 
presidential election." 
 
Tsushima faction 
 
The Tsushima faction is in a serious situation. Such junior faction 
members as Wataru Takeshita, younger brother of former Prime 
Minister Noboru Takeshita, and Gaku Hashimoto, second son of former 
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, made efforts to file the name of 
former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the presidential election. 
LDP General Council Chairman Takashi Sasagawa and other senior 
faction members were working on supporting Aso, while Mikio Aoki, 
former chairman of the LDP caucus in the Upper House, was taking a 
stance of backing Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano. 
Under such circumstances, Takeshita and Hashimoto were maneuvering 
to field Ishiba. 
 
In the Tsushima faction, former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga 
had long been regarded as a presidential candidate. Nukaga expressed 
his eagerness for running in two elections in the past, but he 
consequently gave up. The junior faction members intended to bring 
about a generational change to the faction by skipping Nukaga. In a 
faction meeting on Sept. 5, Upper House member Hiromi Iwanaga 
refused to back Ishiba, saying, "We, Upper House members, will take 
action on our own." Takeshita said in a strong tone: "The way that 
you don't listen to us is the same as Democratic Party of Japan 
(DPJ) President Ichiro Ozawa's." A senior member who happened to be 
there took it as criticism of Aoki and felt that Aoki's influence 
was diminished. 
 
Koga, Yamasaki factions 
 
Both the Koga and Yamasaki factions have decided to let their 
members to cast their vote freely. 
 
In the Koga faction, Yoshihide Suga, former Internal Affairs and 
communications minister, supports Aso; LDP Deputy Secretary General 
Hiroyuki Sonoda backs Yosano; and Fumio Kishimoto, former state 
minister for Okinawa affairs, supports Ishihara. Although LDP 
Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga is believed to back 
Aso, he has yet to make up his mind. Bothe Koga and Aso are from 
Fukuda Prefecture. 
 
In the Yamasaki faction, Ishihara will run in the election, but 
Akira Amari, senior faction member and former economy, trade and 
industry minister, supports Aso, while Tsutomu Takebe, former 
secretary general, backs Koike. Taku Yamasaki, former LDP vice 
president, has reiterated that his decision is still a "blank 
slate." 
 
(6) Drifting policies - Agriculture: Goal of 50 PERCENT 
self-sufficiency rate moving away 
 
ASAHI (Page 7) (Excerpts) 
September 11, 2008 
 
 
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Prime Minister Fukuda: "What is the main reason for the drop (of the 
food self-sufficiency rate) to 39 PERCENT ? Are there any measures 
to raise the rate?" 
 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Wakabayashi (at that 
time): "I would like to establish a policy mechanism to increase the 
rate to more than 50 PERCENT ." 
 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) set the 
goal of raising the food self-sufficiency rate to 50 PERCENT  under 
the instruction of the prime minister on July 2, just ahead of the 
Hokkaido Toyako Summit. 
 
Grain prices have steeply risen across the world since last year. 
Due to soaring prices, eve riots arose in countries in Africa and 
other areas. In the Tokyo International Conference on African 
Development (TICAD) in Yokohama in May, Prime Minister Fukuda 
indicated his determination to address the food security issue. In 
the food summit in Room in July, Fukuda also declared: "By promoting 
agricultural reform and enhancing its self-sufficiency rate, Japan 
would like to contribute to stabilizing the world's balance between 
supply and demand." 
 
Encouraged by the prime minister's "international pledge," the 
government and the ruling camp began to move to switch the 
conventional acreage-reduction policy. In August, the government 
came up with a decision to increase the output of rice flour for 
bread and noodle, as well as rice for livestock feed. 
 
However, rice flour and rice for feed are priced at only 20 to 30 
PERCENT  of the prices of rice as a staple food. To maintain 
equilibrium between income and expenditures, state subsidies are 
needed for such producers. MAFF requested 52.6 billion yen in its 
fiscal 2009 budget request as fiscal resources to fund a system in 
which 50,000 yen is paid per 10 ares. The ministry has sought a 
total of 302.5 billion yen to finance measures to raise the 
self-sufficiency rate, accounting for 10 PERCENT  of the total 
budgetary estimate. 
 
These measures, however, are expected to enhance the 
self-sufficiency rate only by 0.5-1 percentage point annually. In 
addition, the international price of wheat has dropped 30-40 PERCENT 
 from its peak, alleviating the impending crisis about skyrocketing 
food prices. 
 
In a questionnaire survey conducted in May by the Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries Finance Corporation, the largest number of 
respondents (41.3 PERCENT ) cited "safety" as the factor most 
concerned for consumers, followed by "domestically produced food 
(25.8 PERCENT ), both two times larger than in the previous survey 
(in January). In the aftermath of the food-poisoning cases in Japan 
triggered by Chinese-made frozen dumplings, an increasing number of 
consumers now pay more attention to safety and opt for domestic 
products. Despite such a trend, the government remains unable to 
take the next step to enhance the self-sufficiency rate. The 50 
PERCENT  goal might end up with just a dead letter. 
 
No progress in project to foster large-scale farm families 
 
To improve the nation's self-sufficiency rate, it is imperative to 
foster highly motivated farmers and expand the scale of farming. The 
average area under cultivation of a Japanese farm household is 1.7 
 
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hectares, while it is 84 hectares in the U.S. and 380 hectares in 
Australia. Even with quality and safety taken into consideration, 
Japan must expand the average area at least to 5-10 hectares, in 
order to strengthen its international competitiveness in terms of 
cost. 
 
To that end, MAFF has prepared measures to reform the nation's 
farmland system, aiming to regenerate fallow land, which account of 
8 PERCENT  of all farmland across the nation, and to consolidate 
such land for motivated farmers. 
 
Even under the current system, local government heads are allowed to 
order the owners of idle farmland to lease such land to farmers. But 
it will take time to go through the necessary procedures, so there 
is no precedent case. MAFF has worked eagerly to improve the current 
legal system. The ministry intends to submit bills amending relevant 
laws to the ordinary Diet session next year. But the legislation 
might be delayed due to Fukuda resignation as prime minister and the 
next general election.'' 
 
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has criticized the subsidy 
system for large-scale farmers the government has introduced since 
last fiscal year as "bullying small-scale farmers." Following the 
DPJ's overwhelming victory in the House of Councillors election last 
summer, the LDP has also made small-scale farmers eligible for the 
subsidy system. The DPJ has proposed creating a system worth one 
trillion yen designed to give income support for individual farmers 
in its policy package. If the LDP comes up with countermeasures, the 
two parties might fall into a port-barrel battle. 
 
To seriously nurture large-scale farmers, a review of the land tax 
system will also become necessary. In order to facilitate companies 
to establish incorporated agricultural procedures, advisors have 
suggested the need for deregulation, but nothing has been done yet. 
 
The new round of World Trade Organization (WTO) global trade talks 
(Doha Round) ended in rupture in the latest session, but its 
working-level talks have been resumed since Sept. 10. Ministerial 
talks will be resumed in two to three years. Japan will unavoidably 
be pressed again to lower the tariffs it has imposed on rice and 
other sensitive items. There is no much time left for Japan to 
reconstruct its agricultural policy. 
 
(7) TOP HEADLINES 
 
Asahi: 
Aso gains upper hand in LDP presidential election 
 
Mainichi and Tokyo Shimbun: 
2 firms in Aichi Prefecture also found to have sold tainted rice 
 
Yomiuri and Sankei: 
Majority of LDP lawmakers support Aso 
 
Nikkei: 
Honda to launch electric motorcycles in 2011 
 
Akahata: 
JCP determined to abolish medical insurance system for people 75 and 
older 
 
(8) EDITORIALS 
 
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Asahi: 
(1) LDP presidential race underway 
(2) Great anxiety at North Korea's 60th anniversary 
 
Mainichi: 
(1) LDP presidential race: Campaign pledges too ambiguous 
(2) U.S. financial bailout plan only first step to restoring 
international trust 
 
Yomiuri: 
(1) LDP presidential candidates must present big picture 
(2) Supreme Court's decision on land readjustment project 
 
Nikkei: 
(1) Countdown to next general election 
(2) What happened in North Korea? 
 
Sankei: 
(1) LDP presidential race: Discuss ways to break political gridlock 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
(1) LDP race: Consumption tax ignored 
(2) Waiver of nuclear trade with India inappropriate 
 
Akahata: 
(1) 7th anniversary of 9/11: Ending the war on terror 
 
(9) Prime Minister's schedule, September 10 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
September 11, 2008 
 
10:35 
Met at Kantei with Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura, Cabinet Office 
Senior Vice Minister Tanimoto and Decoration Bureau Chief Fukushita. 
Met later with Machimura and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary 
Futahashi. 
 
11:00 
Met with Cabinet Intelligence Director Mitani. 
 
12:14 
Met with Futahashi. 
 
14:40 
Met with Special Advisor Ito. 
 
15:04 
Met Untied Nations University president. 
 
17:06 
Met with Consumer Administration Minister Noda. 
 
18:10 
Returned to his official residence. 
 
ZUMWALT