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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 002825 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR, 
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM; 
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE; 
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI; 
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA; 
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE; 
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY AND 
NORTH KOREA 
 
¶1. LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included 
Japan's plan to propose at the G7 meeting on Friday an 
emergency IMF loan program for newly emerging economies 
and small- and medium-sized nations. 
 
¶2. "New Thinking Needed for Unprecedented Crisis" The 
liberal Mainichi editorialized (10/10): "...The 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was enacted after 
the struggle. However, the move failed to remove the 
anxiety, and the turmoil in the international financial 
system is continuing. The current crisis appears to be 
approaching an unknown stage... It will be impossible 
to restore market confidence by measures based only on 
traditional thinking. Revolutionary approaches are 
called for. We need to move very quickly to cope with 
the nose-diving market. Although Secretary of the 
Treasury Paulson expressed a positive position toward 
possible injection of public funds into financial 
institutions, words are not enough and swift action is 
called for." 
 
¶3. "Market Calling for Additional Steps" The moderate 
Yomiuri insisted in an editorial (10/10): "The market 
is calling for robust measures to prevent financial 
crisis. The U.S. government should quickly make a 
decision to inject public funds into financial 
institutions... Based on the past lessons of Japan, 
injecting public funds into financial institutions is 
necessary to reinforce their capital base in addition 
to the purchase of their troubled assets. The U.S. 
should follow through the UK decision to use public 
funds." 
 
¶4. "U.S. Should Inject Public Funds" The conservative 
Sankei's editorial said (10/10): "...Secretary of the 
Treasury Paulson hinted during his press conference on 
Wednesday at the possibility of injecting public funds 
into troubled financial institutions. We hope the U.S. 
will swiftly create a specific framework to implement 
the idea. The financial crisis has spread to Europe. 
The UK has decided to use public funds. The market 
remains uncertain due to slow action on the part of the 
U.S." 
 
¶5. "G7 to be Tested" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun 
editorialized (10/10): "...The UK has decided to inject 
public funds into financial institutions ahead of the 
G7 meeting on Friday. Japan solved its own problem in 
the 1990s by using public funds. The later the U.S. 
acts, the more serious the problem will be... G7 is not 
sufficient to cope with the worldwide financial 
crisis... Such nations as China, India, Brazil, and 
Russia should be involved in the discussion." 
 
¶6. "Delisting of North Korea Unacceptable" The 
conservative Sankei editorialized (10/10): "The 
possibility has emerged that the U.S. might delist 
North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism by 
overlooking a critical point of verification of 
Pyongyang's declaration of its nuclear programs. Japan 
should not accept it, as the move, which will not 
guarantee strict verification, violates the principle 
of complete abolishment of nuclear programs by North 
Korea... The biggest concern is that easy delisting 
could undermine the U.S.-Japan alliance. Ambassador 
Schieffer said on Thursday that President Bush has not 
made any decision yet. Prime Minister Aso should convey 
 
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Japan's position to the USG and urge Washington to make 
the right decision." 
 
 
SCHIEFFER