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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 
 
Index: 
1) Top headlines 
2) Editorials 
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule (Nikkei) 
 
Prime Minister's daily schedule 
4) Foreign Ministry poll in U.S. finds 80 PERCENT  of Americans 
trust Japan  (Yomiuri) 
 
Political agenda: 
5) Fuji-Sankei opinion poll finds Democratic Party of Japan is again 
overtaking Liberal Democratic Party, with 14 point difference in 
voter preference for DPJ  (Sankei) 
6) LDP alarmed by sagging polls following DPJ reorganization 
(Yomiuri) 
7) New party head Hatoyama launches with new DPJ lineup  (Yomiuri) 
8) Upper House starts deliberating supplementary budget  (Tokyo 
Shimbun) 
9) A 50-day extension of the Diet is now envisaged  (Nikkei) 
 
10) Island Summit to start in Hokkaido on 22nd  (Sankei) 
 
11) Prime Minister Aso pledges to make COP-15 a success  (Mainichi) 
 
 
Defense and security affairs: 
12) Kyoto used-car dealer arrested for exporting banned vehicle to 
North Korea that could be used to transport missiles  (Sankei) 
13) Maritime Self-Defense Force  responds to report of attack by 
suspicious ship in waters off Somalia by sending helicopter  (Tokyo 
Shimbun) 
14) Ground Self-Defense Force special unit to be dispatched overseas 
for first time in connection with anti-piracy mission  (Asahi) 
 
Articles: 
 
1) TOP HEADLINES 
 
Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, and Tokyo Shimbun: 
MHLW to relax measures against new influenza to level of seasonal 
flu; Patients with mild symptoms to be allowed to be treated at 
home; Onboard quarantine inspections to be terminated possibly this 
week 
 
Nikkei: 
Seven & I to take private-brand products global 
 
Sankei: 
Kyoto used-car dealer to be arrested for exporting vehicles to North 
Korea that could be converted for missile transport 
 
Akahata: 
New flu infection spreads to 162 people; Over 4,000 schools in 
Hyogo, Osaka closed 
 
2) EDITORIALS 
 
Asahi: 
(1) New flu infection spreading: Solid guidelines imperative 
(2) General election in India: Singh administration bears heavy 
responsibilities 
 
 
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Mainichi: 
(1) New influenza: Guidelines on epidemic essential 
(2) Corporate performance: Next step called for 
 
Yomiuri: 
(1) Avoid overreaction in face of new flu 
(2) Indian general election: People sought political stability 
 
Nikkei: 
(1) Flexible measures essential for rapidly spreading infection 
(2) Hatoyama-led DPJ may have double power structure 
 
Sankei: 
(1) Ozawa as DPJ deputy president: Nothing will change 
(2) New flu treatment must be available anywhere 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
(1) Spreading influenza requires long-term strategy 
(2) New DPJ leadership set to move into action 
 
Akahata: 
(1) Steps necessary to dispel public anxiety over new flu 
 
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei) 
 
Prime Minister's schedule, May 18 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
07:32 Took a walk around his official residence. 
10:02 Held meeting at Kantei on anti-new flu measures. 
14:00 Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsumoto. Met later 
with Kiribati President Tong. 
15:06 Met with Danish Climate and Energy Minister Hedegaard, 
followed by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America 
Chairman Brennan. 
16:08 Met with Finance Minister Yosano, Cabinet Office directors 
general Yamazaki and Matsumoto, and Assistant Deputy Chief Cabinet 
Secretary Fukuda. Yosano, Yamazaki and Matsumoto remained. 
16:49 Conducted videotaping in Diet building for LDP PR, joined by 
Women's Affairs Division chief Yamatani. 
17:00 Attended LDP board meeting. 
18:23 Met at Kantei with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura. 
18:39 Met at Bar Baron Okura at Hotel Okura with LDP Election 
Strategy Council Chairman Koga, former Foreign Minister Koumura and 
former Defense Minister Kyuma. Met later with his secretary. 
21:59 Returned to his official residence. 
 
4) Survey: American people's confidence in Japan reaches record 80 
percent 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
A record-high 80 percent of Americans consider Japan to be a 
reliable country, according to the results of a survey conducted in 
the U.S. by the Foreign Ministry. This figure is up 13 percentage 
points over the previous year. The survey results released yesterday 
showed that 91percent of the influential individuals, including 
government and business leaders, felt the same confidence, down one 
point from the previous year. Asked about Japan-U.S. relations, 73 
 
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percent of the citizens surveyed replied that the relations were in 
good shape, up 10 points, and 81 percent of the influential 
individuals, down four points, gave the same reply. 
 
This survey has been conducted almost every year since 1960. This 
year, Gallup of the U.S. interviewed by telephone 1,500 citizens 
aged 18 or older and 253 influential individuals in February and 
March. 
 
Citizens who picked Japan as the most important partner in Asia for 
the U.S. surged three points to 46 percent, while influential 
individuals who selected Japan declined 10 points to 44 percent. 
Japan held the first place in the ranking, following last year. 
Meanwhile, China was cited as the most important partner by 39 
percent of Americans polled, up five points, and by 42 percent of 
the influential individuals, up four points from the previous year. 
 
5) Poll: DPJ tops LDP again 
 
SANKEI (Page 2) (Abridged) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The rate of public support for the leading opposition Democratic 
Party of Japan (Minshuto), which has now elected Yukio Hatoyama as 
its new leader, rose 9 points from last month to 30.5 PERCENT  in a 
recent joint opinion poll conducted by the Sankei Shimbun and Fuji 
News Network (FNN). The ruling Liberal Democratic Party was at 27.5 
PERCENT . The DPJ outstripped the LDP again. In the poll, 
respondents were also asked which political party they would vote 
for in their respective proportional representation blocs at the 
time of the next House of Representative election. In the breakdown 
of responses to this question as well, the DPJ apparently gained 
momentum. This indicates the public's high expectations for the DPJ 
under the new leader. 
 
The poll was conducted May 17. In the popularity ranking of 
political parties for proportional representation, the LDP tallied 
31.3 PERCENT , with the DPJ scoring 45.2 PERCENT , getting a lead of 
13.9 points on the LDP. 
 
The LDP outpaced the DPJ in the polls taken after DPJ Deputy 
President Ichiro Ozawa's state-funded secretary was arrested on the 
charge of violating the Political Funds Control Law when Ozawa was 
the party's head. For proportional representation as well, the LDP 
topped the DPJ in the last poll for the first time under Prime 
Minister Taro Aso and appeared to have come back. In the latest 
poll, however, the DPJ showed a significant rise in both figures. 
The Aso cabinet's support rate was 27.4 PERCENT , down 0.8 points 
from the last poll. Its upturn trend stopped. 
 
Respondents were further asked to choose between Aso and Hatoyama as 
more appropriate for premiership. To this question, 33.1 PERCENT 
chose Aso, with 37.7 PERCENT  opting for Hatoyama. Respondents were 
also asked if they could attach expectations on Hatoyama. To this 
question, however, "yes" accounted for only 41.6 PERCENT , with "no" 
for 49.4 PERCENT . 
 
6) LDP concern about surge in public support for DPJ, outstripping 
LDP 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts) 
May 19, 2009 
 
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The ruling parties are increasing alarmed toward the new leadership 
of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which is now 
led by President Yukio Hatoyama. The reasons are that in Yomiuri 
Shimbun and other polls, dark clouds seem to be over the Aso 
cabinet's popularity, and that support rates for the ruling Liberal 
Democratic Party (LDP) were lower than those for the DPJ. Although 
the ruling coalition intends to spoil the DPJ's chances to boost its 
popularity by criticizing it as "a puppet of Ozawa," some ruling 
camp members began to say that a new strategy is needed to increase 
the popularity of the Aso administration. 
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an opinion poll from the evening of 
May 16 through May 17. The poll found that the support rate for the 
Aso cabinet was 30 PERCENT  (28.7 PERCENT  in the previous poll) and 
that the DPJ obtained a 30.8 PERCENT  support rate, outstripping the 
LDP with 28.4 PERCENT . Yoshihide Suga, vice chairman of the LDP 
Election Strategy Committee, severely criticized the DPJ yesterday 
in Yokohama, saying: "(The new DPJ leadership) is a puppet of Ozawa 
and has a dual structure. Ozawa will manage all important elections. 
Secretary General Katsuya Okada is an ornament." 
 
Contrary to such criticisms, many in the ruling coalition are taking 
the situation seriously. They think that the support rates for the 
Aso cabinet increased thank to former DPJ President Ozawa's 
fundraising issue, and the boost is temporary. There is a 
possibility that calls to remove Aso from office will flare up 
again. 
 
A senior LDP member said disappointedly: "It has now become clear 
that Mr. Aso is unpopular among the public." A mid-level lawmaker 
said: "(Aso) got the approval rates this level, even though he 
drafted a large-scale supplementary budget. The only choice he has 
is to bring forward the general election." 
 
7) Hatoyama-led DPJ gets started today; Focus on campaign pledges 
for general election 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, will 
hold today a general meeting of its lawmakers from both Diet houses 
to give approval to the new leadership lineup. The new leadership 
will then get underway today. The new leadership's immediate 
challenge is how it will play up "changes" in its Diet strategy and 
manifest (set of campaign pledges) before the upcoming House of 
Representatives election. 
 
New President Yukio Hatoyama appeared yesterday evening on 
commercial television programs. He intends to set up opportunities 
to respond to reporters to compete with Prime Minister Taro Aso, who 
meets the press corps every day. His aim is to demonstrate 
differences between himself and Deputy President Ichiro Ozawa, who 
is regarded as disliking the media. 
 
Hatoyama yesterday held talks with Secretary General Katsuya Okada 
at party headquarters. He has now completed final coordination for 
the new posts. Accepting Okada's view, he picked Yoshihiko Noda, 
chairman of the party's Public Relations Committee, as deputy 
secretary general. This indicates that Hatoyama gave consideration 
to Okada. 
 
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The new DPJ leadership has yet to come up with a strategy for 
responding to such important bills as the fiscal 2009 supplementary 
budget draft and related bills. Hatoyama has taken the stance of not 
dragging out deliberations. In the DPJ, however, a senior member in 
the House of Councillors said: "Mr. Okada, who is a policy expert, 
will probably pursue thorough deliberations. The party's response 
cannot be decided without discussions between executives." 
 
Appearing on a TV program yesterday, Hatoyama said: "We must secure 
150 seats at least (in the single-seat constituencies). We should 
set the goal of obtaining 160 or 170 seats." 
 
New DPJ executive lineup 
 
President Yukio Hatoyama 
Deputy President 
(for election strategy): Ichiro Ozawa 
Deputy President Naoto Kan 
Deputy President Azuma Koshiishi (Upper House caucus chairman) 
Secretary General Katsuya Okada 
Deputy Secretary General Yoshihiko Noda 
Kenji Hirata (Upper House member) 
Policy Research Committee Chair Masayuki Naoshima (Upper House 
member) 
Policy Research Committee Deputy Chair Akira Nagatsuma 
Tetsuro Fukuyama (Upper House member) 
Diet Affairs Committee Chair Kenji Yamaoka 
Diet Affairs Committee Deputy Chair Jun Azumi 
Susumu Yanase (Upper House member) 
 
8) Extra budget: Upper House starts deliberations; Ruling, 
opposition parties making adjustments toward holding party head 
talks on the 27th 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
Participants in the Upper House Budget Committee's directors' 
meeting on May 18 agreed to start deliberations on the fiscal 2009 
supplementary budget, after giving explanations on the 19th on the 
reason for its submission. A basic question-and-answer session will 
be held in the presence of Prime Minister Aso and all cabinet 
ministers on the 20th and the 21st. 
 
Members of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the Social 
Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party have stayed away 
in opposition to the ruling parties railroading the bill in the 
Lower House on the 13th. They have been refusing to deliberate on 
the bill in the Upper House. However, since the DPJ's structure has 
now been set up with the election of Yukio Hatoyama as new 
president, they have decided to respond to deliberations. 
 
The ruling and opposition parties are also making adjustments toward 
holding party head talks between Prime Minister Aso and President 
Hatoyama on the 27th. 
 
9) Ruling camp eyes extending Diet session for over 50 days to pass 
extra budget related bills 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Excerpts) 
May 19, 2009 
 
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Now that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has established its new 
leadership, the government and the ruling parties will start final 
coordination to extend the current Diet session, due to end on June 
3, focusing on a plan to extend it for more than 50 days into late 
July. New DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama said that he would not agree 
on the extension plan, but an increasing number of ruling party 
members, alarmed at the influence of former DPJ President Ichiro 
Ozawa, are calling on the government to extend the session for a 
lengthy period. They are also bearing in mind the need to take an 
override vote on bills related to the fiscal 2009 supplementary 
budget in the House of Representatives. 
 
Distrust in DPJ's response 
 
After the DPJ announced its new leadership, a senior member of the 
Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee grumbled: "It is 
inconceivable that the DPJ will be able to handle Diet affairs 
without Ozawa. House of Councillors members of the DPJ, who 
contributed to the victory of Hatoyama, might stiffen their 
resistance." 
 
Appearing on a TV program yesterday, Hatoyama emphasized, "We should 
not think of trying to delay deliberations on the fiscal 2009 
supplementary budget and related bills." Almost none of the ruling 
coalition's leaders, however, take what Hatoyama said at face value, 
given that the main opposition party's lineup leaves the influence 
of Ozawa, as seen from the appointment of Ozawa as Hatoyama's deputy 
and keeping Kenji Yamaoka in the post of Diet Affairs Committee 
chairman. 
 
The supplementary budget bill and a tax reform bill cleared the 
Lower House on May 13, but five related bills, such as a bill to 
reform the Development Bank of Japan, are left on the table. The 
ruling camp aims to have these bills pass the Lower House on the 
22nd, but the opposition side has determined not to respond to the 
ruling side's call. 
 
Assuming that the passage of the related bills is delayed to the 
26th, the day when the Lower House will hold its regular plenary 
session, it will become impossible to take an override vote in the 
Lower House under the 60-day rule until July 25. When considering 
the dates set for regular Lower House plenary sessions, the second 
vote is likely to take place in a plenary session on July 28. If a 
decision is made to extend the session up until July 29, the session 
would be extended for 56 days. 
 
10) Pacific Island Leaders Meeting to kick off in Hokkaido on the 
22nd: Government to strengthen ties with various island nations amid 
competition with China, Taiwan to gain their support 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The Japan-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit, joined by 14 countries 
and two areas in the South Pacific Ocean (Pacific Island Leaders 
Meeting - PALM), will take place in Shimukappu Village, Hokkaido on 
the 22nd and the 23rd. Participating countries are all pro-Japanese. 
They are a so-called "bloc of votes" for Japan at such places as the 
UN. However, there is growing concern that Japan's presence could 
decline due to increasing assistance to them from China and Japan. 
The government plans to secure their support for Japan by proposing 
 
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assistance measures worth 50 billion yen with focus on environmental 
measures. The amount tops the sum provided at the previous meeting. 
 
Prime Minister Taro Aso, who will serve as the chairman at PALM, met 
with President Anote Tong of the Republic of Kiribati. He is 
expected to meet with all other participants as well. A senior 
Foreign Ministry official said, "We want to further solidify their 
support for Japan." 
 
PALM has been held in Japan once every three years since 1997. This 
will be the fifth meeting. Leaders from 12 island nations including 
Tuvalu, which is on the brink of being submerged due to global 
warming, and two areas, as well as Australia and New Zealand will 
take part in the meeting. 
 
Japan has diplomatic ties with 12 island nations. Out of those 12 
nations, China has such relations with six, and Taiwan with the 
remaining six. 
 
China and Taiwan are engaging in fierce completion, by extending 
large amounts of financial assistance, such as assistance for the 
construction of the official residences of leaders of those nations 
or stadiums, to them. Those island nations have been frequently 
switched partners between China and Taiwan. 
 
Japan is concerned that the financial assistance battle between 
China and Taiwan could bury Japan's presence. The government at the 
previous meeting in May 2006 announced official development 
assistance worth 45 billion yen, boosting the originally planned 
amount, because China came up with 43 billion yen worth of 
assistance right before the Chinese version of the summit, the same 
source revealed. China plans to hold a summit this fall. The 
government is keeping watchful eyes on its move. 
 
Aso at PALM will release a Pacific Environment Community Initiative, 
including technical transfers and the nurturing of human resources 
for solar energy generation, the desalination of seawater and other 
environment-related technologies. Japan will thus try to secure its 
edge in the region. 
 
11) Prime Minister Aso, Kiribati president agree to cooperate for 
successful COP15 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
Prime Minister Taro Aso on May 18 met with President Anote Tong of 
the Republic of Kiribati at the Kantei. The two leaders agreed to 
cooperate for a success of the 15th session of the Conference of the 
Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP15) to be held in 
Copenhagen in December. Kiribati is at the brink of sinking due to 
the rise in sea level caused by global warming. 
 
12) Used car dealer in Kyoto to be arrested for exporting banned 
vehicles to North Korea that could be used for transporting 
missiles 
 
SANKEI (Top play) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The Foreign Affairs Division of the Hyogo Prefectural Police 
obtained a warrant to arrest the 50-year president of a used car 
 
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dealer in Maizuru City in Kyoto on May 18 on charges of violating 
the Foreign Exchange Control Law for exporting large tank trucks to 
a trading firm in North Korea. The export of this type of tank 
trucks to the DPRK and other places is banned by the Ministry of 
Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) on grounds that they can be used 
for the transport of missiles. The North Korean trading firm 
involved in this case is also on the METI's list of companies that 
might be engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction 
and related activities. The Hyogo Police will ask the company 
president to present himself to the police authorities voluntarily 
as soon as May 19. They intend to arrest him after suspicions are 
confirmed, and fully investigate the details of the illegal export. 
 
The tank trucks are equipped with powerful engines and chassis, and 
can transport over 10 tons of cargo. METI has designated these 
trucks as a restricted export item under the "catch-all" rules on 
grounds that this can be used for the transport of ballistic 
missiles, such as Rodong or Taepodong. Experts also point out that 
the tanks on this vehicle are suitable for the transport of rocket 
fuel. 
 
According to the investigators, the company president is suspected 
of exporting two Japanese-made used tank trucks from the Kobe port 
to the "Korea Paekho No. 7 Trading Company" in Pyongyang, North 
Korea through a trading company in Dalian, China in January, 2008, 
disguising this as a transaction with a South Korean transport 
company. 
 
This company president purchased the two tank trucks for about 4 
million yen in November 2007. He declared these to the Kobe customs 
authorities as exports to a South Korean transport company and 
shipped them from Kobe Port. However, the ROK transport company was 
already out of business and was a dummy company existing only in 
name. The trading firm in Dalian asked the shipping company that was 
supposed to receive the delivery of the trucks in Pusan, South 
Korea, not to unload the tank trucks but declare them as "transit 
cargo" with the ROK customs instead. This was rejected. The tank 
trucks are currently stored in bond in Pusan. 
 
It is believed that the company president had originally received 
the order from the "Paekho No. 7" company. The Hyogo Police suspect 
that he had asked the Dalian trading firm to look for a dummy 
transport company and fabricate the contracts, and had planned the 
export of the trucks to North Korea from the beginning. 
 
The "Paekho No. 7" company is on the METI list of foreign companies 
suspected of being involved with activities related to the 
development of weapons of mass destruction and missiles. It is under 
the direct control of the Korean People's Army and employs some 
2,000-3,000 staffers. 
 
13) MSDF scrambles helicopter to rescue foreign ship under attack by 
suspicious boat in waters off Somalia; Step might constitute act of 
"rushing over" to provide protection 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 27) (Full) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The Defense Ministry announced yesterday that upon receiving a 
report from a concerned country of a Maltese-registered tanker being 
attacked and chased by a small vessel, the Maritime Self-Defense 
Force's (MSDF) destroyer Samidare scrambled its helicopter on an 
 
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antipiracy mission in waters off Somalia. The ministry said that 
details are unknown about activities that could constitute an "act 
of rushing over to provide protection" based on the use of weapons. 
 
According to the ministry, the Samidare scrambled the helicopter 
after receiving a report from the concerned country on the 
Maltese-registered tanker some 90 km away at around 5:45 p.m., or 
11:45 a.m., local time. 
 
(When the helicopter arrived at the scene), there was no small 
vessel there, and the tanker replied that it was in safe condition. 
The ministry indicated that it did not know whether the tanker had 
actually been attacked. 
 
The ministry has not revealed the name of the concerned country. On 
April 30, a Samidare-based helicopter also rushed to an area some 
140 km away based on information from a concerned country or 
organization but there was no suspicious boat there. 
 
Heading to a scene prepared for an exchange of fire with the aim of 
rescuing a vessel under attack constitutes an act of "rushing over" 
to provide protection requiring the use of force, which is 
prohibited under the Constitution. The government explained, 
"Pirates are a group of individuals, and the act does not constitute 
the use of force against another country." It is unclear whether the 
small vessel was a pirate ship. 
 
The mission of the dispatched destroyer is to guard Japanese 
vessels, and rescuing foreign ships is not part of it. This is the 
fifth time that a destroyer-based helicopter has been mobilized for 
the purpose of rescuing a foreign vessel. 
 
14) GSDF taskforce to be dispatched overseas for 1st time 
 
ASAHI (Page 33) (Abridged) 
May 19, 2009 
 
The Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Readiness Regiment (CRR), 
which was organized in March 2008 for international peace 
cooperation and antiterror missions, will be dispatched overseas for 
the first time. Meanwhile, the Maritime Self-Defense Force will send 
P-3C patrol aircraft to Djibouti in connection with its antipiracy 
mission in waters off Somalia. The CRR will be engaged in 
maintenance services for the P-3Cs there. 
 
The GSDF is scheduled to send a main unit to Djibouti on May 28. 
Ahead of its departure, an advance team of about 35 personnel from 
the MSDF and the GSDF left Narita Airport yesterday afternoon for 
Djibouti, which is a neighbor of Somalia and where the P-3Cs will be 
based for antipiracy activities. The advance team will start its 
mission there in early June. 
 
The MSDF's P-3Cs, which will be dispatched for warning and 
surveillance activities against pirates, will be based at an airport 
in Djibouti for their activities. U.S. and French forces also base 
their troops at this airport. However, the airport is a civilian 
airport and the P-3Cs therefore need maintenance services there. The 
GSDF will dispatch about 50 CRR members. 
 
ZUMWALT