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SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 
 
INDEX: 
(1) Japan, U.S. agree on importance of implementing North Korean 
ship inspection, other provisions of UNSC resolution (Asahi) 
 
(2) Ruling bloc's draft cargo inspection law (Sankei) 
 
(3) In interview, South Korean foreign minister stresses need for 
cooperation among Japan, U.S., South Korea in dealing with North 
Korean illegal acts, including counterfeit money (Asahi) 
 
(4) South Korean foreign minister cautious about security 
cooperation with Japan (Asahi) 
 
(5) U.S. House Committee on Armed Service opposes Japan-U.S. Futenma 
relocation agreement due to flight safety (Ryukyu Shimpo) 
 
(6) Japan team on the move: The civilians' turn in Afghan 
reconstruction; helping school construction under protection of 
foreign troops (Yomiuri) 
 
(7) Japan, UAE to cooperate in environment, energy areas (Nikkei) 
 
(8) "Reporter's Eye" column: Japan will be ignored in international 
talks on global warming prevention; need to rethink and cut 
greenhouse gases drastically (Mainichi) 
 
(9) TOP HEADLINES 
 
(10) EDITORIALS 
 
ARTICLES: 
 
(1) Japan, U.S. agree on importance of implementing North Korean 
ship inspection, other provisions of UNSC resolution 
 
ASAHI (Online) (Full) 
10:27, June 26, 2009 
 
Satoshi Ukai, Trieste, Italy 
 
The G-8 foreign ministerial meeting opened in Trieste on the evening 
of June 25. Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, who is attending the 
meeting, took the opportunity to meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of 
State Nicholas Burns. The two agreed on the importance of 
implementing the UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions resolution, 
including the tracking of North Korean cargo ships, without fail. 
 
According to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nakasone said 
at the meeting: "Japan-U.S. cooperation in the area of security and 
defense is also important in terms of deterrence against North 
Korea." Burns agreed with him and reportedly responded with: "We 
will continue to work on U.S. Forces Japan realignment," including 
the relocation of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam. Nakasone pointed 
out that China, which has close economic ties with the DPRK, plays 
an important role in implementing the UNSC resolution. 
 
The G-8 foreign ministerial meeting discussed global issues on June 
¶25. In the discussion on disarmament and non-proliferation, Nakasone 
named China as "the only nuclear power (with the obligation to 
reduce nuclear weapons) not making efforts at nuclear disarmament." 
The piracy problem in waters off Somalia was also taken up for the 
first time at the G-8. The foreign ministers expressed appreciation 
 
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for international efforts to clamp down on pirates, while agreeing 
that Somalia's inadequate governing ability and poverty in the 
countries in this area are the root causes of piracy. They confirmed 
that assistance in the above areas will also be necessary from now 
on. 
 
(2) Ruling bloc's draft cargo inspection law 
 
SANKEI (Online) (Full) 
1:52 p.m., June 26, 2009 
 
Following are the main points of the draft outline of the cargo 
inspection law agreed upon by the ruling parties' project team on 
June 26: 
 
-- In light of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for 
inspection of cargo relating to imports from and exports to North 
Korea, Japan will draw up measures that need to be taken; 
 
-- This will be a special measures law; 
 
-- The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will be responsible for 
intelligence gathering (including tracking) for cargo inspection 
operations; 
 
-- Cargo inspection is designated as a law enforcement activity to 
be undertaken by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), and when the JCG alone 
is unable to handle the situation and when there is special need, 
the SDF will take appropriate measures under Article 82 (on maritime 
security operations) of the SDF Law; 
 
-- Customs authorities will inspect cargo at ports and airports; 
 
-- Cargo inspection will require the consent of the flag state and 
the captain on the open seas and the consent of the captain in 
Japanese waters; 
 
-- When consent is not obtained, an order to sail to a Japanese port 
will be issued to ensure the effectiveness of cargo inspection; 
 
-- Hand-over orders can be issued for the confiscation, disposal, 
and custody of embargoed items; 
 
-- Penalties will be imposed for refusing to obey return to port 
orders, submit to cargo inspections in internal waters, and submit 
to hand-over orders; 
 
--- When the need to impose sanctions under the UN resolution ceases 
to exist, the government will submit a bill to repeal the law. 
 
(3) In interview, South Korean foreign minister stresses need for 
cooperation among Japan, U.S., South Korea in dealing with North 
Korean illegal acts, including counterfeit money 
 
ASAHI (Page 1) (Full) 
June 26, 2009 
 
(Tetsuya Hakoda, Yoshihiro Makino, Seoul) 
 
In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun on June 25, South Korean 
Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung-hwan referred to North 
Korea's illegal activities such as the counterfeiting of U.S. 
 
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currency and said: "What is important is information exchange. 
Cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the U.S. has already 
started and will continue into the future." He then emphasized his 
resolve to step up efforts to crack down on North Korea's illicit 
acts. Yu defined "five-party talks" of Japan, South Korea, the U.S., 
China, and Russia as part of the Six-Party Talks and expressed his 
willingness to promote discussions among the five countries if North 
Korea refuses to sit down at the negotiating table. 
 
This was his first interview with the Japanese media since he 
assumed office in February of last year. He stressed the need for 
the international community to join hands in dealing with North 
Korea, which has taken such tough steps as firing missiles and 
conducting nuclear tests. 
 
Yu said that North Korea's involvement in illegal activities is 
certain, saying: 
 
"A report released by the U.S. Congress confirmed that counterfeit 
paper money produced by the North has been in circulation. 
Counterfeit foreign cigarettes were also confiscated before." 
 
According to the U.S. government and other sources, about 45 million 
dollars worth of elaborately made counterfeit U.S. currency, called 
"super notes," were seized, and such currency worth 100 million yen 
reportedly has been in circulation. 
 
While emphasizing the importance of maintaining the Six-Party Talks, 
Yu talked about the five-party talks: "The purpose of sanctions is 
to denuclearize North Korea. Discussions among the five partners are 
possible to that end." He added that the next round of the ASEAN 
Regional Forum (ARF) in Thailand in July, which will bring together 
the foreign ministers of the five-party talk countries, will provide 
an opportunity for holding talks. With respect to a nuclear option 
being talked about among some people in Japan and South Korea, he 
denied that possibility, saying: "That cannot be an option in 
international politics in the 21st century." 
 
President Lee Myung-bak is scheduled to visit Japan on July 28. In 
this connection, Yu said: "Exchanges between the two countries' 
peoples are expanding. A shuttle diplomacy (of the two leaders 
taking turns visiting the other's country) will continue to be 
promoted also in the future." 
 
(4) South Korean foreign minister cautious about security 
cooperation with Japan 
 
ASAHI (Page 9) (Full) 
June 26, 2009 
 
(Yoshihiro Makino, Tetsuya Hakoda, Seoul) 
 
South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung-hwan 
emphasized the importance of cooperation between Japan and South 
Korea in dealing with North Korean issues, for instance, by 
promoting information exchange on Pyongyang's counterfeiting of 
paper currency. Meanwhile, he expressed a cautious view about 
bilateral cooperation on the security front, which is said to be 
difficult in view of the historical background. He also indicated 
his wariness over the planned strategy dialogue to be held among 
Japan, the U.S., and China possibly for this summer. 
 
 
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The governments of Japan and South Korea have exchanged information 
on North Korea's counterfeited paper currency by making use of such 
mechanisms as the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an organization 
that analyzes and verifies information about suspected terrorist 
financing and illegal transactions. On information exchange 
concerning cargo inspections, as well, the two countries will be 
able to smoothly promote cooperation by using the network between 
their authorities under the Proliferation Security Initiative 
(PSI). 
 
Japan and South Korea are also aiming to maintain an international 
framework for handling North Korean issues. The South Korean foreign 
minister proposed holding the five-party talks of Japan, the U.S., 
China, South Korea and Russia, excluding North Korea from the 
framework of the Six-Party Talks. He explained about this proposal: 
"We are parties concerned with North Korea's nuclear development 
problem, so we must take the initiative in discussing the issue." 
Japan has also proposed a new approach over the Six-Party Talks. 
Through these methods, Japan and South Korea will find it easier to 
work together to bring about new dialogue on the issue. 
 
Meanwhile, regarding security cooperation between Japan and South 
Korea in the event that the North Korean situation falls into 
crisis, Yu just said: "I think we have satisfactorily cooperated 
with each other." 
 
Japan and South Korea have not built an alliance. The two countries 
have done no more than joint marine salvage drills between the 
Self-Defense Force and the South Korean military and their warships' 
mutual visits to the other side's country. The two countries held 
their first vice defense ministerial talks in nine years on June 23, 
but full-scale defense exchange has yet to be started. To that end, 
efforts are needed to resolve the issue of Japan's view of its war 
time history. Yu designated next year, which marks the 100th 
anniversary of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula, as "a 
chance to consider what is necessary for the two countries to 
establish a future-oriented relationship." 
 
Yu also referred to the planned strategy dialogue by bureau 
directors from Japan, the U.S., and China expected to take place 
this summer, and indicated his concern about an international 
framework that excludes South Korea. He said: "South Korea must 
attend talks on issues linked to the Korean Peninsula." Some South 
Korean government officials voiced apprehension that (the talks) 
might aggravate public feelings toward Japan." 
 
(5) U.S. House Committee on Armed Service opposes Japan-U.S. Futenma 
relocation agreement due to flight safety 
 
RYUKYU SHIMPO (Page 1) (Full) 
June 25, 2009 
 
(Kyodo, Washington, June 24) 
 
It has been learned as of June 24 that the national defense 
authorization bill for fiscal 2010 (from October 2009 to September 
2010), which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives 
Committee on Armed Service, includes a clause opposing the 
relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma to the 
coast of Camp Schwab. The relocation plan is a key element in the 
agreement reached between the governments of Japan and the United 
States. The Okinawa prefectural government has demanded revisions to 
 
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the agreement. If the relocation program does not move forward, 
there will surely be a negative impact on the Japan-U.S. alliance 
relationship. With deliberations at the Senate Committee on Armed 
Service and approval of the President coming up, whether the bill is 
enacted is uncertain. 
 
Approved bill includes restriction clause 
 
The national defense authorization legislation stipulates that 
unless minimum flight safety is guaranteed to both the House and 
Senate armed service committees, the secretary of defense will not 
approve the relocation plan. The office of Congressman Neil 
Abercrombie (D, Hawaii), who proposed the clause, explained: "It 
means that a counter proposal should be made because the length of 
runways in the replacement air station is insufficient." 
 
There is smoldering dissatisfaction in the U.S. Marines Corps with 
the relocation of the Futenma Air Station and of Marines from 
Okinawa to Guam. The predominant view in Japan is that this is the 
reason for the move in the House. 
 
The commander of the U.S. Marine Corps referred at the Senate 
Committee on Armed Service in early June to the possibility of a 
revision of the realignment of U.S. Forces in Japan. In the wake of 
responses in Japan, Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallace Gregson 
denied the possibility that the USFJ realignment program will be 
revised. 
 
Okinawa Gov. Nakaima: close attention to be paid on future 
developments 
 
In a regular meeting on June 24 the Okinawa prefectural assembly, 
Katsuo Tomei (Social Democratic Party, protect the Constitution) 
asked Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima's view on the fact that the U.S. House 
adopted a new bill that would make the Japan-U.S. agreement on the 
relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station difficult, 
Nakaima said: 
 
"At this point, it is not clear what kind of impact the clause of 
the U.S. Defense Authorization bill will have on the present 
relocation plan and on the Okinawa's demand that the replacement 
facility be moved to an offshore area. It is necessary to pay closer 
attention to the developments in the future. I want to make efforts 
to gather information." 
 
(6) Japan team on the move: The civilians' turn in Afghan 
reconstruction; helping school construction under protection of 
foreign troops 
 
YOMIURI (Page 3) (Full) 
June 26, 2009 
 
Keigo Sakai, Chaghcharan, Ghor Proinve, mid-west Afghanistan 
 
A Japanese team has begun its activities to help regional 
reconstruction in Afghanistan. Four Japanese civilians have been 
sent to mid-west Afghanistan, which had so far not been reached by 
foreign aid. This is the first time that Japanese have joined a 
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). It will become a new model for 
international social contribution. 
 
"The village's long-cherished dream" 
 
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A convoy of six vehicles, led by an armored car equipped with 
machine guns, traveled on the mountain trail surrounded by brown 
hills, leaving behind a cloud of dust. When they stopped at a hamlet 
of houses made of mud, seven Lithuanian soldiers, who were 
responsible for security in this area, hurried off the vehicles and 
went on alert. 
 
After about a minute, the soldiers who got off the vehicles first 
gave the all-clear sign, and Jiro Kanzawa, 35, wearing a white 
shirt, and Hisako Ishizaki, 31, with a scarf wrapped around her 
head, got off the car. This is the village of Maderasa, some 25 
kilometers from Changhcharan, the capital of Ghor Province. This is 
the location of the first project by the PRT in which Japan will 
participate in building a middle school for girls. The two have been 
dispatched as Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. 
 
The village only has "open air classrooms." It has been petitioning 
the provincial government for "classrooms with a roof, even if it 
just for the girls." When the Japanese team learned about this, they 
drew up the budget, got this approved by the Japanese government, 
and commissioned the construction work to a local NGO. 
 
With soldiers carrying guns and wearing fatigues around him, Kanzawa 
said: "We are worried that going around with soldiers may constitute 
a pressure on the villagers," but the village has great hopes. Most 
of the local residents know Japan to be a "rich country" but this is 
the first time for them to see any Japanese people. One village 
resident Zai Hussein (phonetic), 45, said: "The construction of the 
school is the village's long-cherished dream. This is going to be 
realized at long last because the Japanese came." Ishizaki talked 
enthusiastically about plans to "undertake three aid projects, 
including the construction of a clinic, by fall." 
 
Living under the same roof with soldiers 
 
On the way back from the two officials' inspection tour, children 
gathered whenever the convoy stopped. They scrambled for the snacks 
handed out by the soldiers. Kanzawa said: "We would like to approach 
the local residents in ways other than simple things that make 
children happy, such as handing out picture books." 
 
Kanzawa and Ishigaki entered a base surrounded by sandbags piled 
about 10 meters high under the Lithuanian army's command. They live 
under the same roof with the soldiers. Food is provided by the 
military, and Japan pays around 50 U.S. dollars to Lithuania for 
each civilian. Two soldiers stay in one room, but the civilians are 
given single rooms. Toilet, shower, and other facilities are shared. 
They will be involved in this type of activity for around two 
years. 
 
The national flags of seven countries, including Japan and the U.S., 
and that of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) flew 
at the base. All of them flew at half mast, which meant the death of 
ISAF soldiers. The situation in the Ghor Province is relatively 
stable, but there have been incidents of local residents being 
attacked or roadside bombs blowing up military vehicles. Kanzawa 
lamented that "there has only been one day when the flags were 
flying normally." 
 
(7) Japan, UAE to cooperate in environment, energy areas 
 
 
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NIKKEI (Page 1) (Full) 
June 24, 2009 
 
Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will cooperate on the 
building of next-generation transportation infrastructure and joint 
reserves of crude oil. The plan includes the deployment of electric 
cars and the construction of facilities that can be charged with 
electricity generated by solar power or wind power plants in Abu 
Dhabi. The two countries have also agreed that the UAE can use oil 
reserve bases in Japan and that Japan can purchase the UAE's crude 
oil reserved there on a preferential basis in the event of an 
emergency hampering oil supply to Japan. 
 
The government has decided to disburse 20 million yen for a basic 
survey of the construction of the next-generation transportation 
infrastructure through the New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization (NEDO). The plan is the government and the 
private sector will share the cost of about 2 billion yen with 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries taking the initiative. The project will 
be promoted with the possibility of inviting trading companies and 
auto makers as well. 
 
To be precise, several dozens to a few hundred of Japanese-made 
electric cars will be deployed in Abu Dhabi. Charging stations will 
be built to make it easy to charge those cars in urban areas as 
well. Power plants using recyclable energies, such as wind power and 
solar light, will also be built. The intelligent transport system 
(ITS) will be introduced to provide traffic congestion information 
in order to prevent traffic accidents or to ease congestion. 
Investment or financing by the UAE's government-affiliated funds, 
the international affairs section of Japan Finance Corporation and 
the Japan Bank for International Corporate (JBIC) will be looked 
into to make the plan a major project. 
 
Abu Dhabi has put up a Masdar City program. Under the program, all 
electricity the city needs will be covered with recyclable energy. 
Japan will cooperate for the program in order to strengthen ties 
with Abu Dhabi, Japan's major oil supplier. Since the recyclable 
energy-related industry is a promising industry, Japan wants to make 
cooperation for the project an opportunity for Japanese businesses 
to make inroads into Abu Dhabi. 
 
The government also announced that both countries on the 25th agreed 
to jointly use an oil reserve base with the UAE. The agreement 
features that the facilities will be farmed out to the UAE for free 
and oil reserved there will be provided to Japan on a preferential 
basis in the event of an emergency. This marks the first time for 
Japan to extend this kind of cooperation. It will look into 
cooperation with Saudi Arabia in a similar way. 
 
Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company will reserve 600,000 kiloliters of 
oil at ENEOS' Kiire base in Kagoshima Prefecture. The amount is 
almost equivalent to Japan's daily crude oil consumption - a little 
more than 500,000 kiloliters. 
 
Once the program got under way, the government will consider 
expanding the scale, after looking into challenges to the operation. 
The UAE will likely use the reserve base as a base for sales of 
crude oil to neighboring countries, such as Japan China, South 
Korea. The advantage of the project to the UAE is that it can be 
used as a base for exploring new markets in East Asia. 
 
 
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(8) "Reporter's Eye" column: Japan will be ignored in international 
talks on global warming prevention; need to rethink and cut 
greenhouse gases drastically 
 
MAINICHI (Page 10) (Excerpts) 
June 26, 2009 
 
Ai Oba, Tokyo Bureau science and environment section 
 
A dead silence prevailed over the hall. There was no applause or 
criticism. This scene occurred at the UN special working group 
meeting in Bonn, Germany from June 1-12 to discuss the post-Kyoto 
framework for global warming prevention. The Japanese government 
representative presented Japan's mid-term target for the reduction 
of greenhouse gases up to 2020, "15 percent reduction from 2005 (or 
8 percent reduction from 1990)." It is disappointing that the result 
of six whole months of discussion by the government of Japan, which 
is supposed to exercise leadership in the post-Kyoto international 
negotiations, received very little attention. For sure, this figure 
was too low for the realization of a low carbon society and for 
Japan to lead the world. If nothing is done about this situation, 
Japan will be reduced to a country on which the international 
community does not have any expectations. 
 
Listening to the participants from various countries at the 
conference hall, most of them were interested only in how much more 
reduction can be implemented on top of the Kyoto Protocol target. I 
was told by the representatives of the ROK and Indonesia: "This is 
just 2 percentage points more (reduction) in terms of the 1990 
level." Even when I explained: "This will not include the amount 
absorbed by forests and emission rights purchased overseas and will 
consist only of net reduction through domestic efforts," the target 
was not viewed as "ambitious." Even researchers from the U.S., which 
has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol framework, shrugged their 
shoulders and smiled wryly. 
 
This mid-term target will be a factor in creating a framework 
favorable to Japan in the post-Kyoto negotiations. However, talking 
to people at the venue of international talks, one realizes that the 
debate in Japan has been too domestically focused and has not been 
conscious of the international community. 
 
For instance, in the process of discussing the mid-term target, the 
industries repeatedly questioned the need for Japan to take the lead 
in reducing emissions. The argument was that Japan is very advanced 
in energy conservation and emits only 4 percent of carbon dioxide in 
the world, so even if Japan sets a tough target, this will not be 
effective for global warming prevention. While 4 percent is indeed a 
small number compared to the U.S. and China, which make up 20 
percent of total emissions, this is by no means negligible from the 
point of view of the developing countries. 
 
On the other hand, Japan's emissions in FY07 represented a 9 percent 
increase from the 1990 level. Therefore, the target of "15 percent 
reduction from the 2005 level" is not an easy one at all. However, 
the Japanese government had spearheaded the idea of "50 percent 
reduction by the world as a whole by 2050" at the Hokkaido-Lake Toya 
Summit last year. It cannot afford to tell the international 
community now that "this should be sufficient as a mid-term 
target." 
 
In the first place, the goal of the government's committee to study 
 
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the mid-term target had been "a balance between the solution to 
global warming and economic growth and resources and energy issues." 
However, the world has taken one step further from this position and 
the concept of "green new deal" - spurring economic growth with 
environmental measures - is becoming popular. Yet, the actual 
domestic debate had remained centered on the "environment or 
economy" paradigm, and the committee focused only on the cost of 
emission reduction. Such a methodology in itself diverted the 
people's attention from the international community and dampened 
their enthusiasm for a low carbon society. 
 
When I told an Indonesian representative that, "There is a view that 
Japan need not participate in the post-Kyoto framework if China and 
India are not required to reduce emissions," he brushed me off by 
saying: "That will not be an option for Prime Minister Taro Aso." A 
Japanese government source confided that: "What is meant by Japan's 
'exercising leadership' in the negotiations is not to come up with 
its own framework, like the U.S., but simply to stay on as one of 
main players in finalizing the framework and try not be 
ostracized." 
 
Japan has been criticized for "making international contributions 
only with money" in the area of security. On the other hand, 
Japanese energy conservation technology is recognized in the world, 
and it has been successful in assisting developing countries in 
global warming prevention. This is one area where Japan can make 
international contributions, both in name and in practice. Yet, with 
Japan's hesitation about becoming a low carbon society right now, it 
may well become just a "silent supplier of money and technology." 
 
The National Institute for Environmental Studies estimates that even 
with a reduction of 15 percent from the 1990 level (21 percent 
reduction from the 2005 level), intensive investment in solar power 
generation and next-generation automobiles will boost the GDP. It is 
not impossible at all to realize Japan's interest, global warming 
prevention, and international contribution simultaneously. 
 
(9) TOP HEADLINES 
 
Asahi: 
Japanese firms agree to pay ransom to pirates off Somalia 
 
Mainichi: 
Government to continue allocating 1 trillion yen as reserve for 
emergency economic measures 
 
Yomiuri: 
Three Japanese firms to acquire concession rights for Iraqi oil 
field 
 
Nikkei: 
Japanese mail-order sales exceed revenues of convenience stores, 
department stores 
 
Sankei: 
Group of 8,400 viewers file suit against NHK over program taking up 
Japan's rule over Taiwan 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
A total of 15 ex-bureaucrats get jobs at five public corporations 
linked to authorizing new bicycles for carrying mother and two 
children 
 
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Akahata: 
Shii urges for intensive Diet deliberations over politics-and-money 
scandals involving the LDP, DPJ 
 
(10) EDITORIALS 
 
Asahi: 
(1) In construction of National Center for Media Arts, give priority 
to contents over building 
(2) Bid-rigging by Transport Ministry: Start purge of amakudari 
practice and wasteful spending 
 
Mainichi: 
(1) Under revised Childcare Leave Law, take leaves without 
hesitation 
(2) Under ship inspection special measures law, operations by MSDF 
should be limited 
 
Yomiuri: 
(1) Repeated big-rigging practices by Transport Ministry 
(2) Turmoil in Iran: Leadership should exercise self-restraint 
 
Nikkei: 
(1) Disband local government agencies that repeat bid-rigging 
(2) Aso urged to dissolve Lower House during current Diet session 
 
Sankei: 
(1) Japan Post's report runs counter to privatization trend 
(2) Statement on Northern Territories: Russia must squarely look at 
historical fact 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
(1) Food items at convenience stores: Throwing out food is 
impermissible 
(2) Revised Worker Dispatch Law: Don't leave disadvantaged workers 
alone 
 
Akahata: 
(1) Funneled donations to Yosano: Eradicate hotbeds for political 
corruption 
 
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