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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/09 
 
Index: 
1) Top headlines 
2) Editorials 
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule (Nikkei) 
4) DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama's schedule, September 10  (Nikkei) 
 
Politics 
5) New administration to investigate "secret nuclear accord"  (Tokyo 
Shimbun) 
6) Komeito president says the party will examine cooperation with 
LDP in next summer's Upper House election from a blank slate 
(Sankei) 
7) Government representative Shotaro Yachi resigns today  (Mainichi) 
 
8) Final selections for cabinet to be made on 15th  (Asahi) 
9) LDP mulls "next cabinet" at meeting for rebuilding party 
(Yomiuri) 
 
Opinion 
10) 30 PERCENT  of poll respondents think DPJ has too many Diet 
seats  (Yomiuri) 
 
Defense & Security 
11) U.S. Defense Department requests refueling mission continue 
(Sankei) 
12) Residents claim U.S. demonstration flight for purpose of 
creating alibi  (Akahata) 
13) Rush to refuel ships in Indian Ocean  (Tokyo Shimbun) 
 
Foreign Relations 
14) Hatoyama to attend Pakistan aid meeting  (Yomiuri) 
15) Hatoyama: "Improving relations up to North Korea"  (Nikkei) 
16) DPJ and JCP to cooperate in investigating secret nuclear accord 
(Asahi) 
17) MOD official: "International community values refueling mission" 
 (Mainichi) 
 
Politics & Foreign Relations 
18) Hatoyama: "North Korean is to blame for nuclear weapon and 
abduction issues"  (Sankei) 
 
Articles: 
 
1) TOP HEADLINES 
 
Asahi: 
Unused funds in fiscal 2009 extra budget total 8.3 trillion yen 
 
Mainichi: 
Health Ministry to set uniform fee for new-flu vaccination 
nationwide 
 
Yomiuri: 
Less than 30 PERCENT  pass bar examination for 2009 
 
Nikkei: 
Financial Services Agency to require listed firms to disclose 
executives' salaries 
 
Sankei: 
Japanese Trade Union Confederation shifts emphasis to Ozawa in new 
doctrines toward DPJ 
 
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Tokyo Shimbun: 
Health Ministry finds only 45 PERCENT  of expansion plan for nursing 
homes implemented from fiscal 2006 through fiscal 2008 
 
Akahata: 
JCP Chairman Shii meets with DPJ President Hatoyama 
 
2) EDITORIALS 
 
Asahi: 
(1) Eight years after 9-11: Next challenge over fight against 
terrorism 
(2) Business world: Now is time for change, together with politics 
 
Mainichi: 
(1) Eight years after 9-11: Expand dialogue to bring about safer 
world 
(2) False accounting by Chiba prefecture: Stop irregularities 
 
Yomiuri: 
(1) Fix postal service flaws from users' viewpoint 
(2) Don't allow Afghanistan to become nest of terrorism again 
 
Nikkei: 
(1) Will DPJ aim at placing postal services under government? 
(2) Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group, Daiwa Securities Group urged to 
map out new strategy after giving up on merger plan 
 
Sankei: 
(1) Japan should extend cooperation in fight against terrorism 
(2) Illegal accounting by Chiba prefecture: Tighten monitoring 
system 
 
Tokyo Shimbun: 
(1) Present specific measures for review of postal services 
(2) Results of survey on Japanese language show great influence of 
Internet 
 
Akahata: 
(1) Afghan war turning into quagmire 
 
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei) 
 
Prime Minister's schedule, September 10 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
07:47 Took a walk near official residential quarters 
09:57 Met Upper House President Satsuki Eda, Minister of Internal 
Affairs and Communications Tsutomu Sato, former Internal Affairs 
Minister Toranosuke Katayama, chair of Japan Firefighting 
Association (Nissho), at Nissho Hall in Toranomon 
10:01 Memorial service for firefighters who died on duty 
10:32 Arrived at Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei) 
12:01 Arrived at Aso faction office in National Hotel Association 
Hall in Hirakawa-cho 
13:33 Met Takeshi Yoshimura, secretary general of Association of 
Private Universities of Japan, at Shigaku Kaikan in Kudankita; 
followed by Katsuhiko Shirai, chairman of Japan Association of 
Private Universities and Colleges, others 
 
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14:27 Met Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura at Kantei 
15:23 Met PM's assistant Shunichi Yamaguchi 
17:58 Met Kawamura again 
18:15 Back to official residential quarters 
18:48 Met Lower House member Keiko Nagaoka, former Lower House 
member Nobuhiko Endo 
 
4) PJ President Yukio Hatoyama's schedule, September 10 
 
08:48 Left residence in Denenchofu 
09:25 Met Upper House member Masamitsu Oishi at personal office in 
Nagata-cho 
09:45 Met Xiao Rong, vice president of China Association for 
International Friendly Contacts and third daughter of the late 
leader Deng Xiaoping 
11:31 Met Deputy President Ichiro Ozawa at DPJ headquarters 
12:00 Meeting of Hatoyama group in same building where personal 
office is located 
12:58 Arrived at DPJ headquarters 
16:56 Met Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Chairman Kazuo Shii at Diet 
building; JCP General Secretary Tadayoshi Ichita, DPJ Secretary 
General Katsuya Okada also present 
17:41 Met Executive Office Chairman Hirofumi Hirano, former Policy 
Research Committee Chairman Takeaki Matsumoto, Upper House member 
Koji Matsui at DPJ headquarters 
18:54 Met Okada, Hirano 
19:10 Met Hirano, Matsumoto, Matsui again; Matsumoto, Matsui stayed 
behind 
20:00 Met Hirano, Matsumoto 
20:54 Arrived home 
 
5) DPJ President Hatoyama says new government will investigate the 
nuclear pact; "We will unveil the truth to the public" 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Abridged slightly) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama announced 
last night that the incoming administration will launch an 
investigation into a purported Japan-U.S. agreement allowing U.S. 
warships carrying nuclear weapons to pass through Japan's 
territorial waters and call at Japanese ports and disclose the 
findings to the public. Hatoyama said to the press corps at DPJ 
headquarters: "There are many questions about the secret nuclear 
pact. We want to unveil the truth to the public. We will investigate 
it. We will let the people know about the results." 
 
He intends to order the Foreign Ministry to conduct an investigation 
and ask the United States for its cooperation after the new 
administration is launched. Coordination is underway for a 
Japan-U.S. summit on around Sept. 23 to coincide with the UN General 
Assembly in New York. Hatoyama plans to convey such a plan 
(investigation into the secret pact) to President Barack Obama. 
 
The Foreign Ministry adheres to its view that the purported secret 
agreement does not exist. Nevertheless, given the nation's decision 
on a change of government, Administrative Vice-Foreign Minister 
Mitoji Yabunaka has expressed a stance to cooperate in the planned 
investigation, saying, "We will take the necessary measures in 
accordance with instructions from the new administration." There are 
chances that the government will change its view depending on how 
the investigation proceeds. 
 
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Earlier, Hatoyama and DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada, who has 
informally been selected as the next foreign minister, held talks 
with Japanese Communist Party Chairman Kazuo Shii in the Diet 
building. Shii sought an investigation into the secret nuke pact. 
(Hatoyama and Okada) replied that it is most important to uncover 
the truth. 
 
Shii said, "We highly evaluate Mr. Hatoyama's past statements." Shii 
also presented Hatoyama with data related to reclassified U.S. 
government documents. 
 
The secret agreement is designed to allow nuclear-armed U.S. 
warships to pass through Japan's territorial waters and call at 
Japanese ports and nuclear-armed U.S. aircrafts to fly into Japan 
without prior consultations, a requirement under the revised the 
U.S.-Japan Security Treaty concluded in 1960. In Kyodo News Service 
interviews, four former administrative vice-foreign ministers have 
admitted the existence of pact-related document and other materials 
and said that they have explained about the secret agreement to some 
prime ministers and foreign ministers in the past. 
 
6) New Komeito leader: No plan for cooperation with LDP on Upper 
House election next summer 
 
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
New Komeito Chief Representative Natsuo Yamaguchi said last night: 
"We will start with a clean slate" on cooperation with the Liberal 
Democratic Party (LDP) in the House of Councillors election next 
summer, when asked by reporters in Tokyo. 
 
7) Government Special Envoy Yachi to resign 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Iwao Uruma revealed at a press 
conference yesterday that Shotaro Yachi, a special government envoy, 
will resign on Sept. 11. His resignation will formally be approved 
at a cabinet meeting today. He reportedly decided to step down 
voluntarily. He caused a controversy in April over his remarks on 
the Northern Territories issue in an interview to the Mainichi 
Shimbun that Japan should accept the return of 3.5 islands (instead 
of the four islands). 
 
8) Hatoyama cabinet lineup to be formally decided on Sept. 15 
 
ASAHI (Page 1) (Abridged) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama yesterday 
discussed with Deputy President Ichiro Ozawa at party headquarters 
the selection of the lineup of a Hatoyama cabinet, which will 
launched soon after he is voted in as prime minister. Although the 
Hatoyama side intended to select all cabinet members as early as 
possible, it was agreed to postpone a formal decision on the 
appointments of the cabinet members and DPJ executives until Ozawa 
is officially appointed secretary general at a general meeting of 
all DPJ Diet members on Sept. 15. 
 
 
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP), a coalition partner of the DJP's, 
yesterday formally requested that employment affairs portfolio be 
given to its chair Mizuho Fukushima. The People's New Party (PNP), 
the other coalition member, asked for the internal affairs and 
communications minister post or state minister without portfolio for 
its leader Shizuka Kamei. 
 
Cabinet ministers appointed to date 
 
Name Post Party Age Electoral District 
Yukio Hatoyama Prime Minister DPJ 62 Hokkaido No.9 
Lower House (8) 
Naoto Kan National Strategy Minister DPJ 62 Tokyo No. 18 
Lower House (10) 
Katsuya Okada Foreign Minister DPJ 56 Mie No. 3 
Lower House (7) 
Hirofumi Hirano Chief Cabinet Secretary  DPJ 60 Osaka No. 11 
Lower House (5) 
Mizuho Fukushima  SDP 53 Proportional Representation, Upper House 
(2) 
Shizuka Kamei  PNP 72 Hiroshima No. 6 
Lower House (11) 
 
DPJ lawmakers most likely to join the cabinet 
 
Name Age Electoral District 
Seiji Maehara 47 Kyoto No. 2, Lower House (6) 
Hirohisa Fujii 77 Proportional Representation Minami-Kanto Bloc, 
Lower House (7) 
Yoshito Sengoku 63 Tokushima No. 1, Lower House (6) 
Masayuki Naoshima 63 Proportional Representation, Upper House (3) 
Tatsuo Kawabata 64 Shiga No. 1, Lower House (8) 
Akira Nagatsuma 49 Tokyo No. 7, Lower House (4) 
Yoshihiko Noda 52 Chiba No. 4, Lower House (5) 
 
Note: Figure in parenthesis shows the number of times elected to the 
Diet. 
 
9) LDP to consider forming next cabinet 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
The Party Rejuvenation Council (chaired by Yuji Yamamoto, former 
state minister for financial policy) of mid-ranking and junior 
lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at a meeting on 
Sept. 10 decided to compile a six-point reform plan, including an 
election candidate selection process and the nature of the Policy 
Research Council (policy board and subcommittees). The panel will 
aim to finalize the plan possibly by the 28th, when the new party 
president is elected. 
 
Toshimitsu Motegi, acting chairman and former state minister for 
administrative reform, proposed at the meeting, "We must form a 
shadow cabinet (next cabinet)." The idea is to newly set up the next 
cabinet in the party to show the next prime minister and cabinet 
ministers to the people in advance, with power transfer in the next 
Lower House election in mind." The panel has decided to look into 
the proposal. Some, however, said, "We cannot copy the Democratic 
Party of Japan (DPJ)." 
 
Concerning the selection of election candidates, some said, "Those 
 
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who have served as prime minister should not be endorsed as 
candidates for national elections." 
 
10) Poll: 30 PERCENT  of DPJ supporters say DPJ has too many seats, 
60 PERCENT  concerned about "dual power" 
 
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Abridged) 
September 11, 2000 
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an online monitoring poll of 1,000 
Internet users across the nation on the recent general election for 
the House of Representatives. According to the results tabulated 
yesterday, 60 PERCENT  of those who support the Democratic Party of 
Japan (DPJ) were concerned about a two-tier power structure of DPJ 
President Hatoyama and DPJ Deputy President Hatoyama, who will 
become DPJ secretary general. Meanwhile, 30 PERCENT  of those DPJ 
supporters answered that the number of seats the DPJ garnered in the 
election should have been smaller. 
 
The online poll was carried out Sept. 4-9, and 814 people 
responded. 
 
In the poll, respondents were asked if they thought that the 
incoming Hatoyama government would have a two-tier power structure. 
In response to this question, 34 PERCENT  answered "yes," with 38 
PERCENT  saying "yes to a certain degree." Those concerned about a 
dual power structure totaled 72 PERCENT . Among DPJ supporters, 
those concerned about it added up to 61 PERCENT . Respondents were 
also asked if they thought that Hatoyama has fulfilled his public 
accountability on his fund-managing body's false reports on 
political donations from individuals. To this question, a total of 
74 PERCENT  answered "no." Among DPJ supporters, negative answers 
accounted for 57 PERCENT . 
 
Respondents were further asked if they thought that the number of 
seats the DPJ garnered in the general election should have been 
smaller. To this question, a total of 58 PERCENT  answered "yes." 
Among DPJ supporters, "yes" accounted for 29 PERCENT . Among those 
with no particular party affiliation, "yes" accounted for 60 PERCENT 
. 
 
11) U.S. Defense Department asks for continuation of refueling 
mission, terms this "international responsibility" 
 
SANKEI (Page 3) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Takashi Arimoto, Washington 
 
U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Geoff Morrell discussed the 
refueling mission of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) 
in the Indian Ocean at a news conference on September 9. He said, 
"We have greatly benefited from Japan's participation in those 
efforts, and we would very much encourage them to continue those 
efforts," asking the next administration led by the Democratic Party 
of Japan (DPJ) to continue the mission. 
 
Against the background of statements by the next administration that 
it will end the refueling mission, Morrell commented, ''I know there 
was a lot of campaign rhetoric... But there's a difference between 
campaigning and governing," indicating his expectation for the DPJ 
to adopt realistic policies as a ruling party. He emphasized that 
 
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Japan should continue to contribute to peace and stability in 
Afghanistan, asserting that "there is an international 
responsibility... to contribute to the effort to bring about a more 
peaceful and secure Afghanistan, to avoid it returning to a country 
that could launch attacks against Japan and the U.S." 
 
Morrell reiterated that there is no plan to review the agreement 
reached between the Japanese and U.S. governments on U.S. Forces 
Japan realignment. "We look forward to working with (the next 
administration) on executing all the existing agreements, including 
the relocation (of U.S. Marines in Okinawa) to Guam," he said. 
 
12) Citizens protest U.S. military aircraft's demo flights at 
Futenma relocation site in Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa 
 
AKAHATA (Page 15) (Abridged) 
September 11, 2009 
 
In connection with the construction of the new U.S. military base in 
Henoko, Nago City in Okinawa, the Ministry of Defense's Okinawa 
Defense Bureau conducted demo flights by two CH-53 helicopters over 
the sea areas near the construction site on September 10 to measure 
noise level. 
 
According to the Defense Bureau's public relations office, the demo 
flights were conducted based on a request from Okinawa Prefecture, 
Nago City, and Ginoza Village, and this was "unrelated" to the 
environmental assessment procedures currently in progress. 
 
The demo flights were conducted for the prospective flight routes 
for takeoffs and landings at the V-shaped runways to be built on the 
new base as described in the preparatory documents for environmental 
assessment from the north and south. Later, hovering was also 
conducted at the four sites where helipads will be built, which were 
added to the preparatory documents. 
 
Some 50 members of citizens' groups and local residents opposing the 
construction of the new base held a sit-in protest in a tent nearby. 
Japanese Communist Party members of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly 
Nobuko Tamaki, Masaaki Maeda, Osamu Toguchi, and Sumie Nishime 
participated in the protest action. 
13) Rise in demand for refueling in Indian Ocean after Lower House 
election, probably reflecting desire for MSDF's continued mission 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
The U.S. Defense Department has asked Japan to continue its 
refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. Before the House of 
Representatives was dissolved, Japan provided oil and water for 
vessels from eight coalition vessels five times a month. In August, 
after the Lower House dissolution, however, the number increased to 
seven, including refueling three U.S. warships, according to 
informed sources yesterday. 
 
Although Japan once refueled more than ten vessels a month, the 
number has reduced by half recently. Among the eight coalition 
countries including the U.S., Britain, Germany and France, only 
Pakistan, an eligible country for Japan's official development 
assistance (ODA) funds, has received the refueling service every 
month. 
 
 
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In the case of the U.S., its vessels did not receive refueling 
during the period between this March and July, but in August, Japan 
refueled three U.S. vessels. Britain also received the service two 
times. These moves apparently show their willingness to see Japan 
continue its mission. 
 
On the propriety of Japan's refueling mission, Administrative 
Defense Vice Minister Kimito Nakae just said yesterday: "A decision 
should be made on this matter by the government as a whole." The 
Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) has provided oil and water free 
of charge, although the U.S. and Britain has provided fare-paying 
refueling. 
 
14) Hatoyama to attend meeting for assistance to Pakistan in New 
York 
 
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama has decided to 
attend the Summit of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Forum when 
he visits the U.S. in late September. At the meeting, to be held in 
New York on the 24th, Hatoyama intends to praise Pakistan's efforts 
to fight the terrorism and promote economic reform and then to 
announce Japan's specific assistance measures for helping to 
stabilize that nation. 
 
15) Hatoyama: Whether bilateral relations are improved depends on 
North Korea's response 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Speaking before reporters yesterday, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 
President Yukio Hatoyama made this comment on his stance toward 
North Korea: 
 
"The problems that currently exist between the two countries are on 
the North Korean side as seen from its repeated test-firing of 
missiles and nuclear tests, as well as from the lack of progress in 
negotiations on the issue of its past abductions of Japanese 
nationals. Whether North Korea can build fruitful relations with 
Japan hinges on its response." 
 
16) DPJ, JCP to cooperate to uncover the truth about secret nuclear 
pact 
 
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President held talks with Japanese 
Communist Party (JCP) Chairman Kazuo Shii in the Diet building 
yesterday. Regarding the basic stance of the incoming Hatoyama 
administration, Shii said, "As a constructive opposition party that 
cooperates on good things and opposes bad things, we will deal with 
it accordingly." The two leaders agreed that their parties will 
cooperate in uncovering the truth about a purported secret 
Japan-U.S. agreement on the introduction of nuclear weapons and to 
actively create opportunities for the heads of opposition and ruling 
parties to exchange views. 
 
17) "International community highly praises Japan's refueling 
 
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operation" 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Referring to the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling operation 
in the Indian Ocean, Vice Defense Minister Kimito Nakae during a 
press conference on Sept. 10 underscored the meaning of the mission, 
noting, "I am aware that the international community highly praises 
the operation." He then said, "I would like to explain the 
circumstances, the meaning of the operation, and the present 
situation" to the new administration. He also said, "If the new 
government sets its policy, we will naturally abide by it." 
 
18) DPJ President Hatoyama says, "The North is to be blamed for the 
nuclear and abduction issues" 
 
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full) 
September 11, 2009 
 
Referring to North Korea's nuclear, missile, and abduction issues, 
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Hatoyama on the evening of 
September 10 stressed: "I believe that the North Korean side is to 
be blamed for the situation in which it has repeatedly launched 
missiles, developed nuclear arms, and carried out nuclear tests, and 
there has been no progress in the abduction issue." He also said, 
"If fruitful Japan-North Korea relations are to be built, whether 
that can be done or not naturally depends on what approach Pyongyang 
makes." 
 
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