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UNCLAS TOKYO 002326 
 
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 - NORTH KOREA 
 
¶1. LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to 
yesterday's announcement by the administrative reform minister that 
some 2.5 trillion yen will be pared down from the 15 trillion-yen 
supplementary budget that was compiled by the former LDP 
administration. 
 
¶2. "Do Not Repeat Talks That Allow North Korea to Escape from 
Denuclearization" On DPRK leader Kim Jong Il's reported comment to 
Chinese Premier Wen that his country is prepared to hold 
multilateral talks, including the Six-Party Talks, depending on the 
outcome of U.S.-DPRK talks, the business-oriented Nikkei 
editorialized (10/7): "Holding talks with North Korea will be 
meaningless if they do not lead to denuclearization.... U.S.-DPRK 
dialogue could be acceptable if it is aimed at achieving a 
breakthrough. However, the U.S. previously made the mistake of 
removing North Korea from the terror-sponsor list even though there 
was no concrete progress on the nuclear front. The U.S. must not 
make easy concessions again." 
 
¶3. "North Korea Should Return to Six-Party Talks" The 
top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri asserted in an editorial (10/7): 
"China has been cautious about implementing sanctions against North 
Korea. It can be said that this attitude was partially responsible 
for creating the present situation. China may have judged that there 
would be a negative effect on its foremost priority of ensuring 
'stability' if the North Korean regime was weakened as a result of 
sanctions. In reality, stability in East Asia, including China, has 
been undermined in the face of North Korea's continued nuclear 
development. In order to avoid making the same mistake, China should 
vigorously enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1874." 
 
¶4. "DPRK Should Declare Return to Six-Party Talks" The liberal 
Mainichi insisted (10/7): "We should never compromise on the 
position that the September 2005 Six-Party joint statement is still 
valid.... If North Korea claims it is invalid, we must, as President 
Obama stated in his UN Speech, 'stand together and demonstrate' that 
international rules are not empty promises.... Kim Jong Il should 
return to the Six-Party Talks without hesitation and rescue his 
country by obtaining practical benefits in exchange for 
denuclearization." 
 
¶5. "North Korea's Return to Six-Party Talks Indispensable" The 
liberal Tokyo Shimbun argued (10/7): "It cannot be denied that over 
the past 15 years, the U.S. and China have gone to great lengths to 
seek a settlement every time North Korea causes nuclear and missile 
problems. If such a pattern becomes fixed, the Six-Party Talks will 
end up being a rubber stamp venue that merely endorses plans laid 
out by the U.S. and China." 
 
ZUMWALT