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SUBJECT:  DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/09 
 
INDEX: 
 
(1) PM Hatoyama does not eliminate current Futenma relocation plan 
as one option (Yomiuri) 
 
(2) Fukushima to be elected for fourth term as SDP leader without a 
vote (Yomiuri) 
 
(3) Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano indicates new 
negotiation policy on Futenma relocation (Mainichi) 
 
(4) DM Kitazawa to consider Futenma relocation sites other than 
Henoko, to visit Guam next week (Mainichi) 
 
(5) Editorial: Conclusion to Futenma issue postponed to next year; 
Prime minister must provide clear prospects (Mainichi) 
 
(6) Hatoyama administration to pay high price for deferring Futenma 
relocation decision to 2010 (Tokyo Shimbun) 
 
(7) Editorial: Japan must support the U.S.'s Afghan strategy 
(Nikkei) 
 
(8) Yokota base refuses to hand over suspects in rope incident in 
Musashi-murayama City, Tokyo, last August (Akahata) 
 
(9) Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Japanese bride in U.S. facing difficulty 
obtaining permanent residency status with her husband killed in 
action a month after marriage (Okinawa Times) 
 
ARTICLES: 
 
(1) PM Hatoyama does not eliminate current Futenma relocation plan 
as one option 
 
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Full) 
Evening, December 4, 2009 
 
In connection with the relocation of the U.S. forces' Futenma Air 
Station in Okinawa, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on the 
morning of Dec. 4: "While the Japan-U.S. agreement is important, I 
have been saying that (we need to look at) whether there are other 
locations," admitting that he has issued orders to consider possible 
relocation sites other than the coastal area of Camp Schwab (in 
Henoko, Nago City), which is the designated relocation site under 
the bilateral agreement. Meanwhile, he also told reporters in front 
of his official residential quarters: "Needless to say, the current 
relocation plan is still valid," stressing that he is not 
eliminating this as an option. 
 
With regard to the U.S. territory of Guam, which Hatoyama is 
reportedly considering as a relocation site, he would only say: "I 
was not the one who asked to consider (Guam). It is necessary to 
consider whether this is suitable in terms of the deterrence (of the 
U.S. forces)." 
 
The government will convey the Prime Minister's policy to the 
meeting of the cabinet- level working group of foreign affairs and 
defense officials of Japan and the U.S. to be held at the Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in the afternoon of Dec. 4. A bureaucratic 
level meeting of the two governments was held at MOFA in the 
morning. 
 
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However, the U.S. side is certain to react strongly to deferring a 
solution to next year. 
 
In his news conference on the morning of Dec. 4, Defense Minister 
Toshimi Kitazawa said "all options will be pursued." He also 
revealed that he will visit Guam shortly. However, with regard to 
the feasibility of alternative proposals, including relocation to 
Guam, Kitazawa said: "We are groping in the dark completely." Asked 
about the impact of this on the U.S. Forces Japan realignment 
process, which is scheduled to be completed by 2014, he said: "We 
may need to discuss the possibility of some changes that may occur," 
hinting at the possibility of delays. 
 
With regard to the view that Futenma relocation is tied to the 
relocation of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, Chief Cabinet 
Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said: "Will everything be stalled because 
the Futenma plan did not work? Will it be possible not to delay the 
Guam relocation? These are issues that will be included in the 
re-examination process by Japan and the U.S.," indicating an 
intention to discuss these issues with the U.S. side. 
 
(2) Fukushima to be elected for fourth term as SDP leader without a 
vote 
 
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Full) 
December 4, 2009 
 
Mizuho Fukushima, 53 (state minister for consumer affairs), leader 
of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), appeared certain to be elected 
for a fourth term without a vote on Dec. 3. The official filing of 
candidacy for the party's election is scheduled for Dec. 4. House of 
Representatives member Kantoku Teruya (second district of Okinawa), 
supported by some party members to run in the election, held a news 
conference at the party headquarters in the late afternoon and 
announced that he will not run. 
 
Some party members have complained that Fukushima's efforts to push 
for the relocation of the Futenma Air Station out of Okinawa or out 
of Japan are not aggressive enough and have asked Teruya to run as 
party leader. In light of this, Fukushima told a meeting of party 
executives in the morning of Dec. 3 that if a decision is made to 
accept the existing relocation plan, "The SDP and I will have to 
make a grave decision," hinting at bolting from the coalition 
government. Subsequently, Teruya said, "I was able to confirm the 
party leader's strong determination", and announced that he will not 
run in the election at a news conference. 
 
The party leader's election is being held because Fukushima's term 
is about to expire. The new leader, who will serve for a term of two 
years, will be formally elected at a party convention on Jan. 23. 
 
Mizuho Fukushima is a graduate of the Tokyo University's Faculty of 
Law. She was first elected to the House of Councillors in 1998. She 
is a lawyer and formally served as the SDP's secretary general. She 
is serving her second term in the Upper House and was elected on the 
proportional representation ticket. She is 53 years old. 
 
(3) Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano indicates new 
negotiation policy on Futenma relocation 
 
MAINICHI ONLINE (Full) 
 
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12:37, December 4, 2009 
 
Ai Yokota, Rumu Yamada 
 
At a news conference on Dec. 4, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi 
Hirano commented on the fact that the current plan to relocate the 
U.S. forces' Futenma Air Station (in Ginowan City, Okinawa) to the 
coastal area of Camp Schwab (in Henoko, Nago City) is considered to 
be tied to the relocation of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam in one 
package. He said: "Is it necessary for them to be linked? Will it 
not be possible to separate them? We need to discuss this from 
different angles. Will a deadlock in one means that everything else 
will be invalidated?" 
 
The 2006 Japan-U.S. agreement on U.S. Forces Japan realignment 
provides for the construction of a Futenma replacement facility by 
2014 and the relocation of 8,000 marines to Guam in a "package." 
Hirano's remarks indicate a new policy of separating Futenma 
relocation and the relocation of marines to Guam in negotiations 
with the U.S. 
 
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama also discussed new relocation sites 
for the Futenma base on the morning of Dec. 4. With regard to Guam, 
which some Okinawans see as a possible relocation site, Hatoyama 
said: "We need to study if Guam is an appropriate relocation site." 
This indicates his position that if the Futenma base is moved to 
Guam, the question of whether the level of deterrence in defense can 
be maintained needs to be looked into carefully. He also said: "(The 
current relocation plan) is still valid." 
 
Hatoyama made the above remarks to reporters in front of his 
official residential quarters. 
 
(4) DM Kitazawa to consider Futenma relocation sites other than 
Henoko, to visit Guam next week 
 
MAINICHI ONLINE (Full) 
11:37, December 4, 2009 
 
Yasushi Sengoku 
 
Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa discussed the relocation site of 
the U.S. forces' Futenma Air Station (in Ginowan City, Okinawa) at a 
news conference held after the cabinet meeting on Dec. 4. He said: 
"Public opinion in Okinawa is strongly in favor of relocation out of 
the prefecture, so we will pursue all options," indicating that he 
will begin to consider sites other than the location designated 
under the current relocation plan. He also revealed that he will 
visit Guam next week to inspect the relocation site of the U.S. 
Marines in Okinawa. 
 
Kitazawa also indicated that even if a decision based on the current 
plan to relocate the Futenma base to the coastal area of Camp Schwab 
(in Henoko, Nago City) will not be made this year, he will earmark 
expenditures related to Futenma relocation in the FY2010 budget 
bill. 
 
(5) Editorial: Conclusion to Futenma issue postponed to next year; 
Prime minister must provide clear prospects 
 
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Full) 
December 4, 2009 
 
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The Hatoyama cabinet has decided to postpone its decision on the 
issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station (in 
Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture) to next January or beyond. Despite the 
growing trend to aim at a settlement before the end of the year in 
line with the Japan-U.S. agreement to move Futenma to Nago's Henoko 
district in the prefecture, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which 
calls for moving Futenma out of Okinawa or even out of Japan, hinted 
at the possibility of leaving the ruling coalition. This led to the 
conclusion that the SDP's departure from the coalition could hamper 
the management of the administration. 
 
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which does not hold a majority 
in the House of Councillors, apparently wants to prevent the SDP 
from dropping out of the coalition, with next year's regular Diet 
session approaching. But Futenma is one of the thorniest issues for 
the administration. The administration should not simply postpone 
its conclusion until next year. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama must 
ensure that his administration will come up with a unified opinion, 
and if the matter must be deferred to next year, he must provide 
clear prospects for a solution to it. 
 
Prime Minister Hatoyama has pledged to relocate Futenma "at least 
outside Okinawa." Finding candidate sites in Okinawa other than the 
Henoko district is also an option. If candidate sites are studied in 
linkage with those options and a review of the modalities of U.S. 
bases in Japan, as promised in the DPJ manifesto, it will require 
fresh discussions with the United States and that will further delay 
a settlement. But such discussions did not precede the government's 
decision to postpone a conclusion until next year. The decision 
simply comes from the political circumstances under the coalition 
arrangement. 
 
As was admitted by Hatoyama himself, the longer a decision is 
delayed, the harder it will become to resolve the issue. The Henoko 
relocation plan is the major campaign issue for the Nago mayoral 
election to be held on Jan. 24. If the DPJ Okinawa chapter-backed 
candidate in favor of moving Futenma outside Okinawa wins the 
election, chances are that the relocation issue will go back to 
square one. It will also be difficult for Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu 
Nakaima, who has accepted the Henoko plan, to authorize the use of 
the surface of public waters in defiance to popular will opposing 
the relocation. 
 
Even if ways to reduce noise at other U.S. bases, including Kadena 
Air Base, are put in the package, the SDP is unlikely to change its 
stance of opposing the Henoko plan. It remains to be seen if Nakaima 
will stay receptive to the Henoko plan after the Upper House 
election next summer toward the Okinawa gubernatorial election in 
November. 
 
The problem is that Prime Minister Hatoyama lacks leadership. The 
Prime Minister has kept avoiding presenting a clear direction by 
just indicating that he will make a final decision, while pointing 
out the sentiments of the people in Okinawa, the need to reduce the 
burden, and the importance of the Japan-U.S. agreement. Prime 
Minister Hatoyama is to blame for the turmoil of the relocation 
issue. 
 
Futenma No. 2 Elementary School, which is only a fence away from 
Futenma Air Station, is suffering from noise of U.S. military 
aircraft landing at and taking off from the base. The school is 
 
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forced to conduct an evacuation drill every spring envisaging a U.S. 
military plane crash on the school grounds. It is imperative and the 
government's responsibility to relocate the air station from the 
populated residential area, to dissolve such an abnormal situation, 
and to ensure the safety of the residents near the base. 
 
The abandonment of leadership by Prime Minister Hatoyama is 
tantamount to helping the establishment of a permanent Futenma Air 
Station. 
 
(6) Hatoyama administration to pay high price for deferring Futenma 
relocation decision to 2010 
 
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full) 
December 4, 2009 
 
Kei Sato, Koki Miura 
 
As of Dec. 3, it became certain that a solution to the issue of the 
relocation of the U.S. forces' Futenma Air Station will be put off 
until next year, even though the U.S. side is demanding a solution 
before the end of the year. While this decision was made based on 
the need to maintain the coalition government with the Social 
Democratic Party (SDP), which is strongly against reaching a 
conclusion before the end of the year, the Futenma issue itself has 
been left unresolved. The "price" to pay for deferring a decision to 
next year is higher than what the Kantei (Prime Minister's Official 
Residence) had in mind. 
 
The Hatoyama administration was forced to make a choice between 
showing deference to the U.S. side, which is demanding an early 
solution to the Futenma issue, and accepting the position of the 
SDP, which is calling for relocation out of Okinawa or out of Japan. 
The Hatoyama administration finally decided to respect the SDP's 
wishes after considerable wavering. This decision is based on the 
judgment that "top priority needs to be given to the survival of the 
coalition government," according to a senior government official. 
 
However, postponing the decision until next year will have a serious 
impact on the Japan-U.S. relationship, which is already showing 
signs of deterioration. A senior U.S. government official asks: "Is 
the new administration socialist?" The U.S. side has been 
distrustful of the Hatoyama administration from the time of its 
inauguration because it has been raising issues that are 
disagreeable to the U.S., including calling for an equal 
relationship with the U.S., a review of U.S. Forces Japan 
realignment issues, and the concept of an East Asian community 
excluding the United States. 
 
The most serious problem is that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama 
agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama at their summit meeting in 
November to settle the Futenma issue as soon as possible and even 
said "trust me." The U.S. essentially believes that Futenma's 
relocation to Henoko is an agreement between the two governments and 
it is a matter of course that this should be implemented. 
 
Yet, it has waited for the Japanese side to build a consensus and 
has had a strong impression that a solution is forthcoming before 
year's end based on its faith in the Prime Minister's words. The 
Hatoyama administration's decision to defer the solution will be 
perceived as utterly arbitrary. 
 
 
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Furthermore, the postponement may lead to completely scrapping the 
Japan-U.S. agreement on Henoko relocation due to the Nago mayoral 
election in January. If an opponent to Henoko relocation wins in the 
election, the implementation of the Japan-U.S. agreement will become 
even more remote. As a result, not only will relations with the U.S. 
be undermined, but the Futenma base will also remain where it is. 
 
For this very reason, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense 
Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, who were concerned about the impact on 
the bilateral relationship, had insisted on arriving at a solution 
before the end of the year. 
 
A source on Japan-U.S. diplomacy says: "This is the worst possible 
outcome. The U.S. side is already exasperated with the Hatoyama 
administration as it is. The 'Japan passing' of the 1990s may 
resume." 
 
Japan and the U.S. have worked hand-in-hand on such issues as North 
Korea's nuclear issue and global warming prevention. If the U.S.'s 
trust in Japan diminishes as a result of the Futenma issue, this is 
certain to affect diplomacy in general. 
 
However, there have also been favorable evaluations of the Hatoyama 
administration's handling of this matter without paying attention to 
the U.S., which is different from the previous Liberal Democratic 
Party administrations. One cabinet minister says: "The U.S. has no 
business saying this and that at a time when the survival of the 
administration of a country is at stake." 
 
Nevertheless, there is no denying that by deferring the issue, the 
Hatoyama administration will face even more formidable challenges. 
 
(7) Editorial: Japan must support the U.S.'s Afghan strategy 
 
NIKKEI (Page 2) (Full) 
December 3, 2009 
 
U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled a new strategy for 
Afghanistan. It is intended to send about 30,000 more troops to that 
country on one hand and to aim at withdrawing troops starting in 
July 2011 on the other. The strategy specifying a certain period of 
time for troop deployment and the intensive injection of funds in 
the war is designed to speedily bring the situation under control 
and to expedite the efforts to hand over authority to the Afghan 
government. 
 
Whether this can help end the Afghan quagmire remains to be seen. 
Nevertheless, if the chaotic situation in Afghanistan, a hotbed of 
international terrorist groups like al Qaeda, is left as is, it 
would pose a serious threat not only to the United States but also 
to the security of the world. In that sense, the U.S. 
administration's decision must be assessed positively for now. 
 
"I do not make this decision lightly," the U.S. President said in 
his speech. When Obama was sworn in as U.S. President, there were 
32,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Their number has now grown to 
68,000. With the planned deployment, the number will top 100,000. An 
additional 30 billion dollars in defense spending will also be 
necessary this year. 
 
In the United States, there is a strong call for withdrawal from 
Afghanistan. The President's approval rate has plummeted. Amid the 
 
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economic downturn, the ever-growing cost of war is drawing fire. 
From a military strategy viewpoint, some might say that the 
presentation of the exit strategy of beginning withdrawing troops 
starting in the summer of 2011 was a mistake. It can be said that 
caught in the gap between security and public opinion, the President 
has made the difficult decision. 
 
In mapping out the new strategy, Obama used the previous Bush 
administration's measures for Iraq as a reference. The 
administration transferred authority to Iraq after restoring 
security by sending additional troops for a short period of time. 
 
In Afghanistan, there are more difficult problems than in Iraq. For 
instance, it is difficult to get rid of the Taliban and their 
sympathizers who also exist in Pakistan, Afghanistan's neighbor. 
Although he has been re-elected, questions remain about the 
governing ability of the administration of President Hamid Karzai, 
who is reportedly involved in irregularities and corruption. 
 
There is no guarantee that the new U.S. strategy will succeed. Even 
so, eliminating international terrorism by restoring security in 
Afghanistan is an important task for the international community. 
There is no other option but to support the new U.S. strategy. In 
order to move closer to the exit strategy, it is also vital to urge 
the Karzai administration to stop irregularities and corruption and 
to strengthen the Afghan government's independence and the ability 
to maintain security. 
 
Japan's commitment will also be called into question. The Hatoyama 
administration has unveiled a civilian support package worth 5 
billion dollars for Afghanistan. Japan's approach is being 
criticized by some as checkbook diplomacy. The government needs to 
consider additional aid measures -- such as the resumption of the 
refueling mission in the Indian Ocean which is scheduled to end next 
January -- that can give a boost to the new U.S. strategy. 
 
(8) Yokota base refuses to hand over suspects in rope incident in 
Musashi-murayama City, Tokyo, last August 
 
AKAHATA (Page 15) (Excerpts) 
December 4, 2009 
 
In the incident this summer in which a female motorcyclist was 
seriously injured from striking a rope strung across a street in 
Musashi-murayama City in Tokyo, the Metropolitan Police Department 
(MPD) has been unable to execute the warrants of arrest for the 
suspects being charged with attempted murder. Akahata's 
investigation revealed on Dec. 3 that the Yokota base (in Fussa 
City) has refused to hand over the suspects, children of U.S. 
military personnel stationed at the base. 
 
Two of the four suspects live on Yokota base. Under the Japan-U.S. 
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), the permission of U.S. Forces 
Japan (USFJ) is required for making arrests and searches on U.S. 
military facilities and installations. The MPD has requested the 
handover of the suspects. 
 
However, the suspects were not handed over by Dec. 1, the deadline 
of the arrest warrants. 
 
Musashi-murayama city demanded an explanation from Yokota base on 
the same day, but the answer given by Christopher Watt, Yokota base 
 
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spokesman, was: "We have not received (from the Japanese side) a 
formal request for the handover of custody and have not been shown 
any warrants of arrest. We will cooperate under the terms of SOFA if 
a request is received." 
 
Musashi-murayama city also asked the MPD what is happening and tried 
to confirm if warrants of arrests had indeed been obtained. The 
reply it got was: "We cannot give you an answer." 
 
Akahata asked Yokota base about the handover of the suspects and its 
public relations section gave us the following answer on Dec. 2: 
 
"There was an informal request from the Japanese police for the 
handover of the suspects on Nov. 24. The base authorities responded 
that according to their interpretation of SOFA provisions, this 
could not be done. If we receive any future requests in the same 
manner, we will respond in the same way." 
 
The MPD says it will renew the arrest warrants and continue to ask 
for the handover of the suspects. A member of the media who is 
knowledgeable about police affairs points out: 
 
"The USFJ's attitude of interpreting SOFA provisions to its own 
advantage is unforgivable, but the Japanese side is also at fault. 
It is strange that the police refuse to disclose information to the 
local governments hosting military bases.  A political decision by 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the National Police Agency on the 
execution of the arrest warrants might be behind this. This might be 
in consideration of the Japan-U.S. talks on the 'relocation' of the 
Futenma base in Okinawa." 
 
The Tokyo Peace Committee issued a strong protest statement against 
the Japanese and U.S. governments on Dec. 1: "We protest with 
indignation the USFJ's violation of SOFA, its sheltering of 
criminals on a military base, and its refusal to hand over the 
suspects. Such incidents will always occur as long as there are 
military bases. The victims are being sacrificed by the Japanese 
government which tolerates the U.S. military bases. We demand a 
drastic review of SOFA and the withdrawal of U.S. bases." 
 
(9) Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Japanese bride in U.S. facing difficulty 
obtaining permanent residency status with her husband killed in 
action a month after marriage 
 
Okinawa Times (Page 35) (Almost full) 
December 4, 2009 
 
The sad news was delivered only a month after the couple submitted a 
notification of marriage. The husband, a U.S. Marine, of Hotaru 
Nakama Ferschke (26) from Ginowan Village, was killed in action in 
Iraq. Hotaru now lives in Tennessee, U.S.A., with the parents of her 
husband. She is bringing up her 11-month-old son Mikey there. 
However, the immigration law denies her eligibility for obtaining 
permanent residence status. Now she finds herself in a situation 
where she will have to return to Japan next spring. An increasing 
number of people support her. However, there are no prospects for 
her to be able to obtain permanent residency status. 
 
Hotaru in March 2007 met Michael, who was stationed in Okinawa at 
the time, at a birthday party of their mutual friend. They then 
started going out. He introduced her to his family in the U.S. 
 
 
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Blessed with baby 
 
Michael gave her an engagement ring in April 2008, saying, "Let's 
marry, as I will return by all means." He left for Iraq two days 
later. 
 
It was found a couple of week later that Hotaru was pregnant. 
Overjoyed with her pregnancy, Michael said, "Let's marry right now." 
They began the paper work to marry, though they were separated. 
Hotaru submitted a notification of marriage on July 10. However, 
Michael on August 10, a month after they submitted the notification, 
was fatally shot in Iraq. He was 22 years old. "That's not true. I 
don't believe it." Their new married life ended all of a sudden. 
Hotaru vomited in a toilet. 
 
Prevention of marriage of convenience 
 
Michael's funeral service held in the U.S. was lavish. There was a 
long line of mourners. Hotaru thought, "I want to raise Mikey in my 
husband's hometown." Since she talked about it many times with 
Michael, she had decided to live in the U.S. Although she was a 
little anxious, locals who were fond of Michael encouraged her. 
 
However, her plan bumped into an unexpected stumbling block. The 
immigration law does not regard a marriage as finalized unless a 
couple live together. Since Hotaru and Michael were apart, they did 
not satisfy this requirement. 
 
The case of Hotaru became an issue in the U.S. as well. A bill 
intended to exempt Hotaru from the immigration law was submitted to 
the Senate and the House of Representatives. However, whether the 
bill will pass is unknown. 
 
Hotaru has been staying in the U.S. on a tourist visa since February 
this year. However, since there is no guarantee that she can live in 
the U.S. as a permanent resident, she cannot afford to quit her job 
in Japan - she is an employee of the U.S. military. She is expected 
to return home when her child-care leave ends in January next year. 
She said, "I do not give up on Mikey's account and in order to keep 
the promise with my husband." 
 
ROOS