Cablegate: Tokyo Media Reaction - Unsc Resolution On Nuclear

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SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNSC RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR
NONPROLIFERATION, G20 SUMMIT IN PITTSBURGH, AND U.S. POLICY TOWARD
BURMA

1. LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page
play to press remarks on Sunday by Minister of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport Maehara, during which he revealed his plan to
drastically review Japan's special budgetary account for airport
construction.

2. "UNSC Resolution Shows Obama's Strong Commitment" The moderate
Yomiuri stated in an editorial (9/26): "The UN Security Council
summit meeting unanimously adopted a resolution seeking a 'world
without nuclear weapons.' This reflected President Obama's strong
belief that the entire international community must deal with the
nuclear threat."

3. "Historic UNSC Resolution" The business-oriented Nikkei
editorialized (9/26): "President Obama proposed and chaired the UN
Security Council summit meeting on nuclear nonproliferation and
nuclear reduction. This was the first such meeting that focused
exclusively on the nuclear issue and adopted a resolution on the
matter. This can be described as a historic event."

4. "G20 to Be Tested on Effectiveness in Correcting Economic
Imbalance" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/28): "At the
G20 summit, leaders expressed their intention to work toward
correcting the imbalance in the global economy. This is a
fundamental issue that has not been addressed for many years despite
indications of the necessity of doing so. The effectiveness of the
G20 will be tested."

5. "Measures beyond Preventing Crisis Required" The liberal Asahi
argued in an editorial (9/27): "The agreement reached at the G20
summit to strengthen restrictions on financial institutions is a
meaningful step in the right direction.... The participants also
agreed to 'correct the imbalance in the global economy.'.... This is
critically important not only to overcome the world crisis and
prevent its recurrence but also to achieve sustainable world
economic growth and bring about stable and better lives for the
people."

6. "Concern about U.S. Policy toward Myanmar" The business-oriented
Nikkei editorialized (9/27): "The Obama administration will review
the U.S.'s previous policy toward Myanmar, which focused only on
sanctions, and launch direct talks with the military junta. This
policy shift appears to be based on the experience that sanctions,
which have been imposed since the 1990s, have not helped with the
democratization of Myanmar or the improvement of human rights in the
country. However, there is concern that the junta might consider the
move to be a conciliatory approach."

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