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FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7964
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 2149
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 3105
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE 8816
UNCLAS TOKYO 002775
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/K
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OTRA AMGT ASEC KNNP PREL CN JA KN KS RS
SUBJECT: JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/R BOSWORTH, S/E KIM,
AND DELEGATION, DECEMBER 12-13, 2009
THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE
ACCORDINGLY.
1. (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance
to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen W.
Bosworth, Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks Sung Kim, and
their delegation for their December 12-13, 2009, visit to
Japan.
2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political
Officer Emmett "Jerome" Ryan. He can be reached at:
Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343
Home phone: (81-3)3224-6932
Mobile phone: 81-90-7289-8815
Fax: (81-3)3224-5322
E-mail: RyanEJ@state.gov (unclassified)
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Hotel Reservations
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3. (U) Tokyo hotel reservations have been made at the
Imperial Hotel Tokyo, 1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558, Tel: (81-3) 3504-1111 Fax: (81-3)
3504-9146. Details as follows:
Name: Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3197745
Name: Ambassador Sung Y. Kim
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3197746
Name: Mr. Eric Richardson
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3197748
Name: Mr. Daniel R. Russel
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3198336
Name: Mr. Charles D. Lutes
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3197749
Name: DASD Michael Schiffer
Arrive: December 12, 2009
Depart: December 13, 2009
Conf. No.: 3197750
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Transportation to/from Hotel
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4. (U) Control officer and Political Minister Counselor
Robert Luke will meet and greet the delegation at the Yokota
Air Base.
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Visa
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5. (U) Holders of U.S. diplomatic or official passports must
have a Japanese visa to enter Japan. Travelers on a U.S.
tourist (blue cover) passport may enter Japan as a tourist
without a Japanese visa for up to 90 days. As of November
20, 2007, all foreign nationals entering Japan, with the
exemption of certain categories, are required to provide
fingerprints and a facial photograph at the port of entry.
This requirement does not replace any existing visa or
passport requirements. Official U.S. travelers will have to
submit to the photograph and fingerprinting requirement
unless they travel with a valid diplomatic or official visa
or a Note Verbale. The nature of the passport onto which the
visa is pasted is not relevant, i.e. a tourist passport
holder with a diplomatic or official visa will not have to
submit to the biometrics collection process. SOFA personnel
are exempt under SOFA Article 9 (2) from the new biometrics
entry requirements.
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Embassy Laptop Policy
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6. (U) Official visitors are reminded that personally owned
or non-controlled USG-issued electronic equipment (including
all PDAs, cell phones, pagers, radios, records) may not enter
the controlled access areas. Additionally, all classified
and sensitive materials must be secured at the embassy visit
control office upon arrival in country.
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Threat Assessment
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7. (U) U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a
heightened state of alert. As the U.S. Government has
reported in public announcements over the last several
months, U.S. citizens and interests abroad may be at
increased risk of terrorist actions from extremist groups,
which may target civilians and include suicide operations.
The Department maintains information about potential threats
to Americans overseas which is available to travelers on the
internet at the Bureau of Consular Affairs home page:
http://www.travel.state.gov. The Embassy takes all threats
seriously. U.S. Embassy Tokyo can be contacted 24 hours a
day at 03-3224-5000 (locally) or 81-3-3224-5000
(internationally).
8. (U) The general threat from crime in Tokyo and throughout
Japan is low. Crime is at levels well below the U.S.
national average. Violent crime is rare, but does exist.
The Japanese National Police report continued problems with
pick-pocketing of foreigners in crowded shopping areas of
Tokyo. Although street crime is low, common sense security
measures are advised for all American citizens traveling in
Japan.
9. (U) Also be advised that under no circumstances may
weapons be brought into Japan. Carrying a pocketknife
(including Swiss Army-style knife, craft or hunting knife,
box cutter, etc.) in public is forbidden. Under Japanese
law, carrying any such item in public, with a size exceeding
8 cm in length, 1.5 cm in width or 2 mm in thickness, can
subject the person to arrest or detention.
ROOS