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~ JPRS L/10701
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: . 30 suly 1982
JAPAN REPORT
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CONTENTS
POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL
Paper Views Suzuki's Tanaka Connection
(Editorial; MAINICHI DAILY NEWS, 29 Jun 82) 1
New Liberal Club's Maneuver Discussed
(Takehiko Takahashi; MAINICHI DAILY NEWS, 30 Jun 82) 3
Possibility of JCP Chairman Miyamoto's Retirement Reported
(THE DAILY YOMIURI, 26 Jun 82) 5
JCP International Theoretical Symposium Opens
(JPS, 7 .Tul 82) 7
Ueda's Address At JCP Theoretical Symposium
(Koichiro Ueda; JPS, 7 Jul 82) 8
JCP Statement Criticxzes Prague Publishers
(AKAHATA, 8 Jul 82) 12
_ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Deve,ldpment of NEC Radiowave Absorbent Ferrite Discussed
(Toshiro Tsu~i Interview; NIHON KOGYO SHIMBUN,
7 Jun 82) 13
U.S. - Japanese Computer~Companies Joint Venture Reported
(NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, 28 May 82; NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN,
30 May, 8 Jun 82) 16
IBM - Tokyo Press
Hitachi - Burroughs
Mitsubishi Elective - Sperry
_ - a- IIII - ASIA - 111 FOUO]
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~ Agency To Set Up Technological nevelopment Guidelines
(NIHON KOGYO SHI1~i1N, 26 May 82) 19
R&D Activities in Biotechnology Reported
(NIHON KOGYO SHIMBiTN, 13, 19 May, 2 Jun 82) 22
LDP Committee on Bioscience
Industrial Sector
MITI's Plans
Lighter, Stronger Piaterials for Autos ef Future Reported
(NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, 12-14, 18-21, 25-26 May 82) 27
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PAPER VIEWS SUZUKI'S TANAKA CONNECTION
Tokyo MAINICHI BAILY NEWS in English 29 Jun 82 p 2
[Editorial: "Influence of TanakaJ
[ Text ] Diet interpellations are made up of words without
substance. So goes criticism we often hear. Judging
from the latest interpellations, "deceptive" rather
than "empty" seems to be the right adjective, and we
see ~ coming political crisis because of this tread.
. Budget deliberations start in the House of
Coancillors this week. Buts since the decision to ex-
tend the current Diet session at the ead of May, what .
have the Dietmen done? They were supposed to hold
debates on the establishment of politieal ethics, tax .
revenue deficits and related economic managemen!,
and foreign and defense policies closely conpected
with disarmdment, but we have heard no serio~s
debates on these urgent issues. Question-and-answer
sessions by robots - this might be a more accurate
descri~tion of what has taken place.
Opposition questions lack punch and government
answers-are stereotyped, but apart from this their '
low-key tone is apparently the result of more basic
causes. In short, Diet members do not have enough
moral fiber, character, sense of responsibility or
courage, w~bich are the prerequisites of a politician.
We anticipated that tl~e focus of Diet
deliberations following Prime Minjster Zenko
Suzuki's return home from his two-week toreign trip
would be on cleaning up politics, ~es~ecially sinee
guilty verdicts were handed down on two politicians
in ths Lockheed scandal. Contrary to such ex-
pectations, politiciaas did not react sharply. In fact,
they 6ave failed to take any actioa concerning the
guilty politicians or even the "gray" ones who
allegedly accepted money.
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The fact that Prime Minister Suzuki seems to
have left the matter to the Diet and political parties is
intolerable. Suzuki edrlier said that "the establish-
ment of political ethics is the starting point of
parliamentary politics and I am taking the guilty
~ verdicts seriously," but we do not see any serious
attitude in Suzuki.
His actior,s do not agree with his words and his
answers in tde Diet are "deceptive." He has ap-
parently failed to distinguish rigqt from wrong
~ because he seems to have exerted his efforts to
protect Susumu Nikaido, secretary general of the
Liberal-Democratic Party, regarded as one of the
'~gray" officials.
- . If Nikaido is driven into a corner, the Suzuki
Establishment would be adversely affected because
oi Nikaido's importarice in the ruling party. Suzuki
� must remember that he himseli appointed Nikaido to
the post in defiance of public opiniQn.
~ Ii . Suzuki continues to ~u~port Nikaido, he
deserves the criticism that h~ has p7aced priority on
self-protection over political ethics.
The problems related to Nilcaido's treatment
~ contain deeper-rooted issues than the fate of Suzuki's
government. If they remain, nationality. will be lost
damaging the vecy basis of party politics. We urge
Nikaido to resign from his post and answer the
summons of the Diet to cl3rify his position.
At his meeting witb Suzuki, former Prime
. Minister Takeo Miki said: "The present-day Liberal-
Democratic Party is apgareatly under the influence
oi Mr. Kakuei Tanaka. You must try to make the
garty cleaner ahd healthier..." Mikl made a very
important observation which is shared by the public.
Zi the ruling party is controlled by a person who has
been crimindlly indicted, what can be more immvral?
We cannot expect the Liberal-Democ~atic Party
to be cleaned up ~f Tanaka is In control. Why, for in-
stance, has the ruling party done its utmost to delay
the proposed revision of the Dietmen's t~stimony
law?
In the ruling party, former Prime Minister Takeo
Fukuda together with Miki mildly criticized Tanaka
and his influence, but other so-called "new lead~rs"
who are supposed to bear political responsibility in
the 1980s, have kept silent due to the heavy pressure
ot Tanaka's control and to protect theniselves. Every
politician must give deep thought to what Miki has
urged. ~ ~ ,
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- NEW LIBERAL CLUB'S MANEWER DISCUSSID
Tokyo MAINICHI DAILY NEWS in English 30 Jun 82 p 2
[From "Nagatacho Doings" ~olumn by Takehiko Takahashi: "6 Years Since Founding
, of NLC"J
[Text] Six years have passed since K�ould follow suit. Because ot
the establishment o[ the New conditions surrounding their
Liberal Club (NLC) on June 22, electoral districts, ~ however,
1!ii6. In the [irst election in there were those who remained
~~�hich thc NLC candidates were With the LDP..
entered, an "~LC boom" oc- ~e NLC was a conservative
rurred and t8 candidates ot the ~~itical party formed on the
fled~lin~partywereelecled. basis of criticism of the LDP.
In the t979 election, hoK~ever. But inherently, the NLC stands
the number of NLC's Diet seats on a common foundation with
tell io four, and some people the LDP. Accordingly, whfle
expected that the New Liberal once participating in the New
Club would fade away. � L~(~ral Club, there are some
A reco~ ery was made to 12 Who have returned to the LDP
seats in the dual House of fold. They include Morio
Representatives and House ot Kim?~ra (from Aomori
Counciliors elections of 1980, prefecture), Fukuiiro Klkuchi
and the NLC ~~~as resuscitated. ~ Miyagi). Sanpachi Tafdo
Those ~vho took part in the (Chiba), Hidenao Nakagawa
forcnation of the New Liberal ~Hiroshima), Takeo Nishloka .
Ciub �~ere Diet members at- ~Nagasakil, Sukenarl Nagano
tached to the Liberal- ~Kagoshima),andlchizo0hara
Uemocratic Parly. Yohei Kono, (Miyagi).
N�lin l~~came the NLC's first Koji Kakizawa, who was .
f~epresentative, was the son o[ chairman oi the NLC's policy
Ichiro Kono, lhe late politician committee, has left the party.
a~l~o ~~~ielded ~reat in(luence in He seems desirous oF running as
tiie polilical w~orid. Hi~h ex- an LDP candidate in the next
pectations were placed in Yohei e~~ction but is acting as an
Kono. l'oun~ Diel members had independent at the present
~athered around him and ~ime
formed a~roup that aimed at (n all, lhere are ten who were
brin~in~ a breath of fresh air once elected on the NLC ticket
into politics. ~ but have since returned to the
14'hen Kono left the L~P, it LDP. Among them, two were
�~as expected ths~t a con- deteated in the last election, but
sideral~le number oi this group ~~ghl are Diet members at
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presenl 1 although Kakizawa ~s Party, Ne�~ Liberal Club,
called an independent, he is United Social Democratic
virtually an LDP member). Party) is impossible to achie~~e.
In many cases, they did not Instead, he is looking fonvard to
become 1VLC Candidates a schism ~vithin the LDP and
because they earnestly desired the NLC combininq with one ot
to do so. They ran on the NLC the divisions.ln order to trigger
ticket because the LDb retused such a movement, v?�hat
to recogni�r.e and recommend Tagawa is attempting now is
their randidacy. T,herefore criticism of the Tanaka taction,
when conditions in the electoral the largest in the LDP.
districl change and ~lie LDP is By unfurlin~ the banTier of
ready l4 ceCOmmer,;d them, they "clean politics," he is seekin~;
will quickly tt~tbdraw from the to bring togelher the ant i-
NLC and return to the LDP. Tanaka Tactions u�ilhin the
LDP. This is the reason ~+�t~c
Influence Tagau~a criticized'I'anak~~ ~~�lien
' he met with former I'rime
The ~1ew Liberal Ctub's Ministers Takeo 1Vliki and
strongest influence at present is Takeo :'ukuda, and asked for
ir~ the big cities. They include their cooperation.
four Diet members from Tokyo The combinin of the Cour
and three in Kanagawa ~
Prefecture. centrist parties undoubtedly
Seiichi Ta~awa, NLC [aces great ditficulties. The
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e, s a y s, Komeito opposed the extension
"Although we are in the op- of the Diet session and has
position, we have the ex- stayed away from tl~e plen~ ry
perience ot handlin~ the ad- session. The Ne~v [,iberai Ciub
ministra~ion." He calis this a and Japan Socialisl Party a1_
characteristic o[ the NLC. ~ tencled and approved tlie ex-
While with the opposition, the tension. The Komcito is ab-
NI,C has a nature that dit- solutely opposed to a revision of
ferentiates il [rom other op- the House of Counciilors '
position parties. Allhough an national constiiuency election
opposition party, the NLC has system. The NLC [avors il.
many friends in the LDP. Under such a situation, a
What the New Liberal Club revamping of the political world
has In mind now is a revamping by the tour m~ddle-of-lhe-road
of the political world. parties is far from bein~ easy.
Representative Tagawa That is why Tagawa wants to
. believes that a new party hammer in the wedge o[
comprising the so-called "political elhics" and split the
middle-af-the-road parties LDP as a step toward revamp-
(Komeito, Democratic Socialist ing the political world.
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POLITICAL AND S~JCICL~~~^..n:.
POSSIBILITY 0~ JCP CHAIRMAN MIYAMOTO'S RETIRII~NT REPORTED
Tokyo THF DAILY YOMIURI in English 26 Jun 82 p 2
[Text] Kenji M~romoro, who bas 6een chairmon of the CommuAisf"Par?y (JCP) fo~ ths pasf
1 Z yeors, will pro6ably step down from hts po~t d~ring next moMh's poif~r eom~ee-
tion, the Ant for two rears.
The convention, which �~y~oto will turn 74 in
will open July 27, will be October and there are a
held iuat aiter the party number of aenfor party of-
celebrates !ts 80th annlver- fldals who could all his
sary oa July 15. ~hoes, perhapa better than
Observers said Miya- ~y~~,
moto's retirement was de- Otte D3P leader remark-
signed to re~uvenate the ed: "It ia certain that Mi-
party since the p~rty'a pop- . y~oto wW retire. Hla su~
ularity was on the decline. ceasor aill be Secretary-
The possibi~itq oi Miya- (}eneral Tetauzo Fuwa and
moto's retirement waa Srst Mltsuhiro Kaneko. deputy
whispered among Liberal_ ~e~r_general, wlll prob-
Democrats Iast spring and , ably succeeded Fawa."
their musfngs were recent- ~,{beral-Deaaocssts in a
ly echoed by Sociaiist Partq � p~~on to know poinL out
(JSP) members snd lesde~rs ~at JCP coaventions have '
oi the Democrati~9ocialist ~n held onlq once every
- (~P). - two os three yeara. Ii Mi-
Their reasons !or think- yamoto fails to retlse dur-
ing this way are aa !ol- ~g the forthcoming coa_
10~8~ vention. he may not be able
� The Communist Party to do so until the aext con-
has been striving to in- oention.
crease ita party member- No JCP officla~ supporta
ship to 500,000 snd the cir- the rumor about Miya-
culation .o!' the psrty orgun, moto's poesible retlrement.
Al~ahatg, to tour millfon. Raneko hia~aelf says that
These gosls have almost the JCP does not plan W
been realized. reahusle the party's top
� The EOth anniverasry oi leaders at the next con-
the party provides a sui~ vention.
able opportunity !or bIlya- ~~go~ peopie say that
moto to retire. 8e has been the party needs a change
party chairman since July oi lmage, but I don't think
1870, so because the party has
~ The party needs to been atie to increase ita
change its image to in- numerical strength and the
crease its strength and to dreulation oi Lhe party or-
prepare for the coordinated g~; ~ he said.
nationwide local elections
and the House o! Coun- ~me people say that Mi-
cilors election next year. ~~t� ia �r an advanced
age. Kaaeko aays, buL he
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points out that Prlme ~n-
isLer 3nzutl is . now 71.
Hath 3eicho Matsumoto,
a noted Sctlun writer, and
goreya 9enda, a stage pro-
ducer. who are said to be
cloae to the JCP, denq the
rumor.
Will Miyaanoto's ret~ire-
- ment naAy be mddenly
and dramatically an-
nounced during the sum-
mer convention?
A Yominri Shimbun re-
porter aaked him directly
about the rumored retire-
ment,. and ~yamoto re-
plied, �I don't know. Unlike
other parties. Communist
Party officials do not
maneuver behlnd the sceaes
shead of a party conven.
. tion regardinB party execu-
tives' posts."
"There will naturally be
an election during the com-
ing � convention, but its re-
sults will not be knowu un-
til after that election," he
remarked. '
Isn't it necessary W re-
iuvenate the psrty? he was
asked.
Miyamoto replied, "Ot
course. Retorm is one oi
� the things the party can be
proud oi and eSorts W re-
juvenate the partg have
continued, gspeciallq at
co.nventions. Senior o~~lals
are properly depioyed and '
younger sta8 are promow
ed."
Horn in Hikarl. Yama-
guchi-ken, Mi9amoto grad-
uated irom the Department
oi Political Ecoaomics of �
Tokyo University in 1933
and ioined the JCP the
same year. He became sec-
retary-general of Lhe party
in 1958 and a member o!
the Dtet in 1977 when he
was elPcted a upper ho~se
member from the nationai
constituency, ,
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JCP INTERNATIONAL THEORETICAL SY!"IPOSIUM OPENS
OW071210 Tokyo JPS in English 0906 GMT 7 Jul 82
[Text] Tokya, 7 Jul (JPS)--The International Theoretical Symposium to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of rounding the Japanese Communist Party
opened at JCP headquarters on 7 July. The theme of the 3-day symposium
is "on the struggle and task for world peace, defense of the right of
nations to self-determination, and social progress."
In the symposi~ 12 representatives of the 11 parties of capitalist coim.tries
take part. They are representatives of the Commimist Party of Great Britain,
Italian Commimist Party, Commwlist Party of Australia, Commumist Party of
the Netherlands, Swiss Labor Pazty, Left Party-Communists of Sweden,
Commtmist Party of Spain, French Communist Party, Communist Party of
Belgium, Socialist Unity Party of Mexico and the Japanese CommLmist Party.
At the beginning of the symposium, JCP Secretariat Chief Tetsuzo Fuwa gave
an opening spee ch. In his speech Fuwa s aid, "This sym~osium is held in
serious international situation--deepening historical crisis of world
capitalism in political, economic and social fields; problems of present
stage of development of socialist system and its policies; nuclear arms
race and increasing threat of nuclear war; world-wide upsurge of novement
against nuclear weapons and for peace; increasing international role of the
nonaligned count r~es and tasks of developing coimtries; and struggle to
defend the right of nations to self-determination...there are not a few
problems to be studied and solved in creative ways with the revolutionary
and scientific spirit of scientific socialism."
In the sumposium, neither keynote report is delivered to give a specific
direction to the discussion, nor 3oint decision or conclusion will be made.
With equal right, every delegate freely expresses one's viewpoints, and
exchanges experiences and viewpoints with other parties through candid
discussions.
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UEDA'S ADDRESS AT JCF' THEORETICAL SYNIPOSIUM
OW071222 Tokyo JPS in English 0911 GMT 7 Jul 82
[Text] Tokyo, 7 Jul (JPS)--In the first-day session of the International
Theoretical Symposium held on 7 July, Koi~hiro Ueda, presidium vice chairman
and Policy Coimnission chairman of the Japanese Coumiunist Party, gave a
speech, excerpts of which follow:
"The greatest problem for international peace today is the real and increasing
threat of nuclear war, which could mean the end of human civilization.
"Why has the danger of nuclear war become the central issue of international
politics in these early 1980 years?
"The material base for this is the terrible accumulation and technological
development of nuclear weapons, a product of the arms race between two
opposing military blocs, one centering around the USA, and the other around
_ the USSR.
"The continuing development and acc~nul3tion of strategic and tactical
nuclear weapons have even produced two devilish new concepts in military
strategy: The strategy of a'counterforce first strike,' and 'theatre'
nuclear war, both based on the assumption that a war with n.uclear weapons
can be won.
"The Japanese Communist Party places special emphasis on two problems
which lie at the root of these critical developments and involve the present
status of the imperialist and socialist system.
"The first problem is the ever-deepenir.~g structural and historical crisis
of contemporary capitalism, on which discussions focused during the l~ist
symposiu ~ here in 1979. ~
"The second problem is that a trend of big-powerism is gaining momentum
within the socialist countries, which should by nature be forces for peace
and socialism, and that this error, deriving from the doctrine of 'sphere
~of influence,' which is contrary to the cause of scientific socialism,
is becoming more fixed.
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- "These things show that it is becoming more likely that the 1980's will
develop i.nto a dangeroiis 'nuclear age.'
"At the same time in historical terms it is very significant that a dramatic
uprising of international movements is taking place, demanding that nuclear
weapons be eliminated.
"In the 1930's, the 7th Congress of the Comintern ealled for international
solidarity for the struggle against fascism and imperialism, but failed
to p revent World War II.
"But rc.lationship among the different world forces have since then imdergone
fundamental changes, and botr. objective and subjP~tive conditions now exist
that can indeed prevent nuclear war.
- "Movements in each country are purs uing objectives in accordance with
respective conditions: The .Tapanese Comr~unist Party is proposing that a
total ban on nuclear weapons must be placed at the cer.ter of our common
international tasks.
"Why do we assert that a total ban is the core of urgent international tasks?
First, this was the very starting point of the movement against nuclear
weapons. We have also learned from the experience of recent history that
partial measures adopted in the past, by-passing this aim, have had the
effect of promoting the arms rece.
"Secondly, ti~; ~anger an~ vankruptcy of the doctrines of nuclear deterrence
and equilibrium oL ~~~iiitary strength have become fully clear.
"The only conclusion, drawn from the experiences of the past 37 years since
the fir~t tragedies of nucl.ear war struck Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is that
the basic task of totally banning the use, production, storage, testing and
deployment of nuclear weapons must be undertaken im it~dly at this very time
_ if humanity is to survive and the nuclear arms race is to end.
"To make a total ban on nuclear weapons our urgent task never means that
partial measures are valueless, nor does it ignore the need for a phased
process based on parity once the total ban is agreed on.
"'The Japanese Communist Party gives priority to three tasks as partial
measures: ~1 ban on the use of nuclear weapons, the creation of nuclear
weapon-free zones and a comprehensive ban on nuclear tests, which all form
part of a total ban on nuclear weapons. The conclusion of a treaty banning
the use of nuclear weapons is extremely urgent.
"B ut the conclusion of an agreement banning the use of nuclear weapons
would not in itself be enough to rid the world of the threat of nuclear
w