Suggested Draft Remarks Mr. Rod DeArment Chief of Staff The Honorable Bob Dole Senate Majority Leader Press Conference Thursday morning, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Madison Hotel, Room to be determined. Contact: Bob Witeck Cecile Ablack 333-7400 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Rod DeArment, Chief of Staff to the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Dole. On behalf of Senator Dole, I am honored this morning to present to you the distinguished senior representatives from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, who are visiting Washington to meet with Congressional and Administration leaders concerning the serious trade issues between our two nations. We have warmly welcomed our friends from Japan, not only in the spirit of mutual cooperation, but also to work with us on Capitol Hill to find solutions to the trade debate that has prompted their visit here. Although I am not here to answer questions on behalf of the Congress, or Senator Dole specifically, I want to emphasize the very high regard and personal pleasure we have had in hosting this visit. I can assure you our talks have been frank and helpful. I am also delighted to introduce to you the delegation's leader and the vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is certainly a cherished and longtime friend to many Washington leaders, the Honorable Susumu Nikaido. Mr. Nikaido will have brief introductory remarks, and with his delegation, will be pleased to take your questions. Mr. Nikaido. [page 2] For your information, following are the fields of interest and expertise of the visiting LDP delegation. Mr. Tadashi Kuranari -- ACTING CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC MEASURES, LDP -- computers, telecom, high tech industries Mr. Yoshiro Hayashi -- DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC MEASURES, LDP -- machinery, high tech, former MITI official Mr. Mutsuki Kato - CHAIRMAN, RESEARCH COMMISSION ON THE TAX SYSTEM OF THE POLICY RESEARCH COUNCIL, IDP -- taxation, budget, transportation (includes airlines) Mr. Motoo Shiina - DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, POLICY RESEARCH COUNCIL, LDP - defense, energy Mr. Tsutomu Hata - DIRECTOR-GENERAL, ELECTION BUREAU, LDP -- agriculture, timber Mr. Masumi Esaki - CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC MEASURES, LDP -- tariffs, NTB, former MITI minister Mr. Iichiro Hatoyama -- (House of Councillors Member) DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC MEASURES, LDP -- budget, former foreign minister Mr. Susumu Nikaido - VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LDP Mr. Wataru Hiraizumi -- DIRECTOR-GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU, LDP [page 3] FROM 4433 '85.09.28 00:53 Nikaido, Susumu (75) Vice President, Liberal Democratic Party Member of the House of Representatives Born October 16, 1909 in Kagoshima Prefecture Education: 1938 B.A. in Economics-Political Science, University of Southern California, 1941 M.A. in International Relations, University Southern California Career: 1946 Elected to the House of Representatives and since then reelected 12 times 1 1957-58 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Labor 1961-62 Chairman, Standing Committee on the Construction Affairs 1963-65 Chairman, Standing Committee on the Commerce and Industry Affairs 1966-67, 67-69 State Minister, Director-General, Hokkaido Development Agency; Director-General, Science and Technology Agency 1972-74 Chief Cabinet Secretary 1974 Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party 1980 Chairman of the General Council, LDP 1981-83 Secretary General, LDP 1984 Vice President, LDP Wife: Soe Family: 1 son and 1 daughter Interests: Bonzai [page 4] Esaki, Masumi(69) Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born November 23, 1915 in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture Education: 1941 Graduated from Nippon University (Department of Economics) Career: 1946 Elected to the House of Representatives and since then reelected 14 times 1960-61, 71-72 State Minister, Director-General of the Defense Agency 1972-73 Minister of Home Affairs Director-General, Hokkaido Development Agency National Public Safety Commissioner 1978-79 Minister of International Trade and Industry Sept-Oct 1981 Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt 1981 Chairman, Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP Wife: Masuko Family: five sons and one daughter Interests: Yachting, tennis, kendo (Japanese Fencing), Shorinji- kenpo (a sect of Karate) [page 5] FROM 4433 85.09.28 00154 Kuranari, Tadashi (67) Acting Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born August 31, 1918 in Nagasaki Education: 1941 Graduated from Tokyo University (Department of Law) Career: 1951 Joined Nagasaki Prefectural Government 1955 Director-General, Agriculture and Forestry Department, Nagasaki Prefecture 1958 Elected to the House of Representatives and since then re- elected nine times 1963-64 State Minister, Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency 1967-78 Parliamentary Vice Minister of the Finance 1971-72 Deputy Secretary-General LDP 1972, 74-76 Deputy Chairman of the Policy Research Council, LDP 1974, 76-77 State Minister, Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency 1981 Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP 1982 Acting Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP 1983 Acting Secretary General, LDP Wife: Ryouko Family: 2 sons Interests: Juggling, Reading, Travel, Aikido (an art of self defense derived from judo) [page 6] FROM 4433 Hiraizumi, Wataru (55) Director-General of the International Bureau, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born November 26, 1929 in Tokyo Education: 1954 Graduated from Tokyo University (Department of Law) Universities of Grenoble, Aixen-Provence, Ecole Nationale d'Administration Career : 1951-64 Member of the Japanese Foreign Service 1965-71 Elected to the House of Councillors from the National List 1968 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Science and Technology 1971-76 Reelected to the House of Councillors from the National List 1971 State Minister, Director-General of Science and Technology 1 1976 Elected to the House of Representatives from Fukui and since reelected two times 1976-79, 81-82 Member of the General Council, LDP 1976-82 Chairman of the Special Committee on International Exchange, LDP 1980-85 Member of the Standing Committee on Finance 1982- Deputy Chairman of the Council on Foreign Affairs, LDP 1983- Director-General of the International Bureau, LDP 1985- Member of the Standing Committee on Environment Wife: Mieko Family: 1 son and 1 daughter Interests: Reading, travel, golf [page 7] Kato, Mutsuki (59) Chairman, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP Policy Research Council Member of the House of Representatives Born June 17, 1926 in Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture Education 1948 Graduated from Himeji Koto (now Kobe University) Career 1967 Elected to the House of Representatives and since then reelected six times 1972 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Transport 1973-74 Director of Telecommunications Division, LDP 1974-76 Director of Transport Division, LDP 1977 Chairman of the Special Committee on Traffic Safety LDP 1977-80 Chairman of the Special Committee on Marine Transportation and Shipping LDP 1978 Deputy Secretary General, LDP 1978 ' Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance 1980-81 1 Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP 1981-82 Chairman, National Organization Committee, LDP 1982-83 State Minister, Director-General, National Land Agency 1983- Chairman, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP Wife: Mutsuko Family: 2 daughters Interests: Reading, art appreciation [page 8] Hata, Tsutomu (50) Director General of the Election Bureau, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born August 24, 1935 in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture Education 1958 Graduated from Seijou University (Department of Economics) Career 1958 Entered Odakyu Bus Co. 1969 Elected to the House of Representatives and since then reelected five times 1972-73 Deputy Director, Science and Technology Division, LDP 1973-75, 78-80 Deputy Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division LDP 1975, 79-81 Deputy Chairman, National Campaign Headquarters, LDP 1975-76 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 1976-77 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1978-80, 82-83 Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee LDP 1980-81 Chairman, Agriculture and Forestry Committee, LDP 1981-82 Chairman, Standing Committee on Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries 1982- Chairman, Research Commission on Forestry LDP 1982- Deputy Chairman, Special Committee for International Economic Measures LDP 1982- Acting Director, Finance Division LDP 1984- Director-General, Election Bureau LDP Wife: Yasuko Family: 2 sons Interests: gourmet dining [page 9] Shiina, Motoo (55) Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born August 19,1930 in Tokyo Education 1953 Graduated from Nagoya University (Department of Physics) Career 1979 Elected to the House of Representatives 1980- Deputy Director, Science and Technology Division LDP 1981-82 Deputy Director, Defense Division LDP 1982-84 Deputy Director, Finance Division LDP 1981-82 Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on Security LDP 1982- Deputy Chairman, Special Committee for International Economic Measures LDP 1983- Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP 1984- Deputy Chairman, National Campaign Organization LDP 1984- Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on Foreign Affairs LDP Wife: Hideko Family: 2 sons 1 daughter Interests: Reading, swimming, music [page 10] Hatoyama, Iichiro (66) Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures Member of the House of Councillors Born November 11, 1918 in Tokyo Education: 1941 Graduated from Tokyo University (Department of Law) Career: 1941 Joined the Ministry of Finance 1971-72 Vice Minister of Finance 5 1974-80 Elected to the House of Councillors from National List 1974-76 Member of the Standing Committee on Budget Member of the Standing Committee on Finance Director of the Special Committee on Prices 1976 Director-General of the Treasury Bureau, LDP 1976-77 Minister of Foreign Affairs 1980- Reelected to the House of Councillors 1980-81 Chairman of the Special Committee on Election Laws Presently; Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Member of the Standing Committee on Budget Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP Married, Family: two sons and one daughter [page 11] 85.09.28 00:56 Hayashi, Yoshiro (58) Deputy Chairman, Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP Member of the House of Representatives Born June 16, 1927 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture Education 1940 Graduated from Tokyo University (Department of Law) Career 1950 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry 1969 Elected to the House of Representatives 1975 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economic Planning Agency 1977-78 Director, Fisheries Division LDP 1978 Parliamentary Vice Minister of Finance 1979-82 Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on Information Industries LDP 1980-81; 81-82 Director-General, Treasury Bureau LDP 1980-82 Deputy Chairman, Investigation Committee for the Finance and Banking Systems LDP 1982 Minister of Health and Welfare 1984 Deputy Chairman, Special Committee for International Economic Measures, LDP 1985 Deputy Chairman, Special Committee on Antimonopoly Laws LDP Wife: Mariko Family: 2 sons 2 daughters Interests: Reading, golf, tennis [page 12] 14 THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1985 Tokyo Steps Up Efforts to Placate Congress Special to The New York Times TOKYO, Oct. 5 - A delegation of senior ruling-party members left for the United States this weekend carrying the latest list of proposed Japanese actions intended to fend off protectionist legislation in Washington. The package includes "emergency measures" to stimulate domestic demand and to promote housing and other public works in hopes of both increasing imports and reducing the flow of Japanese capital overseas. One of the more dramatic suggestions, although not officially endorsed, is to create what sponsors labeled a "Japanese version of the Marshall Plan." It calls on Japan to buy surplus grain from American farmers and then give it free of charge to African countries. These ideas reflect a continuing debate among politicians and bureaucrats that may be translated before long into a program of tax cuts and other spurs to domestic spending. Awaiting Tokyo's Blessing But none of the proposals have received full Government approval, and many remain vague. Even if they are enacted, their immediate impact on Japan's huge trade surpluses are expected to be slight. As a result, the nine-member delegation, representing the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party, did not depart Friday evening with high hopes. "I don't think we will be able to calm down the atmospherics in the U.S. Congress at one stroke," Susumu Nikaido, the group's leader and the party's vice president, said at a news conference held for the Japanese press. The dollar's sharp drop against the yen in the last 11 days may have changed some American lawmakers' moods, but the situation remains "severe," Mr. Nikaido was quoted as saying. His group turned aside repeated requests from foreigners for interviews about the trip, whose main purpose, according to newspaper reports, is to show Congress that Japan is now an open market. There is a continuing "Japanese frustration about not being able to satisfy the Americans," a United States official said. The two-week Nikaido journey underscores the almost gymnastic maneuvers Japanese politicians have performed lately in search of a formula that might persuade Capitol Hill that Japan is doing its best. Most conspicuous have been the efforts of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who plans to add a personal appeal when he visits Washington late this month. If the past is a guide, Mr. Nakasone will travel with his own package, some of it reflecting the measures now under discussion. The possibilities include a few big public construction projects, mortgage-rate reductions to spur housing starts and a billion-dollar plan for new public investment. Some politicians want the Government to stimulate demand far more vigorously than that by spending billions on housing, parks and sewerage. These are all "quality of life" areas that were neglected for decades while postwar Japan concentrated on building its powerful export machine. But the expansionist forces have met strong resistance from an austerity-minded Ministry of Finance and from Mr. Nakasone himself. A major thrust instead has been to remove barriers that foreign business officials believe keep them from selling their products in Japan. But Mr. Nakasone's attempts to bring about more sweeping change have been less than successful. Last month, he tried in vain to persuade other Liberal Democratic leaders to abandon a nine-year-old policy that limits military spending to 1 percent of the country's gross national product. Although the Prime Minister is a promilitary advocate in his own right, he had hoped that by dropping the 1 percent rule now he could deflect Congressional critics who accuse Japan of neglecting defense while building up its economy at American expense. Instead, anti-Nakasone elders in the party insisted on formally retaining the rule. But, in a masterly display of' Japanese indirection, they also adopted a five-year military buildup plan that is likely to break through the 1percent ceiling anyway before long, assuming economic growth remains as forecast.