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Viewing cable 09TOKYO2775, JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/R BOSWORTH, S/E KIM,

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09TOKYO2775 2009-12-04 08:12 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tokyo
VZCZCXYZ0015
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHKO #2775/01 3380812
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 040812Z DEC 09
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 
------------------ 
 
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 
------------------------------- 
 
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 
---- 
 
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 
---------------------- 
 
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 
----------------- 
 
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