Note
"Note 1"
This was a peace proposal to maintain Bosnia-Herzegovina as a
unified nation but to divide it into 10 autonomous states
according to ethnic groups.
"Note 2"
"Ad hoc inspections, routine inspections and special
inspections."
"Ad hoc inspections" are a series of inspections to
verify whether the information concerning all peaceful nuclear
activities filed after the conclusions of the Safeguards
Agreement is accurate and complete.
"Routine Inspections" are inspections which are carried
out on the facilities, for which Ad hoc inspections have been
completed, with the aim of ensuring that all peaceful nuclear
activities are not being diverted for military purposes.
"Special inspections" are inspections which are carried
out, in case the information, either filed by the relevant
country or obtained through routine inspections, cannot verify
the non-diversion of nuclear activities for military purposes.
Special inspections are carried out with the agreement of the
relevant country either to obtain additional information or to
approach the locations.
"Note 3"
Japan's surplus with the United States in 1993 was $50.2 billion
according to the customs statistics of the Japanese Ministry of
Finance and $59.3 billion according to the U.S. Commerce
Department statistics (The discrepancy is due to the different
calculation methods).
"Note 4"
This is an IMF lending facility established in April 1993 mainly
for the countries which are proceeding with transforming their
economies to a market economy. It is to deal with the difficulty
in international balance of payments arising from the collapse of
the traditional trade and payment framework. Funds are provided
in two tranches at an interval of 6 to 12 months at quasi-market
interest rates.
"Note 5"
Since 1990, the U.S. Government has been reviewing the scale of
U.S. forces deployed in East Asia and the Pacific region against
the background of a severe financial situation and a changing
international situation. In this review, the 1990s are divided
into three stages; 1990-92, 1993-95 and 1996 onward. U.S. forces
in Japan were reduced by approximately 4,800 personnel in the
first stage and have been reduced by about 700 in the second
stage. With regards to U.S. forces in Korea, approximately 7,000
personnel were reduced in the first stage, but the scheduled
reduction of 6,500 personnel in the second stage has been
postponed due to North Korea's suspected development of nuclear
weapons.
"Note 6"
Outline of the views of the Government of Japan on the Equitable
Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security
Council is as follows: (i) The role of the United Nations in the
new international situation has been becoming more important.
(ii) In order for the United Nations to meet the expectations of
the international community, it needs to reflect recent changes
in the international situation so that it can better represent
the general will of the Member States. The effective functions of
the Security Council should be further strengthened. (iii) It is
important that those countries having both the will and the
adequate capacity to contribute to world peace and stability be
actively engaged; this being the case, the Security Council, and
in the end, the United Nations as a whole, will be certainly
strengthened. In this context, Japan is prepared to do all it can
to discharge its responsibilities on the Security Council.
"Note 7"
Based on the START I counting rules.
"Note 8"
OPCW is an institution to be established in The Hague to ensure
the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and for
consultations and cooperation among the State Parties. The
technical secretariat of this organization will implement
inspections on the State Parties.
"Note 9"
Specialized items for nuclear purposes are controlled by the
London Guideline Part I, and items used both for nuclear and
non-nuclear purposes are controlled by the London Guideline Part
II.
"Note
10"
MTCR is a regime which controls exports by major supplier
countries of missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass
destruction (nuclear weapons, biological and chemical weapons)
and their related technology.
"Note 11"
The Cairns Group, consisting of 14 agricultural exporting
countries which do not provide export subsidies, includes Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina and
Brazil, etc.
"Note 12"
DNMEs: The OECD is having dialogues on such policies as trade and
investment policies with various non-members at an advanced stage
of economic development. (Dynamic Non-Member Economies includes:
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Argentina,
Chile, Brazil and Mexico).
"Note 13"
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) refer to voluntary
organizations of citizens with an aim of promoting the public
interest. In terms of development cooperation, they are
non-profit private aid organizations active in making
contributions to developing countries through financial aid,
material aid, dispatch of personnel, accepting trainees and
development education.
"Note 14"
The DAC is one of the committees of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). Its purpose is to discuss
issues related to development assistance.
"Note 15"
Taking into account comprehensively each recipient country's
requests, its socio-economic conditions, and Japan's bilateral
relations with the recipient, Japan's ODA will be provided in
accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter
(especially sovereign equality and non-intervention in domestic
matters), as well as the following four principles.
(1) Environmental conservation and development should be pursued
in tandem.
(2) Any use of ODA for military purpose or for aggravation of
international conflicts should be avoided.
(3) Full attention should be paid to trends in recipient
countries` military expenditures, their development and
production of mass destruction weapons and missiles, their export
and import of arms, etc., so as to maintain and strengthen
international peace and stability, and from the viewpoint that
developing countries should place appropriate priorities in the
allocation of their resources on their own economic and social
development.
(4) Full attention should be paid to efforts for promoting
democratization and introduction of a market-oriented economy,
and the situation regarding the securing of basic human rights
and freedoms in the recipient country.
"Note 16"
Development studies consist of writing study reports on
development programs by way of dispatching study teams with a
view to assisting developing countries in their improvement of
infrastructures for socio-economic development.
"Note 17"
Development cooperation consists of a combination of soft-loan
funds and technical assistance (dispatching experts, accepting
trainees and implementing various surveys).
"Note 18"
General grant refers to general project grant aid, debt relief,
non-project grant aid for structural adjustment support, and
Small-Scale Grant Assistance (Grant Aid Assistance for Grassroots
Projects) which are extended to relatively small projects
implemented by local municipalities, NGOs and the like.
"Note 19"
Counter-narcotic measures jointly undertaken by countries
surrounding drug producing areas.
"Note 20"
The SSC Project: A project, in which a huge ring-shaped proton
accelerator is built, to make protons collide at nearly the speed
of light and observe the reactions of collision with the aim of
elucidating the ultimate structure of substances and the origin
of space.
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