surfaced Thursday after officials in Tochigi prefecture confirmed a drill there next Tuesday had been called off at the government's request. Missile drill plans in eight other prefectures, including Kagawa and Tokushima in southwestern Japan, as well as Niigata, Toyama and Ishikawa in the north, were also put on hold.

The Cabinet Secretariat stressed that the drills are suspended only as long as the tensions remain reduced.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga last week told reporters that the Trump-Kim summit has significantly relieved Japan's security environment.

The government, however, still plans to go ahead with a plan to install land-based Aegis Ashore missile interceptors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said North Korea still possesses hundreds of ballistic missiles, which have not been dismantled.

Japan's government started missile-specificYes.  Peter is the one who I spoke with.  My testimony went fine.  Me too.

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Yoho, Lisa  
Sent:	Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:06 AM
To:	Steffes, James D.
Subject:	RE: Dynegy

peter didn't talk to you about our LNG filing?   how did your testimony go?  i'm glad you made it home safely.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Steffes, James D.  
Sent:	Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:53 AM
To:	Yoho, Lisa
Subject:	RE: Dynegy

Not that I know?

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Yoho, Lisa  
Sent:	Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:18 AM
To:	Steffes, James D.
Subject:	FW: Dynegy

Jim:  Is Chris talking about Peter Esposito?  Lisa

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Long, Chris  
Sent:	Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:29 PM
To:	Yoho, Lisa
Subject:	Dynegy

Today at a hearing a Dynegy lobbyist was grossing about Enron's FERC filing on an LNG issue.  He was not happy.