“I think we received wide support from the public on this point.”

I promise to protect Japan’s land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what.

A win for the American economy is a win for the Japanese economy.

We would like to make the Japan-US alliance even more solid in the new era of Reiwa.

We are not pursuing dialogue for the sake of dialogue.

We are not pursuing dialogue for the sake of dialogue.

I’m sure the time will come when everyone can get together and talk with a smile.

I’m sure the time will come when everyone can get together and talk with a smile.

The territorial issue is certainly a difficult issue and it is not easy to find a solution.

I am very proud of everyone who showed Japan’s ability to the world’s strongest players at the World Cup held here in Japan for the first time in Asia.

I believe that we have to look at our own history with humility and think about our responsibility.

The Japan-US Alliance has become stronger than ever under President Trump and myself.

Japan is the only country that can appeal to the world about the horror of the atomic bomb and the misery of the bombing.

Japan will change. Let’s create a country where innovation is constantly happening, giving birth to new industries to lead the world

To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster.

History is a matter of debate, it should be left in the hands of historians and experts.

There isn’t anything anybody wants that is for any other reason than that they think they would feel better in having it.

One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.

My definition of secularism is very clear. The sole religion of the Government is Nation First, the holy book is the Constitution.

While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving the stakeholders in decision-making process. Transparency is the right to information while openness is the right to participation.

Laws are the DNA of government. They must evolve with time.

Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.