We have decided to waive a plan to provide loans for the fiscal 2005, considering the current situation surrounding the Japan-China relations. We will monitor future development in Japan-China relations while continuing discussion (on the...

I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to express my sympathies, and also as...

We are not in a situation yet where we can change the view that mild deflation persists.

I have not been told where to go yet. But no matter what the position is, I’m determined to accomplish Japan’s reform and create a Japan we can be proud of.

We anticipate the Japanese economy will continue its mild recovery. I am extremely delighted the reforms have produced definite results.

I’d like to keep holding this sentiment as I have done so far,

It is wrong for China to refuse talks just over one problem…It’s China that needs to take another step forward.

I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom and democracy and we agree on those values.

The LDP is already changing a lot, but a big opportunity is needed and this election will provide that chance,

The government and the BOJ will work as one to defeat deflation, and we hope the BOJ will keep taking effective monetary policy and earn the markets’ trust.

But I think there is a widespread opinion that the support system for athletes should be more firmly established.

As an individual and politician I have visited the shrine. I want to continue to maintain the feelings that I have had until now.

The door is always open for talks, but to build more future-oriented and stable ties, I think that China needs to take a step forward now.

I will aim to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan’s strong diplomatic capabilities. Japan can’t pursue a strong foreign policy without strengthening its alliance with the United States.

We asked whether the public thinks Koizumi’s structural reforms symbolized by privatization of the three postal services should be pushed forward or stopped,

We made the issue at stake in these elections very clear: whether Japan should go ahead with structural reforms, or stop them. As a result, we’ve gained the support of a wide section of the...

It will be wrong to discuss India’s nuclear issue on the same basis as North Korea’s.