If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

I tend to agree with many aspects of President Obama's policies.

When the world has 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 nuclear plants, can we call that a safe world? I think we need to properly have this debate.

After the Second World War, people in Japan no longer died for their country, and even that expression was no longer used.

I wouldn't call myself anti-nuclear.

China has become a major presence for most countries around the world but notably for its neighboring countries in Asia. So I think it is a common position for Japan and its Asian neighbors that we certainly would strive to maintain as much as possible friendly relations with China.