Our refueling efforts have been highly evaluated by the foreign countries, but there has also been criticism that we're running a 'free gasoline station,'

This is the beginning of a significant era for the military transformation of the Japan-US alliance. I can understand the concerns and opposition among local residents, but it is necessary to maintain Japan's national security under the alliance.

Emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard some of that tonight. But it's still part of the American way of life.

There is this vague hope about the start of the new fiscal year ... I don't think institutional investors are in a rush to buy stocks, but they won't miss a buying opportunity if the market falls.

The market may become top-heavy and undergo an adjustment phase.

The survey ships are Japanese government ships, not private ships, and Japan has jurisdiction over them.