Spying has always gone on since ancient times.

In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

In the ancient times, bards went around singing the epics, which were storehouses of philosophy.

Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.

The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.