What on earth did a mission dispatched to the United States late last year check? They were fooled by the United States. The problem cannot be limited to the meat processor in question. We want the government to check all authorized exporters thoroughly.

The Japanese government should not have accepted what the United States said at face value, but should have checked the U.S. safety measures and policy itself.

We hope this case will eventually force the U.S. government to tighten its rules over mad cow testing.

The patent is related to making and selling things in the United States. But if you one master CD in the U.S. and the rest overseas, the master CD is very significant. The court can consider the effect of related activities outside the country. If as a result, the infringing company profited, it's settled law that you can get damages caused by that infringement.

There [are] absolutely no plans to file for bankruptcy. This is a $4 billion enterprise in the United States and it will remain in business serving clients despite defections.

Let me say optimistically that we should have a deal with the United States quite soon, as well.