I believe it's a good thing that people say, "Can we find a way to live together in peace?" And they did, for the most part..

We've seen the volatility at dollar-yen, U.S. Treasurys, JGBs (Japanese government bonds), German bunds..

My operating assumption is we will always have very tough competition. And even with some European banks struggling right now, some of them can reeme….

I do think there will be more Japanese companies expanding out of Japan, and there will be more cross-border flow from Japan..

Over the longer term, China will grow by about 6% or 7% per year. The Chinese authorities usually react pretty quickly to unfolding economic events, ….

I don't think you're going to have one bank. Big companies aren't going to give us all their business. So they can pick and choose - by product, by c….

The question is how do you do it [more consumer protection] so that it actually works that way? And that takes analysis, and sometimes collaboration ….

If you can't use dividends, it's not a bad thing to give it back to your shareholders. They'll use it somewhere else..

I have gotten disturbed at some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I think it'….

I think the free-enterprise system has been great for society. That doesn't mean it's completely perfect. And also, when people say capitalism, I'm n….

I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation..

The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation..

We've accommodated the new rules and regulations. We've served our clients and had quite good returns..

I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be..

Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a good use of capital. I th….

Banks also have to say no to customers. We can't always give clients what they want; it may not be in the client's best interest..

We can take our Japanese clients around the world. We can take them to Brazil, Europe, anywhere. And we also take companies from around the world int….

We have built a very good company, and we're proud of it. We also recognize that much of it has been built on the shoulders of the thousands of emplo….

I've been regulated my whole life. We have progressive taxes. It's not a free-market free-for-all. I completely understand that society has a perfect….

Our global corporate investment bank competes with Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and a bunch of other banks that are in those businesses. We may have slig….

You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let’s dig deep.'.