It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective..

Our predecessors overcame many troubles and much suffering, but each time got back up stronger than before..

The 20th century was a century in which human rights were infringed upon in numerous parts of the world, and Japan also bears responsibility in that ….

I think it is the responsibility of anyone involved in politics to always think of what Japan can do to contribute more to the peace and stability no….

The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance..

I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what..

The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global com….

The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing..

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan..

There isn't anything anybody wants that is for any other reason than that they think they would feel better in having it..

I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized, as I try to exercise wh….

Japan will change. Let's create a country where innovation is constantly happening, giving birth to new industries to lead the world, when I visit Si….

In Japan, usually, once you become prime minister, you do not have a second chance. Probably the reason why that was not the case this time is becaus….

I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to exp….

For China to continue to enjoy economic prosperity, it needs to foster trusting international relationships, not tensions ... and it is important for….

I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in th….

It has been believed for a long time in Japan that things such as the constitution can never be changed. I say we should change our constitution now.….

While our responses to the problems facing us immediately are also important, we cannot forget to carve out the future of Japan ten or one hundred ye….

In the last five years I used to go to Zen practice once a month, but since I assumed the post of prime minister it's been much harder..

We need to be very careful when considering whether or not to change the constitution to accept same-sex marriage as this issue touches on the fundam….

I try to exercise in nature, and I try to play golf once a month. The last time I played golf with my wife, however, she got better scores than me, w….