Japan should get more involved in mediating disputes between countries and seek to play the role of a peace broker. To make this possible, we must tr…

- Sadako Ogata

I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right for Japan to avoi…

- Sadako Ogata

Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For starte…

- Sadako Ogata

I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until…

- Sadako Ogata

Japan needs to cooperate with China economically. This is understood better by the business community than the government.

- Sadako Ogata

Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's dip…

- Sadako Ogata

Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the politic…

- Sadako Ogata