Simple is boring, challenging is routine, impossible takes a little longer.
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 competition.
I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what.
I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.
The Japan-U. S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.
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 what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.
The sluggish economy is creating a situation where the young people in Japan cannot cherish their desires or have prospects for their future. Also, the decline in Japan's economic capability is resulting in a declining presence for Japan's foreign policy as well. Accordingly, the duties and mission that I must fulfill are pretty clear: namely, to regain a strong and robust economy, and also to restore Japan's strong foreign policy capability.
Sometimes, I get so consumed by depression that it is hard to believe that the whole world doesn't stop and suffer with me.
You must never be afraid to go there.
All of my films are based on personal experiences and beliefs. Many of my heroes are my spokespeople - and some are not!
There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He was happy to see my brother and sister, but not me. I don't know why. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But he never wanted anything to do with me. That rejection was terribly hurtful and it went on for years.