Our plate is full. We have a lot to do building our company organically and that is our key focus.

Most CEOs are patriotic and most CEOs can see the problems in front of them, and they want to do something about it. We don't always agree about the ways and means, but the objective? We're totally together.

The "third arrow" (of structural reform) is critically important. Japan has some of the best companies in the world, and if you look at their technology, their capability, it's extraordinary.

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've always been a ... believer in good regulation.

We represent companies from around the world who say, "I want to look at Japanese companies. I want to invest in Japan."

Our commercial bank [JPMorgan] is only in the U.S. We are serving what you call SMEs - small businesses, private companies.