I believe in any country, matters that relate to its territory would, of course, provoke strong sentiments amongst the people of that country.

I wouldn't call myself anti-nuclear. I seek a society non-reliant on nuclear energy, a society that can do without nuclear energy, and Japan can prove a role model. It’s possible.

In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.

After the Second World War, people in Japan no longer died for their country, and even that expression was no longer used.

It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.