Even with the help of anti-Russian propaganda in the mass media, Germany has not succeeded in damaging this sympathy.

Radicals can be found in any environment.

I think that rather than talking about particular models, of which there could be a huge number, we should talk about basic principles of democracy. After all, even within the West, there is no single standard and single model.

Everything that we [with Shindzo Abe] are talking about has come to us as a result of the events of 70 years ago. In some way or other, during these 70 years we have been involved in some kind of dialogue on the issue, and that includes the conclusion of a peace treaty.

The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide sometimes.

Notably, it was only possible [ negotiating on the Tarabarov Island], and this is very important, due to the high level of trust Russia and China reached in their relations by that time. If we reach the same level of trust with Japan, we might be able to reach certain compromises.

The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires.