I have several portraits of Jigoro Kano and a bust too, a very beautiful one.

Under our regional cooperation projects, we are building roads and bridges. The scope of regional cooperation [with China] is constantly growing.

I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

The reputation of those countries which cater to the foreign policy interests of other states at the expense of their own national interests will go down regardless of how they explain their actions.

President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia.

No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.

Judo has been part of Japanese culture for a long time. It makes sense to me that this sport, which is both athletic and philosophical, was created in Japan. It is based on respect for the partner and for our elders as our teachers, which is very important and makes a strong, positive contribution to human relationships, and not only in sports. I am happy that life brought me to this wonderful sport as a child. It is like my first love.