A society of children first is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone.

A society of children first is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone.

Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education.

Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.

The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to overcome that.

Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating a model for growth and sustainability that we can share with the world.

It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.