When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A propensity to delay difficult and weighty decisions has been hurting our country. It is detrimental to our economy,… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
A society of 'children first' is a society that nurtures smiling faces in everyone. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
Our goal is not simply to reconstruct the Japan that existed before March 11, 2011, but to build a new Japan. We are determined… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
The real reform Japan needs is decisive politics when we face issues that need to be decided. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think it is… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise. — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
