Yoshihiko Noda

Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to…

— Yoshihiko Noda

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

— Yoshihiko Noda

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

— Yoshihiko Noda

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

— Yoshihiko Noda

Our goal is not simply to reconstruct the Japan that existed before March 11, 2011, but to build a new Japan. We…

— Yoshihiko Noda

Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public…

— Yoshihiko Noda

The real reform Japan needs is decisive politics when we face issues that need to be decided.

— Yoshihiko Noda

Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think…

— Yoshihiko Noda

China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to…

— Yoshihiko Noda

I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis…

— Yoshihiko Noda

I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.

— Yoshihiko Noda

A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise.

— Yoshihiko Noda

China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.

— Yoshihiko Noda

We must draw on the unique strengths of the Japanese economy, seek an open and cooperative approach with our international partners, and…

— Yoshihiko Noda

When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A…

— Yoshihiko Noda

I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What…

— Yoshihiko Noda

It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.

— Yoshihiko Noda

I feel very keenly the eyes of the foreign media on our country. And I think a lot of Japanese people feel…

— Yoshihiko Noda

Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we…

— Yoshihiko Noda

There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.

— Yoshihiko Noda

Chinas development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.

— Yoshihiko Noda

I think the forms of terrorism are becoming very diverse, amongst them cyber-terrorism, for example.

— Yoshihiko Noda

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

— Yoshihiko Noda

With regard to North Korea, between myself and President Obama earlier, with regard to the so-called launch of satellite, the missile launch,…

— Yoshihiko Noda