Involved Quote by Shinzo Abe

I think it's necessary to develop policies and protect national interests based on Japan-U.S. relations.

— Yoshihide Suga

I really think that Japan should take a role as mediator between the U.S. and North Korea.

— Antonio Inoki

Japan should get more involved in mediating disputes between countries and seek to play the role of a peace broker. To make this possible,…

— Sadako Ogata

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

— Yoshihiko Noda

Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For…

— Sadako Ogata

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

In a world that is deepening its mutual interdependence, inward-focused thinking is no longer able to safeguard the peace of Japan. We will fully…

— Shinzo Abe

I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

— Lee Myung-bak

Haven't we put off problems without clarifying Japan's will to protect the lives and assets of its people and territory with its own hands,…

— Shinzo Abe

“To sum up what is most crucial in Japanese political culture: the Japanese have never been encouraged to think that the force of an…

— Karel Van Wolferen

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace,…

— Eisaku Sato

Since the end of World War II Japan has worked as a peaceful nation to promote co-operation and dialogue.

— Fumio Kishida