Asian Quote by Yoshihiko Noda

I think it is the responsibility of anyone involved in politics to always think of what Japan can do to contribute more to the…

— 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

If we do it, if we work to achieve all this [cultural exchange with Japan], we can and should talk about joint efforts toward…

— Vladimir Putin

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

— Yoshihide Suga

I do not want to speak about our cooperation with Japan now. Thank God, we have had no such problems there. Nor would we…

— Vladimir Putin

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

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 once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right…

— 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

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

— Antonio Inoki

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

— John C. Danforth

It indeed serves no-one's interest - neither Japan's, China's or relevant countries - to have an accidental incident between the two countries.

— Fumio Kishida