Fumio Kishida

“Policies on children and child care are the most effective investment for the future.”

“Tied closely with the question of disarmament is the issue of nonproliferation, and here I would strongly urge North Korea to take concrete steps to fulfill its commitment of abandoning all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs, something that has been repeatedly requested by the international community.”

“Investment in people is often regarded as a cost, but it is a source of medium to long-term corporate value.”

“It is important to ensure a self-sufficient economy when we are considering future growth.”

“If we give up the rules-based international order, and allow changes to the status quo by force, the effects will also spread to Africa and the world.”

“I would like to ask the American people to be more interested and to be engaged in the Indo-Pacific region. And I'm convinced by doing so, that would ensure the peace and prosperity of this region.”

“Abenomics clearly delivered results in terms of gross domestic product, corporate earnings and employment. But it failed to reach the point of creating a 'virtuous cycle.'”

“We need to do a thorough examination of whether Japan's defence capability is adequate or not.”

“We want to work on the research and development of technologies such as next-generation light-water reactors, small nuclear reactors and nuclear fusion.”

“We will carry out reforms of the medical and nursing care systems with the citizens' perspective in mind in order to realize a fully-functioning primary care doctor system.”

“Japan, for its part, resolutely condemns acts of terrorism, which claim innocent citizens and poses a serious threat to the universal values of peace and prosperity.”

“We need to tackle the underlying causes of both terrorism and the refugee crisis in the medium to long term if we are to build a tolerant and stable society that is resilient against violent extremism.”

“In the past, wage hikes were viewed as a cost factor, but going forward, companies need to invest in people for the economy and for businesses themselves to grow.”

“I will say to China what needs to be said, including on its effort to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the East and South China seas, and call strongly for responsible behavior.”

“In order to encourage the private sector to raise wages, we must create a virtuous cycle of wage increases and corporate growth to enable sustained wage increases.”

“TICAD is a conference Japan launched in 1993 to assist self-supporting development in Africa against the backdrop of the declining international interest in the continent following the end of the Cold War. The conference, with a history spanning over a quarter century, is a pioneering forum on the development of Africa.”

“In managing relations with China, it is absolutely necessary for Japan, the U.S. and Europe to work together as one.”

“There are alarm bells warning that stagflation emerges if wage growth lags behind price hikes.”

“Japan will continue to solidify the Japan-U.S. alliance and also with China, we would like to promote mutually beneficial relationship based upon common strategic interests from a broad perspective so that we will contribute to the Asia-pacific region's peace and stability.”

“We do recognize there were insufficient parts to Abenomics.”