Sanae Takaichi: “Moreover, it wounds the feelings of the Japanese people and is absolutely unacceptable.”

At the Japan-U.S. leadership meeting, they spoke of the difficulties American trade is facing due to the weak yen, to which I responded that as a rule of thumb an undervalued yen is a problem.

Japan has lodged a protest with U.S. authorities and called the crime 'exceptionally brutal and vicious'.

I believe increasing the competitiveness of Japan’s economy will ultimately lead to trust in the yen.

China is an important neighbor, and despite difficulties, we have built up a long-standing relationship over the years.