Sanae Takaichi: “Japan’s lack of a law criminalizing disrespectful handling of its own national flag is wrong.”

There’s no change to my thinking that we will continue to pursue a strong economy and sustainable government finances based on responsible and proactive fiscal policy.

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

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'.