Shigeru Ishiba: “The agreement did 'not sacrifice' Japanese agriculture.”

We have exerted all our efforts to protect our national interests.

The bottom line is, we must consider what will best serve Japan’s national interest.

I look forward to working with President Trump, whom I respect immensely, to usher in a new golden age of Japan-U.S. relations.

[Japan] determines its own defense spending, not at the direction of any other country.