Shigeru Ishiba: “[Japan] determines its own defense spending, not at the direction of any other country.”

The agreement did 'not sacrifice' Japanese agriculture.

We are doing our utmost to negotiate what needs to be asked and what needs to be protected.

I am strongly concerned that U.S. tariffs would discourage investment from Japan.

I hope that we can confirm that by Japan and the U.S. cooperating on issues such as the economy and security, this will bring peace and allow for development not for the free and open Indo-Pacific region but also for the rest of the world.