Sanae Takaichi: “Japan has lodged a protest with U.S. authorities and called the crime 'exceptionally brutal and vicious'.”

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.

We are seeking to raise Japan’s potential growth rate and strengthen its supply capabilities through bold investments in risk management and growth, in order to achieve a strong economy.

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

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.