Historical perspectives or outlooks represented in textbooks should not be identified as those of the Japanese government.

The government deeply regrets what it has done.

Our government hopes that the safety of the crew will be ensured and the issue will be resolved smoothly and promptly.

Good relations between the United States and China are important to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Troops are there to provide humanitarian support. There is no reason the Self Defense Forces should withdraw from Iraq. We will do our utmost for those people to be released unharmed.

The notion of what it represented is not a bad idea in 2006. This idea that someone is willing to pay for the Olympics when they want it, how they want it.