We hope this case will eventually force the U.S. government to tighten its rules over mad cow testing.

The Japanese government should not have accepted what the United States said at face value, but should have checked the U.S. safety measures and policy itself.

What on earth did a mission dispatched to the United States late last year check? They were fooled by the United States. The problem cannot be limited to the meat processor in question. We want the government to check all authorized exporters thoroughly.

If the (next) government does not on its own cut spending and introduce reforms, the market will force it to do so.

I hope the plans of the task force will be enacted in an improved way. This is just a baseline discussion, prompting discussion. We want people to think about what our University's education should be - the end result ought to be better.

Our government would like to see the passage of the Russian subsoil law, which will clarify the rules and the laws for investment in the energy area,