I believe in any country, matters that relate to its territory would, of course, provoke strong sentiments amongst the people of that country.

The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.

The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor, it feels very much closed in for various reasons.

Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.

When the world has 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 nuclear plants, can we call that a safe world? I think we need to properly have this debate.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.

It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.

This quake, tsunami and the nuclear accident are the biggest crises for Japan [in decades] ... We will continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert.

A shower is the perfect place for crying. No one can hear you if you do it quietly, into a wash-cloth, with the water running.

It seems that we had...not a better education, per se, but perhaps more incentive to use it. They learn, but they hardly think.

No, I don't go to that restaurant anymore. No body goes there. It's too crowded.

The word of Sin is Restriction

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew.

I've learned in my older age how to let it go when things don't work out, because something incredible that I don't know about yet is probably right around the corner.

We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!

Haiti is extremely stratified socially with a number of large families controlling most of the economy, and import-export.

Outside of these doors, it is the real world. Someone tries to get you to do something wrong, run.

I'm not a one-trick horse.