Quotes by Junichiro Koizumi

“To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.”

“Did you know that the word tsunami, which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.”

“The pains felt by Asian countries are our own pains. Disaster in Asia is nothing but ours as well.”

“President Bush has built up enough experience... in the past four years, so I expect he will continue to actively contribute to world peace and stability under international co-ordination.”

“We will select candidates for all electoral districts,”

“Mr Noguchi, I tried the space noodles, but how did they taste in space? Were they good?”

“There is no change in the difficult situation, but people are saying there is a fifty-fifty chance of them passing, so we must keep up our efforts until the end,”

“The upper house decided that postal privatization is not needed. So I would like to ask the general public whether it supports or opposes it. Thats why I dissolved Parliament, ... I will do my best to win the elections so that I can continue the reforms.”

“I offer deep prayers from my heart to those who were killed,”

“We also will take the lead in the international community to promote ... nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation and do our best to abolish nuclear weapons,”