Yoshihiko Noda

“A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise.”

“The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to overcome that.”

“China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself.”