Kazuo Kitagawa Quotations

We want police to clarify the facts behind the scandal so it will not happen again.

We hope to reach agreements on the direction of future policies and issue a message demonstrating our resolve to resolutely continue the fight against terrorism.

Personally, I regret the visit. Aside from constitutional points, I am afraid that the visit might cause adverse effect on bilateral ties with China and South Korea, respectively,

China and Japan should strengthen exchanges. It is our common view to boost tourism and therefore we decide to start tourism exchange year from now.

There are numerous reasons why people have not moved out, but municipalities are working hard to visit and talk to each of them. We hope we can have people cooperate and move out of the dangerous condominiums soon.

I wonder if we should be leaving driver qualification to train operators,

The accident is still under investigation, but we all understand that this kind of an accident must not happen again.

We plan to deal with the relevant people, including punishments.

We want to complete the greater Tokyo area's aviation setup. This will help us move toward that goal and provide economic benefits,

We cannot deny that there have been loopholes in the system of checking structures of collective housing.

Perhaps the government needs to be more actively involved in driver qualification and training.

This is extremely regrettable and something that must never happen.

It's tragic, ... We have to investigate why this horrible accident happened.

I want the company to realize the importance of its mission as an operator of public transportation.

I'm hoping for its strong performance as the country's No. 1 player in charge of our air traffic.

I believe it would not be a good idea to give people in Japan an impression that something is going on within JAL.

I call for early legislation of revisions to the Building Standards Law and other laws.