If you will give me a copy of the letter, I will have the foreign minister prepare a reply.
Our hour has come, ... We are a small island nation, placed by the gods beside a growing Chinese giant. We must have oil.
You are born to your position, ... What do you know of struggle, of triumph?
Do not speak to me of law. Not after what you have told me.
The government must speak for you, and the nation, which are the same. That is the law.
That, Your Excellency, is precisely the problem. As long as we are buying Russian oil, we are at their mercy. Japan must have its own resources.
Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,
Ignore it. No answer is necessary, Your Excellency. The president does not know his place.
Your Highness, we are at a critical juncture in our nation's history. The disruption of our oil supply was the final straw. It wrecked the economy. Japan is in ruins; millions are out of work. We must repair the damage and ensure it never happens again.
You reign, I rule. That is the Japanese way.