"Prime Minister NODA's BLOG" E-mailService (May 17, 2012) "Maintaining constant vigilance towards crisis management" (Posted onMay 9) "From the end of April into May, therehave been tragic accidents, damages from tornadoes, and so on, one afteranother. My heart aches each time I am informed of such an event. I have beengiving instructions to relevant official to respond through bracing up even forsuch unanticipated situations." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/05/120509.html Prime Minister NODA's KEYWORDS "Because there was a Japanese person whoworked hard for the world" (Posted on May 8) "When we experienced the Great East JapanEarthquake last March, Japan received warm offers of assistance from over 160countries and more than 40 international organizations." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/05/120508.html "Prime Minister NODA's BLOG" E-mailService (May 15, 2012) "The depths of Japan's kizuna (bonds offriendship) that I felt during my visit to the U.S." (Posted on May 2) "This year marks the one hundredthanniversary since Mr. Gakudo Ozaki, called the "God of constitutionalpolitics," presented 3,000 sakura cherry trees to line the banks of thePotomac River in Washington, DC. Marvelous foresight was shown in thisstratagem of getting so many people to call to mind friendly relations with Japanevery time the sakura come into bloom in the U.S. capital. On this occasion,President Obama announced a gift of 3,000 dogwood trees to Japan." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/05/120502.html Prime Minister NODA's KEYWORDS "The power of tourism" (Posted on May1) "I believe in the power of tourism." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/05/120501.html "The true worth of politics" (Postedon April 26) "We have to advance the 'comprehensivereform' [of social security and taxation systems] now on the table togetherwith reforms of various types in a comprehensive manner." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/04/120426.html "Prime Minister NODA's BLOG" E-mailService (May 2, 2012) "Moving forward step by step despite anunpretentious appearance" (Posted on April 24) "... it is not in my nature toirresponsibly initiate something that is difficult to bring to fruition or gofor a performance that is nothing more than for show, and these are certainlynot things one should seek to do. It will be impossible to remove the mistrustin politics unless we bring about, one by one, policies that should rightfullybe promoted, without putting them off. This is something that I have beenstating consistently until now." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/04/120424-1.html "Prime Minister NODA's BLOG" E-mailService (May 1, 2012) Prime Minister NODA's KEYWORDS "The desire to commit oneself to thepeople" (Posted on April 24) "There is an expression 'oyakushoshigoto,' meaning 'bureaucratic red tape.'" * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/04/120424.html "In order to create a society thatpossesses conviction" (Posted on April 19) "As I am always saying, I want to create asociety in which the people believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Iwant to create a society that possesses conviction for this and that really feelsthat this is true." * Read the rest http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/2012/04/120419.html "Revitalizing agriculture through kizuna bonds with consumers" Yesterday (the 10th), in order to obtain some insights into the revitalization of agriculture, I observed agricultural areas in Gunma Prefecture where people are engaged in leading-edge efforts such as the