Small manufacturers are the source of Japan's economic recovery. I hope local officials will further strive to nurture those companies.

It's a joint statement, a commitment for further strengthening between Japan and Qatar in the economic and industrial sectors.

Economic activities nowadays greatly depend on information systems and ensuring their credibility is an important task, as recent glitches at the Tokyo Stock Exchange proved.

I want to take any step forward in order to resolve problems lying between Japan and China.

I don't think (China) will present a response tomorrow that will settle everything at the talks.

Since the prime minister has not given any specific instructions, I want to sufficiently confirm his intentions.