People used to always ask, and I would say I wanted to be an actress. When they would ask why, I would say because my mother has so much fun.
“To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.”
“The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the people of Japan who fought and lost their lives for the country and to pray for the peace of their souls.”