[Provisional Translation]

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an impromptu press conference at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport).

The Prime Minister said the following with regard to his visit to the United States.

“It has been 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, and 71 years since the end of World War II. I am visiting Pearl Harbor in Hawaii to offer prayers as the representative of the Japanese people and the Prime Minister of Japan.

We must never again repeat the devastation of war. Together with President Barack Obama, I want to communicate this belief, this pledge, and the value of reconciliation.

This will also be my last summit meeting with President Obama.

I would like for this summit meeting to be the culmination of the last four years. I also wish to talk about various issues that we have worked together on.

Furthermore, I would like the two of us to communicate to the world the issues that remain, as well as the value of the Alliance that we have strengthened together. That is the kind of summit meeting that I would like to hold.”