Most certainly not alone

February 25, 2012, during the courtesy call by high school students orphaned by the tsunami and the Japan Women's Tohoku Youth Football Team

“There are many children who lost their dearest parents and family members to the massive earthquake and tsunami in March of last year. It is heart wrenching to think about what they have gone through. And I believe they, who are in deep pain, cannot be allowed to give up their dreams for economic reasons. I feel that the society as a whole must send out a message to them that they are most certainly not alone. Adults are also supporting them. And I believe it is the government that must provide support most of all.”