TOKYO, Nov. 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
Reporter: Prime Minister, thank you for your time. I am Hiramoto, with Nippon Television. I appreciate the opportunity. First, I would like to ask about the overall outcomes of the G20. The importance of the G20 has only continued to grow in recent years, yet this time we saw an unprecedented situation in which the leaders of the United States, Russia, and China did not attend. Although a Leaders' Declaration was adopted, backlash from the United States may be anticipated. This was your first G20 meeting as Prime Minister; how do you assess the outcomes of the G20 as a whole, including the Leaders' Declaration, and what do you see as the challenges going for...