And I think it says a lot about America and America's belief in Japan that this deal was allowed to go through. As you know, it was not uncontroversial. The President not only had to change his position from the other president's position, he actually had to change his own position to do it. So this was not a small thing. And I think he saw the wisdom in it and how good it was for the country and hopefully Japan and the people at Nippon Feel like it was a great deal too. (35:07–35:15)
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