[4] When magazines spread rumors of Naoto having an affair with a television announcer, Kan famously scolded him for letting his guard down, they brushed the incident off.

[6] Kan also gained a reputation as a scold when she wrote a book that was surprisingly critical of her husband, talking not only about the occasionally lackluster delivery of his speeches, but also about his inability to cook and lack of fashion sense.

[7] Its English title was "What on Earth Will Change in Japan After You Become Prime Minister?".

[1] The two regularly debate about politics and have opposing viewpoints on controversial issues like the death penalty.

[9] Some of the things that Naoto had done during his career were at Kan's urging, such as publicly apologizing after the government had distributed blood that was contaminated with AIDS.