Japan Quotes

During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.

It is important that both Japan and the United States continue to invest very heavily in the alliance to build up our defense.

Japan, Germany, South Korea, these are very rich, powerful countries. Saudi Arabia, nothing but money. We Americans protect Saudi Arabia. Why aren't they paying?

One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.

I recently got into Haiku in Japan and I just think it's fantastic. Obviously, when you get rid of a whole section of illusion in your mind you're left with great precision.

Half of Japan still couldn't tell the difference between crime and politics.

I guess they needed a maze in Japan, where everything's neat and tidy. In America everybody's already wandering around lost.

In my opinion, there are two focal points of the war danger. The first focal point is the Far East zone of Japan. The second focal point in the zone is Germany.

The only thing that can change Japan is a change in government.

If Facebook were a country, it would be the 8th most populated in the world, just ahead of Japan.

Undoubtedly Internet has reduced the possibilities of taxation. Why should I buy something here if I can buy it from a company in Japan or England or Brazil with a lower tax?

I celebrated my 18th birthday in Japan, which was quite memorable; I was quite fascinated by the different traditions and the culture; it was so completely different to Australian culture.

The cold war is over; Japan won.

I'm very impressed that there are so many fans - not just in Japan, but here in America - that are fond of the work that I've done. I'm actually kind of embarrassed by it all.

From 1965 to 1973, more munitions fell on Cambodia than on all of World War II Japan, including the two nuclear bombs of August 1945.

Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China.

Japan and Europe seem to have a little more cultural education and so the crowds have been a little more big and enthusiastic, and the places I've played seem a little more classy.

I was told that [Japan journalists] wanted to see my dog, Yume. You can see that she is in great shape.

I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.

I assure you that interest in Japanese culture in Russia is just as strong as interest in Russian culture in Japan.

It is 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations, but relations between Japan and Russia have much deeper roots. In all, our diplomatic ties date back 150 years, more than 150 years now.

Some people did not like this ceremonious style. But after all when you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

Sometimes, when we are sad, we have to do the opposite of sad. Sometimes we have to sing.

Japan never considers time together as time wasted. Rather, it is time invested.

At the root of Japanese manufacturing lies a feminine delicacy and shyness as well as a childlike curiosity and fantasy-filled worldview.

The new fans of Japan won’t be Orientalists, but they will be anime-savvy.

In spite of what most assume, it is surprisingly tough to make the mind and body work together as a unit.

The rain that fell on the city runs down the dark gutters and empties into the sea without even soaking the ground

When someone who's starved of love is shown something that looks like sincere affection, is it any wonder that she jumps at it and clings to it?

Often I'll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there's no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees.

Time is what we have in this life, and how we use it determines what our life is.

I think all people want freedom, but they've got this idea inserted into their head about money.

Sometimes just to touch the ground is enough for me, even if not a single thing grows from what I plant.

Why is it that so many people start to value money so much that they trade in most of the hours and years of their life in order to get it?

I thought I should make a place to bring light down into this world. All things that become realities start in that place of someone imagining them.

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.

If you don't want Japan to buy it, don't sell it.

It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism.

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

I do not think any reasonable person can doubt that in India, China and Japan, if the knowledge of birth control existed, the birthrate would fall very rapidly

America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.

But anything that you hear about Japan is nothing like what you see when you actually go over there and see it, you know, in a real situation.

The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don't know which end to talk to.

The service at the Imperial (Tokyo) is the finest I've encountered anywhere. There was a button next to my bed marked ROOM SERVICE - and a maid to press it for me.

After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.

Imperialism and slavery are no white male monopoly, but are everywhere from Egypt, Assyria, and Persia to India, China and Japan.

What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind.