Japan Quotes

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.

If the person is over 40 years old, I tell him he should do something because it is first good for Japan, good for the company, good for his family, and finally good for him. If the person is under 40, I tell him he should do it because first it is good for him, good for his family, good for the company, and finally good for Japan.

youth age 40

Good son, good student, good soldier: The young pilot of the kamikaze special unit was less the martyr of a fanatic faith than of his own good heart and good will.

It may be hard to understand them [the Japanese] psychologically, I hesitate to try ever since the Japanese singing remained so entirely incomprehensible to me.

At least in Japan, I prefer dealing with Japanese. They are similar to Italians in temperament, but even more refined, still entirely soaked in their artistic tradition, not nervous, full of humor.

It seems that the Japanese never thought about why it is hotter on their southern islands than on their northern islands. Nor do they seem to have become aware that the height of the sun is dependent on the north-south position. Intellectual needs of this nation seem to be weaker than their artistic ones—natural disposition.

Earnest respect without a trace of cynicism or even skepticism is characteristic of Japanese. Pure souls as nowhere else among people. One has to live and admire this country.