Japanese Quotes

[The Japanese] have their clocks down to the second; they're never late, so it's always very dependable. It's annoying to come to America and wait for the two-hour late plane, and that never happened in Japan.

After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and infusing characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture in modern buildings.

Ideas of traditional Japanese dress are coming into Western fashion, which is a switch because a few years ago it was the kooky anime/comics side of Japan that was animating Western design.

I know that the Japanese guys train hard and they train the right way. But this is our chance to show that we train just as hard, if not harder, than any of those guys.

Japan's economic revival is finally becoming self-sustaining. That has been the key to investor optimism on Japanese stocks, and I don't expect a let-up any time soon.

Foreign interest in Japanese shares, whether it's oil money or otherwise, is very strong.

I'd heard (Peer) was good at beating Japanese players and was difficult to play against so I made I kept at her right until the very end.

If lawmakers propose lifetime imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty, the Japanese public is not likely to reject it.

Allowing market forces to operate freely in the financial system would be greatly to the benefit of the Japanese people and the Japanese economy.

This visit to a shrine which, among others, honors Japanese war criminals, seems to be a deliberate insult to the Chinese, Koreans and others who suffered appallingly at the hands of the Japanese.

Regarding the abduction issue, the Japanese side said what they needed to say in a considerably firm manner.

I don't think the Japanese government at this juncture is in a position to put forward concrete proposals on this.

The Japanese stock market is like a lamb or rabbit in a pack of wolves. It is very dangerous. Unless someone acts, things don't get corrected.

Basically any Japanese stocks can be bought. Strong output is having a ripple effect on other things such as wages and consumption.

A slowdown in the housing market suggests possible declines in consumption. That would be a negative factor for Japanese exporters.

I want to make the railway an antiwar symbol in order to remind the Japanese of the need to reflect on their past conduct.

The imperial family is the only treasure of the Japanese people.

The key is that Korean manufacturers are becoming much more stronger than five, ten years ago. Some of the Japanese companies believe that they were the leaders in the past and they should have some room to collect royalty or some benefits (from their patents).

Amid the continued recovery of corporate activity, which reduces anxiety about job security, Japanese consumers seem to be increasingly willing to spend more, and that trend is most likely to be sustained going forward.

Japanese consumers are highly brand-conscious. If the goal [of Lexus in Japan] is to be a true luxury brand up against European premium brands, it won't be an easy task.

Many Japanese importers will have their last business day of the year on Wednesday. They needed the dollar for the year-end settlements of their businesses.

This year will be the year (for Microsoft) to gain a foothold for success in the Japanese market.

We want the Japanese-American alliance to be a global alliance that will contribute to the peace and stability of the international community, as it has contributed to the peace and stability of Asia.

The Japanese Central Bank intervenes in currency markets to keep the yen cheap and to create an advantage for its industry. Why doesn't our government do the same for us?

The Japanese think of bonsai as representing or evoking a larger tree.