#japanese

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. ↗

— Harry Seidler

#advanced technology #after #allowing #architecture #buildings

Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#culture #democracy #free #free nations #heritage

You talk about Japanese technocracy and you get radios. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

#get #japanese #radios #talk #technocracy

I do not see how the Japanese can hold out against this united front. ↗

— Henry L. Stimson

#front #hold #how #i #i do

We had news this morning of another successful atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki. These two heavy blows have fallen in quick succession upon the Japanese and there will be quite a little space before we intend to drop another. ↗

— Henry L. Stimson

#atomic #atomic bomb #before #being #blows

The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as she tried to shake the flames from it; the beauty of her cherry-blossom robe as it burst into flame: it was all so cruel, so terrible! ↗

— Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

#japan #japanese #japanese-literature #beauty

Frankly, I was surprised at how generous the Japanese press has been to the idea of a foreigner running Sony. ↗

— Howard Stringer

#foreigner #frankly #generous #how #i

It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere. ↗

— Quentin Tarantino

#blood #cinema #cut #everywhere #hoses

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#good manners #indistinguishable #japanese #made #manners

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence