The only way to see the path in the wind is to become the wind itself.

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?

People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been defeated in the name of development.

My goal is to draw a line with some ‘flavor’ to it.

Japan is the first nation in the world to accord ‘comic books’–originally a ‘humorous’ form of entertainment mainly for young people–nearly the same social status as novels and films.

What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms.

My favorite country to visit is Japan.

I could have sworn that the man’s eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving...

Being a samurai is all about selfless service and if the lord abuses the servant, it is no longer a situation of service; it becomes the situation of a victim. It is never acceptable for...

That, Your Excellency, is precisely the problem. As long as we are buying Russian oil, we are at their mercy. Japan must have its own resources.

It’s a saying they have, that a man has a false heart in his mouth for the world to see, another in his breast to show to his special friends and his family, and the...

In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.

…I was not prepared for the feel of the noodles in my mouth, or the purity of the taste. I had been in Japan for almost a month, but I had never experiences anything like...

But now, where the spirit of the Western nationalism prevails, the whole people is being taught from boyhood to foster hatreds and ambitions by all kinds of means—by the manufacture of half-truths and untruths in...

You know Americans…Self-improvement. No matter who or what we are, we’re always working on ways to become somebody else.

Truly a good horse, good ground to gallop on, and sunshine, make up the sum of enjoyable travelling.

It was as if-this is something I thought of only later, of course-she was gently peeling bcd one layer after another hat covered a person’s heart, a very sensual feeling.

From theme song of the show: Boken Desho Desho, boken de ga…….its a good song

While the characters drive the epic story of Robotech, it’s the robotic mecha that capture the imagination.

To the woman in the restaurant today, the doll in her arms was the real child who still lived in her memories.

They have taken the idea of nonharming, of gentleness toward the earth, to a very radical level. Even the weeds are not enemies.

Japanese had never seen a Western-style circus, and most of them had probably never seen foreigners, either.

Men know how to read printed books; they do not know how to read the unprinted ones. They can play on a stringed harp, but not on a stringless one. Applying themselves to the superficial...

Some nonreligious people are disgruntled by the word “faith,” feeling that it has no connection to them. But we all have faith. Broadly speaking, “faith” does not apply only to belief in the supernatural. We...

Chained inside the carriage is a sinful woman. When we set the carriage afire, her flesh will be roasted, her bones will be charred: she will die an agonizing death. Never again will you have...

The secret to making yourself stronger is to absorb the strength of the people around you—energy begets energy.

Forgive me, Excellency. The fact you do not know is that Japan also is a nuclear power. I am convinced that Russia will not risk nuclear war to retain a wasteland that has never earned...

The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.

I am a lonely man,’ Sensei said. ‘And so I am glad that you come to see me. But I am also a melancholy man, and so I asked you why you should wish to...

Is Japan turning Communist? Stop. Need 1,000 words soonest.

I do not for a moment suggest that Japan should be unmindful of acquiring modern weapons of self-protection. But this should never be allowed to go beyond her instinct of self-preservation. She must know that...

The situation for Japan’s life insurers raised concerns about the financial sector in general, as well as the implications it could have for the Japanese economy,

There is an opportunity, perhaps with what has happened over the weekend with the intervention of Tony Blair from Japan, to concentrate people’s minds on the issues.

yes, I heard you” is the meaning it has in Japan.

Where do you go when you die twice-lest a thousand deaths?

Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days’ worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?Listening to the night rain on...

From New Year’s Eve through the third of January, the streets of Tokyo grew quiet, as if all the people had disappeared.

I finally understood that I couldn’t avoid working to provide for myself, but that can also be a wonderfulthing, a beautiful thing.

Comics are drawings, not photographs, and as such they present a subjective view of reality.

If the love is true, it will wait until the dream becomes a reality. True love also gives strength to a dream.

Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.

Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though – might I say? – the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly...

I’m very headstrong. Once I’ve caught fire, there’s no dousing the flames—all engines full speed ahead.

The private sector is innovating like crazy. Japan is back to healthy growth.

Shigemori’s body of work is a compelling manifesto for continuous cultural renewal.

In a time like this, let us trust in God even more. To trust when life is easy is no trust.

If I feel just as confident in Japan, and if my natural pace enables me to challenge for victory, then I will go for it. If I see that keeping up with the leader –...

Although we recognize that Japan may be able to sustain a very high domestic debt burden by world standards, we believe there is a point for any nation beyond which debt levels become unsustainable,

Why has pachinko swept Japan? It can hardly be the excitement of gambling, since the risks and rewards are so small. During the hours spent in front of a pachinko machine, there is an almost...

Japan has always regarded the aircraft carrier as one of the most offensive of armaments.