Japan Quotes - Page 9

• A reminder (Japan's earthquake and tsunami) how flimsy our sophisticated modern world really is

  George Alagiah

  Future, Earthquakes, Vision

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• Japan has joined the sanctions against the Russian Federation. How are we going to further economic relations on a new and much higher basis, at a higher level under the sanctions regime?

  Vladimir Putin

  Levels, Economic, Sanctions

  Source: www.rt.com

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• Our foreign ministries will simply need to sort out some purely technical matters. I see no political restraints here. The same applies to economic matters. We, on our part, are ready. However, let me repeat once again, given that Japan has joined the anti-Russian sanctions, how ready is Japan and how can it do that without breaching its commitments to its allies? We do not know the answer. Only Japan itself knows the answer.

  Vladimir Putin

  Commitment, Political, Allies

  Source: www.rt.com

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• I do not want to speak about our cooperation with Japan now. Thank God, we have had no such problems there. Nor would we want any to arise in the future. Therefore, everything needs to be pre-calculated, and we need to agree upon everything in advance.

  Vladimir Putin

  Agree Upon, Thank God, Needs

  Source: www.rt.com

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• I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies and security agencies. We need to assess everything and understand what we can agree on and what the implications will be both for Japan and for Russia so that both the Russian people and the Japanese people come to the conclusion that these compromise solutions are acceptable and are in our countries' interests.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Believe, Russia

  Source: www.rt.com

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• Japan lives with drastic segregation between the sublime, the ugly, and the utterly without qualities. Dominance of the last 2 categories makes mere presence of the first stunning: when beauty 'happens', it is absolutely surprising.

  Rem Koolhaas

  Sublime, Quality, Ugly

  "S,M,L,XL". Book by Bruce Mau and Rem Koolhaas, 1995.

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

  Adam Brody

  Fun, Feel Good, Band

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• I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.

  Carrie Ann Inaba

  Careers, Dancing, Focus

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• Japan is really advanced. They don't go to the beach. The beach comes to them.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Beach

  "50 Cent, Gilbert Gottfried Mock Japan's Earthquake Victims on Twitter". www.foxnews.com. March 14, 2011.

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• I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by my attempt at humor regarding the tragedy in Japan. I meant no disrespect, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Disrespect, Tragedy, Apologizing

  "Gilbert Gottfried Apologizes for Tsunami Tweets" by Dahvi Shira, people.com. March 15, 2011.

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• We believe we have no territorial problems at all. It is only Japan that believes it has territorial problems with Russia. We are ready to talk about this.

  Vladimir Putin

  Believe, Russia, Problem

  Source: www.rt.com

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• The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the most important and interesting areas both for Russia and for Japan.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Eight, Interesting

  Source: www.rt.com

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• Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945 and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated.

  Paul Nitze

  War, Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Russia

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• I couldn't speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I'm regarded as one of their own in Japan.

  Kazuo Ishiguro

  Thinking, Awards, Literature

  "Living memories" by Nicholas Wroe, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2005.

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• In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents

  Phil Collins

  Kids, Europe, America

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• I remember my very first encounter with Japan. At that time, I was Deputy Mayor of St Petersburg. Out of nowhere, Japan's Consul General in St Petersburg came to my office and said Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to invite me to Japan. I was very surprised because I had nothing to do with Japan except being a judoka. This was an opportunity to visit Tokyo and a couple of other cities. And, you know, a capital is a capital everywhere: there is the official script and certain protocol. It is always easier to talk in the provinces, the conversation is more natural.

  Vladimir Putin

  Couple, Opportunity, Cities

  Source: www.rt.com

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• 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.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Years, Roots

  Source: www.rt.com

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• Therefore, I do not think we should go only 60 years back but should look deeper, centuries back. Maybe this will give us [Russia and Japan] an opportunity to look at the future from a more remote perspective.

  Vladimir Putin

  Opportunity, Thinking, Russia

  Source: www.rt.com

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• As for these 60 years, and in general more than a hundred years, we have had different periods in relations and there have been tragic pages in our history, but since 1956 when we restored diplomatic relations, regrettably, we have not had a foundation on which to build ties that would correspond to our wishes and that are currently required in bilateral cooperation with Japan.

  Vladimir Putin

  Years, Ties, Wish

  Source: www.rt.com

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• For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.

  Jim Costa

  United States, Partners, Trading

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• God will destroy America by the hands of the Muslims. God will not give Japan or Europe the honor of bringing down the United States; this is an honor God will bestow upon Muslims.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Hands, Europe, America

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• Walking the streets of Tokyo with Hawking in his wheelchair ... I felt as if I were taking a walk through Galilee with Jesus Christ [as] crowds of Japanese silently streamed after us, stretching out their hands to touch Hawking's wheelchair. ... The crowds had streamed after Einstein [on Einstein's visit to Japan in 1922] as they streamed after Hawking seventy years later. ... They showed exquisite choice in their heroes. ... Somehow they understood that Einstein and Hawking were not just great scientists, but great human beings.

  Freeman Dyson

  Jesus, Hero, Science

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• The US economy, because it's so energy wasteful, is much less efficient than either the European or Japanese economies. It takes us twice as much energy to produce a unit of GDP as it does in Europe and Japan. So, we're fundamentally less efficient and therefore less competitive, and the sooner we begin to tighten up, the better it will be for our economy and society.

  Hazel Henderson

  Europe, Gdp, Energy

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• We're on the brink of a world in which the wealthiest nations, from Canada to Norway to Japan, can barely project meaningful force to their own borders while the nickel 'n' dime basket-cases go nuclear.

  Mark Steyn

  Meaningful, Political, Borders

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• However, personally, I see this as not having the right to abuse this trust [among the citizens of Russia and Japan], and any decision we reach should correspond to the national interests of the Russian Federation.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Decision, Abuse

  Source: www.rt.com

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