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When it comes to influences, we are influenced not just by Japanese and overseas metal acts, but J-pop acts too. One Japanese… — Suzuka Nakamoto Copy Share Image
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When I was a child, there really weren't very many video games, but I do have memories of 'Pong.' Maybe it was… — Hideo Kojima Copy Share Image
“Dad says there are more than three thousand letters in the Japanese alphabet, which could pose a problem. There are only twenty-six… — Rin Chupeco Copy Share Image
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The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you're eating.… — Joel Robuchon Copy Share Image
The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day that would live in infamy. The day the Partials… — Dan Wells Copy Share Image
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When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
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Being lampooned on 'South Park' is hardly something to complain about. They brought the issue of the dolphin and whale slaughter by… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
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When I first went to Japan, I was wrestling under my real name. The Japanese people have a great amount of difficulty… — Finn Balor Copy Share Image
In Japanese organizations, before you have a meeting and you've got an idea that you want to get across, you go talk… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
I've been making movies for a long time. The Japanese way of making movies has become second nature to me. To get… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
The typical big Japanese company has somewhere between a third and 40 percent of its revenues coming from developing countries, and about… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
There is definitely a Japanese influence on my style. I spent several years back and forth training over there, training at the… — Samoa Joe Copy Share Image
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“America experienced its first victory against the Empire’s expansion at the Battle of Coral Sea on May 7, 1942. In early June… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
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Natto, Japanese ferment bean paste, will never cross my lips again. Spam Musubi, on the other hand, is something I love. I… — Adam Richman Copy Share Image
The contemporary Japanese directors who are well-known in the West - say, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takeshi Kitano, Naomi Kawase - are mostly unknown… — Hirokazu Koreeda Copy Share Image
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I mean, the job is Pearl Harbor. And you better not spends weeks and weeks and weeks trying to assign blame or… — Howard Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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