--- title: "4 Japanese Quotes By Tadashi Yanai" description: "4 Japanese quotes by Tadashi Yanai. Plus more from Tadashi Yanai and more Japanese sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/tadashi-yanai-17348_afraid_i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-colle_396423.jpg" --- > [I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-collective-hysteria/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/tadashi-yanai-17348_afraid_i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-colle_396423.jpg) > [We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/we-are-a-country-of-artisans-and-a-country-of-manufacturing-i-think/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/tadashi-yanai-17348_artisans_we-are-a-country-of-artisans-and-a-count_777245.jpg) > [Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/japanese-businesspeople-and-companies-are-lacking-in-individuality/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/tadashi-yanai-17348_companies_japanese-businesspeople-and-companies-ar_1659148.jpg) > [Japan has only 100m people. Asia has 4bn. At least one-third, maybe nearly half, will become middle class, and this is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/japan-has-only-100m-people-asia-has-4bn-at-least-one-third-maybe/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/tadashi-yanai-17348_asia_japan-has-only-100m-people-asia-has-4bn_2945075.jpg) ## Other authors on Japanese - [Charles River Editors 28 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/charles-river-editors/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/dave-barry/) - [Ryū Murakami 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ryu-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-adams-45345.jpg) Jack Adams 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/jack-adams/) - [Ryunosuke Akutagawa 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-watson-74236.jpg) Paul Watson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/paul-watson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexander-agassiz-10913.jpg) Hirokazu Kore-eda 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/hirokazu-kore-eda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-franklin-d-roosevelt-35911.jpg) Franklin D. Roosevelt 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/franklin-d-roosevelt/) - [Sadami Yamada 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/sadami-yamada/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-takashi-murakami-88689.jpg) Takashi Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/takashi-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anandamayi-ma-12610.jpg) Stephen Hunter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/stephen-hunter/) ## More by Tadashi Yanai > [As a businessperson, I dont have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/as-a-businessperson-i-dont-have-the-power-to-change-the-government/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don't believe globalisation is bad. It's criticised from a western perspective, but if you put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/people-say-that-globalisation-has-negative-aspects-but-i-don-t/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [At Uniqlo, we're thinking ahead. We're thinking about how to create new, innovative products... and sell that to everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/at-uniqlo-we-re-thinking-ahead-we-re-thinking-about-how-to-create-new/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [America, for me, is the country where, if you have something great to offer, you'll be valued highly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/america-for-me-is-the-country-where-if-you-have-something-great-to/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [I tell people that we must have the courage to share what we feel, but no one follows me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/i-tell-people-that-we-must-have-the-courage-to-share-what-we-feel-but/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [Our underwear used to just be cotton, but we wanted to see if we could create something out of synthetics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/our-underwear-used-to-just-be-cotton-but-we-wanted-to-see-if-we-could/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [Too often, we have tended to fall into a trap of creating plain hamburgers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/too-often-we-have-tended-to-fall-into-a-trap-of-creating-plain/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-collective-hysteria/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/in-general-the-apparel-industry-isn-t-about-continual-process/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [The Asian brand, which I admire for having become a global success, is Samsung. In comparison, we're just starting, but I believe that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/the-asian-brand-which-i-admire-for-having-become-a-global-success-is/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [Japan's biggest problems are conservatism and cowardice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/japan-s-biggest-problems-are-conservatism-and-cowardice/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/we-are-a-country-of-artisans-and-a-country-of-manufacturing-i-think/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/as-a-businessperson-i-don-t-have-the-power-to-change-the-government/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/the-biggest-part-of-my-job-now-is-to-quickly-develop-successors-and/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) > [The air of the English is down-to-earth. They care about details; there's a tradition, but there's also a counter-culture: the younger generation versus the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/the-air-of-the-english-is-down-to-earth-they-care-about-details-there/) [Tadashi Yanai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadashi-yanai/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/tadashi-yanai/#itemlist", "name": "4 Japanese Quotes By Tadashi Yanai", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tadashi Yanai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadashi-yanai/i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-collective-hysteria/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/tadashi-yanai-17348_afraid_i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-colle_396423.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/tadashi-yanai-17348_afraid_i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-colle_396423.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/tadashi-yanai-17348_afraid_i-m-afraid-japanese-people-tend-to-colle_396423.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.” — Tadashi Yanai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. 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