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Japan Quotes by Martin Jacques
- Since the election of Shinzo Abe as the new Japanese prime minister, by reputation a fervent nationalist, relations between Japan and China have paradoxically improved…
- With the United States in slow long-term decline, how will that affect the position of English? And where will all that leave monolingual Britain? Our…
- After the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan adopted an expansionist and colonial attitude towards its neighbours. It sought to identify itself with the West and…
- After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan, unlike Germany, failed to show true contrition or give a fulsome apology, though it showered its…
- For 200 years, the dominant powers have also been the colonial powers: the European countries, the U.S. and Japan. They have never been required to…
- Ever since the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan has turned its back on Asia in general and China in particular: its pattern of aggression from…
More Japan Quotes
- I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan. — Javier Bardem
- I love eating shabu-shabu in Japan - a kind of beef hotpot. But if you're talking about authentic, traditional food, then Italian… — Andrea Bocelli
- I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending… — Anthony Bourdain
- I really love traveling to Japan. — Christina Aguilera
- There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to… — Harry Browne
- The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined. — John Bruton
- I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and I would… — Nicolas Cage
- I want completing the single market to be our driving mission. I want us to be at the forefront of transformative trade… — David Cameron
- I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan. — Nick Cave
- I play a nobody in Japan. — Jackie Chan
- I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when the only thing you got from Japan was… — Cher
- For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia. — Sam Abell