Children Quote by Hirokazu Kore-eda

My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan,…

— Apolo Ohno

I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.

— Mary-Louise Parker

Two parents can't raise a child any more than one. You need a whole community - everybody - to raise a child. And the…

— Toni Morrison

People talk about Japanese kids as being inward-looking. But my experience is that if you offer them an opportunity, they'll take it.

— John Roos

In Japan, mothers insist on achievement and accomplishment as a sign of love and respect. Thus to fail places children in a highly shamed…

— Michael Lewis

Family-related social expenditures should not be a lower priority than defense-spending. As a country, Japan attaches great importance to it.

— Fumio Kishida

In our culture, when the parents are having a tough time, the grandparents take care of the kids.

— Shannon Sharpe

The method (of learning Japanese) recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.…

— Dave Barry

I was raised by a single mother, and she felt the Japanese education system, albeit wonderful, keeps you in a certain range. You have…

— Masi Oka

Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation.

— Blase J. Cupich

We are on the verge of losing the traditional idea of the family, especially in Japan, where the declining birth rate shows no signs…

— Mamoru Hosoda

Japan is an appealing place for a young family and comparatively safe in health terms.

— Beauden Barrett