Ambassador Quote by John Roos

I'm not the ambassador of Japan or Japanese culture.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors…

— Townsend Harris

I wanted to meet the people, to get involved in the city, to make Tokyo mine.

— Jacob Aue Sobol

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…

— Vladimir Putin

I spent a lot of time in Japan. To me, I felt like my career was kind of marooned out there. I didn't realize…

— Finn Balor

As an American, you appreciate the importance of our security alliance, the importance of the economic ties between our two countries, and while I…

— John Roos

I spent three-and-a-half years in Japan, and I was a foreigner, and I was welcomed with open arms over there.

— Angelos Postecoglou

I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.

— Stephen Hawking

As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards…

— Townsend Harris

I can't tell you how important it was for us to be successful in japan.

— Trip Hawkins

After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.

— Bruce Feiler

As the former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, I dealt on a daily basis with China.

— Bill Hagerty