Japan Quote by Kenzaburo Oe Download Open image “The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.” — Kenzaburo Oe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Japan Modern States Way West
“The Japanese had no idea what elements of Western culture and institutions where the crucial ones, so they ended up copying everything, from western… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
After the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan adopted an expansionist and colonial attitude towards its neighbours. It sought to identify itself with the West… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Japan redefined world power. They showed you could become a world power without having a military. — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Japan is probably the best... example of the abandonment of an ancient and nature-oriented ethos for the spirit of progress, Western style.” — John Livingston. from "One Cosmic Moment Copy Share Image
We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
Japan used to be an animistic society before Shinto imperialism was established. But most of us still have an animistic sense. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
My observation is that after one hundred and twenty years of modernisation since the opening of the country, present-day Japan is split between two… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“Thus, one way to consolidate power is to reinvigorate history issues and generate popular animosity towards Japan.” — Naval Postgraduate School Copy Share Image
“It would be a very accurate historian who could pinpoint the precise day when the Japanese changed from being fiendish automatons who copied everything… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“As is known worldwide, Japan has tried to catch up with the western countries since the beginning of this century by importing science from… — Kenichi Fukui Copy Share Image
From the way of Go the beauty of Japan and the Orient had fled. Everything had become science and regulation. — Yasunari Kawabata Copy Share Image
“Bird, hesitating, recalled a line from the English textbook he was reading with his students; a young American was speaking angrily: Are you kidding… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“In introducing himself, he had said, "I'm the father," and the doctors had winced. Because something else must have echoed in their ears- I'm… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“I thought about death and was gripped by feelings which choked my chest and made my throat dry, a sudden pushing and shoving in… — Kenzaburō Ōe Copy Share Image
To be upright and to have an imagination: that is enough to be a very good young man. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
The writer's job is the job of a clown …the clown who also talks about sorrow. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
If any suffering was fruitless it was the agony of a hangover; what he suffered now could not expiate suffering of any other kind. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“If I'm a monster then I want to be a real monster. I'll become a monster and explode.” — Kenzaburō Ōe Copy Share Image
Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
It is the second job of literature to create myth. But its first job is to destroy it. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
In the recent years there have been criticisms levelled against Japan suggesting that she should offer more military forces to the United Nations forces… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
There's no better reading experience than going to the place where a text was written. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different to everybody… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I had sort of had a 21st birthday when I was 17, 18 years old living in Japan. I had all of that stuff… — Sarah Wright Copy Share Image
“So it is that in our world hopes are thwarted at every turn and the people's lot is always pain.” — Royall Tyler Copy Share Image
As far as Japan is concerned, I want to help all of our allies, but we are losing billions and billions of dollars. We… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“The physical impact of taiko music, along with the sheer visual poetry of a choreographed ensemble presenting its music in perfect synchrony, is so… — Gil Asakawa Copy Share Image
Every morning when I pick up the newspaper and read about an earthquake in Japan or problems in European financial institutions, the first question… — Mary Schapiro Copy Share Image
I've never been invited to do an exhibition or do a talk in England, except once, about 10 years ago. I've given talks all… — Brian Wildsmith Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're in different countries, everything has become so homogenised and there's a Starbucks and McDonald's everywhere, and you could feel like you're… — Will Yun Lee Copy Share Image
I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
The historic quarrels between Japan and Korea pale in importance to the bigger question of extent of U.S. commitment to the defense of the… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
