Aggression Quote by Martin Jacques

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

In the past, Japan through its colonial rule and aggression caused tremendous damage and suffering for the people of many countries, particularly those of…

— Junichiro Koizumi

Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations…

— Hideki Tojo

Unless we break from sectionalism and sticking to precedents, there will be no revival of Japan.

— Yoshihide Suga

I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right…

— Sadako Ogata

I speak of the old Japan, because out of the ashes of the old Japan there has risen a new Japan.

— Shigeru Yoshida

Japan became an imperialist country in many ways, but that was much later, after it had already made big progress. I don’t think Japan’s…

— Amartya Sen

“Apparently, a week Japan was laughable; but a strong Japan was immediately transformed into the prime example of a "Yellow Peril". Might Japan forever…

— Charles Emmerson

“As with France, an important consequence of the British Industrial Revolution for China and Japan was military vulnerability. China was humbled by British sea…

— Daron Acemoğlu

I've been interested in Japan since the 1930s, when I read about Japan's vicious crimes in Manchuria and China.

— Noam Chomsky

In this context, the current recovery in the Japanese economy is taking place in tandem with the growing interdependence with the rest of the…

— Toshihiko Fukui

The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia.

— Kenzaburo Oe