Art Quote by Oscar Wilde

“The whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.”

— Oscar Wilde

Japan is a wonderful country, a strange mixture of ancient mystique and cyberpunk saturation. It's a monolith of society's achievements, yet maintains a foothold…

— Corey Taylor

Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence…

— Daisaku Ikeda

Japan's very interesting. Some people think it copies things. I don't think that anymore. I think what they do is reinvent things. They will…

— Steve Jobs

Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the Japanese in…

— F. Sionil Jose

Unfortunately, the general interest in art among the Japanese is very low compared to that of Western countries. I would love to be able…

— Yusaku Maezawa

Japan is a well-educated, technological society. It is a free society, protects intellectual property.

— John Roos

Maybe Japan itself is a little similar in that a lot of young people seem to have a little knowledge but not too much…

— Hiroshi Fujiwara

Japanimation is a whole different art form.

— Lucy Liu

If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there's this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture.

— Kazuo Ishiguro

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number…

— David Rockefeller

It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is…

— Alain Ducasse