#japanese

History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had fewer than 100,000 men in uniform. That weakness invited Nazi aggression in Europe and the imperial Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#aggression #america #army #attack #demonstrates

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited. ↗

— Townsend Harris

#introduction #japanese #made #may #opium

That is one reason so many of the Japanese pictures are not good, they cannot spare all the footage necessary for that bow, which is repeated over and over again. ↗

— Sessue Hayakawa

#bow #cannot #footage #good #japanese

My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country. ↗

— Wolfman Jack

#earn #emperor #enough #fake #japanese

To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot. ↗

— Lane Kirkland

#free trade #harlot #hear #hearing #japanese

We must draw on the unique strengths of the Japanese economy, seek an open and cooperative approach with our international partners, and intelligently exploit the promise of new growth areas. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#areas #cooperative #draw #economy #exploit

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#done #folklore #i #inspired #japanese

There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#companions #first #folk #funny #heroes

It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it, pursuing a policy in harmony with the avowed desire of the people. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

#also #avowed #conclusion #desire #during

If love goes too far, it turns into cruelty. ↗

— Haruo Shirane

#kyakutei-bakin #wisdom #love