#japanese

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#closely #comes #finnish #form #interest

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#both #english #english literature #extraordinary #fiction

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#been #cultivated #east #europe #european

The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral. ↗

— Simon Hoggart

#dinner party #formal #funeral #imperial #japanese

I acquired an admiration for Japanese culture, art, and architecture, and learned of the existence of the game of GO, which I still play. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

#admiration #architecture #art #culture #existence

Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#based #basis #japanese #japanese architecture #need

I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#i #japanese #late #literature #missing

私は何ものかが、私を殺してくれるのを待っていた。 ところがそれは、何者かが私を生かしてくれるのを待っているのと同じことなのである。 ――『仮面の告白』より ↗

— Yukio Mishima

#japanese #life #death

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris. ↗

— John C. Danforth

#japanese #lisa #mona #paris #visiting

They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact. ↗

— Barney Ross

#coming #get #got #her #intact