Quote Japan
Interesting, odd, outrageous or informative quotes about JapanSakura and sex Quote of the day
“Japan is the only country I know where a flower can bring an entire nation to a state of near-sexual excitement” Read the rest of this entry »
Japanese heroes Quote of the day
“John Wayne, Bruce Lee and Sir Galahad all wrapped up in one, with a bit of Yoda thrown in” Read the rest of this entry »
Salaryman life Quote of the Day
“we have resolved to endure the unendurable and suffer the unsufferable”
Emperor Hirohito on 15 Aug 1945, predicting 60 years of unpaid overtime and seeing your children only when they are asleep, all so Americans can bankrupt the world using their credit cards to buy nice reliable cars the people who made them could never afford (Japan being one of the last countries to be able to buy Lexus cars)
Nihonjinron quote of the century
“The reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for two thousand years… If we eat McDonald’s hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skins become white, and our hair blonde” Read the rest of this entry »
Feminism Japanese style quote of the day
“in a county where woman’s liberation and equal rights haven’t made much headway, Pierre Cardin and Calvin Klein are blazing a wide trail” Read the rest of this entry »
Yakuza quote of the day
“As Joseph Castellano… put it, ‘What is a Gambino crime family?… Does this Gambino crime family have an office? Does the office have a plaque on the door that says, “Gambino crime family?”‘ In Japan, the answers would be, in reverse order, ‘yes,’ ‘yes,’ and ‘read our rules and creed.’
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Japanese constitution quote of the day
“With its ridiculous Constitution, Japan is no more than a concubine” Read the rest of this entry »
Japanese tabloids Quote of the day
“a melange of Time, People, and Playboy” Read the rest of this entry »
Karate quote of the day
“Yo, sensei. Can I go to the bathroom?”
“You can if you believe you can” Read the rest of this entry »
