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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 »
Did they believe they believed it? Quote of the Day
“American prisioners working in the Mitsubishi plant were naturally told that if defeated, the entire nation would commit hara-kiri. But the executives of the plant had taught their foremen some highly unsuicidal terms, such as, “How are you today?” and “We workers want to save our plant.”" Read the rest of this entry »
Bad, and yet not, Japanese quote of the day
“You feel like you are at a dead-end as a nation when people have all they want at present, and …have few prospects for the future” Read the rest of this entry »
Equal rights in Japan Quote of the day
“[Japanese] men only seem to accept equality when the dinner bill comes” Read the rest of this entry »
Brands in Japan Quotes of the day
“It’s as if I want to add another brand to my Hermes or Vuitton collection, to have a child who went to Tokyo University” Read the rest of this entry »
The end of Japanese civilisation quote of the day
“If parents and children have different surnames… [it] will lead to the corruption of society” Read the rest of this entry »
