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[[File:Satellite View of Japan 1999.jpg|thumb|Travelers visiting Japan are usually easily forgiven for whatever they do, including dressing down for Cool Biz. When in doubt, they can always say sumimasen. ~ [[w:Stanley Tan|Stanley Tan]]]]
[[File:Barack Obama & Taro Aso in the Oval Office 2-24-09.JPG|thumb|Japan has been a great partner. ~ [[Barack Obama]]]]
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The Japanese have a wonderful power of [[self-control]]. They don't lose their temper or quarrel with you, but if their honour is violated they may [[kill]] you. They can be bitter [[enemies]].... The Japanese also have a high sense of chivalry.... But these things perhaps belong to the past. It is a great pity that people who have carried such ideals into practice are losing them through contact with European civilization. ~ [[Sri Aurobindo]]]]
[[File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg|thumb|Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war. ~ ''[[w:Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution|Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan]]'']]
[[File:A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, foreground, rests during a patrolling exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2013, during exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 130612-M-JU912-072.jpg|thumb|The Japanese can only fulfill it by the sword. ~ [[w:Friedrich von Bernhardi|Friedrich von Bernhardi]]]]
[[File:Samurai.jpg|thumb|You see, it's been [[Germany|our]] misfortune to have the wrong religion, Why didn't [[Germany|we]] have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good? ~ [[Adolf Hitler]]]]
[[File:Atomic cloud over Hiroshima.jpg|thumb|The Japanese were ready to surrender, and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing. ~ [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]]]
[[File:Major US military bases in Japan (zh).svg|thumb|Major U.S. military bases in Japan.]]
[[File:RAI Japanese restaurant Windmill Street. London.jpg|thumb|You will stay at home and steep yourself in the work of certain Japanese artists, and then, when you have absorbed the spirit of their style, and caught their imaginative manner of vision, you will go some afternoon and sit in the Park or stroll down Piccadilly, and if you cannot see an absolutely Japanese effect there, you will not see it anywhere. ~ [[w:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]]]

[[w:Japan|'''Japan''']], also known as '''Nippon''', is an island country in eastern [[Asia]]. It is located in the [[w:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]] and it lies to the east of the [[w:Sea of Japan|Sea of Japan]], [[China]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]] and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[w:Sea of Okhotsk|Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[w:East China Sea|East China Sea]] and [[Taiwan]] in the south.

Japan is a [[w:great power|great power]] and a member of numerous international organizations, including the [[United Nations]] (since 1956), the [[w:OECD|OECD]], and the [[w:Group of Seven|Group of Seven]]. Although it has [[w:Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution|renounced its right to declare war]], the country maintains [[w:Japan Self-Defense Forces|Self-Defense Forces]] that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries. After [[World War II]], Japan experienced record growth in [[w:Japanese economic miracle|an economic miracle]], becoming the [[w:List of countries by largest historical GDP|second-largest economy]] in the world by 1990. As of 2021, [[w:Economy of Japan|the country's economy]] is the [[w:List of countries by GDP (nominal)|third-largest by nominal GDP]] and the [[w:List of countries by GDP (PPP)|fourth-largest by PPP]]. A global leader in the [[w:Automotive industry in Japan|automotive]] and [[w:Electronics industry in Japan|electronics industries]], Japan has made significant contributions to [[w:Science and technology in Japan|science and technology]]. Ranked "very high" on the [[w:Human Development Index|Human Development Index]], Japan has the world's [[w:List of countries by life expectancy|highest life expectancy]], though it is experiencing [[w:Aging of Japan|a decline in population]]. The [[w:culture of Japan|culture of Japan]] is well known around the world, including its [[w:Japanese art|art]], [[w:Japanese cuisine|cuisine]], [[w:Music of Japan|music]], and [[w:Japanese popular culture|popular culture]], which encompasses prominent [[Manga|comic]], [[Anime|animation]] and [[w:Video games in Japan|video game]] industries.
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== Quotes ==
===A===
* I don’t see any [[adults]] here in Japan. The fact that you see salarymen reading [[manga]] and [[pornography]] on the [[Rail transport|trains]] and being unafraid, unashamed or anything, is something you wouldn’t have seen 30 years ago, with people who grew up under a different system of [[government]]. They would have been far too embarrassed to open a book of cartoons or dirty pictures on a train. But that’s what we have now in Japan. We are a country of [[children]].
** [[w:Hideaki Anno|Hideaki Anno]]  [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/05/let-s-die-together/305776/ "Let's Die Together"], ''Atlantic Magazine'', May 2007.

*One [[culture]], one [[civilization]], one [[language]], and one [[Ethnicity|ethnic group]].
**[[Tarō Asō]], as quoted in [http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f6f50bd7a1687ece711a7ef721bb6fb8 "Ghosts of Wartime Japan Haunt Koizumi's Cabinet"] (3 November 2005), by Christopher Reed, ''New America Media''

*Luckily, we Japanese have yellow faces.
**[[Tarō Asō]], [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/23/japan.usa speech] (2007)

*'''The Japanese have a wonderful power of [[self-control]].''' They don't lose their temper or quarrel with you, but if their honour is violated they may [[kill]] you. They can be bitter [[enemies]].... The Japanese also have a high sense of chivalry.... '''But these things perhaps belong to the past.''' It is a great pity that people who have carried such ideals into practice are losing them through contact with [[Europe|European]] civilization. That is a great harm that European vulgarizing has done to Japan. Now you find most people [[mercantile]] in their outlook and they will do anything for the sake of [[money]].....
**Sri Aurobindo, December 30, 1938, quoted from [[Sri Aurobindo]], ., Nahar, S., Aurobindo, ., & Institut de recherches évolutives (Paris). ''India's rebirth: A selection from Sri Aurobindo's writing, talks and speeches.'' Paris: Institut de Recherches Evolutives. 3rd Edition (2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170826004028/http://bharatvani.org/books/ir/IR_frontpage.htm]

===B===
*Won't you stretch [[imagination]] for a moment and come with me. Let us hasten to a nation lying over the western sea. Hide behind the cherry blossoms; here's a sight that will please your eyes. There's a lady with a baby of Japan, singing lullabies. Hear her as she sighs.
** {{w|Nora Bayes}}, [http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thejapanesesandman.shtml "The Japanese Sandman"] (1920)

* The Japanese can only fulfill it by the sword.
** {{w|Friedrich von Bernhardi}}, ''Germany and the next War'' (1911), Chapter XIII

* We call on all [[Church|churches]] and [[Religion|religions]] that have a presence in Japan to speak out against the new asset-freezing law and the dissolution. No matter how much they can disagree with the Family Federation [for World Peace and Unification, formerly the Unification Church,] on many subjects, the new law and a precedent allowing for dissolution of religious organizations that only lost civil as opposed to criminal cases would threaten them as well.
** ''Bitter Winter'', [https://bitterwinter.org/proposed-freezing-of-assets-a-danger-for-all-faiths-in-japan/ "The Proposed Freezing of Assets of Religious Corporations the Government Seeks to Dissolve: A Danger for All Faiths in Japan"] (October 31, 2023)

===C===
*[[w:Basil Hall Chamberlain|B.H. Chamberlain]], in his ''Things Japanese'' (London, 1898), says: "All [[education]] was for centuries in [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] hands; Buddhism introduced [[art]], introduced [[medicine]], moulded the folklore of the country, created its dramatic [[poetry]], deeply influenced politics and every sphere of social and intellectual activity. In a word, [[Buddhism]] was the teacher under whose instruction the nation grew up." A.S. Geden, while quoting the above passage, further adds that "In a larger sense of these terms, Japan owes more educationally to Buddhist influence and instruction than perhaps any other nation, with the possible exception of the [[Myanmar|Burmese]]". When [[Western imperialism in Asia|Europe forced its way into Japan]], it found that most Japanese, [[Man|men]] as well as [[women]], [[Literacy|could read and write]]. They were educated by Buddhist monks in their "temple-huts", known as tera-koya. Attendance at these schools was entirely voluntary. "There were also schools open for girls, which were, it may be assumed, always under the direction of the nuns".
**[[w:Basil Hall Chamberlain|B.H. Chamberlain]], A.S. Geden. quoted in Ram Swarup (2000). On Hinduism: Reviews and reflections. Ch. 6.

*Japan has demonstrated the possible industrial dynamism of a highly deferential society, indeed a society which has only recently masked the values and practices of a [[w:Divine right of kings|divine-right]] monarchy.
**[[w:J. C. D. Clark|J. C. D. Clark]], ''English Society 1688–1832: Ideology, Social Structure and Political Practice During the Ancien Regime'' (1985), p. 73

* Aspiring sincerely to an international [[peace]] based on [[justice]] and [[order]], '''the Japanese people forever renounce [[war]]''' as a [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling [[International relations|international disputes]].
** ''[[w:Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution|Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan]]'' (3 May 1947)

===D===
*The right of locomotion; the right of migration; the right which belongs to no particular race, but belongs alike to all and to all alike. It is the right you assert by staying here, and your fathers asserted by coming here. It is this great right that I assert for the [[China|Chinese]] and the Japanese, and for all other varieties of men equally with yourselves, now and forever.
**[[Frederick Douglass]], [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/our-composite-nationality/ ''Our Composite Nationality''] (7 December 1869), [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]].

===E===
* '''I was against [[w:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|it]] on two counts. First, the Japanese were ready to surrender, and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing. Second, I hated to see [[United States|our country]] be the first [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|to use such a weapon]].'''
** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight David Eisenhower]], On his stated opposition to the use of the [[Nuclear weapons|atomic bomb]] against the Japanese at the end of [[World War II]], as quoted in Newsweek (11 November 1963)

===F===
*The Japanese spirit wavered from then on between the lure of the West and the need to preserve her territorial integrity. Slowly, inexorably, Western civilization covered up with its veneer this other civilization patiently built up in the course of centuries, long nurtured in suffering and in pride by generations of men and women. But this was only in semblance. '''The Japan of old still dwells deep in the soul of every inhabitant of her islands and manifests itself at every turn in some euphuistic subtlety or an exquisitely delicate courtesy.''' ... The spirit of Japan, conceived in the [[w:Nara period|Nara epoch]], carried in the womb of her islands throughout the [[w:Heian period|Heian period]], delivered in the anguish of the [[Middle Ages]], schooled by the rod of iron of the [[w:Tokugawa Shogunate|Tokugawas]], fully grown now, benefited from all her past experiences. '''She cannot forget them.'''
**[[Louis Frédéric|Frédéric, Louis]] (1984). Daily life in Japan at the time of the samurai, 1185-1603. Tokyo: Tuttle.

*So why is Japan different? Why do its top officials &ndash; and this trend extends across senior [[government]] posts &ndash; resign office, seemingly at the drop of a hat? The theories are endless, most of them relying on oft-repeated but simplistic [[Stereotype|stereotypes]] about the supposed centrality of [[honor]], saving face, and respect in [[w:Japanese culture|Japanese culture]]... Japan's problems are too vast, and its strengths too great, to be ruled by something as capricious and frivolous as the whims of the majority.
**[[Max Fisher]], [http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/06/why-do-japanese-prime-ministers-keep-resigning/239850/ "Why Do Japanese Prime Ministers Keep Resigning"] (3 June 2011), ''[[w:The Atlantic|The Atlantic]]''.

*Those Oriental people work like dogs. They work their hearts out. They are workers non-stop. They sleep beside their machines. That's why they're successful in life. I went to [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]], I went to [[w:Taipei|Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. I went to [[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]. That's why these people are so hard workers. I'm telling you, the Oriental people, they're slowly taking over.
**[[Rob Ford]], [http://www.citynews.ca/2008/03/14/asian-protestors-stage-city-hall-sit-in-over-rob-fords-oriental-comments/ council meeting] (5 March 2008).

*Japan must import all of its major [[w:Minerals|minerals]], from [[oil]] to [[w:Aluminum|aluminum]]. Without those imports-particularly [[oil]]-Japan stops being an industrial power in a matter of months.
**[[George Friedman]], [https://www.amazon.com/Next-100-Years-Forecast-Century/dp/038551705X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498628991&sr=1-1 ''The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century''] (2009), p. 67, Doubleday

===H===
*In the [[United States|U.S.]], if you are a singer, you're usually a singer for life. In Japan, you branch out... Japan needs more child care places that are government funded. Big companies need to have day care centers. I used to take my kids on location. Sometimes my boss held my baby while I worked.  
**[[w:Yū Hayami|Yū Hayami]], as quoted in [http://www.japantoday.com/category/arts-culture/view/here%E2%80%99s-looking-at-yu "Here's looking at Yu"] (28 November 2008), by Chris Betros, ''Japan Today''

*People all over the world refer to Japan as the Land of the Gods, and call us the descendants of the gods. Indeed, it is exactly as they say: our country, as a special mark of favour from the heavenly gods, was begotten by them, and there is thus so immense a difference between Japan and all the other countries as to defy comparison. Ours is a splendid and blessed country, the Land of the Gods beyond any doubt, and we, down to the most humble man and woman, are the descendants of the gods... Japanese differ completely from and are superior to the peoples of [[China]], [[India]], [[Russia]], [[Holland]], [[Siam]], [[Cambodia]], and all other countries of the world, and for us to have called our country the Land of the Gods was not mere vainglory. It was the gods who formed all the lands of the world at the Creation, and these gods were without exception born in Japan. Japan is thus the homeland of the gods, and that is why we call it the Land of the Gods.
**[[w:Hirata Atsutane|Hirata Atsutane]], ''Kodō Taii'' (''Summary of the Ancient Way'') (1811), quoted in Ryusaku Tsunoda, William Theodore de Bary and Donald Keene (eds.), ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'' (1958), p. 544

* You see, '''it's been [[Germany|our]] misfortune to have the wrong [[religion]]. Why didn't [[Germany|we]] have the [[w:Shintoism|religion of the Japanese]], who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good?''' The [[Islam|Mohammedan religion]] too would have been more compatible to us than [[Christianity]]. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness?
** [[Adolf Hitler]], as quoted in ''Inside the Third Reich: Memoirs'', by [[Albert Speer]], p. 115

===I===
* [The Immigration Agency] considers filming while knowing that recording is prohibited inside the facilities to be an unforgivable act, no matter how much it is based on personal conviction.
** The Immigration Agency [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1995/ Opening the 'Black Box' of Japan's immigration system] (May 22, 2022)

* Two lawsuits filed [in October 2023] in Japan will test both the [[independence]] of Japanese courts and whether unpopular groups can be accused of almost anything with impunity. [[Democracy|Democratic countries]] protect [[freedom of speech]], which certainly includes criticizing groups one does not like. There is, however, a clear line separating harsh criticism from outright lies.
** [[Massimo Introvigne]], [https://bitterwinter.org/japan-anti-cult-journalist-eight-suzuki-sued-for-false-statements/ "Japan: Anti-Cult Journalist Eight Suzuki Sued for False Statements"], ''Bitter Winter'' (October 17, 2023)

===K===
* In response to the M7 earthquake at Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, we have immediately set up the Prime Minister’s Office of Response - Disaster Counter Measure HQ. Putting human lives as priority, we are making every effort to assess damages - putting forth all efforts in disaster response. For those in affected areas, please pay close attention to the latest information and place personal safety as your priority.
** [[ Fumio Kishida]] in a Tweet on [[X]] according to to [https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/japan-ishikawa-earthquake-01-01-24/index.html LIVE UPDATES Powerful earthquake hits western Japan, triggering tsunami warnings] (1 january 2024) for more see: [[w:2024 Sea of Japan earthquake]]
*Great Japan is the divine land. The heavenly progenitor founded it, and the Sun Goddess bequeathed it to her descendants to rule eternally. Only in our country is this true; there are no similar examples in other countries. This is why our country is called the divine land.
**[[w:Kitabatake Chikafusa|Kitabatake Chikafusa]], ''[[w:Jinnō Shōtōki|Jinnō Shōtōki]]'' (''A Chronicle of the Direct Descent of Gods and Sovereigns'') (1339), ed. H. Paul Varley (1980), p. 49

* If you look at the [[statistics]] of the [[wikipedia:economy_of_Japan|Japanese economy]] around 1995–1997, it had a couple of years of 2–3 percent [[Economic growth|growth]]. That was the [[Keynesian economics|Keynesian]] influence of the then-head of the Economic Planning Agency. He was a good Japanese exponent of Keynesianism. [[Japan]] built beautiful [[Bridge|bridges]] and other infrastructure, but abandoned these sorts of projects because its debt is so big, and its deficit is so big, that it will not do them anymore. … I think Japan could stand a really good Keynesian sustained stimulus.
** [[Lawrence Klein]], "Keynsianism Again: Interview with Lawrence Klein", ''Challenge'' (May-June 2001).

*[[South Korea]] spends the equivalent of 1.7 percent of its [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] on caring for the old, just one step above the stingiest [[w:OECD|OECD]] member; [[Mexico]]. Neighboring Japan, on the other hand, is generous to its seniors, doling out an amount corresponding to 8.9 percent of its GDP on the archipelago’s vast grey-haired population.
**Se-woong Koo, [http://www.koreaexpose.com/voices/no-country-for-old-people/ "No Country For Old People"] (24 September 2014), ''Korea Exposé''.

===M===
*The Japanese people, since the war, have undergone the greatest reformation recorded in modern history. With a commendable will, eagerness to learn, and marked capacity to understand, they have, from the ashes left in war's wake, erected in Japan an edifice dedicated to the supremacy of individual [[liberty]] and personal dignity; and in the ensuing process there has been created a truly representative government committed to the advance of political morality, [[Free enterprise|freedom of economic enterprise]], and [[social justice]]. Politically, economically, and socially Japan is now abreast of many free nations of the earth and will not again fail the universal trust. That it may be counted upon to wield a profoundly beneficial influence over the course of events in [[Asia]] is attested by the magnificent manner in which the Japanese people have met the recent challenge of war, unrest, and confusion surrounding them from the outside and checked [[communism]] within their own frontiers without the slightest slackening in their forward progress. I sent all four of our occupation divisions to the [[Korean War|Korean battlefront]] without the slightest qualms as to the effect of the resulting power vacuum upon Japan. The results fully justified my faith. I know of no nation more serene, orderly, and industrious, nor in which higher hopes can be entertained for future constructive service in the advance of the human race.
**[[Douglas MacArthur]], [https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurfarewelladdress.htm 1951 Farewell Speech to Congress], 
*Stories of past glories or of past wrongs are useful tools in the present but they, too, often come at the cost of abusing [[history]]. History is also abused when people try to ignore or even suppress evidence that might challenge their preferred view of the past. In Japan at present, the [[Nationalism|nationalist]] [[Conservatism|right]] is furious with [[Archaeology|archaeologists]] who are going to examine some of the scattered tombs where generations of the [[w:Japanese_royal_family|Japanese royal family]] are buried. Scholars have been asking for years for the right to investigate the sites, some of which go back to the third or fourth century. The [[Nationalism|nationalist]] fury grows out of their belief that the emperor is sacred and is, moreover, descended in an unbroken line from the sun. Japan, in the nationalist view, is a “divine land.” The more prosaic answer is that the royal family came originally from [[China]] or [[Korea]]; even if that is not true, it is probable that there was a good deal of intermarriage between Japan and the mainland so that the imperial family’s bloodline may contain non-Japanese genes. If the investigations find evidence to confirm that hypothesis, a key part of the [[Nationalist historiography|nationalists’ mythology]] is destroyed.
**[[Margaret MacMillan]], ''The Uses and Abuses of History'' (2008), pp. 72-73 
*A nation of [[Deity|deities]] with the [[w:Japanese Emperor|Emperor]] at its center.
**[[Yoshirō Mori]], as quoted in [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/750180.stm "Japanese PM sparks holy row"] (16 May 2000), ''BBC News'', United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation.

*Ensure Japan's security and defend the ''[[w:Kokutai|kokutai]]''.
**[[Yoshirō Mori]], as quoted in [http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/05/news/mn-37760 "Mori's Remarks Again Draw Criticism"] (5 June 2000), ''Associated Press''.

* The basic stupidity of modern Japan is that we’ve learned absolutely nothing from our contact with other [[Asian people|Asian peoples]].
**Haruki Murakami, ''A Wild Sheep Chase'

===N===
* How courteous is the Japanese;<br>He always says, “Excuse it, please.”<br>He climbs into his neighbor’s garden,<br>And smiles, and says, “I beg your pardon”;<br>He bows and grins a friendly grin,<br>And calls his hungry family in;<br>He grins, and bows a friendly bow;<br>“So sorry, this my garden now.”
** [[Ogden Nash]], ''I’m a Stranger Here Myself'' (1938), 'The Japanese'
** See [[w:Second Sino-Japanese War|Second Sino-Japanese War]]

===O===
*Japan has been a great partner on issues.
**[[Barack Obama]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSq0q-RrMMQ meeting with Tarō Asō] (February 2009).

* Today is a chance for [[United States|Americans]], especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from Japan. Like [[w:Karate|karate]] and [[w:Karaoke|karaoke]]. Manga and [[w:anime|anime]]. And, of course, [[w:Emoji|emojis]].
** [[Barack Obama]] [http://comicbook.com/2015/04/29/president-barack-obama-thanks-japan-for-anime-and-manga/ Comicbook.com] (2015/04/29)

* In [[Asia]], the memories of Imperial Japan are still fresh.
** [[w:Morris O'Dell|Morris O'Dell]], as quoted in ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjr799XoME&feature=youtu.be&list=PLpMZ4IkRJgZXahriTIE8ILuSujGVAeQZ-&t=174 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]'' (2005).

:'''Hana-ogi''': It is very difficult for Japanese women to speak in public. I have never done so, but, perhaps, now it is the time.
:*''[[Sayonara]]'' (1952). written by Paul Osborn. As well as Japanese animation, [[technology]] has a huge influence on Japanese society, and also Japanese novels. I think it's because before, people tended to think that [[ideology]] or religion were the things that actually changed people, but it's been proven that that's not the case. I think nowadays, technology has been proven to be the thing that's actually changing people. So in that sense, it's become a theme in Japanese culture. 
:*[[w:Mamoru Oshii|Mamoru Oshii]], [http://www.avclub.com/article/mamoru-oshii-13890 "Mamoru Oshii"], Tasha Robinson, ''A.V. Club'', Sep 15, 2004.

=== R ===
* '''Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the [[United States|United States of America]] was suddenly and deliberately [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attacked]] by naval and air forces of the [[Japan during World War II|Empire of Japan]].''' The United States was at peace with that Nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American Island of [[w:Oahu|Oahu]], the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our [[Cordell Hull|Secretary of State]] a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.
**[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-congress-requesting-declaration-war-with-japan Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War with Japan], (8 December 1941) 
*It will be recorded that the distance of [[Hawaii]] from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to [[United States Armed Forces|American naval and military forces]]. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between [[San Francisco]] and [[w:Honolulu|Honolulu]]. Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against [[w:British Malaya|Malaya]]. Last night Japanese forces attacked [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]. Last night Japanese forces attacked [[w:Guam|Guam]]. Last night Japanese forces attacked the [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]. Last night the Japanese attacked [[w:Wake Island|Wake Island]]. And this morning the Japanese attacked [[w:Midway Island|Midway Island]]. Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.
**[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-congress-requesting-declaration-war-with-japan Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War with Japan], (8 December 1941) 
*Japan's scheme of conquest goes back half a century. It was not merely a policy of seeking living room: it was a plan which included the subjugation of all the peoples in the Far East and in the islands of the Pacific, and the domination of that ocean by Japanese military and naval control of the western coasts of [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]], and [[South America]]. The development of this ambitious conspiracy was marked by the [[w:First Sino-Japanese War|war against China]] in 1894; the subsequent [[Korea under Japanese rule|occupation of Korea]]; the [[w:Russo-Japanese War|war against Russia]] in 1904; the illegal fortification of the [[w:South Seas Mandate|mandated Pacific islands]] following 1920; the [[w:Mukden incident|seizure of Manchuria]] in 1931; and the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|invasion of China]] in 1937. 
** [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], 1942 State of the Union Address

===S===
*Mister! Can you tell me where my love has gone? He's a Japanese boy!
**[[w:Aneka|Mary Sandeman]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIcc0wHimtw "Japanese Boy"]

* The government is putting as much money into the [[w:Economy of Japan|economy]] through this package, and through additional spending, as the increased [[w:Sales tax|sales tax]] will put out.<!--Martin Schulz of Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo told the BBC. That means growth in the coming quarters will be stable and the hike will have no lasting impact on growth in 2014.-->
** [[w:Martin Schulz|Martin Schulz]], of Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo, quoted on ''BBC News'', [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25295708 "Japan's economic growth revised down"], December 8, 2013.

* This has happened before and in some cases the [[islands]] disappeared. If it becomes a full-fledged island, we would be happy to have more territory.
** [[w:Yoshihide Suga|Yoshihide Suga]], Japan's chief government spokesman, quoted on ''[[Fox News]]'', [http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/12/19/new-images-japans-bouncing-baby-island-niijima/ "New island off Japan keeps growing and growing"] (19 December 2013).

*It is a common concern of the international community that [[China]] tries to change the situation and increase tensions in the [[South China Sea]] by carrying out extensive and rapid land reclamation, building its base in the region and utilizing it for military purposes. We have deep concerns over such actions and want to re-emphasize that Japan cannot accept (them)
**[[w:Yoshihide Suga|Yoshihide Suga]] said at a press conference, Japan's chief government spokesman on China deploying missiles in an island in the South China Sea, quoted on ''Edition.CNN'' (February 18, 2016), [http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/16/asia/china-missiles-south-china-sea/index.html "China said to deploy missiles on South China Sea island"]

===T===
* In Japan, strong girls are very popular. The tradition of my country has in the [[w:Tarazuka|Tarazuka]], the Japanese theater in which only women take part, the maximum level of [[Women's liberation movement|feminine emancipation]]. These actress cover all roles of the plays, even the male ones. I was inspired by them to create Haruka. It wasn't easy to make [[children]] understand how there could be true [[love]] between two [[women]]. Haruka is a tomboy, she talks and dresses like a boy, and therefore it's natural she falls in love with Michiru. 
* The [[w:List of Sailor Moon characters|senshi]] are very sexy, and [[Boy|boys]] like it. In Japan, moreover, boys are quite weak and they search for a strong partner. They want to be dominated, and the senshi are ready to do it. 
:* [[w:Naoko Takeuchi|Naoko Takeuchi]] [http://www.kicie.net/realm/naoko.htm "An interview with Naoko Takeuchi"], ''Kappa Magazine'', #51, September 1996.

* Business travellers visiting Japan are usually easily forgiven for whatever they do, including dressing down for Cool Biz. When in doubt, they can always say sumimasen (or 'excuse me') at the beginning of the meeting, should they find themselves underdressed for the occasion.
** [[w:Stanley Tan|Stanley Tan]], Director of Sales and Marketing at Tokyo’s Shangri-La Hotel, quoted on ''BBC Travel'', [http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20110720-dressing-down-in-tokyo "Dressing Down In Tokyo"], July 20, 2011.

* A year ago this time, the third quarter figure for 2012... we were talking about negative growth of more than 3%.
** [[w:Tomohiko Taniguchi|Tomohiko Taniguchi]], Japan's councillor of the cabinet secretariat, quoted on ''BBC News'', [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24936348 "Japan's economic growth slows down"], November 14, 2013.

* Japan has a lot of [[Engineering|engineers]] who work at desks. When it comes to implementation, though, they lose confidence and haven't got the courage of their convictions when other people criticize them. Engineers like that can't build [[Car|cars]]. Success in this industry demands engineers who have the [[courage]] and the decisiveness to implement ideas.
** [[Kiichiro Toyoda]] in the 1940s cited in: Satoshi Hino (2005). ''Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth.'' p. 93

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*It seems that the ideology of [[w:Sacred king|sacred kingship]] was created, restored, and reinforced in Japan at the time of national crisis. The second half of the seventh century was exactly such a period. Japan faced a national crisis again in the second half of the nineteenth century when, according to its internal logic, the ideal of the ''[[w:Ritsuryō|ritsu-ryō]]'' state with its sacred kingship ideology woke up from its long sleep and was reestablished with some inevitable modifications. In this respect, I hold that the conceptions of state and kingship in [[w:Ancient_Japan|ancient Japan]] have provided for Japanese society a structural continuity that has never been lost, though the society has undergone various historical changes and transformations from archaic times down to the present.
**[[w:Manabu Waida|Manabu Waida]], 'Sacred Kingship in Early Japan: A Historical Introduction', ''History of Religions'', Vol. 15, No. 4 (May, 1976), p. 342
*Still, it was the restructuring of Japan that formed the main model for future American initiatives outside [[Europe]]. Although there were disagreements among US advisers as to how radical the restructuring of Japan should be, the basic direction was not in dispute: it was only through becoming more like the United States that Japan – the only non-European economic and military power – could be redeemed. The key to success was not only the rebuilding of Japanese institutions, but also the remolding of ‘‘the Japanese brain.’’ ‘‘Our problem,’’ according to an 1945 instructional film for the occupation forces, ‘‘is in the [[brain]] inside of the Japanese head. There are seventy million of these in Japan, physically no different than any other brains in the world, actually all made from exactly the same stuff as ours. These [[Brain|brains]], like our brains, can do good things or bad things, all depending on the kind of ideas that are put inside.’’ The mix of [[coercion]], enticement, and appeal to the popular will that the occupation authorities used to put ideas into Japanese brains emphasized the new role that the state had come to occupy in [[Foreign policy of the United States|American policy]] at home and abroad. In the beginning phase of the restructuring of Japan – just as in the implementation of the [[w:Marshall Plan|Marshall Plan]] in [[Europe]] – it was veterans of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]]’s [[New Deal]] programs who set the aims, and in doing so they reflected a much more positive view of what the state would be able to do than had been usual in American policy abroad. Even though the [[Cold War]] soon saw New Dealers lose influence within the occupation regime and in [[Foreign policy of the United States|US foreign policy]] in general, all [[Aftermath of World War II|postwar]] American administrations up to [[Ronald Reagan]] were much more willing to use state power for social development purposes than any of their predecessors had been. 
**Odd Arne Westad, ''The Global Cold War: Third World Intervention and the Making of Our Times'' (2012), p. 24
*I know that you are fond of Japanese things. Now, do you really imagine that the Japanese people, as they are presented to us in art, have any existence? If you do, you have never understood Japanese art at all. The Japanese people are the deliberate self-conscious creation of certain individual artists. If you set a picture by [[Hokusai]], or [[Hokkei]], or any of the great native painters, beside a real Japanese gentleman or lady, you will see that there is not the slightest resemblance between them. The actual people who live in Japan are not unlike the general run of English people; that is to say, they are extremely commonplace, and have nothing curious or extraordinary about them. In fact the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people. One of our most charming painters went recently to the Land of the Chrysanthemum in the foolish hope of seeing the Japanese. All he saw, all he had the chance of painting, were a few lanterns and some fans.  He was quite unable to discover the inhabitants, as his delightful exhibition at Messrs. Dowdeswell's Gallery showed only too well. He did not know that the Japanese people are, as I have said, simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art. And so, if you desire to see a Japanese effect, you will not behave like a tourist and go to [[Tokyo|Tokio]].  On the contrary, you will stay at home and steep yourself in the work of certain Japanese artists, and then, when you have absorbed the spirit of their style, and caught their imaginative manner of vision, you will go some afternoon and sit in the Park or stroll down Piccadilly, and if you cannot see an absolutely Japanese effect there, you will not see it anywhere.
**[[Oscar Wilde]], '[[s:Intentions/The Decay of Lying|The Decay of Lying]]', ''Intentions'' (1891)

== Videos of the January 1, 2024 earthquake in Japan ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0CIrtPols The Tribune]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjyzJzIO7xA The Telegraph]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIuxz-zTGjk CNN-News18]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY4I3wdnD1A Al Jazeera English ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2qbxdz9fw The Economic Times]

* [https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/02/japan-airlines-haneda-airport-collision-landing-fire-vpx.cnn Aviation expert has one question after plane fire]

==See also==
* [[Religion in Japan]]
* [[Japan during World War II]]
** [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]]
* [[History of Japan–Korea relations]]

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