“A century ago, when Admiral Perry’s American fleet opened the nation, Japan was a feudal society. The Japanese realized they had to change, and they did. Starting in the 1860s, they brought in th… more →
Quotes Webquotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “A century ago, when Admiral Perry’s American fleet opened the nation, Japan was a feudal societ … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Sooner or later, the United States must come to grips with the fact that Japan has become the lea … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Americans don’t understand. Because the Japanese system is fundamentally different.” Michae … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Since 1987, there have been a hundred and eighty American high-tech and electronics companies bou … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “They have very sophisticated mapping software. It’s by far the most advanced in the world. The … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “The Japanese are masters of indirect action. It’s their instinctual way to proceed. If someone … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Basically, the Japanese have an understanding based on centuries of shared culture, and they are … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “The Japanese can be tough. They say ‘business is war,’ and they mean it. You know how Japan i … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “In American organizations it’s all about who fucked up. Whose head will roll. In Japanese organ … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Compared to the Japanese, we [Americans] are incompetent. In Japan, every criminal gets caught. F … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “They [the Japanese] say Americans are too eager to make theories. They say we don’t spend enoug … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “The American press reports the prevailing opinion. The prevailing opinion is the opinion of the g … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Here, everybody has to lock themselves up. Lock the door. Lock the car. People who spend their wh … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Because in America, you think a certain amount of error is normal. You expect the plane to be lat … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “And you know every study of police effectiveness shows that American detectives either solve the … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Everything was connected, that was the secret. Wars were connected by arms manufacturers, the sam … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Business is their national sport, and, like most national sports, semi-sacred.” John Wyndham, … more →
quotesweb wrote 1 month ago: “Kruger found it amusing the way the Americans always put on a fresh shirt and combed their hair b … more →