508 Quotes About Japan

To gain mastery you must unite the qualities of spirit, strength, technique and the ability to take the initiative.(Page 31).

We face the enemy and contend with him—if he turns away we let him go. (Page 13).

[...] before you can control your opponent's body you must first control his mind.(Page 17).

Seek to become conscious of being filled with ki, the power of the universe, and to use that power well. To be at one with this great power is aikido, the way of the spirit.(Page 17).

However keen you may be to begin your study, before you venture on to the mat and attempt any of the basic techniques it is necessary to know something of the principles that govern aikido, for unless you do understand a little about posture, movement, balance, gentleness and courtesy, you will not be a satisfactory pupil.(Page 18).

This is kaiju!" Yojiro barked. "When did they ever give a damn about adhering to science!

At 1:23pm Zeros were approaching Pearl Harbor where it was 7:53am. At that moment the flight commander radioed Admiral Nagumo TORA, TORA, TORA@ The repeated code word, meaning "tiger," stood for 'We have succeeded in surprise attack'." Two minutes later torpedo bombers began diving on Battleship Row.

No foreign architect of stature, such as I. M. Pei, resides in Japan. Foreign architects come to Japan on short-term contracts, erect a skyscraper or a museum, and then leave. But subtle and sophisticated approaches to services and design—the core elements of modern building technology—cannot be transmitted in this way. Japan is left with the empty shells of architectural ideas, the hardware without the software.

Ale lidé si pamatovali příběh svých rodičů, takže když vzedmutý oceán vtrhl do měst, většina z nich stála na kopcích pokrytých sněhem. Stejně jako paní Tabata, tehdy osmiletá dívenka, které dědeček opakoval: Musíš běžet na kopec, i kdyby nikdo jiný neběžel.