The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.
Kenzaburo OeSo, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.
Naoto KanToday, Japan is one of the few countries in the world where one hears laughter everywhere.
David Douglas DuncanThe thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.
Brandi Chastain