Japanese

"In Japan, employees occasionally work themselves to death. It’s called Karoshi. I don’t want that to happen to anybody in my department. The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon."

Scott Adams

"When the Japanese mend broken objects they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold, because they believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful."

Barbara Bloom

"Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered the ravages of atomic bombing. That experience left an indelible mark on the hearts of our people, making them passionately determined to renounce all wars."

Eisaku Sato

"It is hard to be an individual in Japan."

Haruki Murakami

"Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse."

Japanese proverb