When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form. Joichi Ito creativitycultureforce Change image and share on social
I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea. Joichi Ito bonddealfairly Change image and share on social
I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken all over the place and decided to work on that too. Joichi Ito breakdecidedemocracy Change image and share on social
But my question is, am I compromising by adapting my words for the audience and where is the line beyond which I am not adapting words, but changing my position? Joichi Ito adaptaudiencechange Change image and share on social
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship. Joichi Ito agreeamendmentamerican share on social
We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation. Joichi Ito americanbuildcommunism share on social
I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog. Joichi Ito ambassadorbridgedialog Change image and share on social
