The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes build cataclysmic japan
Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives on in reality in some quarters. Kenzaburo Oe centuryconstitutionhalf Change image and share on social
In the recent years there have been criticisms levelled against Japan suggesting that she should offer more military forces to the United Nations forces and thereby play a more active role in the keeping and restoration of peace in various parts of the world. Kenzaburo Oe activecriticismforce share on social
In Japan itself there have all along been attempts by some to obliterate the article about renunciation of war from the Constitution and for this purpose they have taken every opportunity to make use of pressures from abroad. Kenzaburo Oe abroadarticleattempt share on social
The weapons were conceived and created by a small band of physicists and chemists; they remain a cataclysmic threat to the whole of human society and the natural environment. Barry Commoner bandcataclysmicchemist Change image and share on social
Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way. Tadashi Shoji famousjapan Change image and share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social
