The most important thing I learned at the University of Florida is that a Ph.D. and writing papers is very important in the United States. Shuji Nakamura floridaimportantlearn Change image and share on social
If Japanese companies don't reform drastically and implement English as their daily business language, the economy will only continue to contract. Shuji Nakamura businesscompanycontinue Change image and share on social
The Japanese press likes me a lot, but the problem is the Japanese government. It's very bureaucratic. Shuji Nakamura bureaucraticgovernmentjapanese Change image and share on social
I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.' So, I was so, so happy, and I was so surprised. Shuji Nakamura callcommitteehappy Change image and share on social
A small company like Nichia should do niche products. Shuji Nakamura companynichenichia Change image and share on social
There are still people in Japan who think money is something evil. Shuji Nakamura eviljapanmoney Change image and share on social
You work to earn money. But in Japan, that idea has a bad image, and you're not supposed to say that. Shuji Nakamura badearnidea Change image and share on social
I couldn't achieve the American dream in Japan. Shuji Nakamura achieveamericandream Change image and share on social
I was so surprised because I'm not too sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize, you know, because basically, physics, it means that usually people was awarded for the invention of the basic theory. But in my case, not a basic theory, in my case just making the device, you know. Shuji Nakamura awardbasicbasically share on social
If I had gone to a big company, it would have been very difficult for me to do research freely. At a big company, say Sony, there are very, very good researchers. So I would have to ask them what I could do. Shuji Nakamura bigcompanydifficult share on social
