Tadashi Shoji

As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.

Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.

Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.