“At the root of Japanese manufacturing lies a feminine delicacy and shyness as well as a childlike curiosity and fantasy-filled worldview.” WellsLyingFantasyRootsFilledCuriosityFeminineWorldviewManufacturingShynessChildlikeDelicacy Author:Morinosuke Kawaguchi
“In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.” WayKindMovingInterestUltimateSacredCraftsmanship Author:Morinosuke Kawaguchi
“Girly’ products can spur Japan’s growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the ‘manly’ technologies.” IfsBitsGrowthTechnologyCenturyProductsJapanSpursManlyGirly Author:Morinosuke Kawaguchi
“The new fans of Japan won’t be Orientalists, but they will be anime-savvy.” FansJapanSavvyAnime Author:Morinosuke Kawaguchi