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In terms of the Japanese royal family, they were considered the direct descendants of a god. They are regarded as all-powerful and possessors of unimaginable wealth, and yet they are, more often than not, literally prisoners of tradition.

— Kathryn Lasky

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

— Yoko Ono

The Japanese covet important symbols - their heroic past as enshrined in Yasukuni, the Imperial family which has never been sullied by scandal.

— F. Sionil Jose

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

— Steven Spielberg

Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the Japanese in their folk culture is transcendental.

— F. Sionil Jose

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

— Herb Alpert

Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries.

— Kenzaburo Oe

Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.

— Edward Zwick

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards.

— Robert Burton

The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.

— Brandi Chastain

✗Opposing Perspectives

They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races.

— Emperor Hirohito