My CIA godfather told me he'd never heard any American speak Japanese so well.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.
I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.
Increasingly, corporate executives who don't speak Japanese are coming into Japan. Unlike their predecessors, they expect their employees to be able to communicate in English.
My life was very Japanese.
Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese.
I'm not American. I still have my Japanese citizenship.
All Italians speak Spanish without studying.
Harry S. Truman had his moods. His birthplace is the only tourist attraction in America where you don't see Japanese with cameras.
Since my Japanese isn't very good, I had to have an interpreter to communicate with most of the crew.
You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most. He has a high squeaky voice.