The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.
The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
I think it is the responsibility of anyone involved in politics to always think of what Japan can do to contribute more to the peace and stability not just of Japan and the region but of the entire world.
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
We don't put our emotions out there in Japan. I'm Japanese, but I love to be honest.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities - because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did.
Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations.