A 14-year old Japanese boy confessed to killing a mentally retarded 11-year old in Kobe and dumping the mutilated/severed head in a schoolyard. Police investigated killings of pigeons and other small animals in the area, which led them to the killer boy!'
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We pray for MacArthur's erection.
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Well, my English teacher was Japanese, my reading teacher told me to look it up, my coach was fat, and my shop teacher was missing fingers. What was the question - why do I hate the public school system?
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After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.
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People are all exactly alike. There's no such thing as a race and barely such a thing as an ethnic group. If we were dogs, we'd be the same breed. George Bush and an Australian Aborigine have fewer differences than a Lhasa apso and a toy fox terrier. A Japanese raised in Riyadh would be an Arab. A Zulu raised in New Rochelle would be an orthodontist. People are all the same, though their circumstances differ terribly.
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All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind.
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From 676 to 737 A.D., under the Japanese emperor , the eating of all meat, including fish, was outlawed in Japan. From 737 A.D. until the late 19th century the eating of all meat other than seafood was not permitted. But even then, fish was generally only eaten by most people on special occasions. Dogen, the founder of the Soto Zen school of Buddhism, the main sect of Zen Buddhism, in the 12th century, instituted the requirements of a vegan diet for all his students, and that practice is still followed by observant Zen practitioners.
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The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.
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1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him.
2. If pedestrian obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously. If he continue to obstacle, tootle horn vigorously and utter vocal warning such as 'Hi, Hi.'
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5. Beware of greasy corner where lurk skid demon. Cease step on, approach slowly, round cautiously, resume step on gradually.
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The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
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If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.
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Experience is an expensive school, but a fool will learn from no other.
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yamai wa ki kara sickness is a thing of the spirit
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We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born. We are constantly remarking on the fact that things are done well by people other than ourselves. The Japanese are a remarkable little people, we say, as if we were doing them a favor. He is an Arab, but you ought to hear him play the zither. Why but?
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Duty is heavy as a mountain but Death is lighter than a feather.
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
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If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming...
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Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
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Fall down seven times, get up eight.
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Getting money is like digging with a needle, spending it is like water soaking into sand.
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Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.
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Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
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Fall seven times, stand up eight.
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Seaman is the newest entry in the proud Japanese tradition of software that simulates having a friend.
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Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear.
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The reverse side also has a reverse side.
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Tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kaze Clouds over the moon, a storm over blossoms
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If you believe everything you read, better not read.
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