The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

You want to know the color of my underwear, too? ... You guys are starting to ask questions like the Japanese writers used to.

The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.

When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.

I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game.