Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.

I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.

We don't believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.

We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart's desire their technological capacity.

Americans make money by playing `money games,' namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth ... instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.

Curiosity is the key to creativity.

From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people's inborn creativity. My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.