In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.

If you don't want Japan to buy it, don't sell it.

The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.

But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.

If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.

We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.

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.