The Passion

On This Day In History
1973: Ichiro Suzuki is born

Quote Of The Day
"The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own emotions. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions."
(Ichiro Suzuki)

Er, do you really think so, Ichiro? What's worse; killing your emotions or being killed by your emotions? I think it would be more accurate to say they effectively regulate their emotions, although even that would be pandering too much to a stereotype, in my opinion. There was certainly no lack of emotion in this wonderful musical performance by Inoue Shimai at the Nishinomiya Matsuri this afternoon.

Inoue Shimai