10 Quotes & Sayings By Nobuyuki Fukumoto

Nobuyuki Fukumoto is Director of the Japan Institute for International Cooperation. He was appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Indonesia on 22 March 2013. Prior to this, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Maldives on 28 June 2011. Mr Read more

Fukumoto was born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan on 8 May 1964. He graduated from Kyoto University with a Bachelor's Degree in Law (J.D.) in 1988, and earned his Master's Degree (LL.M.) in International Law at Harvard University in 1991. He attended the Advanced Management Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1995, and took part in Harvard-MIT Program for Working Professionals (HIMSS) in 2005.

He also holds a Master's Degree (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School (1994).

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We men have always fought to protect others.. since the ancient times. Even though we were naked, and only had sticks and stones to defend ourselves.. we still had the elderly, the young, our wives, friends, family, and homes.. and to protect all of that we braved any danger, no matter what.. and fought! And even among those cavemen there were useless failures! Just like how we are today! But in the end, even they gathered their courage, and fought! And, not surprisingly, being incompetent.. they were killed! Even thought it was the death of an idiot.. it was also.. the death of a selfless hero! . Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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Luck is flow and force. There's no power that can fully take that into account, fate is still wavering. Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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Am I as admirable as that ant? Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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To be thankful for just being alive... To survive means to win... That only applies to animals, but I'm a human being! Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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In times like these I always cheered myself up with a certain story. I forgot just when I first heard it, or who I heard it from.. but, back when I was young it would cheer me up when I was feeling depressed. Basically, you think of life in terms of a single 24 hour day. So if you take the average human lifespan, to be around 72 years, then dividing that by 24.. that comes to 3 years per hour. Meaning, that if you were 18 it'd only be 6 AM! 6 in the morning is nothing! Schools aren't even open by then! It's only been a couple of hours before sunrise, the day's just begun! So if you're 18, you can still fix you life by then! In fact even if you were 30 year old, that's still only 10 AM! The sun's still high, and there's still 2 hours until noon! You still have the whole afternoon to fix your life! You could still make something of yourself. I've always been thinking that, but.. I'm now 45 years old! 45 divided by 3 is 15 meaning, that the time 3PM! Ring Ring Ring! I can hear the clock, ringing in my mind! There's only 2 hours before work is over at 5PM! I can't redo anything, it's almost time to go home already. Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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Victory is in our hands! It's time for our legends to begin! Don't tremble, and don't you dare cry! Come on, show some energy! Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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At the crossroad in my life, I didn't know which way to go. I just mindlessly choose a random direction... then, after regretting my decision I tried to retrace my steps. However, without even realizing it the sun had already set. Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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Having regrets is proof of being alive. Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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You know... the word "homeless", gives you this very negative image. A filthy raggedy hobo... it's no good. It's too demeaning of a word if you ask me. It's just not politically correct enough... If it were up to me, I'd rather we be called "residentially challenged Nobuyuki Fukumoto