“Japan never considers time together as time wasted. Rather, it is time invested.”
Source: A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan
Donald Richie was an American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Although he considered himself primarily a film historian, Richie also directed a number of experimental films, the first when he was 17. Wikipedia
“Japan never considers time together as time wasted. Rather, it is time invested.”
Source: A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan