Owing to history and tradition, the granting of degrees is viewed very differently in the United States and Japan, he maintains. "Over there it's proof of your ability to perform research, and here it's an evaluation of the results of your research. If you want to discuss value judgments, that's really up to the individual," he says matter-of-factly.
他指出，由於歷史傳統的關係，美日兩國對學位授與的看法截然不同，「一是肯定你研究能力的證明，一則是對你實際研究成果的評斷，若要論價值判斷，真的是存乎一心了」，他似乎看得很淡了。