SHIKATA GA NAI

“Shikata ga nai” (It can't be helped) is a Japanese idiom that is uttered when one is faced with an unreasonable difficulty or tragedy, or an unavoidable situation, and accepts the situation with dignity.

In addition, during the Pacific War, when Japanese Americans were imprisoned they often used the phrase “Shikata ga nai" to overcome the feelings of despair and emptiness they felt in the internment camps.