expression
no news is good news
Proverb meaning that if you haven't heard from someone, it's likely because everything is fine.
海外にいる息子から連絡がないけど、便りのないのはよい便りだと思って待っている。
I haven't heard from my son overseas, but I'm waiting, thinking that no news is good news.
A direct translation of the English proverb 'no news is good news,' naturalized into Japanese.