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Given that we are now around the centenary of the First World War (1914-1918), what is the difference between what Japan experienced and what Britain experienced on the first day of the Somme (July 1st, 1916) with Kitchener's New Army battalions (the Pals Battalions) or the German Kindermord of 1914. Indeed, if the Japanese application is to be granted what about Germany seeking UNESCO approval for diaries of the Hitler Youth (many of whom graduated to the SS and SD, etc? Moreover, the Japanese experience of loss (of innocence) in this instance is not unique. The clear links between the personal stories and Japan's wartime conduct (which still hasn't been fully addressed) isn't something that should be lauded by UNESCO. The stories told of growing up in what was essentially an authoritarian state in the 1930s, undergoing forced conscription around 1942 (remember that video of the university students), and then being half trained, starved and left to die in some South-East Asian S H were truly heartbreaking. Being somewhat older than most JT posters, I had an opportunity to talk to a number of Japanese veterans during grad school here in Japan. Part of me says that such resources should be preserved as part of the historical record. Making a political statement is something that I firmly disagree with, as an example of war's impact is okay.
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That said, I'm ambivalent about recognition. Suicide bombers on the other hand hide their actions until the last moment. To fight the enemy by giving your life is generally recognized as heroic by all services, no matter which country or era. Yep, Allied pilots did it too, without special corps or aircraft. Quoting from Wikipedia (due to it being easy to copy and I'm on my morning break)īefore the formation of kamikaze units, pilots had made deliberate crashes as a last resort when their planes had suffered severe damage and they did not want to risk being captured, or wanted to do as much damage to the enemy as possible, since they were crashing anyway such situations occurred in both the Japanese and Allied air forces. Try to stop me with your anti-aircraft and fighters. It seems like a dishonorable, cowardly (not brave) way to fight One may doubt the depth of choice from somebody under drug influence. Methamphetamine (under the name "Philipon") use was also widely encouraged by the Japanese Army, not limited to Tokkōtai. Some officers, Minoru Genda, Tadashi Minobe and Yoshio Shiga, refused to obey the policy."
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"Some Japanese military personnel were critical of the policy. "While it is commonly perceived that volunteers signed up in droves for kamikaze missions, it has also been contended that there was extensive coercion and peer pressure involved in recruiting soldiers for the sacrifice." "It was customary for GHQ to make false announcements of victory in utter disregard of facts, and for the elated and complacent public to believe them"
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"The tokkōtai pilot's manual also explained how a pilot may turn back if the pilot could not locate a target and that " should not waste life lightly." However, one pilot who continually came back to base was shot after his ninth return." "Tokkōtai pilot training, as described by Takeo Kasuga, generally "consisted of incredibly strenuous training, coupled with cruel and torturous corporal punishment as a daily routine." They had long since lost aerial dominance due to outdated aircraft and the loss of experienced pilots. "These attacks, which began in October 1944, followed several critical military defeats for the Japanese. "During World War II, about 3,860 kamikaze pilots were killed, and about 19% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship." There's a couple things above the general legend about Kamikaze to be known, and shown and explained in such a museum.