In Japanese culture there is a long tradition of death before defeat. It is a primary tradition of Samurai life.
There was a movie with Tom Cruise all about the Samurai.
The Samurai were the official tax collectors for the State back in the day.
There was a lot of fighting.
I don't think Tom Cruise got to understand the tradition at all.
Japan only started using Kamikaze Pilots as a last defence to the mainlands late in the war , when they were short of good pilots and weaponry. If the information is true , only seven US ships were sunk by the Kamikaze planes.
The reality of the Nuclear strikes, is that they quickly ended the war and in the long term saved more lives than they took.
Japan and all Japanese people are part of the western world now, but traditions are not lost or forgotten.
I have a belt , and I'm not afraid to hang myself
"It's time to stop"
Asked about the soul of Japan,
I would say
That it is
Like wild cherry blossoms
Glowing in the morning sun.
"You know in this game , you gotta eat the whole ass bro"
My favorite sex position is crying alone in the bathroom
