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All of the soldiers from the diaries were torn over whether or not to die and questioned whether their individual lives or the nation was more important. However, nationalism and doing what everyone else was doing seemed to be more powerful than self worth.

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All of the soldiers from the diaries were torn over whether or not to die and questioned whether their individual lives or the nation was more important. However, nationalism and doing what everyone else was doing seemed to be more powerful than self worth.

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Japanese people had lots of books such as Rekishiteki Genjitsu (Historical Reality) and learned the importance of nationalism 

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Japanese people had lots of books such as Rekishiteki Genjitsu (Historical Reality) and learned the importance of nationalism 

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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers, Chapter 6

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Pilots were inexperienced and did not have a lot of training hours

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Pilots were inexperienced and did not have a lot of training hours

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Suicide Warfare : Culture, the Military, and the Individual As a Weapon

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The most important goal for the US was to estimate the intensity of the threat so they could come up with effective countermeasures. They tried to understand the reasoning behind them.

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The most important goal for the US was to estimate the intensity of the threat so they could come up with effective countermeasures. They tried to understand the reasoning behind them.

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The Elusive Enemy: US Naval Intelligence and the Imperial Japanese Fleet

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Although the government tried to cover it up, soldiers realized how badly they were losing the war. People were brainwashed to believe that kamikaze was the right thing to do as a last resort. The Japanese did not want to show signs of weakness.

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Although the government tried to cover it up, soldiers realized how badly they were losing the war. People were brainwashed to believe that kamikaze was the right thing to do as a last resort. The Japanese did not want to show signs of weakness.

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Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot’s Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons

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Nakao Takenori thought that war was a terrible thing and not the solution to problems, but he also thought that it was important to identify the faults of the nation and to eliminate them. As a member of the nation, he felt it was his duty to help make Japan a better place.

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Nakao Takenori thought that war was a terrible thing and not the solution to problems, but he also thought that it was important to identify the faults of the nation and to eliminate them. As a member of the nation, he felt it was his duty to help make Japan a better place.

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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers, Chapter 6

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Japanese army became very motivated and strong after they started winning wars, and became less isolated from the rest of the world, during the Meiji restoration

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Japanese army became very motivated and strong after they started winning wars, and became less isolated from the rest of the world, during the Meiji restoration

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Kamikazes

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Japanese was very aggressive in acts against the US and wanted to intimidate them. “Banzai” was what Japanese soldiers yelled for their emperor to show their commitment to die for him. Suicide attacks shocked the US, but they were not enough of a force to stop the invasion

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Japanese was very aggressive in acts against the US and wanted to intimidate them. “Banzai” was what Japanese soldiers yelled for their emperor to show their commitment to die for him. Suicide attacks shocked the US, but they were not enough of a force to stop the invasion

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Kamika

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The Japanese wanted these attacks to be remembered in future history books and they romanticized suicide so that people would find it death aesthetic. People even wrote poems and messages on flags that pilots carried with them to their deaths. 

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The Japanese wanted these attacks to be remembered in future history books and they romanticized suicide so that people would find it death aesthetic. People even wrote poems and messages on flags that pilots carried with them to their deaths. 

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The Japanese and the War: Expectation, Perception, and the Shaping of Memory

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People had a lot of time to think about what they were doing and there were ceremonial procedures before one's death. This helped to emphasize the romantic value of suicide. 

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People had a lot of time to think about what they were doing and there were ceremonial procedures before one's death. This helped to emphasize the romantic value of suicide. 

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Kamikazes

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Death for the emperor was a great honor in Japanese culture. Death for the country was more honorable than surrendering. The Japanese strongly believed in effort and trying was what mattered.

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Death for the emperor was a great honor in Japanese culture. Death for the country was more honorable than surrendering. The Japanese strongly believed in effort and trying was what mattered.

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Kamikazes

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The Japanese were running extremely low on resources and they needed more resistance to protect their empire. They knew they were losing the war and they needed to take drastic measures. 

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The Japanese were running extremely low on resources and they needed more resistance to protect their empire. They knew they were losing the war and they needed to take drastic measures. 

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The Elusive Enemy: US Naval Intelligence and the Imperial Japanese Fleet

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Japanese tricked people into believing that the attacks were self motivated by undermining the value of life. They made people believe that the emperor was more important than the individual.

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Japanese tricked people into believing that the attacks were self motivated by undermining the value of life. They made people believe that the emperor was more important than the individual.

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Suicide Warfare : Culture, the Military, and the Individual As a Weapon

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The Japanese had not originally designed kamikaze attacks to settle the issue of the war. The initial goal was to neutralize carriers so they could be engaged and destroyed by other things. Eventually, they became the primary weapon and overwhelmed defenses. 

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The Japanese had not originally designed kamikaze attacks to settle the issue of the war. The initial goal was to neutralize carriers so they could be engaged and destroyed by other things. Eventually, they became the primary weapon and overwhelmed defenses. 

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The Elusive Enemy: US Naval Intelligence and the Imperial Japanese Fleet

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Over 2,400 Japanese naval aviators died in suicide attacks and Kamikaze originally became the Japanese's primary weapon

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Over 2,400 Japanese naval aviators died in suicide attacks and Kamikaze originally became the Japanese's primary weapon

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Suicide Warfare : Culture, the Military, and the Individual As a Weapon

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US officials were scared by individual kamikaze acts, but they knew they had to find a way to take them on.

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US officials were scared by individual kamikaze acts, but they knew they had to find a way to take them on.

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The Elusive Enemy: US Naval Intelligence and the Imperial Japanese Fleet

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Yasuo Kuwahara felt demoralized and scared during soldier training. Rigorous training combined with nationalism forced people to work hard. His old, happy life seemed like ages ago and he did not want to die. Although he tried to prepare himself, he never felt ready to die and was very scared.

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Yasuo Kuwahara felt demoralized and scared during soldier training. Rigorous training combined with nationalism forced people to work hard. His old, happy life seemed like ages ago and he did not want to die. Although he tried to prepare himself, he never felt ready to die and was very scared.

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Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot’s Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons

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Hayashi Tadao felt like it was the destiny of all Japanese men to die in the war, which was a tragedy. He thought that it was normal because everyone was doing it. He was a smart young man and wanted to have an impactful life, but he lost passion and feeling in the military.

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Hayashi Tadao felt like it was the destiny of all Japanese men to die in the war, which was a tragedy. He thought that it was normal because everyone was doing it. He was a smart young man and wanted to have an impactful life, but he lost passion and feeling in the military.

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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers, Chapter 2

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Hayashi Ichizō tried really hard to accept nationalism but his feelings of patriotism were superficial because he wanted to stay alive to be with his mother who he loved greatly. 

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Hayashi Ichizō tried really hard to accept nationalism but his feelings of patriotism were superficial because he wanted to stay alive to be with his mother who he loved greatly. 

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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers Chapter 5

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Nakao Takenori had to keep convincing himself that he was bettering the nation by giving his life, when he was really just depressed and never found true happiness. 

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Nakao Takenori had to keep convincing himself that he was bettering the nation by giving his life, when he was really just depressed and never found true happiness. 

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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers, Chapter 6