Kamikaze Propaganda by Arjuna Sivapala

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 00:21:02 UTC

To what implications did propaganda by the Japanese government allow for Kamikaze military tactics to be put to use?

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 00:43:46 UTC

Kamikaze planes were military suicide planes usually targeted at ships. The pilots inside were instantly killed.

(Kamikaze Britannica)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 00:50:20 UTC

The planes were named Kamikaze as a Kamikaze(Typhoon) helped Japan win a battle against the Mongols in the past so the Japanese hoped the planes would help them win the war.

(Kamikazes: World at War James H. Willbanks)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 01:12:53 UTC

Rear Admiral Arima Masafumi did not have any trouble getting volunteers for the corps as many young individuals were willing to be a part of the corps
(Kamikazes: World at War James H. Willbanks)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 01:16:00 UTC

The Japanese military influenced the education the kids received in the schools to be more militaristic, essentially giving them pre-induction training
(Indoctrination and Re-Education of Japan’s Youth: Charles Nelson Spinks)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 01:44:32 UTC

The Tribune, a newspaper, showed Japanese victory all over the pages to influence the public they were winning

(The Tribune as a Tool of Japanese Propaganda: Ricardo Trota Jose)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 01:46:43 UTC

The Tribune had false facts in their paper to promote the Japanese military and show they cared for the well being of Japan
(The Tribune as a Tool of Japanese Propaganda: Ricardo Trota Jose)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 01:48:26 UTC

The Tribune continued to put out propaganda till the end of the war however people did see through some of their propaganda (The Tribune as a Tool of Japanese Propaganda: Ricardo Trota Jose)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 02:34:39 UTC

Japanese war propaganda persisted through multiple centuries and the aim of the propaganda was to send a message to the whole nation to which they were to support

(The Thought War:Barak Kushner)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 02:42:11 UTC

The propaganda's intention in Japan was to keep society together and comfort Japan about failure
(The Thought War:Barak Kushner)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 03:08:49 UTC

Kamikaze pilots were very unhappy about the war but they still went through with their mission because of their pride to Japan
(Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 03:22:16 UTC

Hayashi Tadao did not like fighting in the military and wanted it to end, but he also fell prey to the government's propaganda. When Hayashi was a child in school he was influenced by the government’s propaganda and became patriotic to Japan.
(Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 03:30:13 UTC

Sasaki Hachirō did not care for Japanese propaganda about nationalism because he was proud to be Japanese. On the other hand he was very critical about the Japanese military (Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 03:33:34 UTC

Though Sasaki was critical of the Japanese army, he still believed in some propaganda news stories which inspired him to fight for Japan
(Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 03:58:25 UTC

"We, the Japanese Forces, pay its deepest homage to those who died or [were] wounded on the battlefields.

We pledge ourselves to make reprisal on our common enemy, America.”

(Japan to America leaflet)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:00:00 UTC

“Useless to oppose

You are isolated!”

(Japan to America leaflet)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:09:57 UTC

The Japanese were taught to fight to the last man and never surrender as it was dishonorable.
(Kamikaze: Japan’s Glorious Failure: Air Power History)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:12:38 UTC

The Imperial Rescript on Education of October 30, 1980 was drafted by Akimasa Yoshikawa who admitted it’s purpose was to stop the westernization of Japan
(Indoctrination and Re-Education of Japan’s Youth: Charles Nelson Spinks)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:13:05 UTC

One of the points the Japanese focused on, was teaching the youth about Japanese pride and how Japan was the superior country
(Indoctrination and Re-Education of Japan’s Youth: Charles Nelson Spinks)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:16:05 UTC

Since the Russo-Japanese War the majority of the Japanese boys were brought up to be warriors and Self-Sacrifice to the Emperor was seen as honorable. To add on, surrendering was shameful and either victory or death was the idea the Japanese pushed.
(Kamikaze: Japan’s Glorious Failure: Air Power History)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:27:47 UTC

Propaganda united the Japanese people together and without it Japan might have not been a nation

(The Thought War:Barak Kushner)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 04:45:39 UTC

Hayashi felt hope when the emperor spoke because the propaganda the emperor made, gave the strength for Hayashi to fight with pride rather than fear.
(Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney)

21sivapalaa — 2019-03-19 12:47:04 UTC

The Japanese did not value life place a power value on life than Westerners but they did have banzai attacks, kamikazes, and suicides which makes it seem like they did.
(Bess)