Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
How Japan's
youth see the kamikaze pilots of WW2
What is
Kamikaze? Kamikaze, means divine or spirit wind, were a part of the Japanese
Special Attack Units that were intended to conduct suicide attacks against
Allied naval vessels during the last year of the Pacific theater of World War
II. In other words, Kamikaze aircraft were pilot-guided missiles. Over 3,800
Kamikaze pilots sacrificed their lives in exchange for more than 7,000 allied
navy personnel.
It was said
that those Kamikaze pilots volunteered and were willing to dedicate their lives
for the Emperor and their mother country. Was that the common spirit of Japanese
youth in those days? As there are only a few remaining Kamikaze pilots alive
now, such delicate questions are rarely answered directly.
Also, what
about today’s youth in Japan? Are they so loyal to the Emperor or patriotic to
their country?
Enjoy reading
and thinking how education plays significant roles to children.
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