Western Bible: Faith, Hope, and Love (Corinthians: 13:13)
Eastern culture: Friendship, honor, and loyalty.
There is no honor in dying for nothing. Many of the best educated and trained Japanese could have done much to help in the rebuilding of their country, but they died due to a subverted and noxious manifestation of the Bushido code.
By Simon Cheng "The common problem to nearly all comments here, is that you shouldn't treat "Japanese" (or "Americans", "Chinese", "Communists", etc.) as a single entity. Because it is not. There are people within each of those group who share similar moral values with us and vice versa. Making such generalizations without recognizing individual differences is irresponsible and invalid." A youtube commenter.
That's right, I remember watching the news when it happened, you had to feel for the guys, being out there, alone, struggling to survive. War is the most insane creation on this planet, no one should have to go through anything like that, regardless of nationality. If only man could live in peace with each other. :(
