By JIN HIRAKAWA/ Staff Writer
August 15, 2025 at 18:50 JST
Kyotaro Tago, 100, holds a wartime photo of himself on Aug. 6 in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture. He keeps it displayed in his room to never forget his feelings of remorse. (Shigetaka Kodama)
MINAMI-KYUSHU, Kagoshima Prefecture—Treated as “gods” for sacrificing their lives to protect their country and their families, kamikaze pilots have inspired generations of Japanese in the postwar period. [Read More]
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