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A Japanese battle cry beginning with the letter b is 'banzai', which literally means 'Ten thousand years'.

The usage of the term then thousand years originates from ancient China, where it was used when adressing the emperor, to express a wish for long life for him.

During the second world war, Japanese souldiers would cry out 'Tennouheika banzai!' meaning "May the Emperor reign for ten thousand years", or just simply 'banzai!', when attempting a desperate charge attack, likely to result in death.

This battle cry caused the Allied forces to call them 'Banzai charges'.

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