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It is not "bushito" but "bushido," a many centuries old moral code followed by the samurai emphasizing self discipline, martial arts, and honor. Live by the sword, die by the sword. To surrender is dishonorable.
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How many soldiers were in the Japanese army?
there were 500,000 men in the Japanese army
How many Japanese soldiers were involved in pearl harbor?
There were NO Japanese Soldiers involved with the attack. The attack was conducted by Japanese AIRCREWMEN. Soldiers fight on the ground. Airmen fight in the sky. Sailors fight on the sea. Marines are NAVAL INFANTRY.
How many soldiers were imprisoned in WW1?
Aproximatly 43,785,394 Soldiers were taken prisoner by the japanese.
How were Australian POWs treated by the Japanese in World War 2?
The Japanese treated ALL Allied prisoners B A D L Y. The Empire of Japan was not a signatory to the Geneva Convention, therefore they were not bound to treat their prisoners humanely. The Code of Bushito dictated that Japanese Soldiers would never be captured. If they were, that brought shame not only to the man who surrendered, but to his family also. The Japanese applied this Code to Allied Prisoners, military & civilian alike, making them sub-human in the eyes of their captors. Simply put, Allied POWs were loathed by their Japanese captors. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com Answer AS RICHARD SAID ABOUT THE CODE OF BUSHITO. ALSO I BELEIVE ACCORDING TO THE SAME CODE,A PRISONER THAT WAS EXECUTED BY BEHEADING WAS CONSIDERED TO HAVE DIED WITH HONOR. HOWEVER WESTERNERS FOUND IT A QUITE APPALLING WAY TO GO.(I AGREE)Further:Apart from the idological approach, which overstates the realities on the ground, there was a practiclal one. The Japanese army need a labour force. The POW were impressed as slaves to build military railways, work in mines, war production. Australian prisoners were used along with other prisoners and inhabitants of the conquered countries as labourers on the Siam-Burma railway construction and in Japan in mining and industry. This had nothing to do with ideology. As a Japanese said 'many men must die' meaning that the work would be unrelentingly severe to achieve the aim of the railway construction - to support the Burma campaign - nothing to do with Bushido.
How did Japanese imperialism affect World War 2?
unquestioned discipline of the Japanese soldiers and civilians!
What did the Japanese military code taught soldiers that?
it was more honorable to die than surrender
What did the Japanese military code suggest to defeated soldiers?
The Bushido code taught that it was more honorable to die than to surrender.
Who were the samural?
They were Japanese soldiers who followed the bushido code of honor and fought for their emperor to the deAth sword was their most prized posession
Why did American soldiers fear the Japanese soldiers so much?
Because the Japanese fought to the death. They did not surrender.
What groups paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during the war was it German soldiers or Russian soldiers or Japanese civilians or Japanese soldiers?
Russian soldiers
How did Navajo soldiers help the allies regain islands in the pacific during the war?
Used Native language to code messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
How did Navajo soldiers help the allies regain island in the Pacific during the war?
Used Native language to code messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
Where did Japanese soldiers hide?
caves
How many soldiers were in the Japanese army?
there were 500,000 men in the Japanese army
How many Japanese soldiers were involved in pearl harbor?
There were NO Japanese Soldiers involved with the attack. The attack was conducted by Japanese AIRCREWMEN. Soldiers fight on the ground. Airmen fight in the sky. Sailors fight on the sea. Marines are NAVAL INFANTRY.
How many people died during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong?
2113 allied soldiers 1996 Japanese soldiers 4000 civilians
What are the release dates for Japanese Soldiers on the Taku Road - 1901?
Japanese Soldiers on the Taku Road - 1901 was released on: USA: January 1901
