A life wasted for the emperor

[Mike Cash]

At least some of the soldiers have reported they knew the war was over. Some were ashamed to go back home after not having been victorious. Some thought there wouldn't be much of a Japan to go back to.

There were quite a few who voluntarily remained in Southeast Asia and who later helped in the military training of guerilla groups.

The idea of soldiers remaining isolated for decades not even knowing that the war was over is more myth than fact.

[caster51]

主にこれら対日協力軍の元幹部から構成された。また英 軍に武装解除された駐留日本軍は母国へ送還されたが、約2,000人の元日本軍人が祖国に帰らず、残留してインドネシア独立軍に参加した。その結果、約1,000人が戦死している

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%...88%A6%E4%BA%89
600~1000 japanese remained in vietnam
http://photo.jijisama.org/indonesia.html

[caster51]

帰らなかった日本兵（ japanese soldiers who did not come back)
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~amaprize/rekidai_1994etc.html

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

At least some of the soldiers have reported they knew the war was over. Some were ashamed to go back home after not having been victorious. Some thought there wouldn't be much of a Japan to go back to.

There were quite a few who voluntarily remained in Southeast Asia and who later helped in the military training of guerilla groups.

The idea of soldiers remaining isolated for decades not even knowing that the war was over is more myth than fact.

"I knew the defeat of Japan. "
Shoichi Yokoi and Mr. Onoda Hiroo are making remarks.
I watched an interview of Onoda by NHK broadcast of last year.
http://www.office-ju.com/index/tv/tv_onoda.htm