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A Naval Midshipman From Etajima, Near the End of the War, Writes in His Diary that He Was Prepared to Die in a Suicide Mission (Kyodo News)

It was discovered on the 13th that a diary had been left behind by a man who went to the Naval Academy in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the latter stages of the Pacific War, and who was prepared to die in a suicide mission, but was still a student when the war ended. In the early stages, he complained about his dissatisfaction with the military, but towards the end of the war, he wrote about his resolve to commit suicide missions. An expert …
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It was discovered on the 13th that a diary had been left behind by a man who went to the Naval Academy in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the latter stages of the Pacific War, and who was prepared to die in a suicide mission, but was still a student when the war ended. In the early stages, he complained about his dissatisfaction with the military, but towards the end of the war, he wrote about his resolve to commit suicide missions. An expert …

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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