They worshiped an emperor and called that person a living God. I love Japan but their feudal ideology was total dogshit.
It's also why they were so easy to beat anywhere outside their home territory in WW2. They were arrogant, aristocratic, and believed in their chosen status. That really didn't work out for them.
I don't think Biak, Tarawa, Peleliu, Okinawa (which the Japanese did consider home soil) or a dozen other battles were "easy" at all. :/
Their culture and ideology were outdated and primitive, it's true. Their disdain for the lives & suffering of their soldiers and civilians didn't help them at all, really.
They worshiped an emperor and called that person a living God. I love Japan but their feudal ideology was total dogshit.
It's also why they were so easy to beat anywhere outside their home territory in WW2. They were arrogant, aristocratic, and believed in their chosen status. That really didn't work out for them.
Fun fact: When Japan occupied Korea, they called it Chosen.
As in cho-se-n.
Always thought that was a funny linguistic coincidence.
That's one of the historical names the Koreans used
I don't think Biak, Tarawa, Peleliu, Okinawa (which the Japanese did consider home soil) or a dozen other battles were "easy" at all. :/
Their culture and ideology were outdated and primitive, it's true. Their disdain for the lives & suffering of their soldiers and civilians didn't help them at all, really.