Insubordinate members of the Kwantung Army were looking to start a war with China. However, when he got there he told the leaders his message from Tokyo could wait as Tatekawa thought war in China ...

When Japan’s defeat became increasingly likely, he was tasked, by secret orders of the Kwantung Army, to record the last will and testament of kamikaze pilots. In an essay titled “Aoi Umi no ...