The Last Kamikaze: Japanese veterans of the second world war

‘It sounds strange, but we were congratulating each other for being selected’ for the special suicide attack unit. ‘When I knew we had lost the war ... the thought going through my mind was I had missed my chance to die ... and be remembered in infinite glory.’ Two Japanese veterans share memories of the second world war and the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima. Subscribe to The Guardian ► The last kamikaze: two Japanese pilots tell how they cheated death ► Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Website ► Facebook ► Twitter ►