The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia.
Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore.
The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.
Killing Japanese didn't bother me very much at that time... I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal.
My father was in the military, so I was in Okinawa.
The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing.
Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped.
Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called off on the eve of the attack.