This Japanese Citizen Continued Fighting in World War II for Over 30 Years After the War Ended

He Wasn’t Happy With Japan

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By 1974, Onoda was finally back in Japan after several decades of being away. But he wasn’t fond of how his people had forsaken the old ways and embraced Western customs. Even the city looked unrecognizable to him with all of its neon lights. So, he decided that Japan was no longer home.

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