The Japanese soldier Hiroshi Onoda is known as the last Japanese soldier to surrender in World War II. When Japan surrendered in 1945, Onoda refused to surrender on the grounds that he had not received orders from his superiors, and remained in the dense forests of the Philippines to "fight guerrillas". Over the course of 29 years, Onoda and his comrades killed and wounded more than 130 Filipino soldiers, police officers and civilians. It was not until the end, when Onoda Hiroshi's old boss during World War II, Yoshimi Taniguchi, personally came to the scene and gave on the surrender order to Onoda Hiroro that he surrendered his saber to the Philippine government and expressed his surrender.
(Former Teru onoda)
Onoda's behavior was seen as the greatest loyalty to the Japanese Empire. Even the Commander of the Philippines handed the saber back to Onoda Hiroshi and said to him, "You are a sample of the loyalty of the army!" ”
Since Onoda is so loyal, why didn't he stay in Japan and contribute to Japan's construction cause after returning to Japan, but instead left For Brazil the following year to buy land in Brazil and raise cattle as a farmer? Why was he fleeing, what was he afraid of?
I think there are two main reasons why Onoda left For Brazil very quickly.
First, Japan is no longer what he thinks it is.
Historical records record that after Onoda Hiroro returned to China, he was not accustomed to everything, and all household appliances such as television sets would frighten him and fill his heart with fear.
If a person in an isolated and backward area goes to a bustling big city, everything in the big city really makes him uncomfortable. But it may also be a short process, and perhaps he will be full of joy, after all, modern things have brought convenience to people. Why is Onoda Hiroshi a fear mentality?
The fundamental reason is that after he returned to China in 1974, he saw Japan completely different from the Japan he had in mind.
The so-called difference does not mean that the architecture has changed and the way of life has changed, but that the psychology of the Japanese people at that time has changed. The vast majority of the Japanese during World War II were militarists, ambitious, intoxicated with war, frenziedly invading other countries, and had a bushido spirit like an outlaw.
In the post-1974 Japan, although there are still many right-wing elements in China, although these right-wingers are still remembering the war years and dreaming that Japan can continue the war and defeat the world. But the vast majority of people no longer understand war, do not want war, and only want to live a peaceful and tranquil life.
Moreover, at that time, Japan was the time of economic rise, and the whole society adhered to economic laws, which was a value scale of equality and mutual benefit, and this value scale was completely unacceptable to Onoda Hiroshi.
Second, many people in Japan do not recognize Onoda's approach.
After Onoda Hiroshi returned to China, he was indeed treated like a "hero". Everyone rushed to see him. Many people also invited him to speak, and the government rewarded him.
However, in this kind of bustle, there are also many different things hidden. What's different?
One is that some people see him as a joke. If Onoda had returned to Japan during World War II, his actions would have been 100 percent heroic. However, when he returned to China after 1974, many people did not understand his behavior, believing that he was completely stubborn, ignorant, and the result of being brainwashed by the original militarism. They went to see him and listened to his speech, and they didn't have enough respect, but they treated him as a joke, and even many people verbally stimulated him, which he could not accept under any circumstances.
Second, there are quite a few people who think he is a crime. Although the Philippines forgave him and released him back home, it did not arrest him and send him to prison. But, in any case, the war is over. After the war, he remained hiding in the dense forests of the Philippines to kill people. This kind of behavior is actually a crime.
After Onoda returned to China, many media interviewed him and asked him about the killing and injury of more than 130 Filipinos. And Onoda Hiroro said every time that he did not think that the war was over, and that as a soldier, he could not surrender without receiving orders from his superiors. People asked him, didn't the Philippine government sprinkle a lot of leaflets? And the Japanese government has also sprinkled a lot of leaflets! Mr. Onoda said he believed the things were fake and a means for Filipinos to induce them to surrender.
In any case, as long as there is a little ordinary people's thinking, they should understand that the war has long ended. How can there be a war that will last for 30 years? In fact, onoda Hiroshi and these people are reluctant to surrender, and I think the fundamental reason is because they have killed a lot of Filipinos, and they are afraid of retaliation by the Filipinos, so they will do this.
We can see from the fact that Hiroshi Fromoda later served as a lecturer at Hokuriku University and a lecturer at Takuhoku University that he was not completely uncultured. Therefore, he must have realized that he was committing a crime. Since there is an implication in this regard, I am afraid of being asked repeatedly.
About that, he fled Japan and went to Brazil.
(Reference: "Never Surrender, My Thirty Years' War")