Show f x Hari H any I atIf f f. f Kin Kiri 17 KinBack 1 Back in world war II many Japanese military leaders committed com com- committed kin hart i when the jig was up Americans saw how howit it was done on film screens screen and because it is an barbaric and revolting form of suicide which is revolting revolting revolting re re- re- re enough in itself could not understand the oriental philosophy that glorified it RECENTLY A famous Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese novelist and some of his supporters leaders of a wing right-wing faction in Japan seeking to restore spine spineto to the Japanese people seized a military headquarters in Tokyo briefly and after delivering delivering de de- de livering an impassioned speech on the balcony of the headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters building the leader Yukio Mishima fell forward on a sword as he plunged it into his chest and hari died kiri at its most spectacular Even the Prime Minister of Japan was upset by this demonstration because became of such stuff martyrs are made And preached that Japan should strengthen its armed forces and be willing willingto to fight wars if necessary a potentially popular doctrine WHILE MAJORITY sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment in Japan at present does not favor such a course it is probably inevitable that such sentiment will grow The Japanese are a proud able and ambitious race They will not forever renounce adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate defense and military forces especially as Red China not far away grows strong stronger r |