The cultural precepts of the Japanese soldier had a negative impact on their effectiveness in battle. Bushido led the samurais

The prejudices about American troops proved fatal. Colonel Kiyono Ichiki believed that in the mind of an American, the night was for dancing. Attacks on U.S. troops were planned at night because of this ignorant misconception, and to the amazement of the Japanese, they were beat at night due to their weak attacks. After the U.S. had won all the decisive battles at Guadalcanal, the emperor continued to underestimate the U.S. and produced this arrogant statement: °The darkness is very deep but dawn is about to break in the eastern sky. Today the finest of the Japanese army, navy, and air units are gathering. Sooner or later, they will head toward the Salomon Islands where a decisive battle will be fought between Japan and America.± Two months later Japan completely withdrew its forces from the island. Only 13,000 out of

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