What are Japanese stragglers?

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🗓️ 11 August 2009

⏱️ 33 minutes

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During World War II, Japanese soldiers adopted a version of the samurai code of honor. Fiercely commited to this ideology, some continued to fight even after the war ended. Learn more about these "stragglers" in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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