They were noble soldiers who fought and died for the Glory of Japan. They fought to defend the Japanese Empire against enemy forces. Their ultimate sacrifice shall never be forgotten by the nation, and we honor them. They were fathers, brothers, sons, grandfathers, uncles, grand uncles. In the circumstance of war, many things occur , and we honor their short lives, honor the life that they were deprived of. We Japanese humbly pay our respects for them and their memory. As we also pay respect for the allied war dead who also died in the war.