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Shogun

Shōgun (将軍, shōgun) listen is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for “general”, it is made up of two kanji words: sho, meaning “commander”, “general”, or “admiral”, and gun meaning troops or warriors. The modern rank is equivalent to a Generalissimo.

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Kamikaze

Kamikaze [kamikazɛ](Japanese: 神風; literally: “God-wind”, “spirit-wind” or “divinity-wind”; common translation: “divine wind”) is a word of Japanese origin, which in English usually refers to the suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan, against Allied shipping, in the closing stages of the Pacific campaigns of World War II, to destroy as many warships [...]