Hiroo Onoda – The Story Behind the Man Who Hid in the Jungle for Decades After WW2

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Hiroo Onoda was born in 1922, and as a young boy enjoyed practicing the ancient Japanese martial art “kendo” in his after-school club. He grew up in Imperial Japan, a thriving nation that shared a lot of similarities with communist nations in its habits. Hiroo took pride in his nation’s legacy, not just as a matter of instinct, but because it was enshrined into his schooling and upbringing on a daily basis.

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