The battle to defend the homeland continued ... Included was a photograph of a Japanese soldier wearing a kimono to disguise himself as a civilian. The indiscriminate character of the American ...

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest ... He disguised himself as a local resident by wearing a female kimono. This officer said to my mother, 'the U.S. Army does not kill civilians.