A study published in 2000 concluded that it was probably a wholly fictitious story created by Japanese wartime journalists with the help of the two soldiers, but this claim was rejected by a Japanese court in August 2005.
It was probably a wholly fictitious story. This wholly fictitious story was created by Japanese wartime journalists with the help of the two soldiers. A study published in 2000 concluded this. This claim was rejected by a Japanese court in August 2005.