Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Bomb Blasts

[che_don_john]

Would the Japanese motivation to carry out these things be considered religion based? I would hesitate to describe it as such, more along the lines of extreme nationalism though of course their views on the emperor could be viewed as almost religious. likewise I guess the Viet cong with Ho Chi Minh and of course the ongoing dedication to Great leader Kim in North Korea who could no doubt find numerous willing suicide bombers.

Yeah, it's a tough one. I think perhaps not for the overall motivation of the nation to go to war - that was definately one of nationalism and imperialism. I was thinking more of the invidual soldiers and their willingness to give their life for their Emporer; that seemed to have a somewhat relgious connotation. So, in other words: doing it for Japan = nationalism; doing for the Emporer = religious...?