NEWSNIGHT: WW2 torpedoman Danny Rackman and Yuichiro Nakajima, son of a kamikaze pilot debate

3,100 views · Published 11 February 2014 · 6:08 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: BBC Politics · 2014 · News & Politics

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As Japan tries to have letters written by kamikaze pilots registered by UNESCO as objects vital to world history, Newsnight brings together WW2 Royal Navy torpedoman Danny Rackman and Yuichiro Nakajima, son of a surviving kamikaze pilot, to give their take.

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