The total number of described species combined with the number of identified but undescribed species reached 155,542. This is the best estimate of the total number of species in Japanese waters and indicates that more than 70% of Japan's marine biodiversity remains un-described. read more
Japanese officers most likely thought of Japanese as racially superior to anyone with a white skin, Americans and Britishers included. They thought of anyone who surrendered to them as beneath contempt and therefore undeserving of life. Ordinary Japanese soldiers were not supposed to think anything. read more