I really believe that enemy soldiers in battle share a kind of brotherhood that can’t be explained. They may hate each other but when the fighting ends and the war is over they can meet on the old battlefield and exchange stories of how terrible the fighting was for both sides. This Japanese soldier didn’t start the war or make policy for Japan, he was simply doing what he thought was right, even if history clearly shows he was fighting for a depraved cause.
That's pretty much what I think and why I posted the article but I also know that any article of this sort on FR will bring out those that think otherwise.