The Japanese believed that storms, most likely typhoons, that had destroyed Mongolian fleets attempting invasions in 1274 and 1281 been sent from the gods to protect them from their enemies and called them Kamikaze (‘divine wind’).

The term kamikaze was later used later to exalt military aviators of the Empire of Japan who made suicide attacks, primarily against Allied naval vessels, during World War II.

Kamikaze may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Music

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Other uses in music

Other arts and entertainment

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See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Kamikaze
  • Kamikaze Curve, a sharp curve on New York State Route 17
  • Kamikaze 1NT, a treatment for an opening notrump bid in contract bridge
  • Kamikaz (rapper), French rapper
  • Comikaze, a 2005 EP by Kate Miller-Heidke
  • Comikaze Expo, an annual event in Los Angeles, California
  • Shinpūren rebellion, an 1876 ex-samurai uprising in Kumamoto, Japan (Shinpū is an alternate reading of the characters for kamikaze)
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