?Onoda has been a guerrilla for 30 years. Why didn't he give birth after returning home to get married
On March 9, 1974, Lieutenant Hiroro Onoda surrendered to his former boss Yoshimi Sasa Taniguchi on Lubang Island in the Philippines, becoming the last Japanese soldier to surrender under the orders of his superiors. At this time, it was nearly 29 years since the end of World War II, and it was nearly 30 years before he landed on Lubang Island and started fighting. During this period, Onoda Hiroo has always maintained a healthy physical condition and vigorous combat effectiveness, and his experience has become a miracle in the history of world war.
On March 12th, the 52-year-old Onoda returned to Japan. In the past 30 years, his body has been very healthy and he has hardly ever fallen ill. The physical examination showed that Onoda was 159.8 cm tall and weighed 48.5 kg, which was 12 kg lighter than when he landed in the Philippines in 1944. The blood pressure, cardiopulmonary and other indicators are similar to those of young adults in their 30s, and they have no symptoms of vitamin deficiency. Onoda believes that there is no need for inspection and rest. Although he has lived and fought in the jungles of the Philippines for nearly 30 years, at the age of 52, he firmly believes that his physical condition is very good at this time because he carried more than a few days ago. 40 kg of heavy equipment patrols and reconnaissance in the woods, walking like flying. In other words, Onoda was 52 years old at the time and had the body of a young man of around 30 years old.
Onoda's surrender and return were explosive news in Japan in 1974. He became a celebrity in Japan, and therefore, he has won the likes of many Japanese women. Among them, a woman named Machie took the initiative to find Onoda, gave up her superior life, sold her properties in Tokyo and Yokohama, and finally married Onoda who was 15 years her senior. After that, the two lived a monotonous and hard life in a Brazilian ranch. Machie took care of Onoda until his death in January 2014.
When Onoda and Machie got engaged, the ages of the two were 53 and 38, respectively. According to the truth, this age can give birth to children. In modern society, it is common for many women to have children in their 40s, while men have a longer reproductive cycle and are able to bear children in their 60-70s and even older. So why did the Onoda couple never have children?
In his memoirs, Onoda once talked about children's problems like this: "Our husband and wife were busy delivering cows for the first ten years in Brazil, but we didn't have children. Maybe It's been two catastrophes (Japanese officials have declared Onoda'dead' twice). It would be too greedy to pray for children!" It can be seen that Onoda himself hopes to have children, but for some special reasons. Did not get what you wanted. This result may be due to the health of someone in the couple, or it may be that both of them have problems. But objectively, Onoda's wife is 15 years younger than him, and the chance of not having children is relatively small. It is even more likely that Onoda's own body is no longer capable of fertility. The reason for this situation may be 30 years in the Philippines. The sequelae caused during the guerrilla warfare.
For 30 years of living and fighting in the tropical rain forests of the Philippines, many unimaginable difficulties have to be overcome. In addition to basic necessities, food, shelter, and transportation, Onoda also has to face the scorching sun, high temperatures and torrential rains in the tropics, tropical poisons such as mosquitoes, ants, snakes and insects, ubiquitous tropical viruses and infectious diseases. It also has to maintain weapons, take the initiative to harass the U.S.-Philippines military and police. Avoid siege and suppression and so on. During this period, injury or lack of vitamins caused by a single diet may affect his fertility. Moreover, he has not been in contact with women in the past 30 years, which is likely to cause some functions to be "waste unused for a long time." Onoda is very open about this. He said that he had no children because of his late marriage, but he taught tens of thousands of Japanese children in the "Natural Villa". These children are all his children, and he has found the value of his remaining life.
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