Got it ! $ 216 total ! <| sep |> The Japanese commanders Ushijima Mitsuru and Cho Isamu both committed suicide after losing the battle of Okinawa . This was far from the only example of suicide among the Japanese high command once it became apparent that the war could not be won . Most notably , war minister Anami Korechika commited seppuku following an argument with the emperor in August 1945 , in which he advocated for continuing the war despite the emperor ' s support for surrender . Following his suicide , a number of junior officers attempted a coup against the emperor , aiming to continue the war . Nontraditional methods of suicide were also common among the high command at that time , with General Tanaka Shizuichi commuting suicide by shooting himself in the heart ten days later . Ironically , General Tanaka had been opposed to the attack on Pearl Harbor in the first place , but still insisted on fighting to the bitter end though he was instrumental in stopping the attempted coup , and felt personally responsible for the damage dealt to Tokyo following the American firebombing of the city . He had tried to resign his command 3 times before his suicide , each time being denied .