During world war 2 , the term kamikaze referred to Japanese

self destruction pilots

Explanation: kamikaze means divine wind that saved japan from the mongols so they called self destructipn pilots kamikaze beacsue they were seen as members of the divine wind that would save Japan from defeat hope this helps god bless

yes, it did refer to the Japanese

Explanation:

kamikaze definition: a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.

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