Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1820055-20150701022818/@comment-26410416-20150706074733

Vcharng wrote: The devs had ruled out all "unhumane" weapons like kamikazes, this triggers serious political issues in Japan, especially given that how popular this game is right now. (and yes, Battlestations:Pacific featuring gameplay as Kamikazes was considered inappropriate in Japan, and would be practically impossible if that was a Japanese game)

The evidences can be found in yet another interview (need time to search), as well as Kitakami's design and quote.

Kitakami said:

T-that? I'd rather not load any...

This refers to the suicidal torpedo "Kaiten", which she was remodeled to carry, but never used in combat. In the game, it was replaced by Type A Ko-Hyoteki midget submarines, which she wasn't able to carry historically.

I'm glad to hear that.