Internet Exercises       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.   Back to Exercise List     The Russo-Japanese War Lt. Tadayoshi Sakurai: The Attack upon Port Arthur, 1905 1. How does the philosophy of the samurai infuse this document, especially attitudes toward death? 2. To what extent does Lieutenant Sakurai think about the potential risks to his men before he gives them orders? 3. How would great skill in traditional samurai fighting methods have been important in this battle?