Indonesian ‘heiho’ soldiers train with wooden staffs instead of weapons, 1943. Heiho soldiers from Indonesia were a combination of volunteers and forced conscripts. The Japanese military did not treat them with the same respect as Japanese soldiers Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.