Why did the allies capture so few japanese soldiers when they attacked iwo jima?

At the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Allies captured so few Japanese soldiers because the Japanese military tradition made them prefer to die rather than be captured by the enemy, since death in battle was considered an honorable death.

In fact, of the 20,919 Japanese soldiers that participated in the battle, only 216 were taken prisoners, while the other 20,703 died during the combat.

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

explanation:

on april 6, 1917, the u.s. joined its allies--britain, france, and russia--to fight in world war i. under the command of major general john j. pershing, more than 2 million u.s. soldiers fought on battlefields in france.