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Re:Lecture from the Man Who Dropped Both Atomic Bombs by bpodgursky on Thursday August 27, 2015 @09:48AM (#10129312)
What are you talking about? Japan completely gave up on declaring their own terms. Taking away the godhood of the emperor was a colossal blow. If Japan surrendered on their own terms, there would absolutely have been no occupation.

Japan for a decade after the war was a completely occupied, controlled, planned state (by the US). They got NONE of their own terms. What about "unconditional surrender" is BS?

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Re:Lecture from the Man Who Dropped Both Atomic Bombs by JoeAltmaier on Thursday August 27, 2015 @10:05AM (#10129437)
The Emperor remained in his palace, with his traditional signs of power. For the Japanese, that was huge.
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Re:Lecture from the Man Who Dropped Both Atomic Bombs by bpodgursky on Thursday August 27, 2015 @12:32PM (#10130425)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohito

"U.S. General Douglas MacArthur insisted that Emperor Hirohito retain the throne. MacArthur saw the Emperor as a symbol of the continuity and cohesion of the Japanese people. "

That was a tactical US decision to help reconstruction. It had nothing to do with the Japanese govt wanting it.

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