lolz, except that they signed the exact declaration that they refused to even respond to prior to the bombs. Funny how their entire attitude changed once they realized the warning we gave them was not an empty threat.
Accepted unacceptable terms, a brand new concept brought to you by JohnSnowstorm!
Oh lol, look at this nice little tidbit in the Allied response to the Japanese demands that the Emperor remain in power:
"In accordance with the Potsdam Declaration" haha, you know that funny little thing they were suddenly ok with actually considering accepting?From the moment of surrender the authority of the Emperor and the Japanese government to rule the state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander of the Allied powers who will take such steps as he deems proper to effectuate the surrender terms. ...The ultimate form of government of Japan shall, in accordance with the Potsdam Declaration, be established by the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.
Followed by Japan stating:
And the Emperor himself:The Japanese cabinet considered the Allied response, and Suzuki argued that they must reject it and insist on an explicit guarantee for the imperial system. Anami returned to his position that there be no occupation of Japan. Afterward, Tōgō told Suzuki that there was no hope of getting better terms, and Kido conveyed the emperor's will that Japan surrender. In a meeting with the emperor, Yonai spoke of his concerns about growing civil unrest:
I think the term is inappropriate, but the atomic bombs and the Soviet entry into the war are, in a sense, divine gifts. This way we don't have to say that we have quit the war because of domestic circumstances.
So where exactly are you getting this garbage that the surrender was somehow going to happen prior to the bombs? The bombs made it happen, any argument to the contrary is simply delusional.At a conference with the cabinet and other councilors, Anami, Toyoda, and Umezu again made their case for continuing to fight, after which the emperor said:
I have listened carefully to each of the arguments presented in opposition to the view that Japan should accept the Allied reply as it stands and without further clarification or modification, but my own thoughts have not undergone any change. ... In order that the people may know my decision, I request you to prepare at once an imperial rescript so that I may broadcast to the nation. Finally, I call upon each and every one of you to exert himself to the utmost so that we may meet the trying days which lie ahead.