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Why did it take so long for Japan to surrender?
Their initial overtures were to subtle and not overtly unconditional. This Cabinet had to be very careful as many younger commanders wanted to keep the war going to the bitter end. The eventual surrender process was very difficult. They were trying to surrender anyway they were just having difficulty making it happen.
Was Japan surrendering before the bomb?
Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn’t. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.
Did Japan already surrendered before the bomb?
Did Japan ever offer to surrender before the atomic bomb?
Once the atomic bombs were used, Japan offered surrender with the condition that the Emperor remain on the throne and Sovereign of Japan. If Japan was, as you claim, seeking clarification on that point, the Japanese could have made that offer any time prior to the use of the atomic bombs as well.
Why is Japan criticized for finally dropping two atomic bombs on Japan?
Japan aggressively invaded its peaceful neighbors without declarations of war murdering and raping along the way and we are criticized for finally dropping two atomic bombs on it in an effort to bring this unjust and unnecessary war to an end, a war we neither started nor wanted? I find this kind of thinking extremely insensitive and insulting.
What were the conditions under which Japan would surrender?
Under their own terms, Japan would surrender if certain conditions were met: (1) preservation of the emperor; (2) that Japan was not to be occupied; (3)that the Japanese armed forces be disbanded voluntarily; (4) that war criminals would be prosecuted by Japanese courts in Japan.
Was it an open secret that the Japanese were trying to surrender?
Yes, it was an open secret that the Japanese had been trying to surrender. Its well documented that The Joint Chiefs knew about the Japanese peace feelers being sent out as early as September of 1944. The State Department knew it, Admiral Nimitz, Lemay, and Halsey knew about it.