I suppose you’re right about the emperor, although his god-like position meant that his rubber stamp would mean the country would blindly follow those decisions. Certainly it’s more nuanced than a tweet could do justice too. Interesting though
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The Emperor's role made it possible to rearm Japanese police forces and keep order.
aug 24, 2025, 7:07 pm • 0 0 • view
Indeed. Although perhaps a less ‘stained’ figure may have been a better option. Hirohito certainly got off Scott free
aug 24, 2025, 7:08 pm • 0 0 • view
It's interesting that the royal families that survived the war came out stronger. The Japanese people had never even heard the Emperor's voice until his speech about surrender.
aug 24, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
One of the conditions of surrender was the Emperor could no longer be referred to as a deity and Hirohito had to announce he was was not in fact divinely chosen.
aug 24, 2025, 7:15 pm • 4 0 • view
“Hirohito had to announce he was not in fact divinely chosen.” And it would probably take two A-bombs to get Trump to make that announcement about himself.
aug 24, 2025, 7:31 pm • 3 0 • view