After Japan's defeat, the U.S. military commander asked the emperor why he did not cut his belly. The emperor sneered and replied with 4 words
No one wants to go to war again. Since ancient times, wars have had sacrifices. In human history, the largest and most sacrificial war should be the Second World War. The scope of the war is almost all over the world. From September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945, 61 countries were involved in wars, and 60 million people died in wars.
The main culprits in all this were the fascist Axis powers headed by Germany, Japan and Italy. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan has been trying to expand. Wars of aggression have been waged in various countries. The reason for this is that the Japanese emperor is inseparable. During the World War, Emperor Hirohito was the one who held the longest power in Japan.
As a major war criminal country in World War II, Japan was naturally criticized by many countries. After six years of arduous war, the final battle was won by the righteous side. The fascist Axis powers represented by Germany, Japan, and Italy were defeated.
At that time, Japan still stubbornly resisted and was unwilling to accept the contents of the Potsdam Proclamation jointly issued by China and the United States. In order to end the war at an early date, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Under this deterrence, the Japanese Emperor quickly issued an armistice order and surrendered unconditionally.
As we all know, Japan is a country that upholds the spirit of Bushido. Bushido advocated loyalty and benevolence, especially to the emperor. However, after the Emperor announced his surrender, many Japanese soldiers felt they could not bear the collapse of their faith. At the same time, they also felt sorry for the emperor's expectations. Therefore, many people finally committed suicide by caesarean section, and their behavior caused a lot of repercussions.
At that time, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US forces in Japan, was ordered to deal mainly with Japan's post-war problems. When he learned of this news and talked to Emperor Hirohito, he asked a very sharp question: Japan was defeated, the soldiers committed suicide, and as the Emperor of Japan, why didn't you cut yourself off like those soldiers?
As you know, it is true that soldiers committed suicide as war criminals, but both the Emperor and the Prime Minister were supreme leaders, and then Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo was hanged for several war crimes, but the Japanese Emperor was not affected. Now we are faced with this absurd question. The Japanese Emperor just sneered and returned: There is nothing that can be done.
The Japanese emperor blamed all the mistakes on the other officers, saying that they were all willing. He himself did not agree, but they kept convincing the emperor to fight, and he had no way to do it.
As you can see here. Emperor Hirohito was a real cunning man, otherwise how could he still be emperor in 62 years? But he said it wasn't his intention, but everyone knew that in Japan, the emperor was the supreme leader of a country. It is sad and regrettable to think of the Japanese samurai who were deeply infected by the spirit of Bushido and confessed their sins, and were loyal to an emperor who did not dare to confess their sins.