In the impression of many people, what is the spirit of Bushido in Japan, and do you commit suicide by cutting your stomach? It seems that there is no other answer than to be able to think of this! After Japan's surrender in World War II, an American general once asked the Japanese emperor: Why don't you cut your belly? The Emperor of Japan bowed his head and pondered for a while, and replied lightly with 4 words.
For the Japanese, they have always had a tradition that people who make mistakes will kill themselves in order to atone for their sins, which is the spirit of Bushido, which is very "famous" in Japan. The so-called "suicide by cutting off the abdomen" is to use a samurai sword unique to Japan to cut open one's abdomen raw. In the eyes of the Japanese, ending their lives in this cruel way of suicide can further wash away their sins. Therefore, for the brainwashed Japanese, it is a glorious and noble way to commit suicide.
For those Japanese samurai who believe in the spirit of Bushido, cutting the abdomen, although painful, is glorious. As the only official way of suicide in Japan's history, there are many motives for japanese people to cut their stomachs. For example, the defeat of war, the damage to reputation, the assumption of responsibility for negligence, the advice of the monarch by death, and so on. Therefore, just after Japan announced its surrender in World War II, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US military in Japan, contemptuously asked the japanese emperor at the time, Hirohito, a question: "Japan was defeated, and many Japanese generals chose to cut their abdomen. ”
The Japanese Emperor responded with four words "helpless"! What does that mean? The Emperor explained that he was not in favor of starting a war at that time, but the ministers below were not allowed to start a war, and he could only agree. After the defeat of the war, he also wanted to kill himself by cutting his abdomen, but the ministers below really couldn't stop himself, and since he was defeated, he should bear the consequences of defeat, and cutting his abdomen to commit suicide was evading responsibility!
After seeing the power of the atomic bomb, Emperor Showa had no intention of surrendering, but chose to isolate the news of the bombed areas, only to appease the people elsewhere to continue to fight for themselves. However, in the face of the United States' re-launch, Emperor Showa did not know how many such weapons were still in the hands of the United States, and Emperor Showa was afraid that the next atomic bomb would be dropped on his side and kill himself. Emperor Showa, who cherished his life, was busy announcing his surrender, but only to save his life.