To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Apparently the Japanese were hoping for some sort of conditional surrender, brokered by the Soviets. Their unconditional surrender came not because of the A bombs, but on August 15, a week after the Soviets invaded Manchuria and overwhelmed the Japanese forces there.
SovietJapanese War (1945)
To: caveat emptor
The military faction was still holding out for a negotiated settlement. Only the intervention of the Emperor ended the war. On the night of August 14 some young military officers attempted a coup to oust the Emperor and continue the war.
You are wrong.
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