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The Japanese Emperor had no real power then with Japan being ruled by the big chiefs of the military-industrial complex Japan had at that time. If the Americans couldn't allow the man to stay in "power"...why did they let him stay in "power" afterwards anyway?

(Don't know the tags for links so forgive me for just copy pasting a wikilink) http://mediawiki.arts.kuleuven.be/geschiedenisjapan/index.php/Atoombommen_op_Japan/capitulatie_in_1945 The excerpt is in Dutch, but originated from a Belgian University which has a good History department. Peace...

I'm History Master from Europe and I can tell you without a doubt that the bombs were not necessary. The Americans refused the initial Japanese peace offer. The Americans demanded unconditional surrender and warned the Japanese that they will retaliate with unseen might if they didn't...