Kevin Brooks wrote:


The Army remained undefeated until the Emperor finally pulled the plug, and
even then there was a hardcore element that tried a last minute coup to
prevent the surrender.

Wait, wait. There was something more to that. When the cabinet members
voted for the acceptance of the Postdam Declaration or not, the numbers
tied. Therefore, the final decision was made by the emperor.

At the time, the Japanese populace were under abnormal pressure. They
were brainwashed that defeat means death. Therefore, after the
surrender, a large number of both soldiers and civilians killed
themselves. In the street or anywhere, someone pulled the pin of the
hand grenade and shouted, "Ten'nou heika banzai!", a group of
passers-bys jumped on to it to be blown up together. A pair of school
girls pulled their knives and stabbed each other. If one didn't have any
means to kill oneself, one begged the closest military person to shoot
oneself. I just can't believe how crazy human can get.


Who left a legacy of true democracy; what a shame, huh?

Sex industry was indeed a big hit.