So emperor Hirohito died and lived to his 80s or 90s, why wasn’t he instantly killed or sent to jail after the war ended. Did he get punished at all?
In: 1701
Because time takes men, but Martyrs never die.
If an occupying army executed the Emperor, he would have been immortalized as a Martyr. His Ghost would haunt Japan for centuries as people pining for the Glory Days of the Empire rallied around his image and memory.
Allowing him to die as a man neutered that threat.
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