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
To add to what everyone else is saying, its also partially cause the US wanted to eventually ensure the loyalty of the Japanese, so that they wouldn’t grow closer to the Soviets and become communist, if they’d executed such a beloved national symbol, the Japanese would have been way harder to control and influence for the US
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