Japanese Premier Suzuki and Foreign Minister Togo reported to the emperor that a decision favorable to a termination of the war could not be expected from either the Supreme Council or the cabinet.
After two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan and more than 100,000 Japanese killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, those wishing to continue to fight matched those who were ready to accept surrender.
9, 1945, to decide whether to accept the Allied terms for surrender was locked in stalemate. Van de Velde February 10, 1995ĭuring the recent debate regarding the display of the Enola Gay in the Smithsonian and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, no one bothered to point out that the Japanese cabinet that met on Aug.
