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Eric1491625 t1_jacbuwa wrote

Reply to comment by AgileSpider in Emperor Hirohito at Disneyland, 1975 by Queasy_Monk

>The Military had such influence in the Japanese Government that Hirohito was little but a Puppet Figure in comparison to vast Military leaders.

I would say that Hirohito's influence was understated on purpose to justify keeping him there to stabilise Japan as a bastion against the USSR.

In August 1945 Hirohito wanted to surrender. Most of his commanders wanted to defend Japan down to the last woman and child.

Japan surrendered.

This says something about how much of a "powerless puppet" he was.

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JamCom t1_jacnydt wrote

Well when all your soldiers and navy vessels are gone and two of your cities are razed youd be surprise how quickly the influence of the group that caused it will drain and how puppets can become the meisters

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RevengencerAlf t1_jacwcel wrote

They literally staged a coup and tried to kill him to keep the surrender from happening and came plausibly close to success.

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