jessefries
jessefries t1_j66cnby wrote
Reply to comment by OneBlueHopeUTFT in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
Honor in Japanese culture is HUGE! Although they don't seem as extreme in this regard today as history shows you can still see it in Japanese culture today. I.E. the pride they take in the things they produce and their craftsmanship.
jessefries t1_j64x5fp wrote
Reply to comment by binger5 in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
But we knew how to make them and we would have just made more and kept nuking them.
jessefries t1_j6ablma wrote
Reply to comment by choomba20 in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
I'm a veteran get fucked.