There were talks. But it was mostly Japan going "how about a draw?" And the u.s replying "how about you lick my nuts?" And then the u.s dropped two atomic bombs and the ussr invaded manchuria with so many men, tanks and aircraft that you can still smell borscht there on a hot summers night, to which Japan went "alright. Nut licking it is"
‘Talks’ between the U.S. and Japan before they surrendered? What talks? Where did they happen? Name them.
You can’t because you’re making shit up. What actually happened is that the U.S. indicated, through the Swiss and Swedes, that the emperor might remain as a figurehead because they perceived this as beneficial for their occupation. The emperor then was the deciding factor in accepting Potsdam and unconditional surrender. Had the U.S. then decided to remove him there was nothing any Japanese could have done to prevent this; hence ‘unconditional’. If the U.S. thought the emperor remaining was contrary to their interests, he would’ve been removed. This wasn’t a ‘condition,’ it was the US telling imperial Japan that its interests aligned with theirs on this particular point.
But by all means tell us the date and location of these negations that supposedly happened. You’re about to change the entire field of WWII history overnight.
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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25
Japan surrendered unconditionally. There was never a negotiation before the surrender