Japanese Minister of defense, Kyuma, remarked that the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are acceptable.
All of Japanese should know that the atomic bombs were thrown neither for piece nor prevention of expansion of the war in homeland of Japan but for American political profits. A source says that Japan admitted defeat before the Nagasaki on August 6th but the fact has been hidden. The other source says Japan started to negotiate for piece through Soviet Union to US on July 16th and Truman know the will of Japan before the tragedy. http://www.geocities.jp/torikai007/war/1945/hiroshima.html
Profits of the US government were as follows. 1. Threaten of the atomic bombs was helpful for domestication of Japanese people. 2. It was also helpful for struggle for supremacy of the world. 3. It ensured the validity of Enormous budget for the Manhattan Project against American people.
I’m not a nationalist. I think these discussions should be done a lot. But it is regarded as a taboo.
And we also should know that “mass” media hide this controversial fact. We can know it from only minor media.
We should not stop thinking.
If someone knows that the source I referred above is wrong, please let me know. I don’t know much about the topic.
Then I want you to read the book named "The Decision to Use The Atomic Bomb"(written by Gar Alperovitz)"
Japanese version's name is "原爆投下決断の内幕 (上 、下巻) ".
But somehow,this book was out of print in Japanese.The movement for reviving this book is doing on 復刊ドットコム site.
http://www.fukkan.com/fk/VoteDetail?no=38940
Because of this case, I rereaded this book .
As a result of rereading this book,I arrived at those conclusions
After all ,the atomic bombing has nothing to do with
saving 500,000 American soldiers and Japanese citizens.
Of course,It has nothing to do with the end of WW2.
because
1, President Truman already knew Japan repeated attempts at surrender by code-breaking went by the name "Magic" before the atomic Bombing.
2, President Truman knew Japan just wouldn't last three weeks.All America had to do is full blockade and Japan's energy dried up soon.
3, Many American ground commanders like William Lahey, Nimitz,MacArthur and Eisenhower opposed to the atomic bombing.They offered their adverse opinions on using atomic bomb to President Truman.
4, President Truman knew if America accepted the Japanese demand on the emperor system,Japan surrendered soon the allied powers before the atomic bombing.
The atomic bombing is no more than the experiment on a human body and the intimidation of the Soviet Union
by America.
Thank sarisari123-san for your precious comment.
I want read the book later. And I will look for other sources.
My boss in my office informed me today about the additional information and stand point of view.
1. Japanese air force had conducted indiscriminate air raid against 重慶 in China from 1938 to 1943, which killed more than 20,000 citizens and wounded more than 60,000 citizens.
2. Japan was stricken by indiscriminate air raid against many places in Japan including Tokyo by US air force.
3. Japanese government accepted The Potsdam Declaration after the atomic bombs, which means that Japanese government abnegated the right to criticize US behavior anymore.
I realized that even if US was an inhuman garrison state, Japanese politician cannot criticize the US behavior in The Pacific War including atomic bomb and Japan also committed cruel murder like US.
I don't know much about this topic, but I believe this discussion is important for Japanese people. So I want to give my opinion.
As far as I know, US droped the atomic bombs because they wanted to try their power. And the end of WW2 was a good time to see the result of Manhattan Project. At the time, it was very obvious Japan was going to surrender soon, even if US would've not use the atomic bombs. Therefore, I agree with sarisari123さん's and ふじいさn's opinions.
In the study of International Relations, war is one of the solutions for conflict. But, it must be the last choise and should not be chosen.
We'll know the reason why it should be the last choise, if we look at what war leaves after it ended.
There's no way to justify war.
I think we have to know and let children know more about what we were done and what we did during the war.
I wonder how many Japansese people know when the atomic bombs were dropped and the war ended.
Japan is a victim of war, but we are also an offender.
Learn from the history, otherwise we'll make the same blunder.