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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
No and no. One of the overtures made was that the Emporer would remain the head of state. There were several others that included the Japanese disarming themselves and that no war criminals would be prosecuted.
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You're only listing the first of many overtures made by the Japanese. By the end, the only condition was that the Emperor was not killed. And it makes sense, as many of the Japanese believed that the Emperor was still holy.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Japan had not yet lost it's ability to wage modern war when the bombs were dropped. It was right around the corner and would have happened by September or so, but the US had a valid concern that an invasion would have been very costly given that Japanese civilians were expected to resist as heartily as they did at Okinawa.
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Japan's navy was essentially gone as was their air force. Maybe they would have swam to China?
As for the civilians, all they needed to do was keep the Emperor as a figurehead, which is actually what the US decided to do.