Talk:Surrender of Japan

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Were the atom bombs the main reason for surrender?

According to these Stanford and MIT professors[1] [2], later released docs show that it was known that it was well-known that the main condition the Japanese wanted was that no harm would come to the emperor and that Truman finally signaled he would abide by this only after the two bombs were dropped.

Jewel Voice Broadcast ➡ Hirohito surrender broadcast

Please change "Jewel Voice Broadcast" to Hirohito surrender broadcast, per the revent move of that page (because Jewel Voice Broadcast is, it turns out, a 2006 Wikipedia user-spawned neologism).

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2022

It should say the British Empire instead of Great Britain in the lede. Jgins (talk) 19:38, 9 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Done Good catch. I replaced it with United Kingdom as the most recognizable term; I think British Empire may place undue emphasis on the UK's global spread, which isn't super relevant to its role in the Potsdam Declaration etc. Ovinus (talk) 21:02, 9 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

Incorrect info under Further surrenders and resistance

Under the section titled "Further surrenders and resistance", the last sentence reads:

"Some may never have heard of it. Teruo Nakamura, the last known holdout, emerged from his hidden retreat in what was now independent Indonesia in December 1974, while two other Japanese soldiers, who had joined Communist guerrillas at the end of the war, fought in southern Thailand until 1991."

According to this Associated Press article: https://apnews.com/article/ade6f55bfed4013ad1b7b4e955e9d1ae

...that last bit of information in bold is incorrect. The two Japanese men fought in Malaysia, not Thailand, and they returned to Japan in early 1990, not 1991. 166.181.80.38 (talk) 09:55, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 27 June 2023

Simple spelling mistake/typo. "the Emperor's will that Japan surrender."

Change "Afterward, Tōgō told Suzuki that there was no hope of getting better terms, and Kido conveyed the Emperor's will that Japan surrender.".

To

"Afterward, Tōgō told Suzuki that there was no hope of getting better terms, and Kido conveyed the Emperor's will that Japan surrenders."

Or rewrite this part entirely. 109.235.37.171 (talk) 13:58, 27 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

  Not done. The existing grammar is fine. Binksternet (talk) 16:19, 27 June 2023 (UTC)Reply