Well-meaning figurehead exploited by militarist regime, or war

both

>>3013454
This. He didn't want to the generals to do it but let them anyway. In many ways he had no choice

Japan from 1930-1945 is a very tragic story

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>>3013451
He was kind of a yes man, he signed of really anything presented to him. He was more interested in fish, travel, having fun and even Disney seemingly.

>>3013454
FPBP.

>>3014029
Was he fully informed about the course of the war? Did he know for example how far the Kwantung Army had gone to provoke the 2nd SJW against the govt's intentions?

>>3013451
>How one innocent and pure leader gets cucked by his own military

>>3015154
He probably kept himself ignorant, august ears and all that

>>3013451
>Generals present him with proposals to stamp
>Either do it, or you'll have an accident and the next emperor will stamp it.
>I-i'll stamp i guess
>Great, long live the emperor

The military was running the show for the most part. On the flip side though, it doesn't really excuse that it was in fact his approval on everything they did. So i suppose the answer is both.

>>3015189
I mean after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military actively tried to not let the word of surrender get out

>>3015189
Was this ever actually suggested? I have never heard any indication that the militarists were prepared to resort to murdering the Emperor. Marginalize the Emperor, of course, but murder?

On 2-26 Hirohito threatened to personally assume command of the Imperial Guard and lead a countercoup if the government did not crush the putsch. I have trouble believing he would tolerate an implicit threat.

We will never know because everyone involved (before, during, and after the war) had a vested interest in creating a certain vision of reality.