How Emperor Hirohito Escaped Prosecution For War Crimes
Imperial Japan under the direct control of Emperor Hirohito was responsible for some of the most horrific war crimes of the Second World War. After their surrender in 1945, generals and higher-ups of the army were convicted for their role in these atrocities, however Emperor Hirohito escaped this prosecution and would die in 1989 without being held accountable for his crimes.
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Inspirational documentary! The reason Hirohito was spared was because the USA needed him to keep the Japanese people behind the post war occupation and rebuilding plan. Without allowing Japan to keep its emperor the more pro-continuation of war factions in their military would likely have started a guerilla war with the US occupation forces. But ending the war by nuclear means isn’t acceptable