I A STD 33 Lecture 6: EAS Lec 6 1/28
29 Jan 2019
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Continue to fight but for no specific reason. Not vernacular but highly formal language with ornamental classical phrases. Emperor did not say surrender or defeat . Emperor embodied nation"s suffering as its ultimate victim, personifying national grief. Appeared in military garb of commander-in-chief from 1937. Yet in august 1945 emperor absolved from personal activity. Imperial rescript of december 1941 initiating war against us and west. 1. 5 million japanese soldiers dead, 420,000 navy, 31,000 merchant seamen. Beyond military stats: 10 million died in china. Arrived in august 30, 1945 as supreme commander for the allied powers (scap) September 21, 1945 uss missouri in tokyo bay. Gen. douglas macarthur as supreme commander of allied powers. Japanese officials present but not emperor or rep of imperial family. Victors libertating japanese people from condition of slavery . Demoralized ex-soldiers, war widows, orphans, homeless, on streets. 6. 5 million japanese stranded abroad, including 3. 5 million soldiers and sailors.
