What happened in Japan when Japan surrendered?

On August 6, 1945, the U.S. military dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On August 8, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. On August 9, the U.S. military dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. On the same day, the Soviet Union sent troops to Northeast China to launch the Far East Campaign. On August 15, the desperate Japanese government accepted the Potsdam Proclamation and implemented unconditional surrender. On September 2, Japan signed a surrender document on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, marking the end of World War II.

The war is over. Japan, a war country that has been gambling on its national destiny for a long time, finally lost everything. At that time, many Japanese who had been brainwashed by militaristic education for a long time chose to commit suicide. For example, when the Japanese Emperor's "Declaration of the End of War" was broadcast, a military rebellion occurred in an attempt to prevent the broadcast, but was eventually suppressed. There were also those who violated orders and attacked the US military. One Japanese bomber dropped a bomb on the USS Vengeful aircraft carrier, but it missed and the plane was shot down.

There are also endless suicides in the military. Army Minister General Anami committed suicide, and Kamikaze organizer Onishi also committed suicide. Admiral Matoi Ugaki of the Navy, who was the chief of staff of Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor, led eight kamikaze attack planes towards the U.S. fleet. , but instead of attacking the enemy ship, it hovered over the enemy ship until it fell into the sea. As for lower-level officers, soldiers and civilians, there are even more suicides.

However, outside of these die-hards, more people have a relieved attitude. They use the emperor's order as an excuse to wait numbly for the arrival of the occupying forces. They showed great obedience to the victor. At that time, "Tokugawa Ieyasu" was popular in Japan, encouraging Japanese people to learn from Tokugawa Ieyasu, wait patiently, and wait for the opportunity to rise again.

The Japanese politicians at that time began to curry favor with the American occupation forces, established political parties, and prepared to take over power. And powerful personnel in the military are reselling supplies and enriching the country. Meth was resold from the Japanese army's warehouse at that time. There are also a group of criminal plutocrats who hide the property they have collected from occupying countries, especially China, and provide these huge funds to right-wing parties as funding for their activities.

The lower class civilians are struggling on the poverty line. Some Japanese women were recruited by the government to become comfort women for the US military. The US military could obtain services with a pair of stockings or a few pieces of chocolate. There were wounded Japanese soldiers begging everywhere. Some people go to rural areas to resell agricultural products. It is common to see short old Japanese women carrying heavy rice bags at the train station and running after the train. There are also those who go to the garbage dump to dig out empty cans and boxes discarded by the US military.

In short, everything is so nakedly displayed in front of everyone. Capitalists are still capitalists, politicians are still politicians, and poor civilians are still poor. Rich families are still stinking of wine and meat, and roads are frozen to death.