“Only through the group‚ I realized — through sharing the suffering of the group — could the body reach that height of existence that the individual alone could never attain. The group must be open to death — which meant‚ of course‚ that it must be a community of warriors” (Mishima). Yukio Mishima strived to create a community of warriors‚ samurais‚ to fight for the preservation of Japan’s Eastern culture. Mishima was constantly told he was “special” and based his life on the Samurai Code: “Bushido”
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rigorous instruction in military and religious matters‚ along with other subjects such as math and physics” (“Hirohito‚” Internet). When Hirohito assumed the throne‚ Japan was faced with political instability‚ economic turmoil‚ and an increase in militarism. A universal male suffrage law was passed‚ but the country faced challenges such as a declining economy and political assassinations. Hirohito exercised his authority by dismissing prime ministers and witnessing a shift towards military leadership
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Before World War II‚ there was a massive spread of totalitarianism‚ which was a type of non-democratic authority that destroyed all social‚ legal‚ and political traditions the preceded it‚ used systematic terror to oppress all opposition‚ complete control of military forces and the economy‚ and held an all encompassing ideology‚ as a result of economic struggles and an overwhelmingly weak government. From this‚ Nazisim led by Adolf Hitler‚ communism led by Joseph Stalin‚ and fascism led by Benito
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who were running Japan to join the war‚ military leaders had to persuade the emperor Hirohito to support their plans. Because he had such importance to the Japanese‚ his opinions greatly affected the decisions of the rulers. After the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ the emperor had to acknowledge the defeat of Japan‚ in order for the Japanese to surrender. However‚ the Americans did not have the emperor Hirohito himself sign the papers of surrender in order for him to save his dignity and keep the
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The world changed in 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan‚ many people have debated whether or not this was necessary. The United States atomic bombing of Japan was justified. The Japanese would not have given up if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs. The Japanese code to encrypt messages was called the Purple Code‚ by this time in the war the United States had long broken the Purple Code and in their “Secret” messages. They said that they were not going to surrender
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tried for war crimes after the war. Others went into hiding after the war. Some world leaders were killed during the war. Some led great lives after the war. Some of the important world leaders of WWII were Douglas Macarthur‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Hirohito‚ James Stalin‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Winston Churchill‚ and Benito Mussolini. One of the important political and military world leaders of WWII was Douglas Macarthur. Douglas Macarthur graduated with highest academic records in West Point history in 1910
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brink of failure. “The country did not stop fighting until after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki”(Hirohito). The atomic bombs completely destroyed all Japanese forces in the areas‚ and there was nothing any of them could have done to stop it. Japan knew that they had lost. “On August 15‚ 1945‚ Hirohito made a radio broadcast announcing Japan’s surrender”(Hirohito). Japan had lost the war‚ and as the last enemy‚ the allies had finally emerged victorious. Japan soon signed the Tripartite
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otherwise known as Hirohito‚ was the 124th emperor of Japan. He reigned from December 25‚ 1926 to January 7‚ 1989‚ when he died. His son‚ He was also the head of state for Japan during its involvement in World War II. After the war‚ he became the symbol of Japan’s recovery and at the end of his reign‚ Japan had the world’s second largest economy. He was succeeded by his oldest son‚ Akihito. Born in April 29th in 1901 during the reign of Emperor Meiji at Tokyo’s Aoyama Palace‚ Hirohito was the first
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bases and gaining resources. The policy goal was developed by the Emperor of Japan‚ Hirohito. Even though the Japanese insist that Shinto be made state
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respectfully begged His Imperial Majesty Hirohito to make a decision. Hirohito did not hesitate‚ "...I do not desire any further destruction of cultures‚ nor any additional misfortune for the peoples of the world. Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi‚ founder of the kamikazes‚ argued the Japanese "would never be defeated if we were prepared to sacrifice 20‚000‚000 Japanese lives in a ’special attack’ effort." He later committed suicide rather than surrender. Hirohito was determined. Against all precedent‚
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