Comments by "Missile Auto-Guidé Interception et Combat" (@Etendard1708) on "Biographics" channel.

  1. As Japanese emperor in 20th century, he was raised and ruled in isolated condition, far from the reality on the field. Thus he supported the war, because military told him only half of the whole truth.
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  2. BBC Timewatch on Hirohito analyzed this. Hirohito did approve the invasion of Manchuria, the attack of Pearl Harbor, and spoke to the soldiers during WW2. But he, being an Emperor, was totally isolated from the reality. The military ruling class gave impartial informations, which led to his approvals. For example, when it was the Japanese soldiers themselves who in reality provoked the Marco Polo Bridge incident in Manchuria, the military only informed Hirohito partially about it. Thus Hirohito, unaware of the fact, approved the invasion of Manchuria. He was also the one who appointed Hideki Tojo, just because Tojo presented himself as a man who was loyal to the Emperor.
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  3. Impartial informations did influence on how decision was made. Hirohito did approve the war but how people in the military and politicians reported to him? Did they told the truth?
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  4. ^ Well Mao Zedong fits into a war criminal too.
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