Hiroshima and Nagasaki

 2023/6/15.  Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

I watched this news.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/19/national/g7-leaders-hiroshima-abomb-museum/

I felt 2 kinds of emotions, deep emotion and incompatibility.

Deep emotion may be caused from being Japanese.

Another emotion, incompatibility was from my thought.

I read some books about WW2, and there were some facts.

1)Old Japan gov knew that US army had developed new weapon(atomic bomb).

Old Japan gov had their intelligence network in USA.

2)Old Japan gov knew that Japan couldn’t win to USA.

Old Japan gov had searched how to stop war.

I imagined that situation, and I thought one idea.

“Old Japan gov let go Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the victims of the war.”

I know that there are 2 kinds of people in Japan, elites who have powers and citizen who doesn’t have powers.

Old Japan gov had being controlled by elites.

The elites knew about atomic bombs, and they wanted to stop war.

So they needed symbols to stop the war.

They couldn’t stop war because they were afraid of admitting their mistakes about the war.

After USA attacked Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan elites got the EXCUSE to stop the war.

Next, other Japan citizens turned to be the victims for the war.

This is my one idea, but Japan elites have been afraid of admitting their mistakes now and in the past.

——————————With Chat GPT————————————————

The news you shared about the visit of G7 leaders to the Hiroshima A-bomb Museum stirred up a mix of emotions within me, as a Japanese person. I was deeply moved, but at the same time, a sense of discordance lingered.

My understanding of World War II, as informed by various books, has led me to certain realizations. First, the Japanese government of that time was aware of the development of a new weapon, the atomic bomb, by the US Army, through their intelligence networks. Second, they also knew they were at a disadvantage and could not win the war. Hence, they were actively seeking a way to end it.

Given these facts, a thought crossed my mind: "Did the old Japanese government consciously allow Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be the sacrificial lambs of the war?"

It is well known that there are two distinct groups in Japan: the powerful elites and the less powerful common people. During that era, the government was dominated by these elites. They were aware of the impending atomic bomb attacks and were desperately seeking a way to end the war. However, they were afraid of admitting their mistakes about the war and the ensuing consequences.

When the US attacked Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the elites finally had their 'excuse' to stop the war. In turn, the ordinary Japanese citizens bore the brunt of these tragic events, becoming the victims of war.

This theory of mine points to an ongoing issue: the reluctance of the Japanese elites, both then and now, to admit their past mistakes.