26-03-2009, 10:33 AM
In their culture, giving their bodies willingly to the enemy is dishonourable. This goes all the way back to the Tokugawa period and before, when the samurai committed hari-kiri (suicide) if they were defeated in combat. The greatest dishonour however, was if their opponent deigned it necessary to break their sword, which is a sign of disrespect and a claim that they don't deserve to be one of the noble warriors.
Hiroshima was NOT the end of World War 2. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August the 9th. The war supposedly ended at various dates. May 8th is VE Day, but Japan didn't surrender until early September 1945. In addition, their peace treaty wasn't signed for another six years.
So no, it wasn't the right way to end a war.
Hiroshima was NOT the end of World War 2. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August the 9th. The war supposedly ended at various dates. May 8th is VE Day, but Japan didn't surrender until early September 1945. In addition, their peace treaty wasn't signed for another six years.
So no, it wasn't the right way to end a war.
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If I don't know what lies beyond
Desire is now the one in control
Am I strong enough to not ever know just what I'd find?
Should I press on?

