dropping the bomb on hiroshima.

[pso king]

wondering if anybody here knows more about this situation and Japanese culture than I do. somebody in all likelihood does so I want to ask. was dropping the bomb necessary to end world war 2 or was there another way?

I'm mainly asking because somebody told me that in Japanese culture surrendering is a shame worse than death(or WAS anyways. I'm thinking they might have changed their views on that after 500k people got disintegrated if that statement is even true)

[Rena]

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.

[pso king]

I agree that it was the wrong way to end the war (although I'm arguing on mostly a moral basis which to some is irrelevant) making the Japanese surrender wasn't the only option. although I don't know enough to be sure about this somehow I doubt peace treaties are against Japanese culture. the reason it took six years for the peace treaties was probably BECAUSE of the bomb.

this is mostly speculation I don't know enough about the motivations behind the nations and leaders in world war two although I do know a couple of things about the war from listening to stories from the my grandpa