after the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the war was destined to end very soon. The European theater had already outlined the end of Nazi-fascism, but the final surrender of the Nipponese occurred only on August 14. The emperor Hiro Hito convene the Imperial Council and decides to broadcast his edict announcing the acceptance of unconditional surrender. At 23, more than 1,000 soldiers try to prevent disclosure of the surrender by attacking the imperial palace, but were rejected by Guard, loyal to the king. Informed of acceptance of the surrender, the Americans prepare for the first divisions occupation of Japan. Meanwhile, the Soviets swept Japan's Kwantung Army in Manchuria penetrating to 150-400 km and occupying several towns, including Mukden. Continued occupation of southern Sakhalin and Korea.
During the conference of 14 August 1945, the imperial war council gathered in front of the king proved split on what to do and fell to Showa (Emperor Hirohito) decide the outcome of the conference, and accept the surrender in the face of those who wanted continue the war. On 15 August 1945, Hirohito read by radio to all the nation's declaration by the Empire of Japan surrendered to Allied declaration accepting the Potsdam Conference. The night before the announcement, the imperial palace, there was a failed attempt to steal the tape containing the recording of the Emperor by some members of the military forces opposed to surrender. The announcement of the surrender, initially, was not understood by both Japanese subjects because of interference to radio communications that due to the use of Keigo, the high register language and vocabulary refined by the Tenno, very different from Japanese current. (source wikipedia)
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