(August 10, 2023 at 8:02 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The bombs produced a deadlock in the Imperial Cabinet. They had go before the Emperor and admit they didn't have a plan for proceeding with the war. Hirohito took the chance to say "enough!"
The emperor recorded a surrender speech on a record to be played over the radio, and some of the members of that Imperial Cabinet tried to steal the record before it went on the air, something similar to the January 6 shenanigans.