Another little tidbit the biased left wing media forgot to mention

[Pat Mustard]

A handful of junior officers tried a coup.  A regiment of soldiers followed the orders of their officers without really knowing why... as is usually the case.   It was crushed by loyal elements.  The insurrectionists killed themselves.  It was hardly "the military" trying to stop the surrender.  

It was far more about the Russians than it was about the Japs.

It was the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guard, no? Toland as well documents the intransigence of quite a few generals.

I agree that it was more about the Russians, both to secure the islands from them quicker and to send a message to them, but the bombs were certainly cheaper in lives than either an outright invasion or continued submarine blockade.

By the time of the coup, the hawk generals and ministers had acceded to the inevitable, and given assent to negotiating surrender.