Many were framing a rather embarrassing and difficult situation. Doing what in their culture was the unthinkable. In many cases they told the USSBS what they wanted them to hear. Most of the hard liners committed ritual suicide, but we have their writings to backup their point of view and reams of research since has shown your view to be rather simplistic and simply wrong. You just don't understand Japanese militarism and Japanese culture. Maybe you should study it more. 
You never answered my question about why the Allies went to the trouble of modifying the Potsdam Declaration to keep the Showa Emperor if the Japanese where so eager to surrender on any terms? It originally demanded UNCONDITIONAL surrender. Hmm?
As for Pearl, how many civilian Filipinos where murdered in Manila as US troops advanced in the Luzon invasion? How many Malays and other nationalities throughout Japan's smash and grab empire were murdered? Oh, but I'm sure that's all the fault of the US as well. Smacks of the excuse domestic abusers routinely use...she made me do it. Just saying. 
And don't "school" me on WW2 history. That's condescending to the point of reporting your post as an attack. When your as old and well read as I am, then you can "school" me. Have you stood at the rail at parade rest and rendered honors to the USS Arizona while transiting Pearl. I have. Have you? 
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