[Vigilanteman]

One of Japan's biggest movie studios (Shochiku, as I recall) produced an outstanding movie with the English title "Japan's Longest Day." Well worth watching and accurately subtitled in English.

The emperor himself had to intervene to move forward with the surrender, so great was the opposition among the general staff.

[Sequoyah101]

I understand that much of the change to the Jap constitution that weakened the military to a home defense force is rooted in the militarists take-over of the government leading to the war and the desire to continue it.