[Alberta's Child]

So it was only a matter of convincing this emperor to give up, eh?

And dropping atomic bombs was the only way to do that?

[frankiep]

Or we could have invaded the Japanese mainland and most likely have seen hundreds of thousands of American troops killed. Perhaps you would have liked that better.

[markman46]

also the Imperial staff

[Spktyr]

Per what the emperor and his surviving advisors had to say after the war, yes! (The non-surviving ones committed seppuku.)