There's always one thing that confuses the hell out of me when it comes to this subject. How can you argue on one hand that the Japanese citizenry in 1945 would be so fanatical and zealous in the defense of their country that they would have all fought to the death against invading U.S. forces, then turn around and acknowledge that they were so docile that they willingly accepted a total, humiliating surrender at the behest of an old emperor who they probably never saw in their lives?
I'll repeat what I just said, only this time read it slowly so you can understand what I'm saying.
They were fanatical in that they thought of their emperor as a god. The emperor was not willing to surrender when Japan was clearly beaten, therefore the people were not willing to surrendur either. When we showed the emperor that we could literally destroy the entire country, by dropping the bombs, he finally realized that surrender was his only option. He finally surrendered, and the people, following the instructions of their "god", stopped fighting. They most certainly were not docile. They were, however, fanatical in following the wishes of the emperor.
Hope that explains it.
because he went on the radio and ask them to.
Plus, a lot of Americans would fight if the United States were invaded. Probably the same for Canada.
The Emperor was actually a young man, not old. His image was actually everywhere in the Japanese empire, and he was revered as a god by the people.
The people had been told to go to war and die for the Emperor, which was entirely reasonable in their point of view - so they would, because they were told that that is what the Emperor wanted. As was common in Japanese society, the Emperors' 'orders' were 'passed on' by his staff and court. At the surrender, the Emperor told his people that they must stop fighting - so they did.
I suggest you study Japanese culture more. Blind obedience to authority is one of their cultural failings.