Why did Japan not surrender to the USA after we “Little Boy” on Hiroshima?

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Riley Austin · Accepted Answer

They did not surrender after the first atomic bomb due to the amount of time it usually would take to officially declare surrender, which in this case would have been a bit longer considering japan was not so keen on surrender. The second bomb was also dropped just 3 days later.

Elena Arenas · Answer

Actually the Peace effort on the Japanese side was going on already for a couple months. It was hard to accomplish.

It is worth reading the book or seeing movie "Japan's Longest Day" The movie was first done in 1967 and redone in 2015 about the effort to end the War on the Japanese side. The Atomic Bombs were tangential to the actual peace effort. The Emperor was trying to get a peace agreement and live. A number of people gave their lives to get the Emperor's peace speech broadcast. The Japanese Minister of War took responsibility for losing the war by committing ritual suicide the night before the broadcast. The 2015 version I think is the best.

Hazel Amon · Answer

undefined Japan did not surrender after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with "Little Boy" because they hoped that the Soviet Union, which had declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945, would mediate a settlement with the Allies that would be more favorable to Japan. Additionally, some Japanese military leaders were unwilling to surrender unconditionally, hoping to achieve a more favorable outcome for Japan through continued resistance. However, after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, and the Soviet Union's invasion of Japanese-held territories in Manchuria on August 9-10, 1945, Emperor Hirohito intervened, citing the devastation caused by the atomic bombs and the entry of the Soviet Union into the war, and decided to surrender. Japan formally surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending World War II.