Indeed, the very existence of the Japanese nation was endangered, as most cities were bombed, Okinawa was invaded, and atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the end, Japan was disarmed, postwar trials were held, and most of the country’s imperial conquests were reversed.
事实上，日本国的生存都收到了威胁，许多城市遭遇轰炸，冲绳被占领，广岛和长崎遭到原子弹打击。最终，日本被解除了武装，战后法庭也成立了，许多日本政府的领土被返回。但裕仁仍成功地回避了他在战中的责任问题——而很显然，这场战争是以他的名义发动的。在战后的废墟中间，他成了和平的象征。