2007-09-16 05:38:42 · 15 answers · asked by Moonbeam 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
because it,s their culture.A code of honour,bushido,etc
2007-09-16 05:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Samurai code did not allow for surrender. They would lose face. It was better to die fighting than to surrender.
In the aftermath of Hirohito's announcement that Japan would surrender, some units rejected it. Some officers actually committed suicide rather than live with the shame. Planes had to be guarded to keep some of the suicides from using them to destroy the surrender process.
It was not an easy thing for Japan to do. Their people were tired of war and they knew they couldn't win, but they hung on until the bombs dropped. That was something that Japan could not fight and Hirohito overruled his military and demanded that Japan surrender. A very courageous act on his part since the Emperor, in fact, had little power.
2007-09-16 05:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi you will find that if you look into the culture and history of Japan that it has always been dishonorable to surrender, not just in the 2nd world war. The Japanese have very strong values and are a very strong minded nation and always have been.
2007-09-16 06:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by loubylou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was simply part of their culture. They fought with honor and surrender was never part of the society. It's hard to imagine this type of concept (especially democrats). But remember too, that the Japanese hadn't lost a sea battle, or a land war for some 500 years prior to WW II. I think part of the no surrender idiology came from the fact that no one wanted to be the first to break that long running winning streak.
2007-09-16 05:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by Derail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japanese Warriors strictly adhered to the Bushido - Code of conduct for a samurai warrior which says that Death in battle is honorable while surrender and capture brings bad name to the family.
They really believed that their Emperor was a living god and that they were fighting for a just cause.
Bushido coupled with their loyalty to their Emperor made them fanatical in combat.
2007-09-16 06:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The roots of this lie deep within their distant history. All countries have good and bad things about their culture...
Our English culture is affected a lot by our Cristianity - for thousands of years the Japanese had no Christianity at all.........try to imagine how a culture would develop without the Christian influence.
2007-09-16 05:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by B0uncingMoonman@aol.com 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All surrender is dishonourable in Japanese society. You try and take a damaged dvd player back!
2007-09-16 05:42:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not just the Japanese. Fighting to the last man standing has happened in many battles.
2007-09-16 06:16:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something called Loss of Face something this country had years ago, where was never heard of.
2007-09-16 11:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Emperor Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, had told them to fight to the death.
2007-09-16 10:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they did. Because they were letting down their country and bring shame upon them. In their opinion.
2007-09-16 05:41:39 · answer #11 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋