[turar]

What was the point of demanding unconditional surrender when Japan was ready to surrender before being nuked, if it kept the Emperor system?

[qbrass]

Even if leaving the emperor in power wasn't just going to lead to a new war in the future.

Japan had four conditions for surrender.

1: The imperial government stays in power.

2: The imperial government handles disarmament and demobilizing the military.

3: No occupation of Japan or it's territories.

4: The imperial government handles trial and punishment of their war criminals.