1.1In September, 945, Hirohito hosted a banquet to appease him after receiving an arrest warrant from the allied forces. After the banquet, he personally saw him off and repeatedly reminded him: "Of course you understand my feelings, so I want you to explain it to me (actually excusing him). Woody got the message and promised to remain loyal to the emperor and try his best to forgive him. 2. Ordering the wanton destruction of evidence of war crimes. A large number of documents, materials, records and evidence of heinous crimes such as gas war, bacteriological war and three light policies were burned in an attempt to escape punishment. Only in the valley of Tokyo, the burning black smoke of war-related documents and materials filled the air for three days. In addition, the Japanese General Staff also ordered all troops to burn all war-related documents and materials.
3. Trying to please, please MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the US military stationed in Japan who holds the power of life and death. Be respectful and obedient to him. After the war, the two kept close contact and met ten times before and after. Hirohito tried his best to flatter and invite pets.
Representatives of Japanese military and political circles tried their best to avenge Hirohito.
1. As mentioned above, before going to prison, the Minister of the Interior, Muki, who was familiar with Hirohito's war crimes, faithfully fulfilled his promise to the Emperor and told his defense lawyers many times that when defending him, he should first try to excuse the Emperor. Kimoto himself did the same when he was tried.
2. Of the 28 Japanese Class A war criminals tried by Tokyo Far East International Military Tribunal, no one pleaded guilty at first. Seijiro Sakamoto, a Class-A war criminal, also threatened to fight 300 rounds with prosecutors in China. Their defense lawyers also pleaded not guilty to them one by one, and only bowed their heads when they were refuted speechless in front of the witness's physical evidence. However, they made no mention of Hirohito's criminal facts and tried to cover them up. They would rather admit it themselves, but also try their best to clear their eyes for hirohito.
For its own interests and international strategic considerations, the United States has tried its best to shield Hirohito, regardless of the feelings of the people of the victimized countries in Asia. This is the most fundamental and main reason why Hirohito escaped the historical justice trial.
1. MacArthur, the leader of the American occupation army in Japan, in view of the Japanese military and political authorities and citizens' reverence for the emperor, regarded him as a national god, and decided to exempt the emperor from prosecution in order to control Japan and reduce the losses of the American occupation army. MacArthur said in his report to President Truman, "If the Allies decide to arrest and execute the Emperor as a war criminal, the Allied Command in Japan will need to reinforce 3 million combat troops ..." and tens of thousands of administrative cadres. Because "if Emperor Hirohito is executed in public trial, the pillar of Japanese national belief will be completely disintegrated, and even crazy riots and riots against allies will be caused throughout Japan."
2. After the war, with the rise of the Soviet Union and the growing strength of China's * * * production party, the cold war situation between East and West gradually took shape. In order to make Japan a bridgehead and an important pillar of the West's anti-* * in East Asia, the United States decided to foster Japanese militaristic forces from an international strategic perspective and will shelter Hirohito.