Word: domei
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...Shock of Defeat. Never was a nation so ill-prepared for defeat. A Domei broadcast admitted that the Emperor's rescript came as a shock to a people who had been cut off from true military and political news of the outside world. Official statements and Tokyo broadcasts foreshadowed some of the Jap attitudes with which MacArthur must deal...
...Domei described the scene at which Emperor Hirohito decided to surrender to the Allies: "On the personal initiative of His Majesty, an historical conference was held before the Throne at the Imperial Palace. . . . The conference was attended by Premier Baron Kantaro Suzuki and all other ministers...
...Cultivate the ways of rectitude, nobility of spirit, and work with resolution so that you may enhance the innate glory of the Imperial State and keep pace with the progress of the world." In the homes, shops and offices of Japan the people listened. "Upon hearing his voice," reported Domei, "the 100,000,000 prostrated themselves on the ground and shed bitter tears of self-examination and self-reproach...
...There must be discipline and order-"no action or words in violation of His Imperial Majesty's instructions." But "I am desirous of encouraging energetic and open discussion and recognizing the freedom of wholesome association." (Domei reported that the domestic police force would be greatly expanded...
Rumor & Vigil. The U.S. replied to the Japs, and again the nation waited. Rumors flew. The radio tried hard to keep up: "This is a Reuter's report of a Domei broadcast picked up by the Chungking Radio...