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Well... eventually (like within weeks/months) the entire place would be destroyed by fire. Their cities were (largely) made of paper and wood. The death-rates pre-bomb were staggering... I wouldn't be surprised if something like 5-10% (or more) of the entire population was killed due to bombings (many cities lost 50%+). They were highly effective, and Japanese officials later claimed that they realized when the whole island was on fire that they could not continue on. The Bomb was just icing on a ready-to-eat cake.
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All at the cost of more innocent life. As wierd as it may seem, I'm glad that the US dropped the A-Bomb, and made Japan into what they are today.
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I'm pretty sure this is the era of the Nip and Jap, I doubt there were thousands of hippies calling for mercy for the Japanese people, unfortunately.
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Maybe not with such a large population, but I'm positive there were people calling for the US to get out of the war. The whole idea of isolation comes to mind.