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i think japan would have surrendered
Japan was already surrendering, actually. but it was to the Soviets
They tried twice, one directly to USA but it was refused, and second time they asked USSR for mediation but USSR also refused since they were bound by Tehran promise to attack Japan and were not neutral.
I've always thought it would have resulted in two Japans, like how Korea and Germany got split. But I have no idea where the socialists in Japan would have gained power. I know they existed though, like that guy who got killed with a sword on TV.
That's what Truman and co feared, which is why they staked their claim with the atom bomb. Even against the advice of MacArthur.