SUZUKI Kantaro: The Prime Minister Who Ended World War II.
The story of the little-known prime minister in 1945 is a cautionary reminder that Japan’s surrender of an unwinnable war was not a certainty.
We would like to share the commentary by Mr. Jio Kamata, a freelance writer and regular contributor to the Japanese opinion website Agora. His articles have also been published in The Diplomat and The Japan Times.
His commentary originally appeared in Japan Forward, August 12, 2022.