Original Japanese name: The Imperial Edict for the End of the Great East War

Kana: だいとうあせんそうしゅうけつのしょうしょ

The edict was mainly written by Suzuki Suzuki, the then Prime Minister of Japan. It was drafted by Taro, and completed by Hisanagashi Suzu, Mizuho Kawada, and Masatatsu Yasuoka. Other cabinet ministers also participated in the revision. In order to seek to exempt Emperor Hirohito from war responsibilities and protect Japan's imperial system, it also included attempts to reduce the possibility of crises caused by domestic hardliners. The edict adopted many tactics in wording, such as blurring the essence of the war of aggression launched by Japan; evading Japan's war responsibilities against Asian countries and limiting its targets to the United States and Britain; and limiting Hirohito's responsibility as the supreme commander of the Japanese army. passed on to the Japanese government. The edict was read and recorded by Emperor Showa himself on August 14, 1945. It was broadcast through NHK radio the next day. This was the first time that the Japanese emperor's voice was broadcast to the general public in Japan. The emperor's recording was called "Tamaune", "broadcast" It means "broadcast" in Japanese, so it is called "Yuyin Broadcasting" (pseudonym: ぎょくおんほうそう Romaji: Gyokuon-hōsō.