Both of them were severely hurt by nuclear radiation
Hiroshima is one of the japanese cities that was bombed by the USA with atomic bomb during ww2.
<span>Chernobyl also experience a nuclear disaster in 1986,in the USSR.
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In pre-WW2 Japanese culture, there existed a strict social hierarchy. One of the lowest things one could do in said hierarchy, is surrender. This was seen as dishonorable, and lowered one’s potion to lower than dogs. Any sign of disobedience and hesitation to the captor by the prisoner was seen as disrespectful, and accordingly.
I think it would be a cause the government has rights like us and its freedom of choice on what to do