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Why did the united states choose not to prosecute the japanese emporer for war crimes?

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Hirohito was not indicted as a war criminal, in part because U.S. authorities feared it could throw their occupation into chaos

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User Mitch Satchwell
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The United States wanted to keep Japan stable.

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