[ARC5] How the U.S. Cracked Japan's 'Purple Encryption"

[Dennis Monticelli]

I think there is a shred of truth to the religious aspect, but not in
direct connection to the emperor.  The Japanese believed divine
intervention in the form of a typhoon saved them from a Mogul naval
invasion back in the 1200's.  The leadership played up this
we-are-the-chosen-ones and god-is-on-our-side thing (e.g. Kamikaze pilots)
such that even towards the very end the people were led to believe that
divine intervention would save them.  Ironically, a huge freak typhon
struck the US fleet a month or two after the Japanese surrender.  It caused
massive damage to our ships.

Dennis AE6C

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 7:03 AM, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>>I wonder how much Japanese religion had to do with it.  If you believe
> the emperor is a god then you might expect a miraculous victory over
> a stronger opponent.
>
> I doubt very much.   The general population believed him a deity,  but I
> doubt the Army leadership did.   To them, he was just a figurehead.   I
> would suspect Yamamoto also didn't believe him a deity,  but he had more
> reverence for Hirohito's position as emperor.    My opinions only based on
> readings, but I can't cite any specific proof texts.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I wonder how much Japanese religion had to do with it.  If you believe
>> the emperor is a god then you might expect a miraculous victory over
>> a stronger opponent.  But maybe Yamamoto didn't believe that.
>>
>> I've also read that Japanese naval strategists believed in a repeat of
>> their success in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05.
>>
>> And the strength of isolationist politics in the U.S. may have emboldened
>> both Germany and Japan.
>>
>>
>>
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