They were negotiating, that much at least is documented. At this remove, it is hard to say if it was in good faith or not. Had a settlement been reached, it doesn't seem likely the Japanese could have done much, with just the Emperor--Japan was a wreck, and they had lost access to Chinese resources.
I am grateful that the plans to bomb Kyoto (and that was proposed, so far as I know) did not go forward.
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Date: 2009-08-07 01:49 am (UTC)I am grateful that the plans to bomb Kyoto (and that was proposed, so far as I know) did not go forward.