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Hirohito wasn't a figurehead. He was constrained by court protocol but he had genuine power and was often part of war council meetings asking and demanding tasks be done.

They weren't going to assassinate him, just kidnap him and destroy the surrender speeches.

Not true. The Emperor was well informed by his generals and was a definite participant in giving out 8rders such as the "Three Alls" Policy. The idea that Hirohito was a puppet was invented up to shield him of crimes he helped commit.