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The Emperor was the ruler, but Tojo had control. He and his generals all but  ignored the Emperor, giving him only lip service; indeed, when the Emperor went on the radio and announced the order for the Japanese to surrender after the A-bombs, the military tried to assassinate him to stop him (proving that the bombings WERE necessary, and Japan would NOT have given up without them). However, this is not why the Emperor was not tried for war crimes. Truman wanted him tried and executed, but MacArthur, realizing the importance of the Emperor to the people of Japan, pardoned him in return for him becoming an ally to keep Japan from turning to Communism (as was happening to so much of Europe, at the time).