▁of ▁an ▁im min ent ▁ ▁" utter ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁hom eland ," ▁ ▁" st ern ▁justice " ▁for ▁all ▁war ▁crim inals , ▁that ▁dis ar med ▁soldiers ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁live ▁construct ive ▁lives ▁in ▁peace , ▁and ▁comments ▁about ▁ ▁" self - w illed ▁military ▁cli ques ." ▁The ▁version ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁' t ight ly ▁controlled ▁press ' ▁through ▁the ▁D ō me i ▁News ▁Service . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁form ▁it ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁As ah i ▁Sh imb un ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁to ▁design ate ▁the ▁attitude ▁assumed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁P ots dam ▁Dec laration . ▁This ▁newspaper ▁and ▁others ▁clearly ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ult imat um , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁only ▁been ▁transm itted ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁diplom atically ▁via ▁Swiss ▁inter medi aries ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁public ▁via ▁radio ▁and ▁a ird ro pped ▁leaf lets , ▁was ▁formally ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Government . ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁conference , ▁the ▁Premier ▁Su zu ki ▁Kant ar ō ▁himself ▁public ly ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁P ots dam ▁Dec lar ations ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁re hash ▁( y ak ina oshi ) ▁of ▁earlier ▁rejected ▁Al lied ▁propos als , ▁and ▁therefore , ▁being ▁of ▁no ▁value . ▁ ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁actual ▁words ▁were :