I don't support the use of nuclear weapons (and I'm 100% sure that should Iran get it, they'd wipe Israel off the map) but I honestly think Japan got a better "deal" than eastern Europe by getting two nukes, surrendering, and not being conquered by Russia and becoming a satellite of the USSR.

They haven't suffered decades of communism and have seen an extremely successful recovery from WWII in a short amount of time.

The reason they sided with the nazis --and two nukes were a harsh price to pay for having picked the wrong side-- is because they knew Russia would come after Japan.

The two nukes stopped Russia's thirst for Japan on the spot.

We'd be living in a very different world if the two nukes didn't happen and it's not clear at all Japan would still be japanese.

P.S: I've got family in Japan and I've been many times and I'll probably be going on vacation there next summer. I love Japan.