You said that Japan never surrendered "the Japanese Government did not surrender."The Emperor over road the Army and ordered the surrender and even then the Army attempted a Coup to stop the message getting out. Learn a little History.What and who signed what on the USS Missouri?They did not care, They had no fuel for the coming winter and the Government run by the Army DID NOT CARE. read the documents, even after 2 atomic bombs the Japanese Government did not surrender. The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II A Collection of Primary SourcesAn embargo wouldn't have done it. They could feed their people....
No, they couldn't.