Four years later, at the end of the war, Kido was one of the chief proponents of the surrender, and of the idea that the emperor needed to deliver a speech himself in order to ensure that all civilians and military would cease fighting.
Four years later, at the end of the war, Kido is generally credited with convincing the government to accept the Potsdam Declaration and surrender. He also convinced the emperor that it would be necessary to deliver a personal speech in order to ensure that all civilians and soldiers would cease fighting.