YOU SAID:
the Japanese knew they had messed up when the Americans dropped the bomb on those rice cookers
INTO JAPANESE
日本人はアメリカ人がそれらの炊飯器に爆弾を落としたとき、彼らが台無しにしたことを知っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Japanese knew that when Americans dropped bombs on their rice cookers, they messed up
INTO JAPANESE
日本人は、アメリカ人が炊飯器に爆弾を落とすと台無しになることを知っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The Japanese knew that if an American dropped a bomb on a rice cooker, it would be ruined
INTO JAPANESE
日本人は、アメリカ人が炊飯器に爆弾を落とすと台無しになることを知っていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The Japanese knew that if an American dropped a bomb on a rice cooker, it would be ruined
That didn't even make that much sense in English.