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1022: 1944: 2358: 2620:. I heard Tsukuba acted cautiously." Tsukuba is believed to refer to Fujimaro Tsukuba, the former chief Yasukuni priest at the time, who decided not to enshrine the war criminals despite having received in 1966 the list of war dead compiled by the government. "What's on the mind of Matsudaira's son, who is the current head priest?" "Matsudaira had a strong wish for peace, but the child didn't know the parent's heart. That's why I have not visited the shrine since. This is my heart." Matsudaira is believed to refer to Yoshitami Matsudaira, who was the grand steward of the Imperial Household immediately after the end of World War II. His son, Nagayoshi, succeeded Fujimaro Tsukuba as the chief priest of Yasukuni and decided to enshrine the war criminals in 1978. Nagayoshi Matsudaira died in 2006, which some commentators have speculated is the reason for release of the memo. 3017:, in the aftermath of the war, conservative Japanese elites created self-whitewashing, self-glorifying national myths that minimized the scope of Japan's war responsibility, which included presenting the emperor as a peace-seeking diplomat and a narrative that separated him from the militarists, whom they described as people who hijacked the Japanese government and led the country into war, shifting the responsibility from the ruling class to only a few military leaders. This narrative also narrowly focuses on the U.S.–Japan conflict, completely ignores the wars Japan waged in Asia, and disregards the atrocities committed by Japanese troops during the war. Japanese elites created the narrative in an attempt to avoid tarnishing the national image and regain the international acceptance of the country. 1057: 4107: 4085: 4140: 4124: 1483: 4201: 2080: 894: 1114: 3890: 2299: 824: 1041: 4176: 1606: 769: 487:). As the grandson of Emperor Meiji, Hirohito was raised away from the court, but returned following his caregiver's death. His education emphasized physical health due to his frailty, alongside values of frugality and devotion to duty. Hirohito's early military commissions and education under influential figures shaped his perspective on Japan's divine imperial lineage, and its role in modernization and diplomacy. His father acceded to the throne in 1912 upon the death of his father Emperor Meiji, making the eleven-year-old Prince Hirohito the 3543:"A man of stronger personality than Hirohito might have tried more strenuously to check the growing influence of the military in Japanese politics and the drift of Japan toward war with the western powers." "The contemporary diary evidence suggests that Hirohito was uncomfortable with the direction of Japanese policy." "The consensus of those who have studied the documents of the period is that Hirohito was consistent in attempting to use his personal influence to induce caution and to moderate and even obstruct the growing impetus toward war." 2042:
damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization." The speech also noted that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage" and ordered the Japanese to "endure the unendurable." The speech, using formal, archaic Japanese, was not readily understood by many commoners. According to historian Richard Storry in
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traditional Japanese bathhouse. However, in anticipation of Hirohito's visit an additional residential wing was added to the earlier building, this time in the style of an Edwardian country house. The new building was subsequently opened to the public and was deemed the largest public bathhouse in the Japanese Empire. Crown Prince Hirohito was a student of science, and he had heard that Beitou Creek was one of only two hot springs in the world that contained a rare radioactive mineral. So, he decided to walk into the creek to investigate.
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foreign dishes other than Western cuisine abroad, thus exceptional preparations were required: The eight chefs and other cooking staff were purified for a week (through fasting and ritual bathing) before the cooking of the feast could begin. This tasting of “Taiwanese cuisine” of the Prince Regent should be understood as part of an integration ceremony of incorporating the colony into the empire, which can be seen as the context and purpose of Hirohito’s Taiwanese visit.
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Victory." Only gradually did it become apparent to the Japanese people that the situation was very grim due to growing shortages of food, medicine, and fuel as U.S. submarines began wiping out Japanese shipping. Starting in mid 1944, American raids on the major cities of Japan made a mockery of the unending tales of victory. Later that year, with the downfall of Tojo's government, two other prime ministers were appointed to continue the war effort,
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quoted that he approved of such since if they won in that campaign, they would be finally having a room to negotiate with the Americans. As high as their spirits could go, the reality check for the Japanese would also come into play since the forces they have sent in Leyte, was practically the ones that would efficiently defend the island of Luzon, hence the Japanese had struck a huge blow in their own military planning.
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circumstantial, concomitant, prospectant, restrospectant, that would in any way lead to the inference that the government in any way permitted the commission of such offenses". He added that conspiracy to wage aggressive war was not illegal in 1937, or at any point since. Pal supported the acquittal of all of the defendants. He considered the Japanese military operations as justified, because
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Historians have said that Hirohito wielded more power than previously believed, and he was actively involved in the decision to launch the war as well as in other political and military decisions. Over the years, as new evidence surfaced, historians were able to arrive at the conclusion that he was culpable for the war, and was reflecting on his wartime role.
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Japan as wars), and the Deputy Minister of the Japanese Army instructed the chief of staff of Japanese China Garrison Army on 5 August not to use the term "prisoners of war" for Chinese captives. This instruction led to the removal of the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners. The works of
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responsibilities as per the prime minister's directives ... In times of intense activities, typed drafts were presented to the Emperor with corrections in red. First draft, second draft, final draft and so forth, came as deliberations progressed one after the other and were sanctioned accordingly by the Emperor.
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The media, under tight government control, repeatedly portrayed him as lifting the popular morale even as the Japanese cities came under heavy air attack in 1944–45 and food and housing shortages mounted. Japanese retreats and defeats were celebrated by the media as successes that portended "Certain
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With the nation fully committed to the war, Hirohito took a keen interest in military progress and sought to boost morale. According to Akira Yamada and Akira Fujiwara, Hirohito made major interventions in some military operations. For example, he pressed Sugiyama four times, on 13 and 21 January and
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Naturally, concerned for a royal family member’s safety, his entourage scurried around, seeking flat rocks to use as stepping stones. After that, these stones were carefully mounted and given the official name: “His Imperial Highness Crown Prince of Japan’s Stepping Stones for River Crossing,” with a
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The view promoted by the Imperial Palace and American occupation forces immediately after World War II portrayed Emperor Hirohito as a purely ceremonial figure who behaved strictly according to protocol while remaining at a distance from the decision-making processes. This view was endorsed by Prime
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overlook the importance of numerous "behind the chrysanthemum curtain" meetings where the real decisions were made between the Emperor, his chiefs of staff, and the cabinet. Using primary sources and the monumental work of Shirō Hara as a basis, Fujiwara and Wetzler have produced evidence suggesting
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The Emperor died at 6:33 am on 7 January 1989 at the age of 87. The announcement from the grand steward of Japan's Imperial Household Agency, Shoichi Fujimori, revealed details about his cancer for the first time. Hirohito was survived by his wife, his five surviving children, ten grandchildren, and
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in Yasukuni was the reason for the boycott. Tomita recorded in detail the contents of his conversations with Hirohito in his diaries and notebooks. According to the memorandum, in 1988, Hirohito expressed his strong displeasure at the decision made by Yasukuni Shrine to include Class-A war criminals
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and referred to him as "Hirohitler", and prompted a wider comparative discussion of the memory and perception of Axis war crimes. The protests against Hirohito's visit also condemned and highlighted what they perceived as mutual Japanese and West German complicity in and enabling of the American war
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After the Japanese surrender in August 1945, there was a large amount of pressure that came from both Allied countries and Japanese leftists that demanded Hirohito step down and be indicted as a war criminal. Australia, Britain and 70 percent of the American public wanted Hirohito tried as a Class-A
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A January 1989 declassified British government assessment of Hirohito said the Emperor was "uneasy with Japan's drift to war in the 1930s and 1940s but was too weak to alter the course of events." The dispatch by John Whitehead, former ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan, to Foreign Secretary
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The last two elements of Hirohito's power were the strongest, while the first element was the weakest. Hirohito had the ultimate authority to shape the country's policies by either agreeing or disagreeing with it. He even used his authority to disagree with policies shaped by the army. Hirohito was
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not only in terms of numbers, but in brutality as well as "These military operations caused death and suffering on a scale incomparably greater than the totally unplanned orgy of killing in Nanking, which later came to symbolize the war". While the Nanking Massacre was unplanned, Bix said "Hirohito
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adorned the newspapers, and there was talk about the purchase of a Mickey Mouse watch. Two types of commemorative stamps and stamp sheets were issued on the day of their return to Japan which demonstrated that the visit had been a significant undertaking. This was the last visit of Emperor Shōwa to
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did not like the idea, as he thought that an ostensibly cooperating emperor would help establish a peaceful allied occupation regime in Japan. MacArthur saw Hirohito as a symbol of the continuity and cohesion of the Japanese people. As a result, any possible evidence that would incriminate Hirohito
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and had many meetings with the military and Tōjō until the end of the month. He initially showed hesitance towards engaging in war, but eventually approved the decision to strike Pearl Harbor despite opposition from certain advisors. In the period leading up to Pearl Harbor, he expanded his control
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Of course His Majesty is a pacifist, and there is no doubt he wished to avoid war. When I told him that to initiate war was a mistake, he agreed. But the next day, he would tell me: "You were worried about it yesterday, but you do not have to worry so much." Thus, gradually, he began to lean toward
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Later in his life, Hirohito looked back on his decision to give the go-ahead to wage a 'defensive' war against China and opined that his foremost priority was not to wage war with China but to prepare for a war with the Soviet Union, as his army had reassured him that the China war would end within
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These were further enhanced by high-level visits, including the visit to Tokyo by President of Malta George Vella who attended the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito last October. He noted that the then Crown Prince of Japan Hirohito visited Malta in April 1921 as part of his first European
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As the war front progressed northward, Hirohito persistently hoped for the Japanese military to deliver a "good bashing" at some point during the war, which meant securing a decisive victory and then leveraging that success to negotiate the most favorable terms possible for Japan. In the autumn of
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the idea that the Emperor is a descendant of the gods." In any case, the "renunciation of divinity" was noted more by foreigners than by Japanese, and seems to have been intended for the consumption of the former. The theory of a constitutional monarchy had already had some proponents in Japan. In
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presented evidence supporting Hirohito's responsibility in the war, noting that had he been prosecuted as some judges and others advocated, a compelling case could have been constructed against him. However, the Americans were apprehensive that removing the emperor from power and subjecting him to
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was broadcast over the radio (the first time Hirohito was heard on the radio by the Japanese people) announcing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. During the historic broadcast Hirohito stated: "Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do
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With each passing week victory became less likely. In April, the Soviet Union issued notice that it would not renew its neutrality agreement. Japan's ally Germany surrendered in early May 1945. In June, the cabinet reassessed the war strategy, only to decide more firmly than ever on a fight to the
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to capture and occupy the enemy capital of Nanking. He was very eager to fight this battle since he and his council firmly believed that all it would take is a one huge blow to bring forth the surrender of Chiang Kai-Shek. He even gave an Imperial Rescript to Iwane when he returned to Tokyo a year
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devastated Tokyo on 1 September 1923, killing some 100,000 people and leveling vast areas. The city could be rebuilt drawing on the then massive timber reserves of Taiwan. In the aftermath of the tragical disaster, the military authorities saw an opportunity to annihilate the communist movement in
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After learning about the death of his instructor, General Nogi, he along with his brothers were reportedly overcome with emotions. He would later acknowledge the lasting influence of Nogi in his life. At that time he was still two years away from completing primary school, henceforth his education
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defined Hirohito as "sacred" and all-powerful, but according to Whitehead, Hirohito's power was limited by ministers and the military. Whitehead explained after World War II that Hirohito's humility was fundamental for the Japanese people to accept the new 1947 constitution and allied occupation.
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Shinobu Kobayashi was the Emperor's chamberlain from April 1974 until June 2000. Kobayashi kept a diary with near-daily remarks of Hirohito for 26 years. It was made public on Wednesday 22 August 2018. According to Takahisa Furukawa, a professor of modern Japanese history at Nihon University, the
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Also as a matter of course, he wanted to keep what his generals conquered -- though he was less greedy than some of them. None of this should surprise us. Hirohito would be no more have granted independence Korea independence or returned Manchuria to China than Roosevelt would have granted Hawaii
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dictators. After the war, since the U.S. thought that the retention of the emperor would help establish a peaceful allied occupation regime in Japan, and help the U.S. achieve their postwar objectives, they depicted Hirohito as a "powerless figurehead" without any implication in wartime policies.
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On 22 June, Hirohito met with his ministers saying, "I desire that concrete plans to end the war, unhampered by existing policy, be speedily studied and that efforts be made to implement them." The attempt to negotiate a peace via the Soviet Union came to nothing. There was always the threat that
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On 5 September, Prime Minister Konoe informally submitted a draft of the decision to Hirohito, just one day in advance of the Imperial Conference at which it would be formally implemented. On this evening, Hirohito had a meeting with the chief of staff of the army, Sugiyama, chief of staff of the
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newspaper a memo by Yuzawa that Hatano had kept for nine years since he received it from Yuzawa's family. The bookseller said: "It took me nine years to come forward, as I was afraid of a backlash. But now I hope the memo would help us figure out what really happened during the war, in which 3.1
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that during 1944, he compiled a thorough report detailing the wartime atrocities perpetrated by Japanese soldiers in China. He clarified that he didn't directly discuss the report with Hirohito;however, he added that "when I met with him, I did report on the China situation in bits and pieces."
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Regarding these protests and opposition, Emperor Hirohito was not surprised to have received a report in advance at a press conference on 12 November after returning to Japan and said that "I do not think that welcome can be ignored" from each country. Also, at a press conference following their
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On 8 October, Sugiyama signed a 47-page report to the Emperor (sōjōan) outlining in minute detail plans for the advance into Southeast Asia. During the third week of October, Sugiyama gave Hirohito a 51-page document, "Materials in Reply to the Throne," about the operational outlook for the war.
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According to Akira Fujiwara, Hirohito endorsed the policy of qualifying the invasion of China as an "incident" instead of a "war"; therefore, he did not issue any notice to observe international law in this conflict (unlike what his predecessors did in previous conflicts officially recognized by
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wrote a proposal to Hirohito, urging him to quell extremist elements within the military and end the war. Konoe argued that although surrendering to America might preserve imperial rule, it would not survive a Communist revolution he believed was imminent. Hirohito was troubled by the ambiguity
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First, he was a constitutional monarch subject to legal restrictions and binding conventions, as he has so often stressed. Second, he was supreme commander of Japanese armed forces, though his orders were often ignored and sometimes defied. Third, he wielded absolute moral authority in Japan by
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The talks between Emperor Hirohito and President Nixon were not planned at the outset, because initially the stop in the United States was only for refueling to visit Europe. However, the meeting was decided in a hurry at the request of the United States. Although the Japanese side accepted the
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On October 18, 1944, the Imperial headquarters had resolved that the Japanese must make a stand in the vicinity of Leyte to prevent the Americans from landing in the Philippines. This view was widely frowned upon and disgruntled the policymakers from both the army and navy sectors. Hirohito was
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In September 1944, Hirohito declared that it must be his citizens' resolve to smash the evil purposes of the Westerners so that their imperial destiny might continue, but all along, it is just a mask for the urgent need of Japan to scratch a victory against the counter-offensive campaign of the
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In 1975, Hirohito and Nagako visited the United States for 14 days from 30 September to 14 October, at the invitation of President Gerald Ford. The visit was the first such event in US–Japanese history. The United States Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard
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A diary by chamberlain Kuraji Ogura says that he was reluctant to start war against China in 1937 because they had underestimated China's military strength and Japan should be cautious in its strategy. In this regard, Ogura writes Hirohito said that "once you start (a war), it cannot easily be
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It was widely reported in Taiwanese newspapers that famous high-end restaurants served typical Chinese luxury dishes for the Prince, such as swallow’s nest and shark fin, as Taiwanese cuisine. This was the first time an Emperor or a Crown Prince has ever eaten local cuisine on a colony, or had
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The declassified January 1989 British government assessment of Hirohito describes him as "too weak to alter the course of events" and Hirohito was "powerless" and comparisons with Hitler are "ridiculously wide off the mark." Hirohito's power was limited by ministers and the military and if he
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and civilian victims of the brutal occupation there. In the Netherlands, raw eggs and vacuum flasks were thrown. The protest was so severe that Empress Nagako, who accompanied the Emperor, was exhausted. In the United Kingdom, protestors stood in silence and turned their backs when Hirohito's
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In his first ever press conference given in Tokyo in 1975, when he was asked what he thought of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hirohito answered: "It's very regrettable that nuclear bombs were dropped and I feel sorry for the citizens of Hiroshima but it couldn't be helped because that happened in
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There has never been a cabinet in which the prime minister, and all the ministers, reported so often to the throne. In order to effect the essence of genuine direct imperial rule and to relieve the concerns of the Emperor, the ministers reported to the throne matters within the scope of their
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Having visited several sites outside of Taipei, Hirohito returned to the capital on the 24th and on the 25th of April, just one day before his departure, he visited the Beitou hotspring district of Taipei and its oldest facility. The original structure had been built in 1913 in the style of a
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to be the Gakushūin's tenth president as well as the one in-charge on educating his grandson. The main aspect that they focused was on physical education and health, primarily because Hirohito was a sickly child, on par with the impartment or inculcation of values such as frugality, patience,
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in a speech on the day of Hirohito's death in which Takeshita asserted that the war "had broken out against wishes." Takeshita's statement provoked outrage in nations in East Asia and Commonwealth nations such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. According to historian
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over military matters and participated in the Conference of Military Councillors, which was considered unusual of him. Additionally, he sought additional information regarding the attack plans. An aide reported that he openly showed joy upon learning of the success of the surprise attacks.
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in August. Hirohito played an increasingly influential role in the war; in eleven major episodes he was deeply involved in supervising the actual conduct of war operations. Hirohito pressured the High Command to order an early attack on the Philippines in 1941–42, including the fortified
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opposed the International Military Tribunal and made a 1,235-page judgment. He found the entire prosecution case to be weak regarding the conspiracy to commit an act of aggressive war with brutalization and subjugation of conquered nations. Pal said there is "no evidence, testimonial or
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published the Showa tenno dokuhaku roku (Dokuhaku roku), which recorded conversations Hirohito held with five Imperial Household Ministry officials between March and April 1946, containing twenty-four sections.The Dokuhaku roku recorded Hirohito speaking retroactively on topics arranged
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and reintegration into the international community, though his wartime role remained controversial. His legacy is a complex blend of tradition, militarism, and modernization, reflecting the challenges and transformations Japan faced during the 20th century. Hirohito died aged 87 at
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to closely monitor Japan's military activities. The extensive resources required for regular updates to the Emperor often drew complaints from military officials. To celebrate significant military victories, he rode his white horse in parades in front of the Imperial Palace.
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supported the boycott of trade operations by the Western Powers, particularly the United States boycott of oil exports to Japan. Pal argued the attacks on neighboring territories were justified to protect the Japanese Empire from an aggressive environment, especially the
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The passage in the Dokuhaku roku refutes the theory that Hirohito wanted an early conclusion to the war due to his value for peace. Instead, it provides evidence that he desired its end because of Japan's early military victories in Pearl Harbor and Southeast Asia.
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The objectives to be obtained were clearly defined: a free hand to continue with the conquest of China and Southeast Asia, no increase in US or British military forces in the region, and cooperation by the West "in the acquisition of goods needed by our Empire."
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war. And the next time I met him, he leaned even more toward. In short, I felt the Emperor was telling me: my prime minister does not understand military matters, I know much more. In short, the Emperor had absorbed the view of the army and navy high commands.
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The first foreign trip by the Crown Prince was made in 1907 by the Crown Prince Yoshihito to the then Korean Empire. During that time, while it was considered a foreign country, it had become a colonial protectorate of Japan and would eventually be
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the supreme military commander in Imperial Japan, and pursued armed expansionist policies against weaker Asian neighbors. He never opposed war or expansion, but he opposed war with the US and Britain because of his fear that Japan would lose.
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to suppress the rebellion within the hour. He asked for reports from Honjō every 30 minutes. The next day, when told by Honjō that the high command had made little progress in quashing the rebels, the Emperor told him "I Myself, will lead the
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I hoped to give the enemy one good bashing somewhere, and then seize a chance for peace. Yet I didn't want to ask for peace before Germany did because then we would lose trust in the international community for having violated that corollary
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and sanctioned by Emperor Hirohito himself, was both directly and indirectly responsible for the deaths of "more than 2.7 million" Chinese civilians. His works and those of Akira Fujiwara about the details of the operation were commented by
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that the Emperor worked through intermediaries to exercise a great deal of control over the military and was neither bellicose nor a pacifist but an opportunist who governed in a pluralistic decision-making process. American historian
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As the tide of war began to turn against Japan (around late 1942 and early 1943), the flow of information to the palace gradually began to bear less and less relation to reality, while others suggest that Hirohito worked closely with
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Chief of Naval General Staff Admiral Nagano, a former Navy Minister and vastly experienced, later told a trusted colleague, "I have never seen the Emperor reprimand us in such a manner, his face turning red and raising his voice."
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According to notebooks by Michiji Tajima, a top Imperial Household Agency official who took office after the war, Emperor Hirohito privately expressed regret about the atrocities that were committed by Japanese troops during the
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and China. Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo said to his cabinet, "This is an ultimatum." On 1 December an Imperial Conference sanctioned the "War against the United States, United Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands."
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the severe likelihood that Japan was about to launch a surprise attack and that the question had been "how we should maneuver them into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves."
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Emperor Hirohito, in whose name Japanese soldiers fought in World War Two, was reluctant to start a war with China in 1937 and had believed in stopping it earlier, media reported on Friday, citing a diary by his former
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said that post-war Japanese public opinion supporting protection of the Emperor was influenced by U.S. propaganda promoting the view that the Emperor together with the Japanese people had been fooled by the military.
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reported, "Scholars who have spoken out against the late Emperor have received threatening phone calls from Japan's extremist right wing." One example of actual violence occurred in 1990 when the mayor of Nagasaki,
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as the Prime Minister to replace Kantarō Suzuki, who resigned due to responsibility for the surrender, to assist the American occupation, there were attempts by numerous leaders to have him put on trial for alleged
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three months, but that decision of his had haunted him since he forgot that the Japanese forces in China were drastically fewer than that of the Chinese, hence the shortsightedness of his perspective was evident.
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The daughters who lived to adulthood left the imperial family as a result of the American reforms of the Japanese imperial household in October 1947 (in the case of Princess Shigeko) or under the terms of the
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prepared a draft document which summarized the hopeless military situation and proposed a negotiated settlement. Extremists in Japan were also calling for a death-before-dishonor mass suicide, modeled on the
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and demanded naval battles against the Americans for the losses they had inflicted in the Aleutians. The battles were disasters. Finally, it was at his insistence that plans were drafted for the recapture of
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and acknowledging Japan's imminent unconditional surrender following this defeat, Hirohito persisted in seeking another battlefield where a decisive victory could be achieved, considering locations such as
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to by his given name but rather was referred to simply as "His Majesty the Emperor" which may be shortened to "His Majesty." In writing, the Emperor was also referred to formally as "The Reigning Emperor."
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after it was revealed to him that Class-A war criminals had secretly been enshrined after its post-war rededication. This boycott lasted from 1978 until his death and has been continued by his successors,
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knew of and approved annihilation campaigns in China that included burning villages thought to harbor guerrillas." Top U.S. government officials understood the emperor's intimate role during the war.
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on 30 September 1975, Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako stayed in the United States for two weeks. The official meeting with President Ford occurred on 2 October. On 3 October, Hirohito visited
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and the U.S. achieve its postwar objectives. As a result, MacArthur did everything in his power to exclude any possible evidence that would have incriminated Hirohito and his family during the
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Takahisa Furukawa, expert on wartime history from Nihon University, confirmed the authenticity of the memo, calling it "the first look at the thinking of Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister
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contained a laboratory from which Hirohito published several papers in the field under his personal name "Hirohito". His contributions included the description of several dozen species of
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are "ridiculously wide off the mark." If Hirohito acted too insistently with his views he could have been isolated or replaced with a more pliant member of the royal family. The pre-war
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Seiichi Chadani, professor of modern Japanese history with Shigakukan University who has studied Hirohito's actions before and during the war said on the discovery of Hyakutake's diary:
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was compensated by Fleet Admiral Togo Heihachiro and Naval Captain Ogasawara Naganari, wherein later on, would become his major opponents with regards to his national defense policy.
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later, despite the brutality that his officers had inflicted on the Chinese populace in Nanking; thus Hirohito had seemingly turned a blind eye to and condoned these monstrosities.
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In a speech at the White House state dinner, Hirohito read, "Thanks to the United States for helping to rebuild Japan after the war." During his stay in Los Angeles, he visited
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Nonetheless, according to Herbert Bix, Hirohito's main concern seems to have been the possibility of an attack by the Soviet Union given his questions to his chief of staff,
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Shiratori Kurakichi, one of his middle-school instructors, was one of the personalities who deeply influenced the life of Hirohito. Kurakichi was a trained historian from
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and authorized by specific orders given by Hirohito himself, transmitted by the chief of staff of the army. Hirohito authorized the use of toxic gas 375 times during the
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published a front-page article about the discovery of a memorandum detailing the reason that Hirohito stopped visiting Yasukuni. The memorandum, kept by former chief of
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stopped in the middle ... What's important is when to end the war" and "one should be cautious in starting a war, but once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly."
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Prange, G. W., Dillon, K. V., Goldstein, D. M. (1991). At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor; Revised Edition. United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group.
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in 1940 and another agreement in December 1941 that forbade Japan from signing a separate peace treaty with the United States. In the Dokuhaku roku, Hirohito said:
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strategy implemented in China from 1942 to 1945 and which was both directly and indirectly responsible for the deaths of "more than 2.7 million" Chinese civilians.
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A controversial book that posited Hirohito as a more active protagonist of World War II than publicly portrayed; it contributed to the re-appraisal of his role.
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Hyakutake's diary quotes some of Hirohito's ministers and advisers as being worried that the Emperor was getting ahead of them in terms of battle preparations.
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in 1936 and was virtually in exile, and they chatted for a while. However, protests were held in Britain and the Netherlands by veterans who had served in the
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honored the state visit. Before and after the visit, a series of terrorist attacks in Japan were caused by anti-American left-wing organizations such as the
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had not yet been put into law. Despite this, visits to the United States had been planned in 1973 and 1974, but never occurred due to lack of coordination.
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Felton, Mark (2019). "Chapter 8: The Perfect Storm: Japanese military brutality during World War Two". In Carmichael, Cathie; Maguire, Richard C. (eds.).
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I asked for a decision. I decided to end the war on my own. (...) I thought that the continuation of the war would only bring more misery to the people."
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in Europe, Hirohito consented to the alliance. On 27 September 1940, ostensibly under Hirohito's leadership, Japan became a contracting partner of the
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An entry dated 7 April 1987 said the Emperor was haunted by discussions of his wartime responsibility and, as a result, was losing his will to live.
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For the rest of his life, Hirohito was an active figure in Japanese life and performed many of the duties commonly associated with a constitutional
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In the years immediately after Hirohito's death, scholars who spoke out against the emperor were threatened and attacked by right-wing extremists.
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found himself increasingly isolated, and he resigned on 16 October. He justified himself to his chief cabinet secretary, Kenji Tomita, by stating:
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golden wedding anniversary three years later, along with the Empress, he mentioned this visit to Europe as his most enjoyable memory in 50 years.
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again since 1921 (Taishō 10) as crown prince, for 17 days from 27 September to 14 October with his wife, Nagako. In this case, a special aircraft
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trial could trigger widespread chaos and collapse of Japan, given his revered status among the Japanese populace. Additionally, the advent of the
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as an ally and strategic partner. As a result, ensuring Japan's strength and stability became imperative for securing a reliable postwar ally.
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suspects and incarcerated solemnly vowed to protect their sovereign against any possible taint of war responsibility. Thus, "months before the
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diary reveals that the emperor "gravely took responsibility for the war for a long time, and as he got older, that feeling became stronger."
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thought him probable to be a useful partner to get the Japanese to accept the occupation and partly due to behind-the-scenes maneuvering by
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In the first six months of war, all the major engagements had been victories. Japanese advances were stopped in the summer of 1942 with the
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and made a false accusation against Chinese dissidents as a pretext to invade Manchuria, Japan occupied Chinese territories and established
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the United States. The official press conference held by the Emperor and Empress before and after their visit also marked a breakthrough.
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marked a significant step towards international diplomacy for Japan, despite domestic opposition. His experiences abroad, particularly in
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granting imperial honors that conveyed incontestable prestige and by issuing imperial rescripts that had coercive power greater than law.
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in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II. They have said that he and some members of the imperial family, such as his brother
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On 8 December (7 December in Hawaii), 1941, in simultaneous attacks, Japanese forces struck at the Hong Kong Garrison, the US Fleet in
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In this document, Yuzawa details a conversation he had with Tojo a few hours before the attack. The Vice Minister quotes Tojo saying:
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last man. This strategy was officially affirmed at a brief Imperial Council meeting, at which, as was normal, Hirohito did not speak.
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1935, when Tatsukichi Minobe advocated the theory that sovereignty resides in the state, of which the Emperor is just an organ (the
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Although the Emperor had supposedly repudiated claims to divinity, his public position was deliberately left vague, partly because
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was created and governed through diplomatic actions (taking into accounts the interests of other nations benevolently and justly).
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power over the formation of cabinets since 1900. Between 1921 and 1944, there were 64 separate incidents of political violence.
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in London. The letter was written shortly after Hirohito's death. Britain's ambassador to Japan John Whitehead stated in 1989:
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said that Emperor Hirohito might have been the prime mover behind most of Japan's military aggression during the Shōwa era.
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On 25 December 1926, Yoshihito died and Hirohito became emperor. The Crown Prince was said to have received the succession (
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was used unlike the previous visit by ship. Although not counted as a visit, at that time, Hirohito and Nagako stopped by
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an estimated 6000 people, mainly ethnic Koreans, were annihilated. The backlash culminated in an assassination attempt by
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Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and the 2000 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.
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at the White House before a state dinner held in honor of the Japanese head of state for the first time, 2 October 1975
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informed him of the revolt, Hirohito immediately ordered that it be put down and referred to the officers as "rebels" (
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Hirohito assumed regency in 1921 due to his father's health issues, navigating Japan through significant treaties, the
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On 31 October 1975, a press conference was held immediately after returning to Japan after visiting the United States.
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to Hirohito. On 5 November Emperor Hirohito approved in imperial conference the operations plan for a war against the
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on 9 May, on the same day reaching the British capital, London. Hirohito was welcomed in the UK as a partner of the
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Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called (1699–1917). Order of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine (1714–1917)
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At the time of his death, he was both the oldest and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor, as well as the
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When his father died in December 1926, Hirohito—then 25 years old—became emperor of Japan. Hirohito reigned as a
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An account from the Vice Interior Minister in 1941, Michio Yuzawa, asserts that Hirohito was "at ease" with the
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Fujiwara, "The thesis that the Emperor, as an organ of responsibility, could not reverse cabinet decision is a
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in the list of war dead honored there by saying, "At some point, Class-A criminals became enshrined, including
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Nevertheless, all speakers at the Imperial Conference were united in favor of war rather than diplomacy. Baron
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A review of the hydroids of the family Clathrozonidae with description of a new genus and species from Japan.
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surrounding America's commitment to upholding imperial rule. He considered the advice of Army Chief of Staff
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Nevertheless, Hirohito's status as a limited constitutional monarch was formalized with the enactment of the
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A review of the hydroids of the family Clathrozonidae with description of a new genus and species from Japan
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Bowls and utensils used by Hirohito on April 24 in Taipei during feast on local cuisine (Ntl. Taiwan Museum)
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and others, attended official international banquets, and visited places such as the fierce battlefields of
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On 12 August 1945, Hirohito informed the imperial family of his decision to surrender. One of his uncles,
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As the war shifted unfavorably for Japan, his sentiments were recorded in the Dokuhaku roku as follows:
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at the moment of their subsequent marriages (in the cases of Princesses Kazuko, Atsuko, and Takako).
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Pike, F. (2016). Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941–1945. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.
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extremists would carry out a coup or foment other violence. On 26 July 1945, the Allies issued the
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Additionally, he recalled showing Hirohito a Chinese-produced film depicting Japanese atrocities.
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commenced, MacArthur's highest subordinates were working to attribute ultimate responsibility for
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and increasing military power within the government through both legal and extralegal means. The
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Ten weeks after he was born, Hirohito was removed from the court and placed in the care of Count
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Brands, Hal (2006). "The Emperor's New Clothes: American Views of Hirohito after World War II".
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proposed that a settlement and concessions, such as the return of Hong Kong, should be given to
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carriage passed them while others wore red gloves to symbolize the dead. The satirical magazine
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Tipton, Elise K. (2018). "Royal symbolism: Crown Prince Hirohito's tour to Europe in 1921". In
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asserted his views too much he would have been replaced by another member of the royal family.
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because he thought that the American occupation of Japan would uphold imperial rule in Japan.
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lecture on "Relationship between the British Royal Family and its People", and was awarded an
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The Search for Reconciliation: Sino-Japanese and German-Polish Relations since World War II
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elections. The coup resulted in the murders of several high government and Army officials.
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From 3 March to 3 September 1921 (Taisho 10), the Crown Prince made official visits to the
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on the evening of 14 August, prior to the broadcast. They seized the Imperial Palace (the
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Brands, Hal. "The Emperor's New Clothes: American Views of Hirohito after World War II."
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The reason a visit had not occurred prior to this was, in part, due to the fact that the
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manner. A large number of world leaders attended the funeral. Hirohito is buried in the
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A new hydroid Hydractinia bayeri n. sp. (family Hydractiniidae) from the Bay of Panama.
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after having digestive problems for several months. The doctors discovered that he had
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campaign. Following Japan's withdrawal from Guadalcanal he demanded a new offensive in
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In late July 2018, the bookseller Takeo Hatano, an acquaintance of the descendants of
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Cavalry welcome Prince Hirohito in Taipei, in front of the Office of the Gov.-General.
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A new hydroid Hydractinia bayeri n.sp. (family Hydractiniidae) from the Bay of Panama
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The issue of Emperor Hirohito's war responsibility is contested. During the war, the
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Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Deeply engaged in military operations, Hirohito commissioned a war room beneath the
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in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor.
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Thus, Hyakutake quotes Tsuneo Matsudaira, the Imperial Household Minister, saying:
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An entry dated 27 May 1980 said the Emperor wanted to express his regret about the
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Stele of Hirohito’s April 25 “river crossing” at Longnice bathhouse in Beitou, 2024
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Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun had seven children (two sons and five daughters).
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Whitehead concludes that ultimately Hirohito was "powerless" and comparisons with
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Hirohito was deeply interested in and well-informed about marine biology, and the
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were returned to court when Kawamura died – first to the imperial mansion in
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Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan
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belief that the Japanese Imperial Family were the descendants of the sun goddess
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Additional notes on Clathrozoon wilsoni Spencer / by Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
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Daihon'ei senshi; Daitōa Sensō kaisen gaishi; Kaisen ni itaru seisentyaku shidō
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Vice Interior Minister Yuzawa's account on Hirohito's role in Pearl Harbor raid
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thought that an ostensibly cooperative emperor would help establish a peaceful
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Knights Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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China and Her Neighbours: Asian Diplomacy from Ancient History to the Present
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made a public telephone call to the Japanese ambassador to the United States
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In 1971 (Shōwa 46), Hirohito visited seven European countries, including the
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Emperor Hirohito riding Shirayuki during an Army inspection on 8 January 1938
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did your Majesty know about the attack plan? And did you approve the plan?"
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Likewise, Koichi Kido, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, is quoted as saying:
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according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 until
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assert that post-war arguments favoring the view that Hirohito was a mere
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and Seiya Matsuno show that Hirohito also authorized, by specific orders (
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Wilson, Sandra. "Enthroning Hirohito: Culture and Nation in 1920s Japan"
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The hydroids of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan.
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in this field, and so don't really appreciate the nuances of your words."
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According to Yinan He, associate professor of international relations at
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Tomohiko Tomita, confirms for the first time that the enshrinement of 14
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The departure of Prince Hirohito was widely reported in newspapers. The
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Peterson, James W. (2001). Weaver, Barry C; Quigley, Michael A (eds.).
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was dropped, but because of this war, I feel sorry for the citizens of
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brought about harsh political circumstances. Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese
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and subdue them." The rebellion was suppressed following his orders on
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Japan's decision for war : records of the 1941 policy conferences
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and the Soviet declaration of war. On 9 August, Emperor Hirohito told
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9 and 26 February, to increase troop strength and launch an attack on
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On December 1, 1937, Hirohito had given formal instruction to General
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The first part of Hirohito's reign took place against a background of
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On 2 November 1916, Hirohito was formally proclaimed crown prince and
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Many foreigners, including those from the occupying power, were from
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Grand Marshal and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Empire of Japan,
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banquet you said, 'I deeply deplore that unfortunate war.' (See also
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Hirohito's preparations for war described in Saburō Hyakutake's diary
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faction who had the sympathy of many high-ranking officers including
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Emperor Hirohito after his enthronement ceremony in 1928, dressed in
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Crown Prince Hirohito handed his Imperial Notice to Governor-General
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Shōwa Tennō no Jū-go Nen Sensō (The Shōwa Emperor fifteen years war)
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In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army
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tour and was present for the opening of the new Maltese Parliament.
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Five hydroid species from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea / by Hirohito
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Times, Philip Shabecoff Special to The New York (4 October 1975).
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who visited at the time, but was stopped by senior members of the
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Historians have stated that Hirohito was directly responsible for
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During 1912, at the age of 11, Hirohito was commissioned into the
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Shōwa Tennō no Jū-go Nen Sensō (Shōwa Emperor's Fifteen-year War)
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The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
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Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
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Herbert P. Bix "Japan's Delayed Surrender: a Reinterpretation."
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22 September 1975 – Press conference with Foreign Correspondents
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since 1895. This was a voyage his father, the then Crown Prince
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as an Ensign. He was also bestowed with the Grand Cordon of the
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This article is about the emperor of Japan. For other uses, see
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Sergey Semenovich Levin (2003). "Lists of Knights and Ladies".
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Geoffrey Howe was declassified on Thursday 20 July 2017 at the
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17 April 1981 Press conference with the presidents of the press
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came of age. On 27 February 1946, Hirohito's youngest brother,
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As Hirohito appointed his uncle and daughter's father-in-law,
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peninsula. He secured the deployment of army air power in the
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Certain Victory: Images of World War II in the Japanese Media
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In September 2021, 25 diaries, pocket notebooks and memos by
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in the world at that time, a distinction which passed to the
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Emperor Hirohito and His Chief Aide-de-camp, The Honjō Diary
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United Kingdom: Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble
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to thwart attempts to cast him as a European-style monarch.
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within days. Following Japanese custom, the new Emperor was
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A faction of the army opposed to the surrender attempted a
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manliness, self-control, and devotion to the duty at hand.
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The Hydroids of Sagami Bay / by Hirohito, Emperor of Japan
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Malta Government Services and Information (24 July 2020).
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On 3 November, Nagano explained in detail the plan of the
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on the Prince Regent on 27 December 1923 in the so-called
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Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
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Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class
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On 24 February, Hirohito's state funeral was held at the
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of the United Kingdom (1971) and United States President
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Political-military map of the Asia-Pacific region in 1939
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won't happen if you live a simple life like Duke Athol."
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On 22 September 1987, Hirohito underwent surgery on his
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Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako with U.S. President
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In November 1928, Hirohito's accession was confirmed in
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After returning (from Europe) to Japan, Hirohito became
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Hirohito was born on 29 April 1901, at Aoyama Palace in
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Emperor Hirohito and Showa Japan: A Political Biography
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the quasi-official claim that Hirohito of Japan was an
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Another notable case was the assassination of moderate
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assumed the throne and his eldest son, Hirohito became
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There was an early visit with deep royal exchanges in
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Prince Hirohito and his wife, Princess Nagako, in 1924
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in January 1989, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
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Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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Five hydroid species from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
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Documents that suggest limited wartime responsibility
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Regarding Hirohito's exemption from trial before the
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Officially, the imperial constitution, adopted under
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The army and the navy recommended the appointment of
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Greek Royal Family: Grand Cross of the Royal Family
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Jennifer Lind, associate professor of government at
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on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."
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chronologically from 1919 to 1946, right before the
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Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako arriving in the
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The Emperor on his favorite white horse, Shirayuki (
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Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
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Royals on Tour: Politics, pageantry and colonialism
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Hirohito played a crucial role in recovery of 475:, during the reign of his paternal grandfather, 12101:German pre–World War II industrial co-operation 8934:Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon (1959). 8784:awarded Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. 8332:The Imperial Orders and Decorations of Ethiopia 7918: 7413: 7411: 7409: 7407: 7405: 7403: 6934: 6917: 6907: 6905: 6136: 5414:, Kikan Sensō Sekinin Kenkyū 9, 1995, pp. 20–21 4703: 3356: 3265:due to fear of backlash from far right groups. 3055:International Military Tribunal of the Far East 2834:the atrocities committed by the imperial forces 2742: 2722: 2581:Hirohito maintained an official boycott of the 2411:, at the Alaska District Army Command House at 2112:. 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Stinnett, New York, 2000, p. 143. 5295: 5283: 5271: 4928: 4926: 4864: 4814: 4748: 2679:The Emperor was succeeded by his eldest son, 2496: 9309: 9255: 8559: 8511: 8489: 8449: 7756:, The Japan-Manchoukuo Year Book Co., Tokyo. 7400: 6902: 5606:, 1991, p. 126, citing Kenji Tomita's diary. 5230: 5228: 4325: 4172: 3508:, I felt strongly that I must adhere to the 3437:Emperor Shōwa's Theory of War Responsibility 3232: 3091: 2805:frequently depicted Hirohito to equate with 689:In 1908, he began elementary studies at the 11448:Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office 10247: 8944: 8127:"Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana" 7997:"ส่งเครื่องขัตติยราชอิสริยาภรณ์ไปพระราชทาน" 7527: 7515: 7503: 7491: 7479: 7448: 7272:"Post-Hirohito, Japan Debates His War Role" 7224: 7212: 7200: 7181: 7131: 7129: 7127: 6838:"Liechtenstein's Prince Franz Josef II, 83" 6593: 6512:"Nine controversial state visits to the UK" 6079: 6077: 6075: 6073: 6071: 5336: 5259: 5257: 3899:Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation 3798:Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn 1675: 1663:presented the Japanese ambassador with the 1331: 1321: 1121:Prince Hirohito married his distant cousin 1016: 897:Prince Hirohito and British Prime Minister 663:. He was the grandson of Emperor Meiji and 608: 10971: 10957: 10595: 10581: 10375: 10361: 9210: 9196: 8928:Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941–1945 8796:. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. 8369:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 7900:(in Swedish), vol. 2, 1940, p. 7 7393:Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941–1945 7257: 6964:Warriors and Scholars: A Modern War reader 6218: 5709:December 8, 1941: MacArthur's Pearl Harbor 4923: 4516: 2623: 1773:and the landing of the American forces on 62: 12297:Fellows of the Royal Society (Statute 12) 11851:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 11461:Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors 8911:, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1966. 8220: 7659: 7657: 7417: 7309:"Yinan He | International Relations" 7107:"Hirohito, the war criminal who got away" 6551: 6470:. MSN産経ニュース. 7 March 2013. 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On the next day, 8 January 1989, a new 2561:Emperor Hirohito in his laboratory (1950) 2181:Hirohito signing constition of Japan 1947 2007:atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1931:Learn how and when to remove this message 1470:Learn how and when to remove this message 1037:had planned in 1911 but never completed. 11234:National Spiritual Mobilization Movement 10208: 10104: 10070: 9996: 9942: 9843: 9094:at the Imperial Household Agency website 8829: 8273:"Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III" 8161: 7878:"Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden" 7870: 7825: 7805: 7785: 7775:(Supplement). 13 May 1921. p. 3917. 7765: 7236: 7137:"New Hirohito Revelations Startle Japan" 7124: 7074: 7072: 7070: 6995: 6068: 6021: 5967: 5615: 5471: 5254: 3564: 2950:According to Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi of 2633: 2556: 2500: 2459:South-East Asian theatre of World War II 2356: 2333: 2297: 2176: 2078: 1942: 1756: 1656:On the following day, 26 November 1941, 1604: 1562: 1481: 1325: 1205: 1112: 1055: 1039: 1020: 892: 822: 772:The Crown Prince watches a boat race at 767: 667:. His childhood title was Prince Michi. 620: 612: 9654: 9098:Reflections on Emperor Hirohito's death 8979: 8752:Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 8732:Hirohito and the making of modern Japan 8710:Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan 8625:Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 8606:Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 8567:The hydroids of Sagami Bay. II, Thecata 8535: 8171:(Supplement). 9 May 1921. p. 3747. 7985: 7795:(Supplement). 9 May 1921. p. 3737. 7251: 7028: 6818:. 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Hirohito decided not to surrender. 1765:and their children on 7 December 1941 1707:While some authors, like journalists 1503:, and reprimanded the army minister, 1248:, in Tokyo on 9 January 1932, in the 647:during the reign of his grandfather, 11453:Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff 11209:Imperial Rule Assistance Association 10382: 9007: 8787: 8683: 8497:Hydroids from Izu Ôshima and Niijima 8458:Some hydrozoans of the Bonin Islands 7922:Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 7390: 7351:"Mayor Who Faulted Hirohito Is Shot" 7104: 7078: 6858:"Hirohito - WWII, Death & Facts" 6552:Macartney, Alex F. (27 April 2020). 6145: 6113: 6029:"Hirohito's "Jewel Voice Broadcast"" 4718: 4554:Hydroids from Izu Oshima and Nijima. 2791: 2694:was held on 12 November 1990 at the 1869:adding citations to reliable sources 1840: 1803:and, later, for an offensive in the 1452:adding citations to reliable sources 1423: 1080:Earthquake and assassination attempt 905:That evening, a banquet was held at 12121:Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman 11363:East Asia Development Board (Kōain) 10978: 8749: 8728: 8703: 8477:. Hathi Trust Digital Library. 1977 8437:. Hathi Trust Digital Library. 1971 8413:. Hathi Trust Digital Library. 1969 8389:. Hathi Trust Digital Library. 1967 8034:. 27 September 2015. 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Sir 2630:Death and state funeral of Hirohito 1947:Emperor Hirohito on the battleship 1065:stele alongside to tell the story. 747: 24: 12287:Recipients of the Order of Culture 12272:Deaths from small intestine cancer 10279: 9174:25 December 1926 – 7 January 1989 9112:Newspaper clippings about Hirohito 9022: 6534:"A love affair at work turns sour" 6289: 6083: 5725: 4393:Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan 3816:Order of the Royal House of Chakri 3693:Order of the White Rose of Finland 3656: 3124:In September 1944, Prime Minister 2576: 2509:, Emperor Hirohito, and President 2329: 2221: 2071:, meaning "it cannot be helped"). 1302:). 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Archived from 8137: 8119: 8076: 8045: 8029:"NEPAL: Order of Ojaswi Rajanya" 8021: 7951: 7939: 7912: 7888: 7844: 7819: 7799: 7779: 7759: 7746: 7734: 7728: 7722: 7710: 7698: 7686: 7674: 7418:Yamaguchi, Mari (27 July 2018). 7384: 7368: 7342: 7315: 7301: 7289: 7230: 7157: 7105:Pike, Francis (22 August 2020). 7098: 7041: 6989: 6876: 6850: 6830: 6804: 6782: 6760: 6738: 6712: 6679: 6645: 6634: 6608: 6545: 6526: 6504: 6486: 6460: 6446:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2006.00133.x 6425: 6416: 6398: 4673: 4660: 4474: 4386: 4215: 4199: 4187:Order of the Yugoslav Great Star 4174: 4152: 4138: 4122: 4105: 4083: 4068: 4050: 4024: 4006: 3985: 3967: 3946: 3929: 3908: 3888: 3867: 3846: 3825: 3807: 3786: 3765: 3744: 3723: 3702: 3681: 3663: 3610: 3585: 3560:Titles, styles, honours and arms 3149:1944, he hoped for a victory at 2822:Evidence for wartime culpability 2520:East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front 2293: 2074: 2015:Imperial Rescript ending the War 1963:, Hirohito, still looking for a 1845: 1625:, and Japanese Foreign Minister 1428: 1354:in 1931 in which Japan staged a 1264:civilian control of the military 976:. He stayed at the residence of 628:'s four sons in 1921: Hirohito, 409: 390: 12227:Japanese people of World War II 11836:Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact 10546:Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino 9092:Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun 9042:37#2 (2011), pp. 289–323. 9008:Rich, Motoko (24 August 2018). 8604:Presentation by Herbert Bix on 8301:Czech Medals and Orders Society 8279:(in Spanish), 1930, p. 221 7049:"Detail All of Hirohito's Role" 6559:Journal of Contemporary History 6354: 6280: 6198:Ashida Hitoshi Nikki, Dai Ikkan 6191: 6182: 6107: 6093: 6047: 6003: 5973: 5952: 5939: 5930: 5903: 5890: 5849: 5836: 5823: 5798: 5773: 5716: 5700: 5645: 5596: 5559: 5550: 5541: 5481: 5453: 5417: 5404: 5362: 5350:"Detail All of Hirohito's Role" 5342: 5313: 5206:Hernon, Matthew (15 May 2021). 5199: 5173: 5159: 5133: 5113: 5093: 5067: 5034: 5021: 4958: 4914: 4898:. Office of the Speaker (Malta) 4883: 4858: 4640: 4630: 4431:Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan 3958:Order of the Crown of the Realm 3072:"once he had made a decision." 2685: 2666:longest-reigning living monarch 2286:and the end of the short-lived 1856:needs additional citations for 1761:Emperor Hirohito with his wife 1582:As war preparations continued, 1507:. But after the success of the 1490: 1439:needs additional citations for 1419: 651:, the first son of 21-year-old 238: 12262:World War II political leaders 12177:20th-century Japanese monarchs 12091:Japanese settlers in Manchuria 11204:Imperial Rescript on Education 8984:. University of Hawaii Press. 8826:(based on the primary sources) 8772:. W. W. Norton & Company. 8643:Presentation by John Dower on 8623:interview with Herbert Bix on 7296:Shōwa tennō no Jū-go nen sensō 7079:Pike, Francis (26 July 2015). 6962:Divine, Dr. Robert A. (2005). 6936:Jugonen Sensō Gokuhi Shiryoshu 6719:Moffat, Susan (20 June 1994). 6542:. 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(1980). 4691: 4353:Naotake Takatsukasa (adopted) 3579:Foreign military appointments 3201:million people were killed." 2945:Imperial General Headquarters 2860:, should have been tried for 2848:, and his uncles the princes 2238:Japanese constitution of 1889 2037:On 15 August, a recording of 1976:Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal 1611:Imperial General Headquarters 617:Hirohito as an infant in 1902 12207:People of Shōwa-period Japan 11869:Hirohito surrender broadcast 11264:Greater East Asia Conference 10311:is not traditionally listed. 8940:. Ponsonby Memorial Society. 8237:"Boletín Oficial del Estado" 7669:The Journal of Asian Studies 7613:. Kyodo News. 20 July 2017. 7377:Hirohito: Guilty or Innocent 7298:, Aoki Shoten, 1991, p. 122. 7165:"1889 Japanese Constitution" 6919:Dokugasusen Kankei Shiryō II 6422:『皇族 天皇家の近現代史』小田部雄次 中公新書 2011 5707:Bartsch, William H. (2003). 4696: 3357:The Emperor's own statements 2909:Poison gas weapons, such as 2776:alongside his late parents, 2638:Emperor Shōwa's tomb in the 2535:Westchester County, New York 2421:Minister for Foreign Affairs 2393:as a stopover, and met with 1830: 1262:in 1932, marking the end of 1149: 917:(the future Edward VIII) at 842:was used, and departed from 7: 12267:Deaths from cancer in Japan 11249:Supreme Court of Judicature 10562:Prince Hisahito of Akishino 9116:20th Century Press Archives 9040:Journal of Japanese Studies 8937:The Imperial House of Japan 8830:Hidenari, Terasaki (1991). 8586:Books and academic journals 8314:"PREDSJEDNIK TITO U JAPANU" 7375:Fleury, Jean Sénat (2019). 6935: 6918: 5958:Kido Kōichi Nikki, p. 1223. 4985:10.7765/9781526109392.00016 4977:Manchester University Press 4578: 4298:Princess Fumiko Higashikuni 4295:Prince Nobuhiko Higashikuni 4288:Prince Morihiro Higashikuni 3879:Order of the Southern Cross 3574:– upon ascending the throne 3010:fabricated after the war." 2743: 2723: 2701:Hirohito's death ended the 2531:Arlington National Cemetery 2505:Empress Nagako, First Lady 2105:Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 2039:Hirohito's surrender speech 1609:The Emperor as head of the 1600:Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 1108: 987:In Italy, he met with King 956:, he listened to Professor 941:, Army University, and the 543:involvement in World War II 535:Japanese imperial expansion 512:1923 Great Kantō earthquake 464:in 1989. He was one of the 10: 12358: 12222:Japanese marine biologists 12212:Children of Emperor Taishō 11960:Second Philippine Republic 11733:Manchuria–Mongolia problem 10602: 10484:Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu 8909:Hirohito, Emperor of Japan 8864:Toshiaki Kawahara (1990). 8843:Edwin Palmer Hoyt (1992). 8303:. Retrieved 9 August 2018. 6983:Atomic Heritage Foundation 6392:10.1177/003231875801000201 5784:. Routledge. p. 114. 5743:(1st ed.). New York: 4969:; McCreery, Cindy (eds.). 4426:Naruhito, Emperor of Japan 4096:Order of the Golden Fleece 3257:to former Chinese Premier 2967:Wakabayashi further adds: 2840:, his cousins the princes 2825: 2766:Musashi Imperial Graveyard 2640:Musashi Imperial Graveyard 2627: 2497:Visit to the United States 2302:Emperor Hirohito visiting 2214:to consider the potential 1834: 1130: 998: 911:Prince Arthur of Connaught 711:Order of the Chrysanthemum 213:Musashi Imperial Graveyard 29: 12217:Sons of Japanese emperors 12068: 12041: 11983: 11937: 11894: 11887: 11841:Japan during World War II 11796:Pacification of Manchukuo 11766: 11696: 11688:Invasion of Taiwan (1895) 11683:Invasion of Taiwan (1874) 11621: 11614: 11565: 11552:Control Faction (Tōseiha) 11505: 11431: 11424: 11371: 11289: 11282: 11274:Imperial Japanese Airways 11181: 11128: 11093: 11082: 10986: 10932: 10859: 10816: 10728: 10630: 10612: 10554: 10533: 10525:Norihito, Prince Takamado 10520:Yoshihito, Prince Katsura 10515:Prince Tomohito of Mikasa 10497: 10479:Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu 10466: 10455: 10425:Yoshihito, Emperor Taishō 10405: 10390: 10277: 10238: 10199: 10095: 10061: 9987: 9933: 9834: 9645: 9581: 9478: 9384: 9375: 9300: 9246: 9239: 9176: 9167: 9159: 9154: 9127: 8960:(1): 4–27. 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(2001). 8337:26 December 2012 at the 8320:(7187): 5. 9 April 1968. 7959: 7919:Jørgen Pedersen (2009). 7908:– via runeberg.org 7424:Honolulu Star-Advertiser 7237:Fujiwara, Akira (1991). 6572:10.1177/0022009420907666 5031:, 26 November 1921, p. 4 4590: 4484:(Takako, Princess Suga) 4446:Masahito, Prince Hitachi 4396:(Akihito, Prince Tsugu) 4363:(Atsuko, Princess Yori) 4335:(Kazuko, Princess Taka) 4235: 4017:(civil division) (GCB), 3777:Order of the White Eagle 3737:(RSerafO), with Collar, 3716:(StkStOO), with Collar, 3391:, USA, 20 September 1975 2413:Elmendorf Air Force Base 2308:Hiroshima Peace Memorial 1676:War: advance and retreat 1322:Second Sino-Japanese War 1144: 1017:Visit of colonial Taiwan 949:and the Delhi Theatre. 935:Lloyd's Marine Insurance 827:In May 1921, he visited 713:. When his grandfather, 609:Early life and education 547:Second Sino-Japanese War 432:Hirohito announcing the 405:Emperor Hirohito's voice 283:Masahito, Prince Hitachi 12192:20th-century Shintoists 11728:Washington Naval Treaty 11673:Anglo–Japanese Alliance 11658:First Sino-Japanese War 11477:Nuclear weapons program 11219:Great Japan Youth Party 11146:National seals of Japan 10489:Takahito, Prince Mikasa 10474:Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa 9134:Imperial House of Japan 8980:Wetzler, Peter (1998). 8054:"The Order of Sikatuna" 7035:The Wall Street Journal 6514:. Sky News. 4 June 2019 6410:Encyclopedia Britannica 5910:Robert A. 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Bix 1709:Peter Jennings 1677: 1674: 1627:Shigenori Tōgō 1587:Fumimaro Konoe 1584:Prime Minister 1549:China Incident 1492: 1489: 1478: 1477: 1436: 1434: 1427: 1421: 1418: 1364:Fumimaro Konoe 1323: 1320: 1312:Konoe Division 1257:Prime Minister 1246:Lee Bong-chang 1203: 1200: 1172:never referred 1168:Emperor Taishō 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1110: 1107: 1091:Kantō Massacre 1081: 1078: 1018: 1015: 1000: 997: 958:J. R. Tanner's 923:British Museum 919:Windsor Castle 782:United Kingdom 765: 762: 749: 746: 661:Empress Teimei 657:Emperor Taishō 626:Emperor Taishō 610: 607: 591:Fukiage Palace 568:, for General 539:militarization 497:Western Europe 485:Empress Teimei 481:Emperor Taishō 445: 444: 431: 408: 403: 402: 401: 400: 399: 396: 395: 388: 384: 383: 378: 374: 373: 368: 364: 363: 361:Emperor Taishō 358: 354: 353: 348: 342: 341: 338: 337: 320: 319: 313: 312: 303: 302: 294: 293: 291: 290: 288:Takako Shimazu 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 254: 252: 246: 245: 234: 228: 227: 225: 221: 220: 211: 207: 203: 202: 201:, Tokyo, Japan 199:Fukiage Palace 196:(aged 87) 192:7 January 1989 190: 186: 185: 156: 152: 151: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 133: 129: 128: 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 103: 99: 98: 95: 89: 88: 86:7 January 1989 82: 78: 77: 71: 70: 67: 59: 58: 56: 55: 46: 42: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 12354: 12343: 12340: 12338: 12335: 12333: 12330: 12328: 12325: 12323: 12320: 12318: 12315: 12313: 12310: 12308: 12305: 12303: 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10443: 10440: 10436: 10431: 10428: 10426: 10423: 10419: 10414: 10411: 10410: 10408: 10404: 10399: 10395: 10394:Emperor Meiji 10389: 10378: 10373: 10371: 10366: 10364: 10359: 10358: 10355: 10343: 10335: 10333: 10330: 10328: 10325: 10323: 10320: 10318: 10315: 10314: 10313: 10312: 10310: 10309:Empress Jingū 10307: 10303: 10296: 10295: 10291: 10282: 10276: 10266: 10263: 10261: 10258: 10256: 10253: 10252: 10250: 10246: 10243: 10241: 10237: 10227: 10224: 10222: 10219: 10217: 10214: 10213: 10211: 10207: 10204: 10202: 10198: 10188: 10185: 10183: 10180: 10178: 10175: 10173: 10170: 10168: 10165: 10163: 10160: 10158: 10155: 10153: 10150: 10148: 10145: 10143: 10140: 10138: 10135: 10133: 10130: 10128: 10125: 10123: 10120: 10118: 10115: 10113: 10110: 10109: 10107: 10103: 10100: 10098: 10094: 10084: 10081: 10079: 10076: 10075: 10073: 10069: 10066: 10064: 10060: 10050: 10047: 10045: 10042: 10040: 10037: 10035: 10032: 10030: 10027: 10025: 10022: 10020: 10017: 10015: 10012: 10010: 10007: 10005: 10002: 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7481: 7476: 7474: 7472: 7470: 7468: 7466: 7464: 7462: 7460: 7458: 7451:, pp. 5. 7450: 7445: 7443: 7441: 7425: 7421: 7414: 7412: 7410: 7408: 7406: 7404: 7394: 7387: 7378: 7371: 7356: 7352: 7345: 7329: 7325: 7318: 7310: 7304: 7297: 7292: 7277: 7273: 7269: 7263: 7261: 7253: 7248: 7240: 7233: 7226: 7221: 7214: 7209: 7202: 7197: 7195: 7193: 7191: 7183: 7178: 7170: 7166: 7160: 7145:. 7 July 1994 7144: 7143: 7138: 7132: 7130: 7128: 7112: 7111:The Spectator 7108: 7101: 7086: 7082: 7075: 7073: 7071: 7054: 7050: 7044: 7036: 7032: 7025: 7023: 7021: 7013: 7008: 6999: 6992: 6984: 6980: 6974: 6965: 6958: 6956: 6937: 6932: 6920: 6914: 6908: 6906: 6889: 6885: 6879: 6864:. 25 May 2021 6863: 6859: 6853: 6845: 6844: 6839: 6833: 6817: 6813: 6807: 6791: 6785: 6769: 6763: 6747: 6741: 6726: 6722: 6715: 6700: 6696: 6692: 6688: 6682: 6667: 6663: 6659: 6655: 6648: 6642: 6637: 6621: 6617: 6611: 6604: 6599: 6597: 6581: 6577: 6573: 6569: 6565: 6561: 6560: 6555: 6548: 6541: 6540: 6535: 6529: 6513: 6507: 6499: 6495: 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Index

Shōwa Emperor
Hirohito (disambiguation)
A 34 year-old Hirohito in military uniform
Emperor of Japan
Enthronement
Taishō
Akihito
Sesshō of Japan
Tōgū Palace
Aoyama, Tokyo
Fukiage Palace
Musashi Imperial Graveyard
Hachiōji
Nagako Kuni
Issue
Shigeko Higashikuni
Sachiko, Princess Hisa
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Atsuko Ikeda
Akihito, Emperor of Japan
Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Takako Shimazu
Shōwa
Posthumous name
Tsuigō
House
Imperial House of Japan
Emperor Taishō
Sadako Kujō
Shinto

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