Hirohito

[ heer-oh-hee-toh; Japanese hee-raw-hee-taw ]

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Showa, 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.

Hirohito

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Hirohito19011989MJapanesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89. In 1946 he became a constitutional monarch

Hirohito

Japanese emperor who came to the throne in the 1920s. He reigned over the Japanese in World War II . After the war, he was forced to give up the claim to divine status that previous emperors had made. He died in 1989, after long outliving all the other major figures associated with the war.

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The Associated Press story began: “Hang on to your scalps, Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini, for 29 red-blooded young Americans are on the warpath … “

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Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced the countries surrender nine days later on 15 August 1945.

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In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god.

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Naruhito — grandson of the wartime emperor Hirohito — and his family are fairly popular, greeted by waving crowds wherever they go.

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito devoted his career to making amends for a war fought in the name of the wartime emperor, Hirohito, the current emperor’s grandfather.

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hiring hall Hiroshige

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