As conservatives urge Shigeru Ishiba to follow the late Shinzo Abe’s lead, moderates warn against alienating Japan’s ...

After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor ... the throne, Hirohito reflected the same fascination with the West, particularly after a six ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor ... before the start of World War II. She has recounted living in a shelter with her husband and their baby daughter after their residence ...

Emperor Hirohito. After the last ammunition truck and field kitchen had rumbled by. the Son of Heaven stepped down, entered a state coach and, escorted by a squadron of lancers, rolled back to the ...

SAITAMA—Japan continued to operate its rail network even after Emperor Hirohito for the first ... to announce the nation’s surrender in World War II, documents show. A service planning diagram ...

June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot ... January 20, 1945 The Japanese emperor, Hirohito, approves Ketsu-Go - the plan ...

Addressing the U.S. Congress on Hirohito’s birthday is an insult to Pacific War veterans.