Hirohito (1901-1989), grandson of Emperor Meiji, is posthumously known as Emperor Showa. The footage, which runs for 4 minutes and 15 seconds, also shows a procession of horse-drawn carriages and ...

Emperor Hirohito appeared to be preparing for war against the United States about two months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, according to a diary that raises further questions about his ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.