After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa ... largely believe he played a sizable part in Japan's role during World War II.

Emperor Hirohito ... in World War II, and of 1 January 1946, declaring that the Emperor is a mortal (until the end of 1945, the Emperor was revered as a god), were epoch-making events in the history ...

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 ... surrounding his role in leading Japan to war makes ...

Emperor Hirohito appeared to be preparing ... history with Shigakukan University who has studied Hirohito’s actions before and during the war, praised the discovery of Hyakutake’s diary.

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 ... surrounding his role in leading Japan to war makes ...

Born in 1923 as an aristocrat, Yuriko married at age 18 to Prince Mikasa, the younger brother of Hirohito and the uncle of current Emperor Naruhito, months before the start of World War II.

Japan princess 'insecure' over new role Will prince be a ... awareness of Japan's actions during World War Two under the rule of his father, Emperor Hirohito. He has expressed regret over ...

Emperor Hirohito's scratchy penmanship will be on show for the first time with a collection of rare handwritten “waka” poems he composed in his waning years. The special exhibition at the ...