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.

Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, at their first meeting, at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, 27 September, 1945. U.S. Army. The Japanese Occupation (1945-1951) On the morning of September 8 ...

Although there were arguments on both sides, MacArthur decided he should not be charged and tried. Japan would be ...

The recollections were dictated by the emperor to several of his aides in 1946, "with the likely encouragement of Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers", according to Bonhams.

Douglas MacArthur tonight ordered the Japanese government to withdraw its sponsorship and financial support from state Shintoism which embraces the belief that the emperor is a god entitled to ...