Hirohito's ability to thwart the militarists ... as the "Reverse Course" in American occupation policy had begun to favor the old industrial and bureaucratic elites, who offered the quickest ...

Following the death of his father in 1926, Hirohito became emperor of Japan. He was 25 years old. As emperor, Hirohito was ...

A 76-year-old man who lived with his wife and several ... One of the women found the man, Hirohito Shibuya, unresponsive at his home in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, around 10:10 p.m. Sunday and called ...

According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

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 ...

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 ...