After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa ... Experts today, however, largely believe he played a sizable part in Japan's ...

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

World War II ended 75 years ago ... 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan Day, marked by the United ...

Ten things about Japan's emperor During his brief address, Emperor Akihito also offered condolences and sympathy to Japanese who had lost family members or suffered damage - a reference to the ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has expressed "deep remorse ... VJ Day celebrations 75 years ago A WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan's past How a Belfast doctor used Irish to keep WW2 secrets It ...

This combined photo shows Emperor Naruhito ... one of the two cities devastated by atomic bombings during World War II, when they attend an annual national cultural festival in Sasebo, Nagasaki ...

After mentioning how the emperor and empress of Japan visited Manila in 2016 to pay their respects to the thousands killed in “urban warfare” there during World War II, the filmmaker continued ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims of the fierce fighting in the closing stages of World War II 80 years ...

In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the ... is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro ...

passing on the tragic memories to the next generation and highlighting the pursuit of peace by Japan's first emperor born after the war, the source said. The imperial couple plan to visit the Peace ...