After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...

As conservatives urge Shigeru Ishiba to follow the late Shinzo Abe’s lead, moderates warn against alienating Japan’s ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

World War II in Europe is over ... The losses on the Japanese side are even higher. Emperor Hirohito meets with his war cabinet and advocates for a diplomatic solution to the war.

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

Japan’s Emperor Showa pushed to be able to express his regret over World War II despite opposition from ... The Emperor, also known by his given name Hirohito, particularly wanted to speak ...

Providing a new perspective on Japanese tactics during the Asia-Pacific War drawn from first-hand source material, the story of Japan’s Holy War against the West during the Second World War.

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito ... Japan had lost 2.3 million soldiers and 800,000 civilians in the war -- in the ...

Third film of W-TV (Without Television) shareware series. Director Tsuchiya asks visitors at Yasukuni Shrine about Emperor Hirohito's complicity in the Second World War.

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 ...