HowStuffWorks on MSN5 个月
Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Role in World War II
After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...
朝日新聞社4 年
5 things to know about Japan’s World War II surrender
World War II ended 75 years ago ... 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9, Japanese Emperor Hirohito broadcast a surrender message to his people on the radio. The broadcast came one day after Japan told ...
朝日新聞社5 个月
INTERVIEW/ Takumi Sato: Japan should stop acting like World War II ended on Aug. 15
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 ...
Japan’s ‘pro-China’ PM faces WWII anniversary dilemma: apologise, or stay silent?
As conservatives urge Shigeru Ishiba to follow the late Shinzo Abe’s lead, moderates warn against alienating Japan’s ...
PBS5 年
Emperor Hirohito and PM Yoshida
For millions of Japanese, it brought home in an entirely new way the notion that they had lost the war ... Tenno to his subjects and Hirohito to the rest of the world ranks as one of the ...
Moviefone1 年
What Do You Think About the War Responsibility of Emperor Hirohito?
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.