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

Then 55, he was the last of the 'holdouts' – the name given to the small band of Japanese soldiers who battled on long after the war, refusing to believe reports of Emperor Hirohito's admission ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito ... after a six-month tour of Europe in 1921, where he picked up a life-long taste for ...

While his reign as Japanese Emperor centered around the growing power of the army and a series of terrible wars, Hirohito's own life was much different behind closed doors.

The memoir was first published in 1990 after the emperor's death the previous year. The degree to which Emperor Hirohito was involved in decision making during the war remains controversial among ...

SAITAMA—Japan continued to operate its rail network even after Emperor Hirohito for the first time ... to announce the nation’s surrender in World War II, documents show.

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 Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial ...