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2. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesThe Fate of Emperor Hirohito - The National WWII Museum

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   Article. The Fate of Emperor Hirohito. Would Japanese Emperor Hirohito remain in power after his nation’s surrender? His fate rested in part on the attitude of General Douglas MacArthur. August 26, 2020. Top Image: Emperor Hirohito inspects Japanese troops, 1938. Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun.

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3. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceOccupation of Japan and the New Constitution | American ... - PBS

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   Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur, at their first meeting, at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, 27 September, 1945. U.S. Army. The Japanese Occupation (1945-1951) On the morning of September 8,...

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5. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesThe End of World War II in Japan and the Question of ...

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   Article. The End of World War II in Japan and the Question of Democracy. The construction of a democratic order in Japan during the American occupation was one of the more significant outcomes of the conflict. October 30, 2020. Top Image: Douglas MacArthur with Emperor Hirohito, September 26, 1945.

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6. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullHirohito and General Douglas MacArthur: The First Meeting as ...

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   Dec 13, 2017 · Read this article. This analysis allows readers to confront for themselves the 27 September 1945 meeting between the Shōwa Emperor and General Douglas MacArthur, as recently documented by Japan’s Imperial Household Agency. It also introduces readers to a long-standing debate amongst Japanese scholars that has received no attention in English ...

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   MacArthur, convinced he needed the Emperor to run a smooth occupation, played no small part in establishing this version. With Hirohito's quiet manner, love of haiku and marine biology, the...

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   Why did MacArthur say Hirohito was a 'wedge'?

   • MacArthur’s reply on January 25, 1946, contained a whitewash of Hirohito’s war role supposedly based on a nonexistent investigation. This disingenuous cable really stemmed from MacArthur’s underlying plan, developed well before Japan’s surrender: he would use the emperor as a “wedge” to further US aims.

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   Did General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito meet?

   • 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 historic first meeting on September 27, 1945. In it, a casually dressed MacArthur towers over the stiff, formally attired Emperor. "What does it say?" asks historian Carol Gluck.

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   Why did MacArthur support Hirohito?

   • Contacted by imperial advisers, MacArthur became convinced that Hirohito would cooperate in democratizing, and perhaps Christianizing, Japan (MacArthur believed that Christianity was essential to democracy and encouraged American missionaries to fill Japan's “spiritual vacuum”). The emperor's New Year's statement supported this view.

   “This Fundamental Problem”: MacArthur Saves Hirohito

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   Did Emperor Hirohito visit General Douglas MacArthur?

   • Let us know. On September 27, 1945, Emperor Hirohito paid a visit to General Douglas MacArthur at the United States Embassy in Tokyo. In all three photos were taken.

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9. rarehistoricalphotos.com › hirohito-macarthur-1945Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur meeting for the first ...

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   Nov 27, 2021 · The Emperor was a living god to the Japanese people, and MacArthur found that ruling via the Emperor made his job in running Japan much easier than it otherwise would have been. On September 27, 1945, Emperor Hirohito paid a visit to General Douglas MacArthur at the United States Embassy in Tokyo.

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    Describes how MacArthur in late 1945 and early 1946 saved Hirohito from trial as a war criminal. Contacted by imperial advisers, MacArthur became convinced that Hirohito would cooperate in democratizing, and perhaps Christianizing, Japan (MacArthur believed that Christianity was essential to democracy and encouraged American missionaries to ...