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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Emperors. Hirohito was Japan's longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 to 1989. He was a controversial figure who announced Japan's surrender to the...

  2. August 26, 2020. Top Image: Emperor Hirohito inspects Japanese troops, 1938. Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun. One line of argument about Japan’s surrender maintains the crucial step was a US pledge that Emperor Hirohito could remain on the throne.

  3. Hirohito , or Shōwa emperor, (born April 29, 1901, Tokyo, Japan—died Jan. 7, 1989, Tokyo), Longest-reigning of Japan’s monarchs (1926–89). His rule coincided with Japan’s 20th-century militarism and its aggression against China and Southeast Asia and in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

  4. Hirohito (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 25 December 1926, until his death on 7 January 1989. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Akihito.

  5. Article. "To Bear the Unbearable": Japan's Surrender, Part II. Although a decision to continue the war would mean national suicide, members of the Japanese military came close to refusing Emperor Hirohitos surrender order. August 20, 2020. The Big Six finally gathered for the meeting reacting to Hiroshima on the morning of August 9.

  6. Jan 7, 1989 · Emperor Hirohito reigned over not one Japan, but three: a Japan consumed with militarism almost from the time he took over the Chrysanthemum Throne, a Japan that lay in ruins at the end of World...

  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › HirohitoHirohito - Wikiwand

    Hirohito (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, was the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor. Quick Facts Emperor of Japan, Reign ... Close.

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