Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously known as Emperor Showa, was not indicted by the allied powers in the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal based on the argument that he was cautious about war and wanted ...

Hirohito's reign took the name Showa). Because his father had been a weak and sickly man, Hirohito ruled more in the shadow of his grandfather, the great Emperor Meiji , who presided over Japan's ...

Japan’s Emperor Showa pushed to be able to express his ... The Emperor, also known by his given name Hirohito, particularly wanted to speak of his remorse in an address at a 1952 ceremony ...

The museum will stream a video of the manuscripts by Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously known as Emperor Showa, and handwritten items by imperial family members on its website. The video will be ...

Hirohito (1901-1989), grandson of Emperor Meiji, is posthumously known as Emperor Showa. The footage, which runs for 4 minutes and 15 seconds, also shows a procession of horse-drawn carriages and ...

When the Akasaka Estate was destroyed by aerial bombardments on May 25, 1945, Princess Yuriko, Prince Mikasa -- the younger brother of then Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa ...

This era of Godzilla films is named after the reign of Japanese Emperor Showa, more commonly known as Emperor Hirohito in ...

According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

In 1941, aged just 18, Princess Yuriko married Prince Mikasa, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. Her husband died of heart failure in 2016 at the age of ...