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 ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said.

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 ...