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2 days ago · Recorded 14 August 1945. Hirohito [a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, [b] was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989.
3 days ago · Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon Shoki, which was meant to retroactively legitimise the imperial dynasty by dating its foundation further back to the year 660 BCE.
2 days ago · The era of his rule was named the Heisei (平成) era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. [1] Born in 1933, Akihito is the fifth child and first son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. During the Second World War, he moved out of Tokyo with his classmates and remained in Nikkō until 1945.
Jun 29, 2024 · Hirohito is a masculine given name of Japanese origin. The name is comprised of two kanji characters: “裕” which means “abundant,” “rich,” or “prosperous,” and “仁” which translates to “benevolence,” “virtue,” or “kindness.”
Jul 17, 2024 · Hirohito was the 124th Emperor of Japan and his reign coincided with great changes in Japan. He was the first senior member of the Japanese royal family to make a formal overseas tour when he visited Europe as Crown Prince in ...
Jul 11, 2024 · Under Hirohito, the Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Pittau was a missionary for 30 years in Japan before being called to Rome as Rector of the Gregorian and then Secretary of the Congregation for...
Jul 1, 2024 · Tōjō Hideki (born December 30, 1884, Tokyo, Japan—died December 23, 1948, Tokyo) was a soldier and statesman who was the prime minister of Japan (1941–44) during most of the Pacific theatre portion of World War II. He was subsequently tried and executed for war crimes. Early life and rise to power. Japanese expansion in World War II.
