Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
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He reigned for sixty-three years through Japan's militarization, World War II, and the postwar economic rise — then died without facing trial, shielded by the occupying power that redrafted his role from divine monarch to constitutional symbol.
Born in 1901 as the grandson of Emperor Meiji, Hirohito became crown prince in 1916 and regent in 1921 after his father fell ill. He ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1926 and presided over Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937. On 1 December 1941, he formally sanctioned the decision to attack the United States; a week later, Japan struck Pearl Harbor. After atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviets invaded Manchuria, he ordered surrender in a radio broadcast on 15 August 1945. General Douglas MacArthur, seeking a compliant figure…
Sourced, dated quotes from Hirohito
The hardships and sufferings to which Our nation is to be subjected hereafter will be certainly great. We are keenly aware of the inmost feelings of all of you. Our subjects.
Unite your total strength, to be devoted to construction for the future.
The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly.
When I consider the dead and their families, I cannot repress my mental agony.
When I calmly consider this, the flame of anxiety burns my body. Towards the public, I am deeply ashamed of my lack of discretion...
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