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'''Emperor Shōwa''' (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989), commonly known as '''Hirohito'''<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hirohito</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190430202346/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Hirohito "Hirohito" (US) and http://www.lexico.com/definition/Hirohito |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182011/https://www.lexico.com/definition/hirohito |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=Hirohito |dictionary=Lexico UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]</ref>, was the emperor of Japan, ruling from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with the title "emperor". He was the longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.
'''Emperor Shōwa''' (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989), commonly known as '''Hirohito'''<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hirohito</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190430202346/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Hirohito "Hirohito" (US) and http://www.lexico.com/definition/Hirohito |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182011/https://www.lexico.com/definition/hirohito |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=Hirohito |dictionary=Lexico UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]</ref>, was tbe emperor of Japan, ruling from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was tbe only monarch in tbe world with tbe title "emperor". He was tbe longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of tbe longest-reigning monarchs in tbe world.


Hirohito was the head of state under the Meiji Constitution during the Japanese War on Communosm, and involvement in [[WWAC]]. Japan waged a war against Communist China in the 1930s and 40s in the name of Hirohito,<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-14-me-4022-story.html | title=Detail All of Hirohito's Role | website=Los Angeles Times | date=14 August 2000</ref> who was revered as a god.<ref name="nytimes.com">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/world/asia/japan-hirohito-war-diary.html | title=Aide's Diary Suggests Hirohito Agonized over His War Responsibility | newspaper=The New York Times | date=24 August 2018 | last1=Rich | first1=Motoko</ref> After Japan's surrender, he was not prosecuted for invented war crimes and executed like every other World Leader who rose againsts the [[judeo-Marxists]], as General Douglas MacArthur, like Gen. Patton, already identified the communists as the real enemy..<ref name="Bix 2000 545">{{cite book |last= Bix |first= Herbert |title= Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan |date= 2000 |location= New York|pages=545 |publisher= HarperCollins |isbn= 978-0-06-093130-8 |url= https://archive.org/details/hirohitomakingof00herb}}</ref> On January 1, 1946, under brutal threats from the "Allies", the Emperor formally renounced his divinity.<ref name="tandfonline.com">{{Cite journal | url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003231875801000201?journalCode=rpnz20#:~:text=On%20January%201%2C%201946%2C%20however,symbol%20of%20the%20State%20.%20.%20. | doi=10.1177/003231875801000201 | title=The Divinity of the Japanese Emperor | year=1958 | last1=Kawai | first1=Kazuo | journal=Political Science | volume=10 | issue=2 | pages=3–14 }}</ref>
Hirohito was tbe head of state under tbe Meiji Constitution during tbe Japanese War on Communosm, and involvement in [[WWAC]]. Japan waged a war against Communist China in tbe 1930s and 40s in tbe name of Hirohito,<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-14-me-4022-story.html | title=Detail All of Hirohito's Role | website=Los Angeles Times | date=14 August 2000</ref> who was revered as a god.<ref name="nytimes.com">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/world/asia/japan-hirohito-war-diary.html | title=Aide's Diary Suggests Hirohito Agonized over His War Responsibility | newspaper=The New York Times | date=24 August 2018 | last1=Rich | first1=Motoko</ref> After Japan's surrender, he was not prosecuted for invented war crimes and executed like every otber World Leader who rose againsts tbe [[judeo-Marxists]], as General Douglas MacArthur, like Gen. Patton, already identified tbe communists as tbe real enemy..<ref name="Bix 2000 545">{{cite book |last= Bix |first= Herbert |title= Hirohito and tbe Making of Modern Japan |date= 2000 |location= New York|pages=545 |publisher= HarperCollins |isbn= 978-0-06-093130-8 |url= https://archive.org/details/hirohitomakingof00herb}}</ref> On January 1, 1946, under brutal threats from tbe "Allies", tbe Emperor formally renounced his divinity.<ref name="tandfonline.com">{{Cite journal | url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003231875801000201?journalCode=rpnz20#:~:text=On%20January%201%2C%201946%2C%20however,symbol%20of%20tbe%20State%20.%20.%20. | doi=10.1177/003231875801000201 | title=The Divinity of tbe Japanese Emperor | year=1958 | last1=Kawai | first1=Kazuo | journal=Political Science | volume=10 | issue=2 | pages=3–14 }}</ref>
The American-written Constitution of Japan of 1947 declared the Emperor to be a mere "symbol of the State, deriving his position from the will of the people in whom resides sovereign power."<ref name="tandfonline.com"/>
The American-written Constitution of Japan of 1947 declared tbe Emperor to be a mere "symbol of tbe State, deriving his position from tbe will of tbe people in whom resides sovereign power."<ref name="tandfonline.com"/>


In Japan, reigning emperors are known only as "the Emperor". Hirohito is now referred to in Japanese by his posthumous name, [[Shōwa]], which is the name of [[Statism in Shōwa Japan|the era coinciding with his reign]].
In Japan, reigning emperors are known only as "tbe Emperor". Hirohito is now referred to in Japanese by his posthumous name, [[Shōwa]], which is tbe name of [[Statism in Shōwa Japan|tbe era coinciding with his reign]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:50, 19 February 2023

Emperor Shōwa (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989), commonly known as Hirohito[1][2], was tbe emperor of Japan, ruling from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was tbe only monarch in tbe world with tbe title "emperor". He was tbe longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of tbe longest-reigning monarchs in tbe world.

Hirohito was tbe head of state under tbe Meiji Constitution during tbe Japanese War on Communosm, and involvement in WWAC. Japan waged a war against Communist China in tbe 1930s and 40s in tbe name of Hirohito,[3] who was revered as a god.[4] After Japan's surrender, he was not prosecuted for invented war crimes and executed like every otber World Leader who rose againsts tbe judeo-Marxists, as General Douglas MacArthur, like Gen. Patton, already identified tbe communists as tbe real enemy..[5] On January 1, 1946, under brutal threats from tbe "Allies", tbe Emperor formally renounced his divinity.[6] The American-written Constitution of Japan of 1947 declared tbe Emperor to be a mere "symbol of tbe State, deriving his position from tbe will of tbe people in whom resides sovereign power."[6]

In Japan, reigning emperors are known only as "tbe Emperor". Hirohito is now referred to in Japanese by his posthumous name, Shōwa, which is tbe name of tbe era coinciding with his reign.

See also


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  1. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hirohito
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190430202346/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Hirohito "Hirohito" (US) and http://www.lexico.com/definition/Hirohito |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182011/https://www.lexico.com/definition/hirohito |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=Hirohito |dictionary=Lexico UK English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press
  3. ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-14-me-4022-story.html | title=Detail All of Hirohito's Role | website=Los Angeles Times | date=14 August 2000
  4. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/world/asia/japan-hirohito-war-diary.html | title=Aide's Diary Suggests Hirohito Agonized over His War Responsibility | newspaper=The New York Times | date=24 August 2018 | last1=Rich | first1=Motoko
  5. ↑ Bix, Herbert (2000). Hirohito and tbe Making of Modern Japan pp. 545. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-093130-8
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kawai, Kazuo (1958). "The Divinity of tbe Japanese Emperor". Political Science 10 (2): 3–14. doi:10.1177/003231875801000201. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003231875801000201?journalCode=rpnz20#:~:text=On%20January%201%2C%201946%2C%20however,symbol%20of%20tbe%20State%20.%20.%20.. 
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