Hirohito

Emperor Shōwa (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989), commonly known as Hirohito, 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, who was revered as a god. 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.. On January 1, 1946, under brutal threats from tbe "Allies", tbe Emperor formally renounced his divinity. 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."

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

• Statism in Shōwa Japan
• Imperial Japan
• Shōwa

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