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Hirohito

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Hi·ro·hi·to  (hîr-ht) 1901-1989.
Emperor of Japan (1926-1989) who advocated the Japanese government's unconditional surrender that ended World War II (1945). In 1946 he renounced his divine status.
Hirohito [ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ]
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(Biographies / Hirohito (1901-1989) M, Japanese, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1901-89, emperor of Japan 1926-89. In 1946 he became a constitutional monarch
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Noun1.Hirohito - emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)Hirohito - emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
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Images broadcast of Obama, visiting Tokyo last week at the start of his first presidential tour of Asia, bowing deeply as he shook hands with Emperor Akihito, raised ire among Obama's conservative US foes who accused him of kowtowing to the son of Japan's wartime Emperor Hirohito.
Obama's Japan bow showed respect: State Department by AFP / AFP American Edition
The 75-year-old said his father Hirohito had opposed Japan's march to war, an unusual comment on the emperor who at the time was considered divine by his people but seen as an aggressor by the Allied powers.
Japan's war 'contrary to emperor's wishes': son by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
The 75-year-old said his father Hirohito had opposed Japan's march to war, an unusual comment on the emperor who at the time was considered divine by his people but seen as an aggressor by the Allied powers.
Japan's war 'contrary to emperor's wishes': son by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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