Diary: Hirohito prepared for war before Pearl Harbor attack

Hirohito was Japan's longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 to 1989 He was a controversial figure who announced Japan's surrender to the Allied

Michinomiya Hirohito Hirohito was born in Tokyo and was the 124th emperor of the Japanese Empire Hirohito had many unique differences to previous emperors,

hirohito Emperor Hirohito of Japan, 1971 © Hirohito was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989 His role in Japan's government in the World War Two

hirohito The US began devastating air raids against Japan's cities in 1944, and all pretext of imminent victory was lost Hirohito issued an imperial