Hirohito
Emperor Shōwa , known colloquially by his personal name Hirohito, was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He remains the longest-reigning emperor in Japanese history and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world. As emperor during the Shōwa era, Hirohito presided over the rise of Japanese militarism, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Asia-Pacific theater of World War II, and the nation's postwar economic miracle.
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- Born in
- Akasaka Estate
- Educated at
- Gakushūin
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class🏆 Collar of the Order of Charles III🏆 Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland🏆 Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei🏆 Order of the Golden Kite
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Trending topics shown first"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. However, it is according …"
"To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations, as well as the security and wellbeing of our subjects, is the solemn obligation which has been handed down by our imperial ancestors a…"
"When I consider the dead and their families, I cannot repress my mental agony."
"Unite your total strength, to be devoted to construction for the future. Cultivate the ways of rectitude, foster nobility of spirit, and work with resolution — so that you may enhance the innate glory…"
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1901
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Birth1989
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