TOKYO — The 4 1/2-minute speech that has reverberated throughout Japan’s modern history since it was delivered by Emperor Hirohito at the end of World War II has come back to life in digital form.

The Imperial Household Agency released pictures of a bunker used by the late Emperor Hirohito during World War II where he approved Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces 70 years ago.

For instance, when a top Japanese admiral reported to the imperial palace on his plans for defending the island, Hirohito complained that only 2,000 kamikaze planes were arrayed to strike American ...

Emperor Hirohito, whose tumultuous 62 ... As the last of the major leaders from World War II, ... left the Imperial Palace at 9:35 a.m. for the 2-mile-long drive to the Shinjuku Gyoen Imperial ...

The four-minute speech that has reverberated throughout Japan’s modern history since it was delivered by Japanese emperor Hirohito at the end of World War II has come back to life in digital form.

A 12,000-page history of Emperor Hirohito released in Japan on Tuesday includes childhood letters to his parents but steps gingerly around what many want to know: his thinking on issues such as ...

Palace documents have confirmed Hirohito's daytime meeting with Tojo on Dec. 7, 1941, but without elaborating. The memo supports the view that Hirohito was not as concerned about waging war on the ...

The digital recording captures Hirohito's 41/2-minute radio address on Aug. 15, 1945, announcing Japan's surrender during World War II.

Emissaries from 163 nations and 27 international organizations gathered Friday under a leaden sky that drenched Tokyo with a cold, steady rain for the funeral of Emperor Hirohito, the longest-reign… ...