Emperor Hirohito, 1945. Library of Congress. The man known as Tenno to his subjects and Hirohito to the rest of the world ranks as one of the most enigmatic figures of the 20th century.

According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

Emperor Shōwa (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name Hirohito, was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a ...

PHOTO BY IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY VIA AP The war was fought in the name of his grandfather, then- Emperor Hirohito ... who abdicated in 2019, was known for his devotion to making amends for ...

As Japan's Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he is expec ...

should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? Interwoven is the story of Fellers' love affair with Aya, a Japanese exchange student he had met years previously in the U.S ...

The museum will stream a video of the manuscripts by Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously known as Emperor Showa, and handwritten items by imperial family members on its website. The video will be ...