April 1, 2019 – The Japanese government announces that Naruhito’s reign will be known as the “Reiwa” era. The era, whose name includes the character for “harmony,” will formally begin once the new ...
Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and ... months before the start of World War II. She has recounted living in a shelter with her husband and their baby ...
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Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year'sThe emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito's grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...
For millions of Japanese, it brought home in an entirely new way the notion that they had lost the war. Emperor Hirohito, 1945. Library of Congress. The man known as Tenno to his subjects and ...
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to face up to Japan’s wartime history on their visit to Indonesia, a country Japan occupied for more than three years until its defeat in World War II in ...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims of the fierce fighting in the closing stages of World War II 80 years ...
About 21,900 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. soldiers died in the battle. Emperor Naruhito's parents ... the year before the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...
His grandfather, Emperor Hirohito, was Japan’s longest-reigning monarch, and ruled during World War II. During Hirohito’s reign, Japanese forces occupied Manchuria, Korea and large parts of ...
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