Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously known as Emperor Showa, was not indicted by the allied powers in the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal based on the argument that he was cautious about war and wanted ...

With his death, Hirohito`s Showa (peace and enlightenment) era ended Saturday. The name of the Akihito era is expected to be revealed Sunday. ”We are deeply saddened,” Takeshita said during a ...

It also explains why Japanese opposition leaders were furious earlier this year when the LDP proposed renaming the Greenery Day national holiday--Hirohito’s April 29 birthday--as “Showa Day ...

Following 24 years of research, the Imperial Household Agency said it has completed a 12,000-page day-by-day account of Emperor Hirohito's life ... as Emperor Showa, according to an agency ...

Now begins the divine reign of the Tenno Hirohito which has been named Showa, meaning “enlightenment.” Contact us at [email protected] ...

Japan's parliament has approved a law to rename a public holiday in honour of World War II Emperor Hirohito. Showa Day, after the name Hirohito himself chose for his reign, is intended to mark Japan's ...

Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, visited Hiroshima three times after the war, starting in 1947 on a postwar tour across Japan. During his last visit in 1971, he visited the ...

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 ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Thursday renewed their hope for peace as they visited Hiroshima to pay their ...

Hirohito (1901-1989), grandson of Emperor Meiji, is posthumously known as Emperor Showa. The footage, which runs for 4 minutes and 15 seconds, also shows a procession of horse-drawn carriages and ...

The mall is one of many odes to Japan’s Showa era, which corresponds to the reign of Emperor Hirohito (1926-89) but which has become synonymous with the boomtime 1950s-80s. Seibu-en, an ...

Showa is the name given to the reign of Japanese emperor Hirohito (1926-1989). Today the word is also used to describe, with a certain amount of exasperation, the attitude of those in Japan who ...