Hirohito

, known colloquially by his personal name 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.

Japanese empress

radio broadcast in which Emperor Hirohito announced the Japanese surrender in World War II

agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy and the United States, signed on 22 April 1930, which regulated submarine warfare and limited naval shipbuilding

coup d'état

Japanese annual holiday

imperial rescript issued by the Emperor Shōwa

1932 assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Showa

Korean independence activist (1900–1932) who attempted to assassinate the Japanese emperor

1923 assassination attempt on Emperor Hirohito

Japanese assassin (1899–1924)

annual award for outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology

park in Tokyo, Japan

death of the emperor of Japan in 1989

underground WW2 bunker complex, Japan

anthem of the Young Officers Movement

The Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy () was the highest rank of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1872 to 1945, when the Empire of Japan was dissolved. The rank of dai-gensui was the highest rank in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces and was held solely by the Emperor of Japan in his capacity as Supreme commander-in-chief. It formally became obsolete in 1945 when the Imperial Japanese military was abolished.

Japanese veteran and actor (1920–2005)