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Hirohito

Also known as Emperor Hirohito, Showa, Shōwa, Emperor Shōwa, Emperor Showa, Prince Michi

, 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.

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Hirohito was a male member of the Imperial House of Japan, born on 1901-04-29 at the Akasaka Estate. He served as Emperor of Japan and Governor-General of the Philippines. His occupations included military personnel, diplomat, marine biologist, and zoologist. He held the military rank of dai-gensui and was a member of the Royal Society. His spouse was Kōjun, and they had children including Shigeko Higashikuni, Sachiko, Princess Hisa, Kazuko Takatsukasa, and Atsuko Ikeda.

He died on 1989-01-07 in Tokyo Imperial Palace from natural causes and was buried at Musashi Imperial Graveyard. His parents were Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He received several awards, including the Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, and Order of St. Andrew. He spoke Japanese and was recognized in the Royal Society collection.

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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 his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with…

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Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre — Self (archive footage)2023
Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers — Self (archive footage)2021
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour — Self (archive footage)2019
Stalin's James Bond — Self (archive footage)2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai — Self (archive footage)2016
Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan — Self (archive footage)2016
Reagan — Self (archive footage)2011
Hiroshima — Self (archive footage)2005

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Key facts

Royalty.name: Hirohito
Royalty.succession: Emperor of Japan
Royalty.image: Hirohito in dress uniform (cropped).jpg
Royalty.alt: A 34 year-old Hirohito in military uniform
Royalty.caption: Formal portrait, 1935
Royalty.reign: 25 December 1926 –
Royalty.coronation: 10 November 1928
Royalty.cor type: Japan
Royalty.predecessor: Taishō
Royalty.successor: Akihito
Royalty.posthumous name: Tsuigō:Emperor Shōwa ()
Royalty.succession1: Sesshō of Japan
Royalty.reign1: 25 November 1921 –
Royalty.reign type1: Regency
Royalty.predecessor1: Taishō
Royalty.pre type1: Monarch
Royalty.era name: Shōwa
Royalty.era dates: 25 December 1926 – 7 January 1989

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Empire of Japan
Place of birth: Akasaka Estate
Place of death: Tokyo Imperial Palace
Spouse: Kōjun
Child: Takako Shimazu
Father: Emperor Taishō
Mother: Empress Teimei
Sibling: Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Position held: Governor-General of the Philippines
Educated at: Gakushūin
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Religion: Shinto
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Notable work: Hirohito surrender broadcast
Family: Imperial House of Japan
Noble title: Imperial prince
Anthem: Kimigayo
Conflict: World War II
Military rank: dai-gensui
Image: Emperor Showa 1956-11-face.jpg
Height: 1.65

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Significant event: death of Hirohito
Commons category: Emperor Shōwa
member of: Royal Society
date of birth: 1901-04-29
date of death: 1989-01-07
Unicode character: ㍼
topic's main category: Category:Hirohito
name in kana: しょうわてんのう
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Musashi Imperial Graveyard
name in native language: 昭和天皇
commander of (DEPRECATED): Imperial Japanese Navy
Commons gallery: 昭和天皇
posthumous name: 昭和
era name: Shōwa era
date of burial or cremation: 1989-02-24
writing language: Japanese
honorific prefix: Imperial Highness
interested in: marine biology
allegiance: Japan
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collection items at: Natural History Museum
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Contents

Early life and education
Crown Prince
Overseas travel
Regency
Visit to colonial Taiwan
Earthquake and assassination attempt
Marriage
Early reign and World War II
Accession
Early reign
Second Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War
Preparations
War: advance and retreat
Surrender
Postwar reign
Imperial status
Public figure
Visit to Europe
Visit to the United States
Marine biology
Yasukuni Shrine
Death and state funeral
Accountability for Japanese war crimes
Evidence for wartime culpability
Historians' assessments
Imperial Household sources
Hirohito's monologue
Shinobu Kobayashi's diary
Michiji Tajima's notes
Saburō Hyakutake's diary
Vice Interior Minister Yuzawa's account on Hirohito's role in Pearl Harbor raid
Chief Military Aide-de-Camp Takeji Nara's diary
Evidence against wartime culpability
British government assessment of Hirohito
Hirohito's statements
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Military appointments
Foreign military appointments
National honours
Foreign honours
Issue
Scientific publications
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Books and academic journals
News articles
Further reading
External links

Hirohito was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Emperor Meiji, as the first child of Crown Prince Yoshihito and Crown Princess Sadako (later Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei). When Emperor Meiji died in 1912, Hirohito's father ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, and Hirohito was proclaimed Crown Prince of Japan in 1916, making him the heir apparent. In 1921, he made an official visit to six European countries, marking the first time a Japanese crown prince had traveled abroad. Due to his father's ill health, Hirohito became Sesshō of Japan (regent) that same year. In 1924, he married Princess Nagako Kuni, they had seven children: Shigeko, Sachiko, Kazuko, Atsuko, Akihito, Masahito and Takako. He became emperor upon his father's death in 1926.

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