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 ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their ... his role in leading Japan to war makes simple ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to face up to Japan ... World War II in August 1945. But one aspect that isn't on the itinerary are the Indonesians who were mobilized as laborers during ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (left) - (Photo file: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire/dpa) TOKYO, Feb 23 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito, on the occasion of his 65th birthday on Sunday, expressed his hope ...

After mentioning how the emperor and empress of Japan visited Manila in 2016 to pay their respects to the thousands killed in “urban warfare” there during World War II, the filmmaker continued ...