Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest ... months before the start of World War II. She has recounted living in a shelter with her husband and ...
According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...
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 ...
World War II ended 75 years ago ... But some nations mark Aug. 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan ...
SAITAMA—Japan continued to operate its rail network even after Emperor Hirohito for the first time ... to announce the nation’s surrender in World War II, documents show.
June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down ... January 20, 1945 The Japanese emperor, Hirohito, approves Ketsu-Go - the ...
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to ...