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	Emperor of Japan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Earlier emperors resided in (A city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan) Kyoto for nearly eleven centuries.
		By the constitution of 1889, the emperor of Japan transferred a large part of his former powers as absolute monarch to the representatives of the ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively) people, but remained as head of the (The domain ruled by an emperor or empress) empire.
		For example, the 124th emperor is called (Emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)) Hirohito in English, but is always referred to as Shōwa Tennō in Japanese.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/em/emperor_of_japan.htm (2181 words)

	Encyclopedia: Emperor Hirohito of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to some sources, the Emperor privately approved of it and authorised Kido to circulate it discreetly amongst the less hawkish cabinet members; others suggest that the Emperor was indecisive, and that the mixed signals from the palace delayed the peace process, costing many tens of thousands of Japanese and Allied lives.
		According to the Japanese constitution of 1889, Hirohito had a divine power over his country, which was derived from the mythology of the Japanese Imperial Family who were the offspring of the creator of Japan or Amaterasu.
		Regardless, until his death in 1989, Hirohito was an active figure in Japanese life, and performed many of the duties we commonly associate with a figurehead head of state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Emperor-Hirohito-of-Japan (2196 words)

	The American Experience \| MacArthur \| People & Events \| Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989)
		In the decades after the war, the accepted version of events held that Hirohito was essentially a pawn of the militarists who gained control of the government shortly after he took the throne.
		With Hirohito's quiet manner, love of haiku and marine biology, the image of the peace-loving man who was powerless to stop his country's murderous expansion took hold.
		Hirohito's ability to thwart the militarists was certainly limited -- he was more a symbol of the state than an actual ruler -- but he was not nearly as blameless as his defenders would have it.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX97.html (589 words)

	Japan and Emperor Hirohito to 1936
		Emperor Hirohito supported the agreements, while newspapers were divided and the navy high command grumbled and mentioned that it had a constitutional right to veto the plan.
		Japan was facing increased defiance in Korea, but Japan's foremost foreign policy concern was a threat by the Chinese against Japan's position in southern Manchuria.
		Hirohito's strong move against the coup leaders brought shame on that faction in Japan's army that was wedded to the Rightist dream of spiritual reformation and restoring a pre-industrial and non-Westernized Japan.
	www.fsmitha.com /h2/ch18.htm (4566 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Thus, during the long and eventful reign of the Showa Emperor, Japan emerged from a period of military expansion, culminating in national tragedy, and entered a new period of international cooperation during which it became one of the world's three greatest economic powers.
		Emperor Hirohito was born in Tokyo on April 29, 1901.
		Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako had seven children--two sons and five daughters--the oldest of whom was born in 1925 and the youngest in 1939.
	gi.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_hirohito.html (527 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| TIME 100: Emperor Hirohito \| 8/23/99-8/30/99
		To understand the Showa Emperor's goals and premises, we must examine his life, as he led it and as it was led for him by his multitudinous helpers.
		Hirohito was incensed, especially since the militarists said they were acting "in the Emperor's name." He ordered his generals to suppress the rebellion.
		At last, the Emperor cast a deciding vote for surrender and later made his memorable broadcast to Japan's people about "enduring the unendurable." It was the first unequivocal decision he had made since 1936.
	www.time.com /time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/hirohito1.html (2444 words)

	ipedia.com: Emperor of Japan Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Emperor of Japan is Japan 's titular head of state and the head of the Japanese royal family.
		The Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) is Japan's titular head of state and the head of the Japanese royal family.
		The current Emperor is His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito, who has been on the throne since his father Emperor Hirohito died in 1989.
	www.ipedia.com /emperor_of_japan.html (1219 words)

	Emperor Hirohito
		This was done since Emperor Hirohito had an estimated fortune in excess of $100 billion in a Swiss bank account, which cannot be accessed by anyone other than the Emperor in power.
		While Hirohito’s reign was marked with a massive amount of military conflict, the Emperor expressed great interest in the marine sciences.
		Hirohito was also the last of the Japanese emperors to be considered a god, and also one of the first modern emperors of Japan.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/totalwar/Hirohito.html (491 words)

	Emperor of Japan
		The role of the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) alternated between that of a high-rank cleric with largely symoblical powers and that of an actual imperial ruler, from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
		After Japan's surrender to Allied forces ending WWII, the status of the 'Emperor' title became a ceremonial title only, while power resides in a legislative body; in essence, its de jure status is similar to the de facto status of the British monarchy.
		List of the Emperors, accompanied with the regents and shoguns during their reign and a genealogical tree of the royal family.
	www.fact-index.com /e/em/emperor_of_japan.html (973 words)

	Emperor Hirohito
		In 1915 Hirohito was tutored by Kimmochi Saionju, the former prime minister of Japan.
		Under the constitution of Japan the Emperor could not act except on the advice of his ministers and the chiefs of staff.
		Hirohito reluctantly supported the war against China (1931-32) and the invasion of Manchuria in 1937.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWhirohito.htm (2080 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Japan - Japanese Royalty
		Emperor and Aristocracy in Japan, 1467-1680: Resilience and Renewal by Lee Butler.
		Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix argues that contrary to popular belief, Hirohito was no mere figurehead but played an active part in governing Japan during World War II.
		War and Responsibility in Japan: The Role of the Emperor and the War Occupation Debates by Kiyohiko Toyama.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/Japan (2030 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bix makes Hirohito's later career intelligible by a careful exposition of the conflicting influences imposed on the emperor as a child: a passion for hard science coexisted with the myths of his own divine origin and destiny; he was taught benevolence along with belief in military supremacy.
		The Showa Emperor was an enthusiastic participant in the politics, ideology and conquests of the war years, but he hid behind the myth and ritual of his ceremonially divine status, protected by a loyal coterie of court officials.
		Hirohito's surrender was a cruel awakening for himself as well as for all his subjects and only a fool would say that the trauma is over for the relatives of all the fallen.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006019314X?v=glance (3568 words)

	Death of the Father: Hirohito & Imperial Japan
		Emperor (1926-1989) portrayed himself as unsmiling, distant, and god-like.
		With the military defeat and allied occupation in 1945, Japanese imperial authority, along with Emperor Hirohito, died a
		After the defeat, the Allies stripped Hirohito of power, but allowed him to retain his title as a "symbolic" Emperor.
	cidc.library.cornell.edu /DOF/japan/japan.htm (241 words)

	Decontextualization of Hirohito: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hirohito's presence in "Hiroshima" is consistent with the historical master-narratives reflecting both Japanese and American coherent cultural understanding of the wartime history.
		To Hirohito, therefore, the Japanese surrender to the Allied Nations was similar to the situation around the period of the three-nation interference.
		Considering the dominant position of Japan and the United States in the postwar management, the image of Hirohito as a pacifist presented in "Hiroshima" explicates how the polysemy is suppressed in reading of cultural artifacts.
	www.utexas.edu /coc/journalism/Js363/hiroshima.htm (7484 words)

	Alsos: Hirohito: Emperor of Japan
		This book is a biographical account of the events, environment, and influences that led Emperor Hirohito of Japan to surrender to the Allied forces and put an end to World War II.
		In addition to describing the life of that civilized man of peace in an era of war and conquest, the author attempts to trace the path of Japan, the Japanese people, and the government from the turn of the century.
		He also delves deeply into Hirohito’s family background and the contributions of his ancestors to Japanese society.
	alsos.wlu.edu /information.aspx?id=350 (89 words)

	Speech by Emperor Hirohito accepting the Terms of Surrender, 14 August 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of our subjects is the solemn obligation which has been handed down by our imperial ancestors and which we lay close to the heart.
		Indeed, we declared war on America and Britain out of our sincere desire to insure Japan's self-preservation and the stabilization of East Asia, it being far from our thought either to infringe upon the sovereignty of other nations or to embark upon territorial aggrandizement.
		Cultivate the ways of rectitude, nobility of spirit, and work with resolution so that you may enhance the innate glory of the Imperial State and keep pace with the progress of the world.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/hirohito.htm (626 words)

	Emperor Of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Japan Times reported that Yokozuna Asashoryu, who is aiming for his seventh straight Emperor's Cup and to become the first wrestler to win all six...
		In 1990, Akihito was crowned the 125th emperor of Japan.
		Yokozuna Asashoryu, who is aiming for his seventh straight Emperor's Cup and...
	www.wikiverse.org /emperor-of-japan (1209 words)

	Find in a Library: Emperor Hirohito of Japan is enthroned
		Find in a Library: Emperor Hirohito of Japan is enthroned
		Subjects: Hirohito, -- Emperor of Japan, -- 1901- -- Coronation -- Japan -- Tokyo.
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/d11eaf38590aedc9a19afeb4da09e526.html (60 words)

	Emperor
		1928 Hirohito ascended throne as Emperor of Japan
		1129 Shirakawa, emperor of Japan (1072-86)/budhist monk, dies at 76
		331 Flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/e/emperor.html (5274 words)

	- Hirohito, Emperor @A Trivial Encyclopedia of Japan with links in multilingual
		Rare known facts on H.I.M. the Emperor Hirohito (the Showa Emperor).
		, Hiroshima and Nagasaki rhyme with T.I.M. the Emperor Hirohito and the Empress Nagako.
		H.I.M. the Emperor's ordinary dinner is only one soup, two dishes, and rice by tradition.
	homepage3.nifty.com /kadzuwo/triviana/hirohito.htm (596 words)

	Japan's Imperial Conspiracy : How Emperor Hirohito Led Japan in to War Against the West Volume II. - BERGAMINI, DAVID, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japan's Imperial Conspiracy : How Emperor Hirohito Led Japan in to War Against the West Volume II.
		BERGAMINI, DAVID, Japan's Imperial Conspiracy : How Emperor Hirohito Led Japan in to War Against the West Volume II.
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