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How did Emperor Hirohito come to power?
Answer Hirohito became emperor on the death of his father in December 1926. He therefore became the 124th emperor in direct lineage. Caligula
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Where did Emperor Hirohito lead his military?
Emperor Hirohito personally threatened to lead his Imperial Guard (the Konoe Division) to put down a military coup, known as the "February 26 Incident" in 1936. The coup…, was led by a group of junior Japanese Army officers, which were put down, with the remaining hold outs, put to justice; or in the case of the enlisted men, allowed to return to their units. Emperor Hirohito did not have to carry out his threat of putting down the rebellion with his "Imperial Guards." (MORE)
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In Japan in WW2
Why is Hirohito famous?
Hirohito ruled Japan for more than six decades of the 20th century, during a period in which the nation aggressively pursued political dominance in Asia, withstood the devasta…tion of World War II and rebuilt itself into a global economic powerhouse. Taking the official name Showa ("Enlightened Peace"), he began his long reign in 1926, with a divine claim to the throne as the 124th emperor in direct lineage to Amaterasu, a mythological sun goddess. At the close of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur, in charge of the U.S. occupation of Japan, kept Hirohito on the throne rather than charge him with war crimes, and Hirohito renounced his divinity and agreed to adopt a constitutional monarchy. During Hirohito's lifetime he was often depicted as a benign and even passive bystander to events, more interested in marine biology than geopolitics. Since his death in 1989, that image has been challenged by critics who argue that Hirohito encouraged the military aggression toward China in the early 1930s, participated in the planning of the attacks on Pearl Harbor (1941) and prolonged the war against the U.S. and Great Britain unnecessarily. After his death in 1989, Hirohito was succeeded by his son, the Emperor Akihito (MORE)
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What did Hirohito say about Americans and their guns?
He would not attack America because he knew Americans had guns and knew how to use them... that there was "a gun behind every blade of grass."
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In World War 2
What was emperor hirohito about?
Hirohito was the 124th Emperor of Japan from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. He was previously Regent from 1921 to 1926. He chose "Showa" ("Enlightened Peace") as na…me of his reign era. Between 1926 and 1945, Hirohito was revered as a "living god". The Emperor ruled over Japan as leader of an oligarchy with a pluralistic decision making process. Hirohito governed by arbitration, seeking consensus within the oligarchy. When it was not possible to forge consensus, the Emperor had the power to resolve it by imposing a decision (for example, in 1942 Hirohito imposed the execution of three captive American airmen of the Doolittle Squadron [against the wishes of the Prime Minister, Gen. Tojo, who wanted to keep alive all the eight prisoners], and keeping alive the other five [against the wishes of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Sugiyama, who wanted to execute all of them]). Hirohito ruled Japan during the Japanese expansion in East Asia and during World War II. As for his attitude regarding the start of the war, Prince Konoe (Prime Minister from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941) told his chief cabinet secretary, Kenji Tomita: "Of course His Majesty is a pacifist, and there is no doubt he wished to avoid war. When I told him that to initiate war was a mistake, he agreed. But the next day, he would tell me: "You were worried about it yesterday, but you do not have to worry so much." Thus, gradually, he began to lean toward war. And the next time I met him, he leaned even more toward war. In short, I felt the Emperor was telling me: my prime minister does not understand military matters, I know much more. In short, the Emperor had absorbed the view of the army and navy high commands". After Japan's defeat by the United States, the American occupying forces let him keep his throne in exchange of his acceptance of a new Constitution which stripped him of his former powers and "divinity". The Americans considered the survival of the Imperial Institution as an essential tool for a stable occupation of Japan and to prevent a hypothetical communist rise in that country. Hirohito became a "symbolic" Emperor under the new Constitution until his death in 1989. He was succeeded by his son Akihito. (MORE)
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In Japan in WW2
Why was Hirohito not convicted of war crimes?
He was viewed as a god in Japanese culture, and it was felt harmony could be maintained if he was not tried for war crimes. The U.S. asserted immediately after the war that Hi…rohito was a figurehead during the war and had little influence as to how the war was fought. This assertion is largely considered false by most western historians. (MORE)
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Who judged Emperor Hirohito?
Emperor Hirohito was never placed on trial during the Tokyo Trials after World War II. In fact, General MacArthur went to great lengths to prevent Hirohito from being implicat…ed in any war crimes. General Tojo Hideki mentioned Hirohito during his testimony and a brief recess was called so that he would have the opportunity to recant. General MacArthur knew that Hirohito remaining as Emperor was pivotal for the success of Japan post-WWII. (MORE)
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What were Joseph Stalin and Hirohito?
Hirohito is the Japanese emperor (born in April 29, 1901 - died January 7, 1989). Joseph Stalin (born 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953) was the soviet union's premier
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In Dictatorship
How was Hirohito a dictator?
Hirohito himself was not a dictator in the sense that Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were, in that he took an active role in his country's direction. Rather, the Emperor, a…lthough he went along with the Fascist movement in Japan, did not incite or actively lead it. Instead, he took a 'back seat' and let the militarists, especially those like Hideki Tojo, the real dictator of Japan, take command of the nation. Although his "living god" status gave him tremendous potential power (such as his order to the military to surrender in 1945, as well as the ability to authorize bio-chemical attacks on the Chinese), it also meant that he would not take interest in such "worldly" or "mortal" matters such as politics. (It suited him, in that he actually preferred to pursue his personal hobbies, such as marine biology, which he wrote a paper on, over military and governmental matters.) (MORE)
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What was emperor Hirohito best known for?
Emperor Hirohito was best known for being the Japanese Emperor during the Second World War, and the first Emperor of Japan that most Americans, British & Dutch had ever he…ard of. He was instrumental in forcing the Japanese government (controlled by the Army) to offer to surrender to the Allies. He was primarily a figurehead only for Japanese actions during the war, and was allowed to remain Emperor after the war by the Allied Occupation Powers. Note: the current photo above is of General Tojo, the head of the Japanese government for most of the war, and one of the primary architects of Japan's war of conquest and a war criminal. (MORE)