How did Hirohito take over Japan?

Answer 1

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, although 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.)

Answer 2

Like the Prince of England, he was born into it; he was a monarch.

Answer 3

Hirohito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on December 25, 1926 upon the death of his father, Yoshihito Emperor Taisho.