Emperor showa passed away the morning of January 7 1989 from complications related to cancer of the lower intestine.
Japan still has an Emperor (Emperor Akihito) , the 125th emperor of Japan. The previous Emperor was Emperor Showa (Hirohito), Akihito's father. He was Emperor during WWII and died in 1987.
Hirohito (Emperor Showa) became Japan's emperor on the 25th of December, 1926.
To the Japanese Emperor Showa Hirohito was equivalent to Jesus Christ to the Christians. He was their god. They lived their lives for him. They died for him. Even though most had never seen or heard him they still revered him with all their heart and life. Many Americans would have liked to tried him and hung him. They were so mad at him. They did not understand that killing him would be like killing Jesus, the Son of God.
Prime Minister Fukuda just reigned, so there is no single ruler. The emperor is only a figurehead, and has no real political power at all. This system is called a constitutional monarchy and is like the system in Great Britain.
There was no emperor, the last emporer, Puyi, was desposed in 1911. Just in case you're wondering, Mao wasn't the emperor either. The communists weren't even in power then.
Hirohito.He is Showa emperor.
Akihito, eldest son of the late Emperor Hirohito (Showa), has been Emperor since 1989.
Emperor Hirohito (posthumously called the Showa Emperor)
Emperor Showa was head of the Japanese military during the Second World War.
The emperor of Japan during WW2 was Emperor Hirohito.
Emperor Hirohito aka 'Showa Tenno.' It was announced through the live radio broadcast on August 15, 1945.
The emperor was Emperor Showa. Go to here (It's on the right side) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_T%C5%8Dj%C5%8D
Akihito .
Japan still has an Emperor (Emperor Akihito) , the 125th emperor of Japan. The previous Emperor was Emperor Showa (Hirohito), Akihito's father. He was Emperor during WWII and died in 1987.
Hirohito (Emperor Showa) became Japan's emperor on the 25th of December, 1926.
Akihito is the current Emperor of Japan. He became Emperor after the death of his father, Emperor Hirohito (known in Japan as Emperor Showa) on 7 January 1989.
He had to be schooled until the age of 21.