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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 heard 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.

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