According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

Whatever one's perspective, his life offers a powerful lens through which to view Japan's tumultuous history in this century. Installed as Crown Prince at the age of fifteen, Hirohito assumed ...

In the poems, Hirohito wrote about peace, family and daily life, such as his visit to Okinawa Prefecture when he was crown prince, and his wife Nagako, the future Empress Kojun. “They are ...