World War II ended 75 years ago ... bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9, Japanese Emperor Hirohito broadcast a surrender message to his people on the radio.

Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. Personal Birth date: February 23, 1960 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Previous name: ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

World War II in Europe is over ... The losses on the Japanese side are even higher. Emperor Hirohito meets with his war cabinet and advocates for a diplomatic solution to the war.

Japan’s Emperor Showa pushed to be able to express his regret over World War II despite opposition from ... The Emperor, also known by his given name Hirohito, particularly wanted to speak ...

Born in 1923 as an aristocrat, Yuriko married at age 18 to Prince Mikasa, the younger brother of Hirohito and the great-uncle of current Emperor Naruhito, months before the start of World War II.

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito ... Japan had lost 2.3 million soldiers and 800,000 civilians in the war -- in the ...

While it was clear that the final weeks of World War II had been reached, as Evan Thomas so cogently ... refused to consider negotiating. Emperor Hirohito and his government were largely in thrall to ...