Emperor Hirohito and Early Shōwa Japan

hirohito  Japan's Emperor Hirohito reigned for more than 60 years, and his tenure included World War II Although he was never prosecuted for war Hirohito became a constitutional monarch by the terms of the new constitution, imposed by the Americans in 1946 His main interest was in marine biology, on

Hirohito is the head of state and emperor of the Empire of Japan His reign oversaw the emergence of Japan as a world superpower  Hirohito is the head of state and emperor of the Empire of Japan His reign oversaw the emergence of Japan as a world superpower

Emperor Hirohito reigned for more than sixty years, yet we know little about him or the part he really played in the turbulent history of Showa Japan  As an allergic diseases specialist, Hirohito Kita, , seeks to better understand the pathophysiologic mechanisms of these diseases and develop better ways to