WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hirohito (1901-1989), known posthumously as Emperor Shōwa, was emperor of Japan during World War II and is Japan’s longest-serving monarch in history. Hirohito was born in Tokyo during the Meiji Period to the son of the reigning emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hirohito is best remembered for leading his country to a humiliating defeat in World War II. Remarkably, however, he was never removed from power; he was never prosecuted for war crimes. He continued to be the Emperor of Japan until his death in 1989.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. Emperor Hirohito of Japan died of cancer at the age of 87 on January 7, 1989. He was once worshipped as a god incarnate. After World War II, he renounced his divinity and became the symbol of both the state and the unity of the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hirohito, original name Michinomiya Hirohito, posthumous name Shōwa, (born April 29, 1901, Tokyo, Japan-died January 7, 1989, Tokyo), emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was the longest-reigning monarch in Japan’s history.

Detailed explanation-5: -Emperor Taishō (, Taishō-tennō, 31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926), also known by his personal name Yoshihito (), was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the second ruler of the Empire of Japan from 30 July 1912 until his death in 1926.