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: -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-3: -The major Allied participants were China, the United States and the British Empire. China had already been engaged in a bloody war against Japan since 1937 including both the KMT government National Revolutionary Army and CCP units, such as the guerrilla Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, as well as smaller groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emperor Hirohito was the leader of Japan during World War II. He led Japan during some of its boldest actions to expand its territory, including the invasion of Manchuria, China and its alliance with Germany and Italy during World War II, known as the Tripartite Pact of 1940.