Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living ...

Japan’s wartime leader Emperor Hirohito said there was “no point in living” if it meant he would continue to be blamed for the country’s resounding defeat in World War II, according to newly released ...

According to a newspaper article written at the time of Hirohito's funeral, spokespeople for Japan's imperial family refused to confirm "reports" the emperor was buried with a Mickey Mouse wristwatch.

Tokyo — After Japan protested, Ukraine's government has apologized and removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, officials ...

TOKYO (AP) — A newly released memo by a wartime Japanese official provides what a historian says is the first look at the thinking of Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on the eve of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Seated on a dais in Tokyo's Imperial Palace, Hirohito watched silently ...

TOKYO — Japanese legislators overwhelmingly approved a controversial bill Friday creating a national holiday to honor Hirohito, emperor of Japan during World War II, a move that critics called the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukraine’s government has apologized and removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Japan protested, ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...