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1926Michinomiya HirohitoHirohito Hirohito was the 124th Emperor of Japan [i] according to the traditional order of succession, reigning ...
is crowned the 124th Emperor of JapanEmperor of Japan According to the Japanese Constitution, the Emperor is a symbol of the Japanese [i] nation and th ...
1928 Hirohito was enthroned as Emperor of JapanJapan is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ...
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1936 Emperor Hirohito orders the Japanese army to arrest 123 conspirators in Tokyo government offices - 19 of them are executed in July.
1945World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
: AlliesAllies Allies spelled with a capital A, usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers [i] ...
reply to the Japanese surrender offer by saying that Emperor Hirohito would be subject to the authority of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
1945World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
: Emperor Hirohito accepts the terms of the Potsdam DeclarationPotsdam Declaration The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement...
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1945World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...
: Emperor Hirohito announces Japan's surrender on the radio. The United States called this day V-J Day (Victory in Japan). This ends the period of Japanese expansionism and begins the period of Occupied Japan.
1971 October 11 - JapanJapan is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ...
ese Emperor Hirohito travels abroad.
1989 Showa period ends, due to the death of Emperor HirohitoHirohito Hirohito was the 124th Emperor of Japan [i] according to the traditional order of succession, reigning ...
(aka Emperor Showa) in JapanJapan is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ...
. Akihito becomes Emperor of JapanEmperor of Japan According to the Japanese Constitution, the Emperor is a symbol of the Japanese [i] nation and th ...
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