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- Birth nameMichinomiya Hirohito
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Emperor Showa (29 April 1901 - 7 January 1989), commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name Hirohito, was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kojun, had two sons and five daughters; he was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with the title "emperor". He was the longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpouseEmpress Kojun(January 26, 1924 - January 7, 1989) (his death, 7 children)
- ChildrenTeruHisaTakaYoriHitachiSuga
- ParentsYoshihitoSadako
- Most of his own subjects had never seen his face or heard his voice until after the war. Hirohito would be the first Japanese emperor to broadcast on the radio, announcng the Japanese surrender.
- Hirohito led Japan into World War 2. However, he was the only one of the three major Axis leaders to remain in power (not to mention alive) after the war.
- Hirohito was one in a dynasty that may have existed since the 600s BC, making it one of the longest unbroken royal lines of succession in history.
- His brother Prince Takahito Mikasa, born in Tokyo on 2 December 1915, died in Tokyo on 27 October 2016 at age 100.
- Emperor of Japan, 1926-1989.
- We must endure the unendurable and bear the unbearable. [From his remarks upon announcing Japan's decision to surrender in WW2]
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