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Hirohito

Hirohito

1901 Tokyo, Japan – 1989 Tokyo, Japan

BiographyHirohito, posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. His appointment of over 62 years is the longest of any historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world. He was the head of state under the Meiji Constitution during Japan's imperial expansion, militarization, and involvement in World War II. Under Hirohito, Japan waged a war across Asia in the 1930s and 1940s.

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