Hirohito, the eldest son of Emperor Yoshihito, was born on April 29, 1901 in the royal palace in Tokyo, Japan. On the death of his father in 1926, Hirohito became, at the age of twenty-five, the 124th emperor of Japan. His accession to the throne marked Japan's entry into the Shōwa Era, meaning "Radiant Peace." Educated from an early age to military principles, Shintoism and respect for the divine character of its imperial condition, the Daigensui,...
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