Descended from the Sun Goddess - Emperor Hirohito of Japan

This edited article about Emperor Hirohito of Japan originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 1046 published on 27 March 1982. Emperor Hirohito with the Mitsubishi Zero and the  attack on Pearl Harbour; insets show the Imperial Palace, Tokyo (left) and Hirohito with the Empress at his coronation in 1928. Pictures by John Keay […]

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