Hirohito
1901 – 1989 Japanese Emperor of Japan (Showa)
Emperor of Japan through World War II and the postwar recovery.
- Religion
- Shinto
- Affiliations
- Imperial House of Japan; not a Freemason.
Hirohito reigned as Japan waged and lost World War II. He made the rare decision to announce Japan's surrender by radio in 1945. Under the postwar constitution he became a symbolic head of state as Japan rebuilt into an economic power.
Connections
- family of Emperor Meiji — Grandfather of Emperor Hirohito.
- family of Emperor Meiji — Grandson of Emperor Meiji.