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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
eight days after Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced his nation’s surrender, Bremyer’s superior at the Messenger Mail Center ...
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Emperor Hirohito and PM Yoshida
If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.
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Hirohito: The Late Japanese Emperor Was A Dedicated Marine Biologist
According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...
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Occupation of Japan and the New Constitution
Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur ... years -- MacArthur ordered General Eichelberger to "have our country's flag unfurled, and in Tokyo's sun let it wave in its full glory as a symbol ...
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Empress Sadako, Hirohito appear in footage from Taisho Era
Another part of the video shows children likely from a local girls’ school and a higher elementary school marching while holding Hinomaru national flags as ... Crown Prince Hirohito and Crown ...