Word: hirohito
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Majesty, Emperor Hirohito, who knows that he is directly descended from the all-creating Sun Goddess as firmly as Japanese know anything, the Divine Sovereign had of course no concern with last week's election...
...Japan the majority, since she bosses Manchukuo. Thus last week Boss Joseph Stalin, holder of no office in the Soviet Government, but merely the "Secretary General" of the Communist Party, had thrown something like a scare into the Japanese Cabinet of His Divine Majesty the Son of Heaven, Emperor Hirohito. By no means scared were the fanatical militarists of Japan's Fighting Services and whether or not a secret treaty of military alliance has been signed with Germany, these swashbucklers were set to risk a great war between Japan and Russia. This week Japanese vote in a general election...
...policy in China for the new year. Last week he was provided with a sufficiently obvious clue. A potent Japanese advocate of moderation has been wise old Count Nobuaki Makino. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal for ten years, trusted adviser and old friend to Emperor Hirohito, he has frequently stood off the more rabid proposals of the militarists. He is a standard name on every Japanese patriot's list marked for assassination, has been bombed twice. Last week Count Makino surrendered to the unceasing pressure brought against him by the Army men, pleaded a bad case...
Four days later the Vice President bowled into the White House, met RFChairman Jesse Jones. Had Texan Garner really appeared before Emperor Hirohito in his stocking feet? inquired Texan Jones. "No, sir," said Texan Gar ner, "they didn't make me take off my shoes." Pulling up his trousers, he ex hibited white socks above his high boots. ''See those? Well, they're the same socks I wore when I left Washington. Yep, Mrs. Garner washed them every day and darned them twice...
Born. To Empress Nagako of Japan and Emperor Hirohito, a son; in Tokyo...