Word: hirohito
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Opponents of the imperial system held at least three peaceful rallies yesterday evening. One group of about 100 marchers in central Tokyo carried a placard likening Hirohito to Adolf Hitler...
...Hirohito, who died of cancer January 7 at age 87, was emperor during the rise of Japanese militarism, the country's defeat in World War II and its post-war transformation into one of the world's leading economic powers...
TOKYO--The world's royal and powerful joined Japan today in a final farewell to Emperor Hirohito, who died in January after a reign of 62 years...
Nine Shinto priests in white robes waved holy branches Thursday to purify the mausoleum in a hilly wooded area where Hirohito will be buried...
Emperor Akihito, Hirohito's son, gave a reception yesterday for members of royal families from 17 nations...