Meanwhile, Japans conflict with China was growing. Japan's military subsequently became more aggressive and implemented policies reflecting that stance, which eventually led to the country's allegiance with WWII's Axis Powers and the attack on Pearl Harbor. "The Emperor's New Clothes: American Views of Hirohito after World War II. Find History on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Find History on Twitter (Opens in a new window), Find History on YouTube (Opens in a new window), Find History on Instagram (Opens in a new window), Find History on TikTok (Opens in a new window), Hirohito as Emperor and the Rise of Japanese Militarism, https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/hirohito-1. In 1924 Hirohito married the princessNagako Kuni. Susan Chira reported, "Scholars who have spoken out against the late Emperor have received threatening phone calls from Japan's extremist right wing. [79], Poison gas weapons, such as phosgene, were produced by Unit 731 and authorized by specific orders given by Hirohito himself, transmitted by the chief of staff of the army. After World War l, Mussolini and other veterans started a movement that attracted frustrated lower class citizens. That winter, the Japanese army massacred an estimated 200,000 civilians and prisoners of war in and around the city of Nanking. He broke the precedent of imperial silence on August 15, when he made a national radio broadcast to announce Japans acceptance of the Allies terms of surrender. [97] He added that conspiracy to wage aggressive war was not illegal in 1937, or at any point since. Seiichi Chadani, professor of modern Japanese history with Shigakukan University who has studied Hirohito's actions before and during the war said on the discovery of Hyakutake's diary: "The archives available so far, including his biography compiled by the Imperial Household Agency, contained no detailed descriptions that his aides expressed concerns about Hirohito leaning toward Japan's entry into the war. [9], In 1908, he began elementary studies at the Gakushin (Peers School). [96] He found the entire prosecution case to be weak regarding the conspiracy to commit an act of aggressive war with brutalization and subjugation of conquered nations. In Italy, he met with King Vittorio Emanuele III and others, attended official banquets in various countries, and visited places such as the fierce battlefields of World War I.
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