President Harry S Truman , holding up the official Japanese document of surrender with Emperor Hirohito's signature at a White House meeting.
Japanese prisoners of war in an internment camp in Guam bow their heads after hearing Emperor Hirohito make the announcement of Japan's unconditional...
Emperor Hirohito as he leaves the Japanse Diet after making a speech to the open session, Tokyo, Japan, June 20, 1946.
Queen Elizabeth II pictured standing together with, from left, Price Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Emperor Hirohito of Japan and Empress Nagako outside...
Full-length portrait September 2, 1945 of General Douglas MACARTHUR and Emperor HIROHITO after the signature of the act of surrender of Japan on the...
Diana, Princess of Wales at a dinner hosted by Emperor Hirohito in Japan. She is wearing a pleated royal blue evening dress designed by fashion...
His Majesty Reviews. Tokyo, Japan: His Majesty, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, reviewing his troops during the imperial inspection which featured the...
Tokyo, Japan-A general view of the scene in the Chamber of Peers at the Diet Building in Tokyo, during the ceremony at which emperor Hirohito...
Japanese people listen to the 'Gyokuon Hoso', which is the radio broadcast of the Emperor Hirohito reading the Imperial Rescript of acceptance of the...
Message from the Emperor. Tokyo, Japan: His Majesty, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, delivering his message to War Minister Lieutenent General Hideki...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stand with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako at welcoming ceremonies in Tokyo during the Royal Tour of Japan...
Emperor Hirohito of Japan on a tour of the devastated district of Tokyo after a raid by US bombers during the war in the Pacific.
Emperor Hirohito listening to an address read by Japan's premier during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Japan's parliament .
Emperor Hirohito of Japan receives a bow from the leader of a military unit during a troop review during World War II.
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako of Japan pose with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, at the start of a three-day visit...
Japanese Emperor Hirohito poses with the Japanese Imperial Family, including his wife, Empress Nagako and his son, Akihito. Undated photograph, circa...
Democratic Stand in Japan. Hakuaisha, Japan: The new Japan is graphically portrayed in this photo of the young generation standing erect in the...
American soldier General MacArthur with Japanese Emperor Hirohito at the United States Embassy in Tokyo.
Emperor Hirohito meets a group of Japanese schoolchildren during an unprecendented public appearance in 1946. The emperors of Japan were for...
Diana, Princess Of Wales With Prince Charles Before Dinner With Emperor Hirohito In Japan. She Is Wearing A Pleated Royal Blue Evening Dress Designed...
The Emperor Visits Schools during Tour of Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan who until recently wore the cloak of deity, enters the...
Japanese people listen to the 'Gyokuon Hoso', which is the radio broadcast of the Emperor Hirohito reading the Imperial Rescript of acceptance of the...
Crown Prince Akihito, , of Japan, who had just turned 21, gets better acquainted with his father Emperor Hirohito, over a game of Shogi, or Japanese...
Diana, Princess of Wales with Emperor Hirohito at an imperial banquet in Tokyo, Japan, May 1986. She is wearing a Yuki gown and a jewelled headband.
An attack in Tokyo, 1932. 'Un Attentat a Tokio'. The Sakuradamon Incident on 9 January 1932 was an assassination attempt by a Korean independence...
Emperor Hirohito attends a press conference ahead of his 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 20, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese Parliament meets with Emperor Hirohito to present the new Japanese constitution. The new constitution changes Japanese rule and government.
Infant portrait of Prince Hirohito of Japan , in traditional clothing, who later became the Emperor of Japan from 1926-1989.
Japanese prisoner of war, captured on Guam, weeps after hearing Emperor Hirohito's surrender, August 15, 1945.
Japanese POW, with heads bowed after hearing Emperor Hirohito make Announcement of Japans Unconditional Surrender, Guam, US Navy. (Photo, August 15,...
Diana, Princess Of Wales At A Dinner Hosted By Emperor Hirohito In Japan. She Is Wearing A Pleated Royal Blue Evening Dress Designed By Fashion...
New method of informing Japanese still holding out in the Sierre Madre on the Pacific Coast, that Hirohito had accepted unconditional surrender was...
Standing before the gold and red Imperial Throne, Emperor Hirohito of Japan prepares to read his script from a paper scroll, to open the 89th session...
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain are received by Emperor Hirohito during a visit to Tokyo, Japan, 27th October 1980.
Female workers at munitions factory listen to the 'Gyokuon Hoso', which is the radio broadcast of the Emperor Hirohito reading the Imperial Rescript...
Emperor Hirohito catches up with the news by reading a copy of 'The Stars & Stripes', an American publication. With him is Crown Prince Akihito.
Diana, Princess Of Wales, at a dinner hosted By Emperor Hirohito in Japan, She is wearing a pleated royal blue evening dress designed by fashion...
Photograph of Emperor Showa Emperor of Japan, also known as Hirohito, with his son Crown Prince Akihto . Dated 1955.
Diana, Princess Of Wales At A Dinner Hosted By Emperor Hirohito In Japan. She Is Wearing A Pleated Royal Blue Evening Dress Designed By Fashion...
Littlest Is the Most. Tokyo, Japan: Little Prince Hiro, 11 months, is the center of attraction for members of the Japanese royal family in Tokyo....
Ex-Divinity with an Umbrella. Tokyo, Japan: When 20,000 people gathered in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in a demonstration to celebrate the...
Hirohito, the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, is carefully watching at the games of the XVIII Olimpiad. Tokyo , October...
Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess Of Wales, at a dinner hosted By Emperor Hirohito in Japan, She is wearing a pleated royal blue evening...
Pay Tribute. Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako pay silent tribute to the 3 000 war dead at memorial service in Nippon Budokan Hall...
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, during military parade at Yoyogi field in Tokyo, receiving a message from Minister of War Tojo Hideki, undated
Prince Takamatsu of Japan , younger brother of Emperor Hirohito, signs the guestbook at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe,...
Tokyo, Japan: Imperial family members get together at the South Garden of the Imperial Palace for a new year photograph. , Prince Hiro, Crown Prince...
Formal portrait of Prince Akihito of Japan , who is the eldest son of Emperor Hirohito and has reigned as Japanese emperor since 1989.
Japanese Emperor Visits Atomized Hiroshima. Hiroshima, Japan: Emperor Hirohito with Mayor Shinzo Hamai of Hiroshima, as the mayor points to the spot...
Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito pictured on board the warship Kotosi at Spithead during his visit to England, 8th May 1921.
