Hirohito

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(hir′ō hē′tō)

1901-89; emperor of Japan (1926-89)

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Emperor of Japan (1926-1989) who advocated the Japanese government's unconditional surrender that ended World War II (1945). In 1946 he renounced his divine status.

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