Official record of Emperor Hirohito's life

Official record of Emperor Hirohito's life

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 15, 1923, shows Crown Prince Hirohito (L front) during his visit to Tokyo's Ueno Park to inspect fire damage following the magnitude 7.9 Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated the Japanese capital and its vicinity on Sept. 1 that year. On Sept. 9, 2014, the Imperial Household Agency released the official record it compiled of the 87-year life of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa.

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  • 2014/9/08 00:00:00
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  • 2014 Kyodo News
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