[DOC] [TLE] Emperor Hirohito - Wikipedia [PAR] Emperor Shwa was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional 
order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death on 
January 7, 1989. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Akihito, upon his death. 
..... But the next day, he would tell me: "You were worried about it yesterday, but 
you do not... [DOC] [TLE] Emperor of Japan - Wikipedia [PAR] The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and is the ceremonial 
head of state of Japan's system of constitutional monarchy. According to the 1947 
constitution, he is "the symbol of the State and of the ..... Until 1912, the Emperors 
of Japan were usually buried in Kyoto. From the Taish Emperor onward, the... [DOC] [TLE] The Emperor's Speech: 67 Years Ago, Hirohito Transformed Japan ... [PAR] Aug 15, 2012 ... He was its divine monarch and the personification of both the nation and its 
spiritual ... and in the closing years of the war, Japanese civilians were told that 
they too ... he said, referencing the allies' demand for unconditional surrender. ... 
It wasn't wholly true, but it helped replace the imperial ideology of war... [DOC] [TLE] In the emperor's speech, a Japanese dynasty comes down to earth ... [PAR] Mar 17, 2011 ... Until Emperor Akihito addressed his people Wednesday, he had ... Until World 
War II, emperors were considered to be arahitogami  incarnate deities, living 
gods. ... Akihito's father, Emperor Hirohito, was forced to refute his divine status. ... 
She has been the most active empress in all of Japan, says... [DOC] [TLE] How the Emperor Became Human (and MacArthur Became Divine ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2015 ... Following Japan's surrender in August 1945, he became Prime Minister, charged 
... The Emperor said he 'looked forward to a new world with new ideals, with ... 
Until the unconditional surrender, days after the bombs fell on ... Neither Attlee 
nor Stalin could understand what the Americans were waiting for. [DOC] [TLE] Hero's Journey: The Divine Emperor [PAR] Feb 10, 2015 ... Sometimes he was also considered the son of Ra, the sun god, thus also ... and 
various different goddesses were said to be either his mother or his nurse, ... This 
wasn't mere lip service, either; the pharaoh was quite literally a god, and ... the 
Japanese emperors are also considered inherently divine, in this... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Religions - Shinto: Divinity of the Emperor [PAR] Sep 7, 2009 ... The rulers of ancient Egypt and Rome were treated as gods, and ... The 
Japanese concept of the divinity of the Emperor is often ... Until the Meiji 
restoration the Emperor had little power, and was a ... Other teachers referred to 
the Emperor as being worshipped as a god, without ever saying that he was god. [DOC] [TLE] Japan's Emperor Akihito says health is failing and hints at abdication ... [PAR] Aug 8, 2016 ... In TV address, 82-year-old monarch does not explicitly say he would ... Once 
considered divine, Japan's emperor is defined in the constitution as a ... First, the 
PM might merely continue as before, with no abdication and no regent. .... The 
real problem is the American enforced constitution (it wasn't actually... [DOC] [TLE] Why didn't the Americans target emperor Hirohito in WWII? I'm sure ... [PAR] nb: I have no idea whether the emperor was actually an assassination target. I'm 
guessing you ... Why wasn't the atom bomb dropped on his palace? ... He wanted 
to surrender, some of his officers didn't, and the officers attempted a ... This guy 
was considered divine and people were already sacrificing their lives for him. [DOC] [TLE] Complete Program Transcript . Victory in the Pacific . WGBH ... - PBS [PAR] The landing at Saipan would be as decisive for the war against Emperor Hirohito 
as the ... Donald Miller: And he said, I wonder if this is what the Japanese leaders 
want us to believe, and

Question: Until he said he wasn't, Japanese emperors were considered divine
Answer: Hirohito