[DOC] [TLE] Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan, Is Dead at 87 - The New York Times [PAR] January 7, 1989 ... and Japan's longest-reigning monarch, died today at the 
Imperial Palace. He ... In his 62-year reign, the Emperor presided over the most 
tumultuous era in Japan's modern history, although like most of the 123 emperors 
before him, he ... cancer in September 1987, after they had operated on his 
pancreas. [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. .... 
The Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy had held veto power 
over the... [DOC] [TLE] Japan's Hirohito, 87, Dies After a Reign of 62 Years - Page 4 - latimes [PAR] Jan 7, 1989 ... Emperor Hirohito's 110-day struggle for survival ended today. The monarch who 
reigned for 62 years as Japan turned to ... Ten years earlier, on his 60th birthday, 
Hirohito had been asked what had been the happiest moments of his life. ... 
begin what was to be the longest reign in Japan's recorded history. [DOC] [TLE] Hirohito | emperor of Japan | Britannica.com [PAR] Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was the longest-reigning 
monarch in Japan's history. ... Many have asserted that he had grave misgivings 
about war with the United States and was ... His death, in January 1989, ended 
the Shwa era, the longest recorded reign in Japanese historysome 62 years. [DOC] [TLE] Emperor Showa : dfinition de Emperor Showa et synonymes de ... [PAR] (April 29, 1901  January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan ... The 
Shwa period was the longest reign of any historical Japanese Emperor, ... He 
became heir apparent upon the death of his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, on July 
30, 1912. .... The Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy had held 
veto... [DOC] [TLE] Hirohito - Emperor - Biography.com [PAR] Nov 12, 2014 ... History & Culture ... Hirohito was Japan's longest-reigning emperor, holding the 
throne from ... he was Japan's longest-reigning monarch, ruling from 1926 to 
1989. The level of his involvement with Japan's military during World War II has ... 
On December 25, 1926, following the death of his father, Hirohito... [DOC] [TLE] Emperor Hirohito - Conservapedia [PAR] Jun 30, 2016 ... Hirohito (29 April 1901  7 January 1989), known in Japan as the Shwa ... 
During his reign, he was the symbolic leader of his nation through prosperity ... 
He had significant decision-making power only in 1944-45, and made the ... 
Tenn ( "Shwa emperor"), was announced on 31 January 1989. [DOC] [TLE] Official history of Hirohito dodges controversies - The San Diego ... [PAR] Sep 9, 2014 ... Japan's longest-serving emperor has received one of the ... much new light on a 
62-year reign that spanned Japan's brutal invasion of much of ... "They don't want 
any trouble," he said of the Imperial Household Agency. ... The relatively quick 
release of Hirohito's record, 25 years after his death in 1989, was... [DOC] [TLE] Long to reign over us? History's longest and shortest-serving ... [PAR] Sep 9, 2015 ... A few years later, using a private army that he had secretly formed, ... Britain's 
ruler inherited the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, King George 
VI. ... at 63 years, 1869-1932, and Hirohito of Japan, at 62 years, 1926-1989. ... A 
Ming Dynasty emperor, Zhu Chanluo took the name Taichung upon... [DOC] [TLE] Many words, but little new, in 12,000-page official history of wartime ... [PAR] Sep 9, 2014 ... A 12000-page history of Emperor Hirohito released in Japan on Tuesday 
includes ... Japan's longest-serving emperor has received one of the

Question: Upon his death in 1989, he had served as emperor 62 years, the longest reign in Japanese history
Answer: Hirohito