His father, Hirohito, was until 1946 considered a divinity, the living descendant of the gods that created Japan (or ancient Yamato, as it is more evocatively known).
No one thought Hirohito was a god in Japan or anywhere else.
mnli hypothesis: No one thought Hirohito was a god in Japan or anywhere else. premise: His father, Hirohito, was until 1946 considered a divinity, the living descendant of the gods that created Japan (or ancient Yamato, as it is more evocatively known).