who was emperor hirohito
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hirohito (April 29, 1901 â January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan who reigned from 1926 to 1989. Since his death he has been known as Emperor ShÅwa (æ­åå¤©ç, ShÅwa tennÅ) in Japan, although he is widely referred to as Hirohito, or Emperor Hirohito, outside of Japan.