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The Emperor, Modern Japan and the U.S.-Japan Relationship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Herbert P. Bix
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The foremost Western authority on the life and times of Emperor Hirohito – known posthumously as the Emperor Showa – talked to The Japan Times about the role of Japan's former “living god” and his place in history in comparison with other powerful twentieth century leaders including Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt and George W. Bush.

In 2000, historian Herbert P. Bix shattered the image of Emperor Hirohito as a mere figurehead who was detached from Japan's imperialist warmongering in the first half of the 20th century.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 8 , August 2005 , e19
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