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Bookmark or Share- Hirohito - WikipediaHirohito [a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, [b] was the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor.
- Showa period - New World EncyclopediaOverview. The period from the enthronement of Hirohito in 1926, to the end of World War II in 1945, is referred to as the early Showa period. Defeat in the Second World War brought about cataclysmic change. For the first and only time in its history, Japan was occupied by a foreign power, an occupation that lasted seven years.
- Shōwa era - WikipediaThe Shōwa era (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, [ɕoːwadʑidai] ⓘ) was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (commonly known in English as Emperor Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō era and succeeded by the Heisei era.
- Shōwa period | Emperor Hirohito, World War II, Economic ...Article History. Date: 1926 - 1990. Location: Japan. Key People: Hirohito. Shōwa period, in Japanese history, the period (1926–89) corresponding to the reign of the emperor Hirohito. The two Chinese characters (kanji) in the name Shōwa translate as “Bright Peace” in Japanese.
- Showa period — Encyclopedia of Japan1926 – 1989. The Showa period ("period of enlightened peace/harmony" or "period of radiant Japan"), is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Showa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926, through January 7, 1989. The Showa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor.
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