The only Axis leader who survived the war. He did reconcile with America which helped relations as early as the 50s.
@HistoricDefense2 жыл бұрын
You mean official head of state out of the big three (Germany, Italy, Japan) because there were others aswell.
@rabnadskubla85942 жыл бұрын
@@HistoricDefense Hitler and Mussolini were both dead. I was referring to the supreme leaders of the Axis. As in the absolute top brass.
@башарал2 жыл бұрын
You forget the king of Italy, he lived until 1947
@HistoricDefense2 жыл бұрын
Various prime ministers also survived the war. As for heads of states, apart from the king of italy, and admiral Dönitz of the Flensburg government., other survivors include: Admiral Miklós Horthy of Hungary who lived until 1957. King Michael I of Romania lived until 2017. King Simeon II of Bulgaria is still alive, although he was a minor back then.
@rabnadskubla85942 жыл бұрын
@@башарал Oh. Well Benito is the guy you think of when you think about fascist Italy.
@ComradeRandolph Жыл бұрын
Hirohito has always been a very interesting figure. The fact that he lived for such a long time and witnessed so many changes in the world. The fact that at one point, he was so feared and respected that people called him a "Living God".
Regarding His Power: Although Emperor Hirohito held a wide range of authority constitutionally, he did not exercise it by the customary law since Emperor Meiji and the constitutional interpretation he supported. It is said that he exercised his power only twice: the suppression of the February 26 Incident and the surrender of World War II. In both cases, the Cabinet was dysfunctional. Regarding War Crime: The war crimes committed by the Japanese military were intentionally hidden from Hirohito by the military authorities. In his memoir, Hirohito said that he had harbored a suspicion about them, but remained unsure of and not been able to prevent in the end. It is also proven by the evidentiary materials of the Japanese military.
The real reason why Hirohito spared simply because Japanese emperor only serve for ceremonial duty and technically doesn't have real political power, but doesn't matter Japanese politician views, everyone respect the Emperor, he's the only one who can united Japanese people. General McArthur once said "if we remove the emperor, Japan will ended in anarchy and never ending riots" Basically they keep the Emperor so American and other allied occupation in Japan can maintain order.
@fuzicast Жыл бұрын
false. McArthur kept the japanese emperor so that japan doesn't turn into a communist state. Japanese emperor was seen as a god that everyone respected and admired.
@@KS-ci9cu That's how Monarch works, when you're born in a Monarch family, sooner or later the burden of having to care and manage the country will soon fall in your hands.
After Japan's surrender in 1945, he remained in his position as Emperor and played a crucial role in the country's post-war reconstruction. He continued to reign until his death in 1989, having become a symbolic and ceremonial figurehead under Japan's post-war constitution
@tonronin8244 Жыл бұрын
Ele foi covarde, foi seduzido pela sórdida Cultura Europeia.
@LolGuffy Жыл бұрын
Its Crazy to think that this guy talked with Hitler or atleast to some very powerful Axis leaders that got that info to him
@thanhhoangnguyen4754 Жыл бұрын
@@LolGuffy But he didn't fond of the Nazi German or Italian regime. Despite being on the same side. They are in different idealogy. You can argue they are more like Britain in general but with the German militarism. Tojo was more alike to Hitler. After all he was the one behind every military action. In fact it was by Tojo policy that drag Japan into war.
@hananekhadraoui9 ай бұрын
@@LolGuffythey never met hirohito was never in charge of the millatary it was one Japanese general who committed all those atrocities
@may-ky6jl Жыл бұрын
All Japanese Emperors are expert on Japanese arts and poet themselves and most of them were scholars. Hirohito was scientist too. Even during the war, he kept busts of Charles Darwin &Abraham Lincoln whom he had great respect in his study.
@hee5201 Жыл бұрын
아무리 미화해도 전쟁범죄자야
@may-ky6jl Жыл бұрын
@@hee5201 The duplicitous diplomacy was and is 조선반도 that Maiji Government was tricked by 조선왕조 for begging take over its Government. At the same time, they were asking same to Rossia. So Korea could had been Russian colony. What a incompetent governmen was.
@kitune55 Жыл бұрын
@@hee5201 천황은 전쟁 범죄로 심판되지 않았다. 만약 전쟁범죄라는 것이 있다면 미국도 전쟁범죄를 저지르고 있다. 일본에 컴플렉스에서 이상한 말을 멈추십시오. 너희들 한국인도 70년 전 우리와 함께 아시아를 침략한
@@solongos5500 They begged Russia and Japan to Govern itself at the same time. Russia turned down for knowing Korean natures. Pity Korean could be a great country as Russian now.
@o35987 Жыл бұрын
At 4:37 you can also see his relatives Guy in the left - Prince Akihito, emperor of Japan for 1989-2019 Woman next to him - Princess Mitiko, Akihito's wife Child on woman's hands - Prince Naruhito, emperor of Japan since 2019 Guy in glasses - Hirohito Woman next to Hirohito - Empress Nagako, Hirohito's wife
@bigsky4545 Жыл бұрын
Emperor Hirohito said, "I am the supreme leader of Japan and there are no war criminals in Japan except me. I am ready to suffer the death penalty, whether it be hanging or extreme punishment. However, it is very painful to see 80 million innocent people suffering without food, clothing, and shelter. In exchange for my life, I would like you to provide food and clothing for the people who fought in the name of the Emperor." He went to General MacArthur himself to ask him to do so. Emperor Hirohito, who sacrificed his own life and cared for the people, is still loved and respected by the people.
@emippe226 Жыл бұрын
That's very true. Thanks for the comment.
@civotamuaz5781 Жыл бұрын
That is simply beautiful.
@MustacheCashStash125 Жыл бұрын
What a legend
@flawyerlawyertv7454 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@piano_beginner10 ай бұрын
When asked by a TV station, "What kind of programs do you watch?"His Majesty replied, "I can't answer that question, because there is too much competition among TV stations. Legend
@pulazuzu Жыл бұрын
This person was one of the few upper echelons who opposed the Pacific War, and even after the war, he begged the United States to feed the people instead of his own lives. One of the best gentlemen in Japan.
@岑岑禮杰 Жыл бұрын
nooooooooo!!!!!!he led japan killed lots of people
@pulazuzu Жыл бұрын
@@岑岑禮杰 When will Koreans teach the right history at school? Don't distort your history.
@Escaped.Matrix_ Жыл бұрын
@@pulazuzu koreans will always be against japan for some wrong information
@grandpa1139 Жыл бұрын
@@Escaped.Matrix_ Hirihoto indeed apposed the war. Militaristic Political leaders, mainly Tojo and low ranking Japanese officers were at fault. This is why the Massacres in Nanjing and the Marco Polo Bridge happened due to low ranking Japanese Officers
@doogsniffedcocaine Жыл бұрын
A man who killed and raped Children and women of Nanjing is a Gentleman.
@happysecret5273 Жыл бұрын
He was about at the point where he COULD have (idk if he did) meet queen mother, watch the titanic sink, watch the first colour move, watch the first moive with sound, live through ww1,,watch King kong, beast from 20,000 fathoms, return of godzilla (1984) all while having been on the axis side of the war. NOTE: IDK if he did any of this or not
@MoonLoonie69 Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget, he could have watched the very first anime.
@anonymity-is-law Жыл бұрын
@@MoonLoonie69 He wouldn't like it.
@MoonLoonie69 Жыл бұрын
@@anonymity-is-law you don’t know that. The first anime was just a five second gif
@handsomemedic9752 жыл бұрын
The only japanese emperor who saw the start of the sovet union but never saw the end of it
@justnoah20732 жыл бұрын
He was getting close though.
@अजिङ्क्यगोखले2 жыл бұрын
The Taisho emperor counts as well. He died in 1926 after all.
@handsomemedic9752 жыл бұрын
@@अजिङ्क्यगोखले True, but Hirohito was the one who saw the entire build up of it and just one year before it collapsed (independence of Republic of Lithuania, first state that left the union) he died
@theesuvarnajata6014 Жыл бұрын
True, he passed away only two years before the event.
@firelordazulon95 Жыл бұрын
Yes but, his father saw that too, he died in 1926 and the Soviet Union was created in 1922.
A legend who experienced a life that almost no other people will.
@chinachampion2 жыл бұрын
He did experinced a life that almost no others will, but he ain't a legend. A legend won't sacrifice his citizens to invade other countries or tortune captives or demand an army to a massacre.
@吉弘久米2 жыл бұрын
@@chinachampion if he wasn't, why do people love him after the war?
@matt28212 жыл бұрын
@@chinachampion You know nothing about the national mechanism of Japan at that time if you think he commanded the military and the politicians.
@chinachampion2 жыл бұрын
@@吉弘久米 Brainwashing level of propaganda + the Japanese culture. Very complex, but you gotta know that some crazy Japanese believers of Hirohito didn't die from war.
@pokapoka36862 жыл бұрын
@@chinachampionYou named almost every leader of a country ever lol
@giga32342 жыл бұрын
1:45 With Marshal Togo
@missiavu2 жыл бұрын
Admiral Togo who destoyed the russian fleet at Tsushima in 1905.
@nile5212 жыл бұрын
5:01 And then he visited the statue of Togo.
@satori-cc5yp2 жыл бұрын
@@nile521 The ship behind Togo is Mikasa that was flagship of The Combined Fleet during Russo Japanese War.
@ellynjoyoquendo9925 ай бұрын
I wonder if he's still alive
@yassqueen4528 Жыл бұрын
This really brings to light that even emperors are still normal people! :)
@SigmaRaptor272 жыл бұрын
crazy to think Hirohito was younger than I thought.
@カステラ-y8h10 ай бұрын
The military, both moderates and imperial loyalists, exploited Hirohito's charisma for war, while GHQ used it to avert Japan's communism. Despite possessing unparalleled charisma in human history, he failed to wield it personally, ending up being used by others. That is the true essence of the sorrowful emperor.
@festidies73808 ай бұрын
昭和天皇が歴代の中で威厳と格式と輝きが別格
@jagaimo38392 ай бұрын
喋り方や人前で笑顔を見せない点が威厳を作り出している気がする。
@カステラ-y8h10 ай бұрын
Throughout our long history, there have been foolish emperors, but there is no need for the citizens of Europe to understand the greatness of the Emperor. Their kings were foolish, fleeing to Brazil during the Napoleonic Wars, seeking exile in friendly countries, or incurring the discontent of citizens to the extent of sparking rebellions. Emperor Meiji held the belief of "sharing both the joys and hardships with the soldiers." During wartime, he steadfastly avoided summer resorts and refrained from using fireplaces. Emperor Taisho, despite suffering a severe illness during a spike in rice prices, withdrew from a summer retreat and provided 240 billion yen (20 billion dollars) in support from the Imperial household. Emperor Showa walked to school on rainy days like his subjects, consumed only what was available to the citizens during wartime, and even pleaded with MacArthur to save the Japanese people at the cost of his own life. Thanks to the Emperors, modern Japan is free from foolish civic revolutions such as the French or Russian Revolutions, and spared from civil wars such as Korea or China. This stands as an undeniable fact.
0:24 I love this one in particular, because honestly how many photographs are there of emperors as children just smiling and enjoying life?
@RobertSmith-bf6mp2 жыл бұрын
5:43 He visited San Francisco!? WOW
@campbelldynasty5632 Жыл бұрын
@Spencer Gaming Minecraft yeah america let him come in after all that bullshit
@avrocat80 Жыл бұрын
@@campbelldynasty5632 cuz it wasn't even him making the decisions he was just a figurehead, like queen elizabeth. the ones making the calls during ww2 were his generals like tojo and yamamoto.
@Rubix3289 Жыл бұрын
he was born and died as a normal person simply beautiful
@Disco_opp420 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing look at how he grew, from a young boy to an old age man, so well documented x
The only world leader during World war 1 as a soldier and world war 2 as a Emperor of Japan The only world leader on the Axis side to survive the war In the 1960s he and america got together for the first time in 30 years and Got in touch and 😂 became friends again oddly he lived over 80 years witnessing so much
@2fast2goofy Жыл бұрын
As an aviation fan I kinda wanna say thank you to him cuz he built the legendary Kai Tak’s runway which is in Hong kong(I live there too)
@eleanorlam1 Жыл бұрын
i also live in hong kong
@AntiCassNeedsHelp Жыл бұрын
HEHE TIME TO ROB YA
@天津四-u4j Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyyu2368这些人跟没脑子一样,认日本人美国人当祖宗,也是个奇葩
@foul8917 Жыл бұрын
@@eleanorlam1 same :)
@tankdogization Жыл бұрын
Hitler and Mussolini couldn’t have dreamed of the opportunity Hirohito had to live the rest of his years reconciling with the world. He took it after the atom bombs dropped though.
It was customary to dress boys and girls in an androgynous manner in the European and North American (South American too I think) upper middle class and above. If you look at the pictures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was between two and four years old you would swear it was a girl. He is wearing a dress with long hair past his shoulders.
@rodrigoe.gordillo2617 Жыл бұрын
North America and South America were both European outposts so it makes sense
@xmorsln792 Жыл бұрын
1:26 80 years later, youtube was born and 97 years later, i commented
It really adds more to these photos knowing the events of that year when Japan entered the so called “dark valley”
@limfongyuen1925 Жыл бұрын
Emperor Hirohito survived the assassination from the army of the Japan himself.... He knew the abusive power of the once mighty General Prime Minister Tojo Hideki who came in power during World War II... To survive with his own Imperial family; he couldn't do anything but stay in silence.....
@Countryballanimations-hl1zm7 ай бұрын
during the Tokyo trial tojo said to Execute him and not the mighty Emperor. The army was the one who praised the Emperor like BANZAI charges. They said (most of the time) tenno heika banzai. Tojo even said it him self. Tenno heika banzai means long live His Majesty the Emperor. Tojo wouldn't send anyone to hurt hirohito
@@りくずし 히로히토 는 태평양전쟁 일으킨죄 간부들과 난징학살을 버린죄 한국인들을 차별하고 죽인죄 여러아시아 나라를 침공한죄
@qubek5332 жыл бұрын
@@りくずし person above you must be angry at the emperor for world war 2
@dymmmable2 жыл бұрын
@@りくずし hirohito is rotting in hell fr we're all pissing on his grave
@신칸센-b5z Жыл бұрын
4:37 Baby Naruhito 6:21 Young Naruhito
@melluques66112 жыл бұрын
Hirohito was cool when he was young.
@aaa-t3e7c Жыл бұрын
子供の頃イケメンすぎて草
@cynick61012 жыл бұрын
ビッグコミックオリジナルに連載中の昭和天皇物語を毎回購読してます
@ballbender9thousand9442 жыл бұрын
1919-1920 was the best Glow up ive ever seen
@yoshilovesyoshi2 жыл бұрын
SAMMMEEEE 🤣
@Leakingmeat2 жыл бұрын
Ong, bro looked his best in 1921
@justarandompotato6272 Жыл бұрын
Well, that time was called the Roaring Twenties for a reason
@rappcom5 ай бұрын
He was very handsome in his youth and the empress has such a caring smile
@KayokiHimori-sr1qd11 ай бұрын
He Lived Through Several Years And Events. Experiencing The Building Of The Yamato Class (ijn yamato, ijn musashi, ijn shinano), Atomic Bomb To Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Economic Failures, The Birth Of His Baby Prince, And Till His Death In 1989. He Is And Still Is The Longest Reigning Emperor Of Japan. And His Brother (prince mikasa) Is The Oldest Prince To Live. (correct me if im worng). Hirohito Is Like, The Queen Elizabeth Of Japan But A Man.
@Gopnik-Wojak2 жыл бұрын
是非消さないで頂きたい。貴重な写真も多い
@XesterVRLT Жыл бұрын
ㅇㅉㅌㅂ
@antilionheart15722 жыл бұрын
I love this! Please make more!
@benjamin3401 Жыл бұрын
Now his grandson is the Emperor. What a life!
@I-am-not-human-being11 ай бұрын
当たり前だろwww
@slm-1146 ай бұрын
@@I-am-not-human-beingそれが良いんだよ
@連投指示厨3 ай бұрын
当たり前で草
@jsm9252 Жыл бұрын
일본 천황 히로히토 시대(1926~1989) 역대 총리 (32명) 와카츠키 레이지로(2), 다나카 가이치, 하마구치 오사치, 이누카이 츠요시, 사이토 마코토, 오카다 케이스케, 히로다 코우키, 하야시 센쥬로, 코노에 후미마로(3), 히라누마 카이치로, 아베 노부유키, 요나이 미츠마사, 도죠 히데키, 코이소 쿠니아키, 스즈키 칸타로, 하가시쿠미노미아 나루히코오우, 시데하라 기쥬로, 요시다 시게루(5), 가타마야 테츠, 아시다 히토시, 하토야마 이치로(3), 이시바시 단잔, 기시 노부스케(2), 이케다 하야토(3), 사토 에이사쿠(3), 다나카 가쿠에이(2), 미키 다케오, 후쿠다 다케오, 오히다 마사요시(2), 스즈키 젠코, 나카소네 야스히로(3), 다케시타 노보루
@ivashka65092 жыл бұрын
5:16 With Richard Nixon 5:34 With Gerald Ford 5:58 With Jimmy Carter 6:13 With Ronald Reagan
@김민우-w3r Жыл бұрын
6:17 with Chun doo hwan
@Alexandros.Mograine Жыл бұрын
Hirohito was pretty handsome looking as a young fella.
@miyabi7248 Жыл бұрын
背負っているものや苦労のレベルが違いすぎて、若い頃から相応の顔つきに見えない(褒めてる意味で)
@eto_525 Жыл бұрын
めっちゃ同感
@OOTANI1452 Жыл бұрын
それな戦争、経済とかの面で苦労のレベルが今と全く違うから、大変だったんだろうな😢
@ghosttuber2 жыл бұрын
5:39 Esa es la reina isabel cierto? Que foto mas epica y lege daria La legendaria reina del siglo XX Y el legendario emperador del siglo XX
@kanikani-Macrocheirakaempferi Жыл бұрын
People believed that looking directly at him would cause blindness. Today, his descendants are great diplomats.
The fact that Hirohito survived two world wars, two atomic bombings, was able to observe the decline and rise of the Japanese empire, and after the war in a few years was able to turn Japan into one of the most advanced countries After the war they didn’t kill him, they didn’t remove him from the throne, and he was able to continue to solder And became the great and long-reigning emperor in the history of Japan. That crazy
@planesrift Жыл бұрын
He witnessed the darkest and the greatest era of Japanese history.
@MrQkim Жыл бұрын
Glad that you included his first visit to South Korea. What a historical moment 6:16
@피쉬버블 Жыл бұрын
he didn't visit korea maybe korea president visit in japan
@박종현-u6j Жыл бұрын
둘 다 한국인이니 한국어로 대화하세욧 !
@ridwan_tricks Жыл бұрын
One of the leaders of the Axis countries who are still alive after the war and became the longest tenure in his country
@simmansu11 ай бұрын
И побывавший в Диснейленде
@KhalidALSubaieThePhenom Жыл бұрын
I heard an old saying, that: “Eventually, the leaders would reconcile, but who would bring back the soldiers who were killed in the war to their mothers who waits for them in the windows.”
@SunSeeker-yv7tu8 ай бұрын
😂😅😂 wait in the windows?? Lol.. no space called windows..
@小池はwじあ Жыл бұрын
表情がない 特に敗戦直後。相当精神に来てたんだな。凄い人だよ
@傅于斌3 ай бұрын
Is he really something? It was because he started the war that Japan became notorious in the world.Because he started the war, I don't know how many Japanese died in this war.
he is the longest-lived compared to Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini
@ghostress2001 Жыл бұрын
The Japanese are lucky to have and keep their imperor tradition
@rabbidcrazy787 Жыл бұрын
I wonder why Italy didn't take notes from Japan.
@thanhhoangnguyen4754 Жыл бұрын
@@rabbidcrazy787 Oh they did take note all right. It their tradition. You remember right. The is one ruler is the enemy of bunch in senate. After he gone the senate make sure there wasn’t another like him ever again. Truly traditional.
@rabbidcrazy787 Жыл бұрын
@@thanhhoangnguyen4754 I meant in keeping the monarchy. Italy abolished it. I apologize if I sound rude.
@thanhhoangnguyen4754 Жыл бұрын
@@rabbidcrazy787 don't work same here it just North who have more population compared to the South so they won more vote. After that they make should there will never be monarchy again. Like the Rome
@thatguywithoutadoubt2 жыл бұрын
when you realized that people saying memes that queen is immortal when there hirohito himself is 121 years old if was alive to this day.
When Emperor Hirohito married the princess, they gave away sections of her wedding dress to close friends. I strongly believe I have a panel from that dress. Have a little documentation to go with it. Anyone have an idea WHO could help me with this?
@atharvahedaoo7854 Жыл бұрын
I could help you with it.
@waltp.1173 Жыл бұрын
@@atharvahedaoo7854 How could you help me? Please elaborate. Thank you.
@atharvahedaoo7854 Жыл бұрын
@@waltp.1173 What you could do is send me a picture of it.
@Hristiana_love_all Жыл бұрын
No he married with me!!!!! UwU!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤