If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.

Against many American military and civilian officials who disagreed, MacArthur spared the life of the Japanese Emperor and allowed Hirohito to continue on the throne, albeit in a severely ...

MacArthur, who wore a ribbonless shirt open at the throat, shook hands and said, “Good morning.” Hirohito consented to pose with MacArthur for a Signal Corps picture. Then he and the Supreme ...

The notes were dictated by the emperor and written down by an aide A memoir by former Japanese Emperor Hirohito about World ... likely encouragement of Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.