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Hirohito meets w/ Douglas MacArthur in 1945...
Hirohito meets w/ Douglas MacArthur in 1945...
Item # 715837
September 27, 1945
THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 27, 1945
* Hirohito - Emperor of Japan
* Historic visit to Douglas MacArthur
* World War II ending events
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "HIROHITO IN 'SOCIAL' CALL ON MACARTHUR" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
Note: On September 27, 1945, Emperor Hirohito met with General Douglas MacArthur at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. This encounter, occurring just weeks after Japan's formal surrender in World War II, marked a pivotal moment in the nation's transition from imperial rule to a postwar democracy under Allied occupation.
The meeting was initiated at Hirohito's request, a significant gesture given Japan's cultural norms where subjects traditionally sought audiences with the Emperor, not the other way around . Hirohito arrived punctually at 10:00 AM in his custom-made Rolls Royce, accompanied by his Imperial guards and advisers.
Category: The 20th Century
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