Young people have no idea of the significance. Hirohito was worshiped as living God. How unbelievable to Japanese ppl to see him like this.
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At the time of this meeting, Hirohito thought he would be charged with War crimes.
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Now, MacArthur could sure have reigned in this White House.
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This picture was published in all Japanese newspapers. Huge impact on Japanese population
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Milestone moment paid by the blood of many. Praying there's never a repeat of WW2.
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Very interesting. Ty for these historical pics.
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This was huge moment on several strategic, cultural levels
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MacArthur single handedly put Japan back on its feet after WWII.
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Respect: respecting one's self and his fellow man, even the enemy. Yes respect! then full recovery....
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BTW, the book "Japan's Longest Day" is a fascinating account of the weeks leading up to Japan's surrender.
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The Emperor has nice clothes.
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Thanks for the regular "today in history" posts. The pix make a big difference -- worth a thousand words, you might say.
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And they never actually said they were wrong....just stopped
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Speaking of emperors, heard about the transparent wall Trumps "building"? lol
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Who took this pic, Imus?
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Hirohito closely resembles J. H. Fujikawa, actor who played the captain in the Twilight Zone's Quality of Mercy episode, with Dean Stockwell
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The body language in this photo....
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Now I would be more impressed if you found a photograph where MacArthur allowed himself to be in it with someone taller than him.
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