Emperor Hirohito’s State Funeral

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

The Japanese emperor was laid to rest on February 24th, 1989.

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Hirohito succeeded his father as emperor in 1926. How far he whole-heartedly backed aggressive Japanese imperialism before and during the Second World War is disputed. Some historians believe he did, others...