JAPAN'S EMPEROR HIROHITO DEAD AT 87

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: January 7, 1989| Author: | Copyright information

TOKYO - Emperor Hirohito, the reclusive monarch whose rule was darkened by still-unresolved questions about his role in World War II, died of cancer yesterday at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo. He was 87 years old.

Hirohito was the longest-reigning monarch of the world's oldest imperial line.

Hirohito's oldest son, Crown Prince Akihito, 55, immediately became Japan's 125th emperor. In an age-old ceremony, he was presented with the regalia -- the sacred mirror, sword and jewels -- that signify the beginning of a new imperial era. If past practice is followed, however, elaborate ...

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