Hirohito and General Douglas MacArthur : the first meeting as documented by Shōwa tennō jitsuroku

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Abstract

This analysis allows readers to confront for themselves the 27 September 1945 meeting between the Shōwa Emperor and General Douglas MacArthur, as recently documented by Japan’s Imperial Household Agency. It also introduces readers to a long-standing debate amongst Japanese scholars that has received no attention in English-language literature. The debate centres on the question as to whether the emperor offered at this meeting to take responsibility for the war fought in his name. This analysis offers its own conclusions and suggests that the emperor in all probability offered to take responsibility for the war.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-600
Number of pages16
JournalDiplomacy and Statecraft
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901, 1989
  • MacArthur, Douglas, 1880, 1964
  • World War, 1939, 1945
  • armistices
  • culture conflict
  • military occupation

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