Category:Shōwa Emperor

Hirohito
	Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989
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Date of birth	29 April 1901; Tokyo (Empire of Japan)
Date of death	7 January 1989; Tokyo; natural causes; ; pancreatic cancer;
Place of burial	Musashi Imperial Graveyard; Tokyo;
Country of citizenship	Japan;
Occupation	military personnel; diplomat; marine biologist;
Member of	Royal Society;
Position held	emperor of Japan (Taishō, Akihito, 25 December 1926, 7 January 1989); Governor-General of the Philippines;
Noble title	emperor;
Family	Imperial House of Japan;
Father	Taishō;
Mother	Teimei;
Sibling	Yasuhito Chichibu; Nobuhito Takamatsu; Prince Takahito Mikasa;
Child	Shigeko Higashikuni; Sachiko, Princess Hisa; Kazuko Takatsukasa; Atsuko Ikeda; Akihito; Prince Hitachi; Takako Shimazu;
Spouse	Kōjun;
Award received	Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (9 March 1982); Order of the White Eagle; Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers; Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum; Order of St. Andrew;
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The Shōwa Emperor, (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) was the Emperor of Japan, of the Empire of Japan (reign : 1926 - 1945) and State of Japan (reign : 1945 - 1989). He was known in the West by his given name Hirohito (he had no surname). He was the 124th Emperor of Japan.