Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989), BBC History:

"'Deep Remorse': Japanese Emperor Marks 75th Anniversary Of Surrender," Guardian, August 15, 2020.

"Japan's Emperor Wanted To Apologise For WW II," Straits Times, August 20, 2019.

Justin McCurry, "Japan's Abdicating Emperor Calls For Young To Be Taught Horrors Of War," Guardian, December 23, 2018.

  Justin McCurry, "'No Point Living': Diary Reveals Japan Emperor's Second World War Anguish," Guardian, August 23, 2018.

  "Hirohito's WW 2 Memoir Bought By Japanese Accused Holocaust Denier," BBC News, December 7, 2017.

Motoko Rich, "Memoirs Of An Emperor: Hirohito's Account Of World War II Sells For $275,000," New York Times, December 7, 2017.

  Reiji Yoshida, "Emperor Expresses 'Deep Remorse' For War On 71st Anniversary Of Surrender; Abe Does Not," Japan Times, August 15, 2016.

Max Fisher, "In Japan, An Emperor Constrained By History And A National Identity Crisis," New York Times, August 9, 2016.

  Jonathan Soble, "Emperor Akihito Expresses 'Deep Remorse' For Japan's Role In World War II," New York Times, August 15, 2015.

Scott Neuman, "Japan's Emperor Expresses 'Deep Remorse' For War Past," Two-Way, NPR, August 15, 2015.

"Japan And WW 2: Emperor Akihito Leads Memorial Service," BBC News, August 15, 2015.  (2 mins)

Anna Fifield, "A Subtle Voice Of World War II Remorse In Japan: The Emperor," Washington Post, August 11, 2015.

  "Japanese Crown Prince Says Country Must Not Rewrite History Of WW 2," Guardian, February 23, 2015.

Norihiro Kato, "The Journalist And The Emperor: Daring To Ask Hirohito About His Role In WW II," New York Times, October 14, 2014.

  Justin McCurry, "Japan: Hirohito Warned Attack On Pearl Harbor Would Be 'Self-Destructive,'" Guardian, September 10, 2014.

  Sarah Hilary, "My Mother Was Emperor Hirohito's Poster Child," Guardian, March 1, 2014.

  Jonathan Watts, "Brazil's Japanese Community Gets Apology For Abuse," Guardian, October 11, 2013.

  "The Death Of Emperor Hirohito," Witness, BBC World Service, January 14, 2012.

  "Japanese 'Should Learn From War,'" BBC News, November 12, 2009.

"Japanese Wartime Record Defended," Al Jazeera, November 12, 2009.

Herbert P. Bix, "War Responsibility And Historical Memory: Hirohito's Apparition," Japan Focus, May 6, 2008.

"Hirohito Quit Yasukuni Shrine Visits Over Concerns About War Criminals," New York Times, April 26, 2007.

  "Japan Emperor Urges War Teaching," BBC News, December 23, 2006.

"Hirohito Film Makes Tokyo Debut," BBC News, August 5, 2006.

Justin McCurry, "Hirohito Shunned War Criminal Shrine," Guardian, July 20, 2006.

  "Japan Emperor 'Must Visit Shrine,'" BBC News, January 28, 2006.

Herbert P. Bix, "Hirohito And History: Japanese And American Perspectives On The Emperor And World War II In Asia," Japan Focus, July 24, 2005.

Eric Johnston, "Japan's Emperor Visits Battle Island," Guardian, June 28, 2005.

  "Japan Emperor Visits WWI Island," BBC News, June 27, 2005.

  "Japan Names Day After Hirohito," BBC News, May 14, 2005.

  "Japan's Emperor Turns 70," BBC News, December 23, 2003.

Jonathan Watts, "Japan's Revisionists Turn Emperor Into A God Once More," Guardian, August 21, 2002.

Jonathan Watts, "The Emperor's New Roots," Guardian Unlimited, December 28, 2001.

Jonathan Watts, "Uncomfortable For Some," Guardian Unlimited, December 15, 2000.

  "Hirohito 'Guilty' Over Sex Slaves," BBC News, December 12, 2000.

Martin Kettle, "Blameless Hirohito 'Was A Cold War Myth,'" Guardian, September 5, 2000.

David E. Sanger, "In A Memoir, Hirohito Talks Of Pearl Harbor," New York Times, November 15, 1990.

David E. Sanger, "Mayor Who Faulted Hirohito Is Shot," New York Times, January 19, 1990.

William H. Honan, "A Program On Hirohito's War Guilt Is Denounced," New York Times, February 6, 1989.

Susan Chira, "A Milestone: Hirohito's Death Puts Focus On New Identity," New York Times, January 8, 1989.