Abstract

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan is marketed as a political biography, but it is much more. It is indeed a revealing account of the life and importance of Emperor Hirohito, who reigned in Japan from 1926–89. But the story of Hirohito’s life is truly an account of Japan in the twentieth century.

Keywords: Biography, East Asia, International Relations, Japan, Northeast Asia, Political Science, World/American History

How to Cite:

Krauth, K., (2019) “Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan”, Education About Asia 6(3).

Rights: https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/hirohito-and-the-making-of-modern-japan-2/