Akihito
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Greetings, bow brouhaha...09:43:11 PM PST WASHINGTON - Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. So... In this article: Barack Obama, Akihito, State Department, Hirohito, Richard Nixon, Japan, United States, and Los Angeles Times |
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 17, 2009
Debate rages over Obama bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito
WASHINGTON - Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. President Obama bows as he is...
In this article: Barack Obama, Japan, State Department, Hirohito, United States, Empress Michiko, and Los Angeles Times
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Stupid Celebrities Gossip | November 15, 2009
Obama Bows To Japan's Emperor Akihito (Photo/Video)
...will ever stop bowing a scraping to foreign leaders. A Of course White House aides say Obama did as he should in bowing to Emperor Akihito. An Obama official touched on the bow to the foreign leader saying, "I think that those who try to...
In this article: Barack Obama, Japan, Bill Clinton, World War II, Hirohito, Michelle Obama, and Dick Cheney
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The St. Petersburg Times | November 12, 2009
Hirohito 'No Warmonger' Claims Akihito
...the World War I battlefield of Verdun in France. "He had taken to heart the importance of maintaining peace," Akihito said. "It is my perception that the events that led to war must have been contrary to what he would have wished. " The...
In this article: Hirohito, Japan, Tokyo, Yukio Hatoyama, Hideki Tojo, World War I, World War II, Asia, and France
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AP Online | November 12, 2009
Japanese cheer emperor's 20th year on throne
...nearly a year after Hirohito's death on Jan. 7, 1989 because the nation was officially in mourning. The soft-spoken, graying Akihito said he is striving to live up to his postwar responsibilities as a national symbol. But he said he...
In this article: Hirohito, Japan, World War II, Tokyo, Buddhist, Cancer, University of Jerusalem, and Empress Michiko
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Japanese 'should learn from war'
Emperor Akihito and his wife celebrating 20 years on the throne Japan's Emperor Akihito has said his biggest worry is that young Japanese are forgetting their country's history. Speaking on the 20th anniversary of his accession to the...
In this article: Japan, Empress Michiko, Hirohito, Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party, China, Korea, Asia, and Tokyo
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boston.com - Latest news | November 11, 2009
Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary on throne
...colonialism -- for whitewashing the country's role in World War II in its school textbooks. Although Akihito has visited China, he has yet to travel to South Korea, largely because of lingering animosities over the war. Until Japan's...
In this article: Japan, Hirohito, World War II, All rights reserved, Empress Michiko, Manchuria, Asia, Tokyo, and South Korea
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Times Online | November 11, 2009
Japan's Emperor Akihito attempts to cast his father in peace-loving light
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Japan's Emperor Akihito attempts to cast his father in peace-loving light Emperor Akihito of Japan says that his father Hirohito - the wartime emperor - was a peace-loving man opposed...
In this article: Japan, Hirohito, First World War, Second World War, Sophia University, and Nagasaki
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Akihito is the current Emperor of Japan, and the 125th Emperor according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989, and is the 20th most senior monarch or lifelong leader. He is the world's only reigning monarch whose title is customarily translated into English as "Emperor".
- Reign:
- 7 January 1989 – present
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