Episode 226 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 1

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today, we dive into the boyhood of Emperor Hirohito. What's it like growing up always knowing that your life is a political tool? How do you process your middle school principal killing himself in a show of loyalty to your grandfather?

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1:48.0	On April 29, 1901, a young child was born in one of Tokyo's most lavish residences,
1:55.0	Alyama Palace. A smaller part of Akasaka Palace, one of the emperor's many residences in Tokyo, and today,
2:03.6	the place where the Japanese government houses visiting dignitaries, Aoyama Palace was supposed
2:09.2	to be a place of quiet seclusion for members of the imperial family when they needed it.
2:14.6	And the couple in question, Crown Prince Yoshihito and his wife, Crown Princess Sadako,
2:21.2	certainly needed it.
2:22.9	This would be their first child and the one to ensure that they had completed their most
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