Who Is Hirohito? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hirohito is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of 裕仁, with over 67 comic issue appearances. The 124th Emperor of Japan, Hirohito led Japan during and after the Second World War.

Who is Hirohito?

Origin Hirohito was born on April 29th, 1901, the son of then-Crown Prince Yoshishito and his wife, Princess Sadako. He became heir apparent when his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, died in 1912 and his father, now known as Emperor Taisho, acceded to the throne. He received his education from 1908 to 1914 in Gakushuin Peers' School, and was then educated in a school specifically for the Crown Prince from 1914 to 1921. After this he travelled extensively around Europe , the first Japanese prince to do so, before returning to Japan and being appointed Regent of Japan due to his father's increasing physical and mental illness. His father passed away in 1926, and Hirohito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in late December, marking the beginning of the Showa era. His first few years as emperor were unsettled, as Japan suffered through an economic crisis and increasing political violence due to the power held by the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy over political affairs. Hirohito himself barely escaped a number of assassination attempts, the first coming in 1932 at the hands of a Korean independence advocate who hurled a grenade at the emperor. A military coup was attemp.

Key facts

Hirohito is of human origin and first appeared in "Strongman, the Mighty Man of Tomorrow". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 67 recorded issue appearances, Hirohito ranks among the most featured characters in comics.