NO.040 Created following the previous article in January 2019. There are some voices asking about the war responsibility of Emperor Showa, but that would be inappropriate. The Emperor of Showa does not know if he knew the historical significance of the establishment of the Constitution of Japan as stated in the preamble to the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Emperor Showa would have been worthy of being saluted. ・・・Theme label: Showa Emperor and Heisei Emperor
Although there are voices asking the Emperor Showa's responsibility for war, it would be inappropriate. Emperor Showa has never been able to stand in the political scene and should not have been able to take direct command. In the Imperial Palace, if I dare to say, it should have been isolated from the political scene and only received regular and emergency reports from the Prime Minister and others. Emperor Showa told Gen. MacArthur, "I have never thought I am a god." "Why do we need to make a human declaration," he was protested against the suggestion of the Marshal. Emperor Showa would have had no confidence in his own judgment. His Majesty will always have been plagued by what he should do. Dr. Naoki Komuro later pointed out that many researchers had doubts, "The Showa Emperor's judgment was always the most correct, but why did he not exercise his leadership?" . It would be too harsh to require this duty for a person who