emperor of Japan

Hirihito was still emperor of Japan in 1960, and Faye Emerson's oldest son had been invited to the United States by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who once had had a different kind of relationship with the royal family.

the longest-lived and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and the second longest-reigning monarch in the world

Hirohito was the longest-lived and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and the second longest-reigning monarch in the world.

The late Showa Emperor of Japan

The late Showa Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, was the longest reigning monarch in modern Japanese history and one of the most controversial.

as Emperor Showa or

Hirohito (裕仁), also known as Emperor Showa or the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇, Shōwa tennō?), (April 29, 1901 -- January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until the Shōwa Emperor's death in 1989.

the first “human” emperor of Japan

Hirohito was the first “human” emperor of Japan, ending the belief that emperors were divine beings.