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Hirohito is born in Japan
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Princess Nagako is chosen as Hirohito's bride at age 14.
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Hirohito sets out from Yokohama to visit Europe (First Prince from Japan to ever travel West)
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Assaination of Prime Minister Hara by an 18 year old ultranationalist leads to Hirohito becoming Prince Regent on November 25 of the same year.
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Hirohito marrys Princess Nagako. There is a public reception of the marriage.
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Teru Shigeko is born. (The first princess)
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Emperor Taisho dies at the age of 47. Hirohito then becomes Japan's 124th Emperor.
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Hirohito is crowned at a formal cornation taking place at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
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Japanese invade Manchuria after an unknown bombing on a railroad track. It was the perfect opportunity to invade after a long period of tension between the two countries.
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Prime Minister Okada survives, but several cabinet members are killed or wounded in a young army officers' coup attempt.
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Japan's war with China based on the refusal to let the Japanese guard to come through the gate. This led to gun fire and continued to escalade into a bigger feud.
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Japan becomes a "national defense state" after a clash with Soviet Union at Nomonhan
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The tide of the Pacific War turns against Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ0rxaEHZEo
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Outlined what the U.S., England, and China planned to do with Japan after the war.
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The Soviet Union enters the war against Japan.
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Japan unconditionally surrenders.
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Arranged a secret meeting with General MacArthur at the United States' embassy to discuss food and reconstruction.
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Hirohito game speach about Japan's problems
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The U.S decides not to prosecute Hirohito
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Official termination of military occupation of Japan
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Japan becomes a member of the United Nations
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Japanese government signs treaty with the US that authorized the reversion of Okinawa to Japan
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Hirohito's condition declines, leading to a major surgical operation
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Public's "self-restraint" beings for the nex 111 days until his death
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Hirohito is pronounced dead
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163 heads of state and government, the late emporer's family, palace officials and Shinto Priests attend the ceremonies
