Hirohito Quotations

That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.

They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races.

The war has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage.

I discovered freedom for the first time in England.

I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.

You can't imagine how much more work I had when I was a god.

All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; So why do winds and waves clash so fiercely everywhere?

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations, as well as the security and wellbeing of our subjects, is the solemn obligation which has been handed down by our imperial ancestors and which lies close to our heart,

We have resolved to endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable.

Endure what is difficult to endure and to suffer what is difficult to suffer.

The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly.