Audio:QS140801 C-box:This emperor headed the Japanese nation during World War II. BallLoc:20,35;163,35;306,35;20,142;163,142;306,142;20,249;163,249;306,249 LineNum: GeoBytesUsed:6 PaletteNeutralPic: A-box or Headline5:N/A A-box or Headline6:N/A Correct:Emperor Hirohito*QS140802* Wrong 1:Hideki Tojo Wrong 2:Isoroku Yamamoto Wrong 3:Akihito Wrong 4:Ieyasu Wrong 5:Mutsuhito Wrong 6:Meiji Emperor Wrong 7:Hideyoshi Wrong 8:Yamashita GeoByte1:Emperor Hirohito's reign lasted from 1926 to 1989. This was the longest reign of any modern monarch. GeoByte2:After the war, Hirohito continued in his role as emperor. His son, Akihito, became emperor after Hirohito died. GeoByte3:In 1971 Hirohito became the first reigning Japanese emperor to travel outside Japan. GeoByte4:Hirohito became emperor of Japan at the age of 25. He died in 1989 at the age of 88, long after the end of World War II. GeoByte5:Hirohito's radio broadcasts to his people helped smooth the transfer of control of Japan to the U.S. Army at the end of the war. GeoByte6:After the war, Hirohito allowed the very private imperial family to be photographed—something that had never before been permitted. GeoByte7: GeoByte8: GeoByte9: GeoByte10: First Pict Cast:["HQ140110.PIC", "HQ140210.PIC", "HQ140310.PIC", "HQ140410.PIC", "HQ140510.PIC", "HQ140610.PIC", "HQ140710.PIC", "HQ140810.PIC", "HQ140910.PIC", "HQ141010.PIC", "HQ141110.PIC", "HQ141210.PIC", "HQ141310.PIC", "HQ141410.PIC", "HQ141510.PIC", "HQ141610.PIC", "HQ141710.PIC", "HQ141810.PIC"]* VideoReward:#none Palette:#default StartVideo:HQ140850.MOV EndVideo: MapPictCast: Glossary Start Glossary End