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Hirohito

Releasing his definitive posthumous name Shōwa Tennō

Tuesday Jan 31, 1989
Tokyo, Japan

From January 7 until January 31, the Emperor's formal appellation was "Departed Emperor." His definitive posthumous name, Shōwa Tennō, was determined on January 13 and formally released on January 31 by Toshiki Kaifu, the prime minister.


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