Emperor Hirohito — "The thought of the people suffering under the present circumstances causes me gr…"

The thought of the people suffering under the present circumstances causes me great pain. How can I, as a ruler, possibly bear to see my subjects so distressed?
Emperor Hirohito — Emperor Hirohito Modern · Japanese Emperor during WWII

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Imperial Rescript on Surrender (Gyokuon-hōsō)

Date: 1945

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