At age 87, Emperor Emeritus (Akihito) still has a great passion for marine biology research, which he is an expert in. This is his latest research paper, in which he and his partner discovered a new species of fish in Japan. A true example of long-life learning.
P/S: The Affiliations is really "badass".
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, leading the raid, reported heβd seen the imperial palace β close enough to observe that the water in the moat around it was muddy.
The palace wasnβt a target β in fact he specifically told the other pilots not to target it. He feared killing the Emperor would only enrage the people of Japan and make them more determined to fight. But of course, the raid itself accomplished this, and led to the deaths of an estimated 250,000 Chinese civilians in reprisals. (Most of the 16 B-25s, out of fuel, ditched over China, and the crews aided by their Chinese allies.)
Letβs say Doolittle either deliberately targets the palace or thereβs just an errant bomb dropped on it, just where Emperor Hirohito happens to be. (Maybe he went to a window to see what all the noise was about.)
Hirohito is dead and a boy is now emperor.
How does World War 2 proceed?
Hello All!
Does anyone happen to have the Emperor Akihito (3 part) and Emperor Naruhito (A New Path) documentaries?
Thanks!
