Published: August 23, 2018
Hirohito voiced ‘anguish’ at the Pacific war, says newly released diary written by Hirohito’s former chamberlain
Japan’s wartime emperor Hirohito believed there was “no point living” during the final years of his life, fearing he would continue to attract blame for his country’s involvement in the second world war, according to a newly released diary.
In the diary, written by Shinobu Kobayashi, his then chamberlain, Kobayashi alleges that Hirohito voiced “anguish” over the Pacific war, a sentiment that contrasts with other recent accounts of his feelings about Japan’s entry into the conflict with the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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