... in places far from military and warfare. As the son of Emperor Taisho and Crown Prince, Hirohito found comforts in the studies of science, mathematics, ethics, geography, and literature often studying in his native Japanese as well as Chinese. It was during his studies that Crown Prince Hirohito first began questioning the validity of an emperor's divinity. Hirohito's interests in the sciences ... wait to see what events unfolded between Germany and Russia. Other cabinet members feared that waiting would cause the offer for an alliance to be withdrawn. Despite Hirohito fearing an Americ...

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