I am deeply pained by the thought of the people who have suffered and are suffering under the present circumstances. The more I think of the arduous struggles of the officers and men of Our Army and Navy who have bravely fought in the various theaters of war, the more I am deeply distressed.
— Emperor Hirohito Modern

Japanese Emperor during WWII

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Context

Imperial Rescript on Surrender (Gyokuon-hōsō), slightly different translation

Date / Period

1945

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Strange & Unusual

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