Hirohito

Hirohito (裕仁, 29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989) was the 124th and the last Emperor of Japan.

In 1932, Hirohito was severely injured by a grenade thrown by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang in the Sakuradamon incident, leaving him incapacitated and heavily guarded. His brother, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu would rise to the position of Kanpaku in 1937, which effectively made him the regent of Japan, ruling directly in his brother's name. This would allow Yasuhito's preferred Kodoha or "Imperial Way" faction to rise to power.

During the Showa period and the rise of the Kodoha Faction, the Empire of Japan saw the imperial expansion and militarization, as well as the increase in the power of the Emperor, that led to the Japanese involvement in World War II. After the defeat of Japan and Yasuhito's death, Hirohito was allowed exile to Thailand where he lived until his death in 1989, while the monarchy in Nippon was abolished, paving a way for creation of the Comintern-aligned socialist republic.