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Emperor's 1946 radio broadcast to nation on postwar food shortages to be released - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun | Japan history, Emperor, Japan
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Emperor Hirohito

In a 1946 radio speech, Emperor Hirohito calls on the Japanese to overcome the food shortages by helping one another. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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