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  2. Hirohito surrender broadcast - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4]: 160 Reportedly, this was the first time that common Japanese had heard the voice of any Japanese Emperor and the first radio address by the Emperor. [3] [5] [6] To ease the anticipated confusion, after the conclusion of the speech, a radio announcer clarified that the Emperor's message had meant that Japan was surrendering.

  3. Letters from Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, incorrect Japanese grammar and non-native accents were conspicuous in those former films, jarring their realism for the Japanese audience. In contrast, most Japanese roles in Letters from Iwo Jima are played by native Japanese actors. Also, the article praised the film's new approach, as it is scripted with excellent research into ...

  4. Emperor of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese language has two words equivalent to the English word "emperor": tennō (天皇, "heavenly sovereign"), which refers exclusively to the emperor of Japan, and kōtei (皇帝), which primarily identifies non-Japanese emperors. Sumeramikoto ("the imperial person") was also used in Old Japanese.

  5. Naruhito - Wikipedia

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    Naruhito [a] (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan.He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his father's abdication on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era. [1] He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession.

  6. The Tale of Genji - Wikipedia

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    The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari, pronounced [ɡeɲdʑi monoɡaꜜtaɾi]), also known as Genji Monogatari, is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century.

  7. Enthronement of the Japanese emperor - Wikipedia

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    The timing of this last event was precisely synchronized, so that Japanese around the world could join in the "Banzai" shout at precisely the moment that it was being offered in Kyoto or in Tokyo. [2] This moment of the rite ends with the firing of a 21-gun salute by the Japan Self-Defense Forces. After this, both seals and the two regalia ...

  8. Charles is set to give the first King’s Speech in seven decades to mark the start of the next session of Parliament.

  9. David Seidler - Wikipedia

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    David Seidler (4 August 1937 – 16 March 2024) was a British-American playwright and film and television writer. [1]Seidler is most known for writing the scripts for the stage version and screen version for the story The King's Speech.