Historians often suggest that America’s super-weapon forced Hirohito to surrender in 1945. Look closer, and the truth is more ...

But some nations mark Aug. 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing ... Japanese Emperor Hirohito broadcast a surrender message to his people on the radio.

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side ... and while he avoided using the word "surrender," his meaning was clear.

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side ... and while he avoided using the word "surrender," his meaning was clear.