Hirohito Quote

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation which has been handed down by Our Imperial Ancestors and which lies close to Our heart.

Gyokuon-hōsō (1945)

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation...

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation...

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation...

To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations as well as the security and well-being of Our subjects is the solemn obligation...