Hirohito


 * World War II emperor of Japan
 * Father of Akihito
 * PM Tojo
 * Wasn't persecuted for war crimes
 * Urged his subjects to commit suicide following Leyte Gulf
 * Avoided using the word "surrender" in his Jewel Voice Broadcast
 * Established the boycott of the Yasukuni Shrine
 * The Showa Restoration attempted to bring him back to power
 * His government created Unit 731
 * Subject of a notorious photograph with Douglas Macarthur
 * Visited USA for the first time in 1975
 * Said "It couldn't be helped" in a 1975 press conference after he emerged from secrecy