TOKYO: Japan's wartime emperor Hirohito wanted to express his regret and remorse shortly after World War II but the prime minister at the time stopped him, local media reported Tuesday , citing newly disclosed documents.
The emperor was also cited as saying:"For myself, I do feel great remorse. I really want to add the phrase - reflection on the past and self-discipline for the future - even if the words can be changed." Hirohito, who died in 1989, is the grandfather of Emperor Naruhito, 59, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May from his father Akihito, the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two centuries.
Hirohito's speech to surrender in the war was broadcast on radio on Aug 15, 1945, days after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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