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The death of Emperor Hirohito
When the Japanese Emperor died in 1989 it marked the end of an era.
He had been on the throne when Japan joined World War II.
He had announced its eventual surrender.
And he had ruled throughout its post-war economic transformation.
Photo: Press Association
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