THEREFORE, when Emperor Hirohito, on August 15, 1945, announced to the nation that Japan had surrendered to the Allied Forces, the hopes of a hundred million people devoted to him were shattered.
TĀPĒC tad, kad 1945. gada 15. augustā imperators Hirohito paziņoja tautai, ka Japāna padodas sabiedroto karaspēkam, simt miljonu cilvēku, kas bija pilnībā padevīgi imperatoram, zaudēja cerības.