<P> Some historians believe Emperor Hirohito was directly responsible for the atrocities committed by the imperial forces in the Second Sino - Japanese War and in World War II . They feel that he , and some members of the imperial family such as his brother Prince Chichibu , his cousins Prince Takeda and Prince Fushimi , and his uncles Prince Kan'in , Prince Asaka , and Prince Higashikuni , should have been tried for war crimes . </P>
<P> Some historians believe Emperor Hirohito was directly responsible for the atrocities committed by the imperial forces in the Second Sino - Japanese War and in World War II . They feel that he , and some members of the imperial family such as his brother Prince Chichibu , his cousins Prince Takeda and Prince Fushimi , and his uncles Prince Kan'in , Prince Asaka , and Prince Higashikuni , should have been tried for war crimes . </P>
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Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito