1946-01-01 - 1946-01-10

Hirohito's Humanity Declaration

Imperial Palace, Tokyo1946-01-01 · imperial rescript rejecting divinity as part of the postwar symbolic monarchy transition

Other events in this phase

Japanese Democratization5
  1. Hirohito's Humanity DeclarationCurrent record
  2. First postwar election and women elected
  3. Japan's second land reform
  4. First postwar unified local elections
  5. Local Autonomy Law promulgated

Media

National Diet Library · Humanity Declaration official-gazette imageVisual recordNational Diet Library · Humanity Declaration official-gazette imageOfficial Gazette image of the 1 January 1946 rescript often called the Humanity Declaration.

Source Trail

Official RecordNational Diet Library · Humanity DeclarationOpen source