WWII Emperor Hirohito memoirs

December 7, 2017

USA- An undated handout photo made available by Bonhams Auctions House showing the appt of Minister for the Japanese Army from the memoirs of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito - 1901-1989, on how Japan entered World War Two and chronicles the slide into war until Japan's surrender in August 1945 and has fetched 220,000 US dollars at an auction in New York USA, on 06 Dcemeber 2017, issued on Thursday, 07 December 2017.

Bohams state that the autograph manuscript in Japanese, Showa Tenno Dokuhakuroku 'The Emperor's Monologue,' transcribed by Japanese diplomat Terasaki Hidenari, 2 volumes, March - April 1946, written neatly in pencil (excepting page 1, and marginal notes throughout the two volumes). The document was discovered in Terasaki’s belongings held by his daughter, Mariko Terasaki Miller.

The document was discovered in Terasaki’s belongings held by his daughter, Mariko Terasaki Miller. Jiji Press