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Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne.
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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089495
South African History Online (2012) 'Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089495 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089495, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089495. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Japan offers to surrender in World War 2 if Emperor Hirohito is permitted to keep his throne.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089495.
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