Should japanese emperor hirohito have been held responsible for japans world war 2 actions?
No, because although the world thought the Japanese Emperor held complete power it was in fact the nationalist government and the prime minister (Hideki Tojo) who had the real power and were responsible for everything Japan did during the war for example the ministers would plan an invasion and then show it to the emperor to see if he would say yes or no but unfortunately the emperor would not know what an invasion entailed so he was unwillingly saying yes to actions that would cause the deaths of thousands of people, but in the end Tojo was held responsible and executed at the International Military Tribunal for the far East.
