'No point in living': diary reveals Japanese emperor's upset over second world war | The GuardianHirohito died two years later, aged 87, after 62 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne. The comments reportedly came in response to attempts by the Imperial Household Agency to reduce the ageing Hirohito’s workload after the death of his brother, Prince Takamatsu, two months earlier. “I have experienced the deaths of my brother and relatives and have been told about my war responsibility,” he said. Ko
