Herbert P. Bix won in 2001 with a book on this emperor "and the Making of Modern Japan"
In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. 
Bix... [DOC] [TLE] Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan - Wikipedia [PAR] Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan (2000, ISBN 978-0-06-019314-0) is a 
book by Herbert P. Bix covering the reign of Emperor Hirohito of Japan from 1926 
until his death in 1989.