http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/opinion/hirohito-string-puller-not-puppet.html
美國賓漢頓大學榮譽教授說裕仁天皇是發動日本二戰主要的推手。因為他發動戰爭的責任被複雜的決策路線掩蓋,又被美國戰後特意掩藏,所以至今日本沒有為二戰道歉。例如,麥帥與他9次談話,只公布了一次。
Emeritus professor of history at Binghamton University listed the facts to indicate Emperor Hirohito was a "dynamic, activist and conflicted monarch" who was responsible for Japan's war of invasion. The reason why Japan has not repented for the War is that no one could be held responsible, thanks to the policy-making system that has protected Hirohito from taking the blame and to the U.S. efforts to hide Hirohito's responsibility.