Editing Hirohito (section)

=== Accession ===
[[File:Emperor Showa.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Emperor Hirohito after his enthronement ceremony in 1928, dressed in [[sokutai]]]]
On 25 December 1926, Yoshihito died and Hirohito became emperor. The Crown Prince was said to have received the succession (''senso'').<ref name="varley44">Varley, H. Paul, ed. (1980). ''[[Jinnō Shōtōki]] ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley)'', p. 44. [A distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]], [[Yōzei]], [[Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Go-Murakami]];] {{harvnb|Ponsonby-Fane|1959|p=350}}</ref> The [[Taishō era]]'s end and the [[Shōwa era]]'s beginning (Enlightened Peace) were proclaimed. The deceased Emperor was posthumously renamed [[Emperor Taishō]] within days. Following Japanese custom, the new Emperor was [[naming taboo|never referred]] to by his given name but rather was referred to simply as "His Majesty the Emperor" which may be shortened to "His Majesty." In writing, the Emperor was also referred to formally as "The Reigning Emperor."

In November 1928, Hirohito's accession was confirmed in [[Enthronement of the Japanese emperor|ceremonies]] (''sokui'')<ref name="varley44"/> which are conventionally identified as "enthronement" and "coronation" (''Shōwa no tairei-shiki''); but this formal event would have been more accurately described as a public confirmation that he possessed the Japanese [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia]],{{sfn|Ponsonby-Fane|1959|p=349}} also called the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Three Sacred Treasures]], which have been handed down through the centuries.{{sfn|Ponsonby-Fane|1959|pp=136–137}} However, his enthronement events were planned and staged under the economic conditions of a recession whereas the 55th Imperial Diet unanimously passed $7,360,000 for the festivities.{{sfn|Bix|2016|p=186}}