"Hirohito in the Lab"
"Emperor Hirohito at the National Museum of Natural History" (1975)
Hirohito’s penchant for biology began at a young age. He dedicated much of his life to marine biology, authoring multiple books. He had a research laboratory in the Imperial Palace and his pursuits led to discovery of several dozen species of Hydrozoa.
"Emperor Hirohito at the National Museum of Natural History" (1975)
"Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits the National Museum of Natural History while he and Empress Nagako are in Washington on a tour of the United States. The Emperor, who is a marine biologist, conductes laboratory studies of a variety of marine specimens while at the Museum." - This Day in Smithsonian History, October 2, 1975