Evan Thomas, "Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II", 2023:
"...Hirohito is not a commanding presence. His voice is reedy, and he is seen slouching about the palace in slippers, talking to himself. He is happiest observing fireflies in the garden and pursuing his passion for sea anemones as a marine biologist. His courtiers try to cheer him up with humorous Walt Disney cartoons of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, seized when the Japanese captured Wake Island. More querulous than confident, Hirohito slumps under the weight of duty...."
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"Fireflies", 1978 by Noji Mikiko
Fireflies at Ochanomizu by Kobayashi Kiyochika, ca. 1880
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