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Humanity Declaration

imperial rescript issued by the Emperor Shōwa
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Humanity Declaration

Summary

Humanity Declaration is an imperial edict[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Humanity Declaration is in the country of occupation of Japan[3].
  • Humanity Declaration's instance of is recorded as imperial edict[4].
  • Humanity Declaration's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Japanese[5].
  • Humanity Declaration's signatory is recorded as Hirohito[6].
  • Humanity Declaration's signatory is recorded as Shidehara Cabinet[7].
  • Humanity Declaration's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '茲ニ新年ヲ迎フ。顧ミレバ明治天皇明治ノ初國是トシテ五箇條ノ御誓文ヲ下シ給ヘリ。'}[8].
  • Humanity Declaration's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '一年ノ計ハ年頭ニ在リ、朕ハ朕ノ信賴スル國民ガ朕ト其ノ心ヲ一ニシテ、自ラ奮ヒ自ラ勵マシ、以テ此ノ大業ヲ成就センコトヲ庶幾フ。'}[9].
  • Humanity Declaration's date of promulgation is recorded as January 1, 1946[10].

Why It Matters

Humanity Declaration has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Hirohito

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → occupation of Japan
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → Classical Japanese
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: 新年ニ當リ誓ヲ新ニシテ國運󠄁ヲ開カント欲ス國民ハ朕󠄂ト心ヲ一ニシテ此ノ大業ヲ成就センコトヲ庶幾フ"
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