"America's postwar viceroy in Japan, General Douglas MacArthur, carefully staged this photo of his first meeting with Emperor Hirohito. Although the emperor wore full diplomatic dress, with top hat and tails, MacArthur greeted him in casual dress with his collar open and hands on his hips." Sept. 27, 1945.

From: Tennō Heika: zail gojūnen (50 Years of His Majesty the Emperor). Nagoya: Chūnichi Shinbin Honsha, 1976.