Japan Would Make Akihito Emperor, but She Called Him ‘Jimmy’

With the abdi­ca­tion of Japan’s emper­or comes renewed atten­tion on his first post-war teacher: Amer­i­can Friend Eliz­a­beth Gray Vining:

An Amer­i­can teacher taught the young prince he would nev­er be a god. But he just might help heal his country.