Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur meeting for the first time, 1945. Many Japanese were extremely offended by this picture because of how casual MacArthur is looking and standing while next to the Emperor, who was revered as a god.
On September 27, 1945, Emperor Hirohito paid a visit to General Douglas MacArthur at the United States Embassy in Tokyo.
MacArthur then took Hirohito into a private room with just the Imperial translator, Okumura Katsuzo. The Supreme Commander and the Emperor, through his translator, spent forty minutes together and swore to keep the contents of their conversation secret. Although over the years some details leaked out.