Claim: Japanese Emperor Hirohito was buried with a Mickey Mouse wristwatch after his death in 1989. On July 11, 2024, a Reddit user posted a claim to the r/todayilearned subreddit that former Japanese Emperor Hirohito was buried with a Mickey Mouse watch after he died in 1989. TIL One of Emperor Hirohito's most treasured possessions was a Mickey Mouse watch, which was presented to him on a trip to the US when he visited Disneyland in 1975. It was during this visit, a number of sources claim, Hirohito acquired the watch he was allegedly eventually buried with. Reports of Hirohito being buried with the Mickey Mouse watch are not mentioned in other major news coverage of the emperor's funeral, although the Los Angeles Times did mention he "occasionally wore a Mickey Mouse watch."

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2024 03:02 UTC