noun
Declaration of Humanity
Historical term referring to Emperor Hirohito's 1946 New Year's statement renouncing the imperial claim to divinity.
1946年1月1日、昭和天皇は人間宣言を発した。
On January 1, 1946, Emperor Showa issued the Declaration of Humanity.
Compound of 人間 (human) and 宣言 (declaration). The term refers specifically to the 1946 imperial rescript.