Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: His father, Hirohito, was until 1946 considered a divinity, the living descendant of the gods that created Japan (or ancient Yamato, as it is more evocatively known). Choices:  1. Hirohito was considered a god by nearly everyone who lived in Japan. 2. Hirohito was once considered to be the descendant of the gods. 3. No one thought Hirohito was a god in Japan or anywhere else.

2