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Surrender of Japan

2 September 1945 · 20th century · Part of the Second World War

The surrender of Japan was formally signed on 2 September 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. It ended the Second World War. Accounts of the Empire of Japan treat it as the end of the empire, followed by Allied occupation.

Surrender of Japan
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Great speeches

Roosevelt: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy8 December 1941Hirohito's Surrender Broadcast15 August 1945

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Surrender of Japan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/surrender-of-japan
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“Surrender of Japan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/surrender-of-japan. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Surrender of Japan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/surrender-of-japan.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Surrender of Japan’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/surrender-of-japan (Accessed: ).

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