Douglas MacArthur signing surrender of Japan on warship USS MIssouri on Sept. 2, 1945 History News Network This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS ...
While widespread jubilation marked the event, some servicemen present served as a sobering reminder of World War II's cost. Despite the excitement, liquor stores closed early by order of the governor, ...
TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...
A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded speech began on Aug. 15, 1945, on national radio. TOKYO — Friday is the 80th ...