On 6 August 1945, at 8:15 am local time, the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Sixteen hours later, American President Harry S. Truman called again for Japan's surrender, warning them to "expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth."

2023年8月8日 · On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender, prepared by the War Department and approved by President Harry S. Truman. It set out in eight short paragraphs the complete capitulation of Japan.

2025年2月4日 · Pacific War - Japanese Surrender, WWII, Allies: The Allies’ reply to the Japanese offer of August 10, 1945, agreed to respect the sovereign status of the Japanese emperor on condition that he should be subject to the directives of …

The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.

2010年2月9日 · Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The...

Planners of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945—marking the end not just to World War II but to 15 years of Japan’s military rampage across Asia—had more time to prepare this event than had Washington or Grant, and so cloaked it in even greater symbolism.

14 August: Hirohito’s surrender announcement to the Japanese nation is recorded. Despite an attempted last-minute coup by radical militarists, the message is broadcast. Japan agrees to...

2024年6月30日 · The surrender of Japan marked a critical juncture in World War II, involving several major world powers whose actions influenced the outcome of the war. The key nations included the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and China, each playing distinct roles in the conflict.

Japanese military leaders debated Japan's possible surrender up to the last moment. Emperor Hirohito's intervention was critical. The starting point for understanding Japan’s surrender in 1945 is to recognize it required two separate and equally vital steps.

2024年4月15日 · The Japanese surrender in World War II brought to a close one of the darkest and deadliest chapters in human history. While the Germans waved the white flag in May 1945, it took the Empire of Japan several more months to admit they’d been defeated.