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A man in formal clothes bends over a table to write on a paper. A white man in uniform watches him. A Japanese man in formal clothes watches from behind. In the background, lots of white men in uniform observe.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the instrument of surrender on USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.

The end of World War II in Asia occurred on 2 September 1945, when armed forces of the Empire of Japan surrendered to the forces of the Allies. The surrender came almost four months after the surrender of the Axis forces in Europe and brought an end to World War II there.

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Battle of Midway[edit]

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Category:Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II Category:1945 in military history Category:1945 in Asia Category:World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre Category:South West Pacific theatre of World War II Category:Japan campaign Category:Chronology of World War II