On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito gave a speech on the radio in which he announced the unconditional surrender of Japan to the Allied powers. Among many nationalistic Japanese, ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! National Archives curator Jessie Kratz gave C-SPAN's American History TV an exclusive look at the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that secured an ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On September 2, 1945, Japan delivered its unconditional surrender in WWII. Twelve million American troops went home as civilians, to work and ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - August 14th, 2025, marks 80 years since the unconditional surrender of Imperial Japan during World War II. On this day in history, 80 years ago, President Harry S.

While the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dominate historical memory, they were only part of a broader and escalating campaign that brought Japan to surrender. The sustained naval ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AP) ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at ...