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

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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 ...

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, ...