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For the most part, Suzuki's military-dominated cabinet favored continuing the war. For the Japanese, surrender was unthinkable—Japan had never been successfully invaded or lost a war in its history. [18] Only Mitsumasa Yonai, the Navy minister, was known to desire an early end to the war. [19] According to historian Richard B. Frank:
August 11: The Allies notify the Japanese government (again via Swiss diplomats) of their willingness to accept Japan's surrender as offered. August 14: Allied governments announce the surrender of Japan, and the Emperor informs his people of the fact in an unprecedented radio broadcast. The date is described as "V-J Day" or "V-P Day" in ...
Formal surrender of all Japanese forces Japan All forces on Rota Island: 2,665 Shigeo Iwagawa September 2 September 2, at 1:00 AM Japan All forces on Pagan: c. 2,494 [5] Colonel Umehachi September 2 September 2 Japan All forces in Penang: 26,000 [6] [full citation needed] Jisaku Uozami September 2 September 2 Japan All forces in Thailand ...
On July 17, 1945, the Potsdam Conference began. While mostly dealing with events in Europe after the Axis surrenders, the Allies also discussed the war against Japan, [6] leading to the Potsdam Declaration being issued on July 26, 1945, calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan, and "prompt and utter destruction" if Japan failed to surrender.
United States Soviet Union Britain Defeat. Merged into World War II; Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War; Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China
A separate surrender ceremony between Japan and China was held in Nanjing on 9 September 1945. Throughout history Japan has never been fully invaded nor conquered by a foreign power. Japan also never capitulated to a foreign power, thus Japan was unwilling to surrender. However, Japan couldn't counter the destructive nuclear bombs of America
Japan: W [6] 1941-12-09 China: Germany Italy Japan: W [6] China and Japan had been at undeclared war since 1937: Second Sino-Japanese war. Declaration. 1941-12-11: Germany Italy United States: W [3] [6] German declaration. Italian declaration. 1941-12-11 United States Cuba Costa Rica Dominican Republic Guatemala Nicaragua: Germany Italy: W [6 ...
This is a timeline of Japanese history, comprising important legal, territorial and cultural changes and political events in Japan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Japan .