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15 August is the official V-J Day for the United Kingdom, while the official US commemoration is 2 September. [2] The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe. On 2 September 1945, formal surrender occurred aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Sumiko (written: すみこ, 純子, 澄子, 寿美子, スミ子 or すみ子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Sumiko Fuji (富司 純子, born 1945), Japanese actress; Sumiko Hennessy (born 1937), Japanese-American social worker and academic; Sumiko Hidaka (日高 澄子, 1923–2002), Japanese actress
In September 1973, Sumiko Yamagata released a reprise of the song in the album Ano hi no koto wa (あの日のことは). Shoji Hashimoto, the editor of the publishing house Kyouiku Geijutsu-sha , decided to include the song in a choir textbook, causing it to be sung by choirs across Japan. By the second half of the 1970s, most people in Japan ...
What's V-J Day? Victory over Japan Day is the anniversary of Japan's formal surrender to the Allies. In August of 1945 news of the surrender was announced and celebrations erupted all across the US.
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The Moosup VJ Day Parade, one of only a few in the country, will kick-off its 63rd march on Sunday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged never to "repeat the tragedy of war" while marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Asia.
Modern aircraft performed a flypast along with four World War II planes provided by Vintage Wings of Canada who made a "once-in-a-lifetime formation". [21] To mark the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, a flypast of 56 historical aircraft was performed over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on 8 May 2015. This flypast was a rare sight for ...