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After World War II, most of these overseas Japanese repatriated to Japan. The Allied powers repatriated over six million Japanese nationals from colonies throughout Asia. [41] On the other hand, some remained overseas involuntarily, as in the case of orphans in China or prisoners of war captured by the Red Army and forced to work in Siberia. [42]
In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by "enduring the ...
The defeat of Japan's Kwantung Army helped bring about the Japanese surrender and the end of World War II. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Soviet entry into the war was a significant factor in the Japanese government's decision to surrender unconditionally , as it was made apparent that the Soviet Union was not willing to act as a third party in negotiating ...
Most Japanese military units fought fiercely, ensuring that the Allied victory would come at an enormous cost. The 1.25 million battle casualties incurred in total by the United States in World War II included both military personnel killed in action and wounded in action. Nearly one million of the casualties occurred during the last year of ...
The Effects of Bombing on Health and Medical Services in Japan: 333,000 killed, 473,000 wounded [283] USSBS, Morale Division (1947) The Effects of Strategic Bombing on Japanese Morale: 900,000 killed, 1.3 million injured [288] Japanese Government (1949) 323,495 killed [289] Craven and Cate (1953) About 330,000 killed, 476,000 wounded [171 ...
Japan ratified the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 which contained provisions regarding humane treatment of prisoners of war. [4] Japan did sign the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, but did not ratify it. [5]: 184 Australian and Dutch soldiers in Japanese captivity (Tarsau, Thailand 1943)
The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises into the air from the hypocenter.. Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of the Pacific War theater of World War II (1939–45).
The Army Air Forces in World War II. Volume V. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. OCLC 256469807. Ealey, Mark; Yoshimura, Akira (15 February 2005). "One Man's Justice". The Asia-Pacific Journal. Francis, Timothy Lang (November 1997). ""To Dispose of the Prisoners": The Japanese Executions of American Aircrew at Fukuoka, Japan, during 1945".