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Victory over Japan Day

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operators in Australia hold the "Remembrance Day Contest" on the weekend nearest VP Day, August 15, remembering amateur radio operators who died during World War II and to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. The contest runs for 24 hours, from 0800
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On 15 August 1945 Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley announced on radio that Japan had unconditionally surrendered to allied forces. This day, which has become known as VP Day, was marked with jubilant celebrations across the nation as citizens looked towards a future free of conflict and fear of
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summarized in 2015 as "a three-night orgy of vandalism, looting, assault, robbery, rape and murder" and "the deadliest riots in the city's history", with more than 1,000 people injured, 13 killed, and at least six women raped. None of these acts resulted in serious criminal charges, and no civilian
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holds an annual V-J day parade on the 2nd Sunday in August, and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuous parade celebrating V-J day since the actual surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Arkansas was the only other state to make the holiday official statewide, but it abolished it in 1975,
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shouted "It's over in the Pacific", and hoped that they would now not be transferred there to fight the Japanese. Germans stated that the Japanese were wise enough to—unlike themselves—give up in a hopeless situation, and were grateful that the atomic bomb was not ready in time to be used against
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August 10: At the direction of the Emperor, the Japanese Foreign Ministry notifies the Allies (via Swiss diplomatic channels) of Japan's intention to surrender unconditionally in accordance with the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, providing the Emperor be permitted to remain in
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newspapers briefly reported on the atomic bombings with no commentary of any kind. While "Russians and foreigners alike could hardly talk about anything else", the Soviet government refused to make any statements on the bombs' implication for politics or science.
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has observed every September 2 as "Victory Day", commemorating the valor of Philippine war veterans and the informal surrender of General Yamashita to the joint Filipino-American troops led-by Cpt. Grisham in the municipality of Kiangan on September 2, 1945.
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in 1997, the celebration was moved to the third Monday in August and renamed "Sino-Japanese War Victory Day", the Chinese name of which is literally "Victory of War of Resistance against Japan Day" as in the rest of China, but this day was removed from the
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went to Times Square to take candid photographs and spotted a sailor who "grabbed something in white. And I stood there, and they kissed. And I snapped four times." The same moment was captured in a very similar photograph by Navy photographer
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After news of the Japanese acceptance and before Truman's announcement, civilians began celebrating "as if joy had been rationed and saved up for the three years, eight months and seven days since Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941" (the day of the Japanese
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in 1999. In 2014, the Chief Executive's Office announced that a commemoration ceremony would be held on September 3, in line with the "Victory Day of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression" in mainland China.
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invasion. To manage celebrations authorities closed pubs, as they had on VE Day. However, this did not dissuade individuals from partying, with crowds gathering in streets and strangers dancing together in city squares.
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as a public holiday in both North and South Korea, and is the only public holiday shared by the two countries. The day has particular significance to Korea, as it is the day that it was liberated from its status as
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were found which proposed the murder of some 2,000 POWs and civilian internees on September 15, 1945, but the camp was liberated four days before these orders were due to be carried out. Japanese forces remained
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V-J Day was initially commemorated throughout the United States every year on September 2, beginning in 1948, but as the war faded from memory so has the holiday. According to
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to soldiers' cheers. More seriously, thousands of drunken people, the vast majority of them Navy enlistees who had not served in the war theatre, embarked in what the
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are remembered, usually in the presence of the head of state and the government. In total, there are about 20 services, also in the Indies remembrance center in
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in 1946, the term "VJ Day" is used on pages 250 and 251. Also an Australian Government 50th Anniversary Medal issued in 1995 has "VJ-Day" stamped on it.
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crews preparing for their next mission over Japan were told that it was cancelled, but that they could not celebrate because it might be rescheduled.
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of the Soviet Union on September 3, 1945 (the day after the surrender of Japan). The only celebration that was held in the days that followed was a
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April 28, 1952: The Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, formally ending the state of war between Japan and most of the Allied countries.
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August 11: The Allies notify the Japanese government (again via Swiss diplomats) of their willingness to accept Japan's surrender as offered.
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that "acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation coming soon", and had advised the Allies of the surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President
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of Japan's surrender was made – 15 August 1945, in Japan, and because of time zone differences, 14 August 1945 (when it was announced in the
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The Netherlands has one national and several regional or local remembrance services on or around August 15. The national service is at the "
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It was suggested in the 1960s to declare September 2, the anniversary of the end of World War II, as an international holiday to be called
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was broadcast to the Japanese people over the radio. Earlier the same day, the Japanese government had broadcast an announcement over
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Although September 2 is the designated "V-J Day" in the entire United States, the event is not an official federal or state holiday.
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Ohio University Centre for International Studies, Monographs in International Studies, SE Asia Series 101 (2 vols), page 648;
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Japanese Empire in the Tropics: Selected Documents and Reports of the Japanese Period in Sarawak, Northwest Borneo, 1941–1945
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August 14: Allied governments announce the surrender of Japan, and the Emperor informs his people of the fact in an
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on isolated Pacific islands until at least the 1970s, with the last known Japanese soldier surrendering in 1974.
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on the Saturday, preceded by a broadcast including a speech by a dignitary or notable Australian (such as the
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This article is about the event and commemoration day. For the holiday Victory over Japan Day in the US, see
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In the Philippines, V-J Day is celebrated annually on September 3 and is called the "Surrender of General
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lasted until 1949, with the Netherlands recognizing Indonesian sovereignty in late December of that year.
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and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) – as well as to 2 September 1945, when the
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on September 2, 1945, and at that time Truman declared September 2 to be the official V-J Day.
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were also murdered. In addition, many Australian and British prisoners of war were murdered in
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The news of the Japanese offer began early celebrations around the world. Allied soldiers in
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a crowd attempted to break into the White House grounds as they shouted "We want Harry!"
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gathered to celebrate. The victory itself was announced by a headline on the "zipper"
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On August 15 and 16, some Japanese soldiers, devastated by the surrender, committed
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is issued. Truman tells Japan, "Surrender or suffer prompt and utter destruction."
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Japanese commanders listen to the terms of surrender aboard an Australian warship.
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September 8, 1951: 48 countries including Japan and most of the Allies sign the
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US and Soviet sailors and seamen celebrating together V-J Day on August 14, 1945
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in Tokyo Bay; President Truman declares September 2 as the official "V-J Day".
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to conclude that "the city simply tried to pretend the riots never happened".
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As the final official surrender of Japan was accepted aboard the battleship
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for V-P Day was gazetted by the government in that year according to the
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on August 17, 1945, just two days after the Japanese surrendered. The
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Vietnam celebrated 19 August as V-J Day, because of the victory of
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A nationwide broadcast by Truman was aired at seven o'clock p.m. (
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Hong Kong was handed over by the Imperial Japanese Army to the
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of August 14, 1945, refers to V-P Day celebrations, and a
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on August 30, 1945, and resumed its pre-war status as a
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September 2: Official surrender ceremony is held aboard
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August 9: The USSR declares war on Japan, and invades
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Victory over Japan Day is celebrated with duality in
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publishing photographs of such kisses in Washington,
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This Knowledge (XXG) article incorporates text from
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Index

V. P. Day
Victory Day (United States)
V-J Day in Times Square

USS Missouri
surrender of Japan
Victory in Europe Day
Imperial Japan surrendered
World War II
to an end
the initial announcement
United States
surrender document
United Kingdom
V-E Day
USS Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Japan
memorial day for the end of the war
ordinance
Japanese government
atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Soviet Union declared war on Japan
Potsdam Declaration
London
conga line
Regent Street
Paris
Champs-Élysées
Don't Fence Me In

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