Mamoru Shigemitsu Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mamoru Shigemitsu, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Japan.

3 records1945–19453 events1 places

Chronological biography

1945

Result of Surrender of Japanese Empire2 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Japan · Tokyo Bay

The Japanese government and armed forces accept the formal Allied surrender terms.

Surrender Delegation2 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Foreign Minister · Tokyo Bay

Shigemitsu leads the Japanese delegation aboard USS Missouri and signs for the Japanese government.

Surrender of Japanese Empire2 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Foreign Secretary of Japan · Tokyo Bay

Signs the surrender on behalf of the Emperor & Japanese Government on USS Missouri

Titles and roles

Foreign Minister · Foreign Secretary of Japan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.