Kijuro Shidehara2 September 1945
The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
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The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
The Japanese government and armed forces accept the formal Allied surrender terms.
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