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Which Japanese general represented Japan at the September 9, 1945 surrender ceremony in Nanjing?
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Yasuji Okamura
What was the formal written agreement signed by Japan on September 2, 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What was the title of the document Emperor Hirohito read in Japan’s 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
In the 1945 V-J Day observances marking Japan’s defeat, what does “V-J” stand for?
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Victory over Japan
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, targeting the Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
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What was the formal written agreement signed by Japan on September 2, 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What was the title of the document Emperor Hirohito read in Japan’s 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
In the 1945 V-J Day observances marking Japan’s defeat, what does “V-J” stand for?
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Victory over Japan
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, targeting the Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
What was the Allied code name for the proposed invasion of Japan’s home islands in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
Who signed Japan’s surrender document first during the 1945 ceremony?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Which Allied proclamation did Japan accept when it agreed to surrender in 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration