Nine Allied nations signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender after Douglas MacArthur.
MacArthur signed first on behalf of the Allied Powers. He was followed by representatives of the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Counting those national representatives gives nine Allied signatories after MacArthur.
The sequence reflected the coalition that had fought Japan across the Pacific and Asia. U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz signed for the United States, while General Hsu Yung-chang represented China. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser signed for the United Kingdom, and Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko represented the Soviet Union. Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand supplied the remaining representatives.
The number can cause confusion because there were eleven Japanese delegates present, but only Shigemitsu and Umezu signed. MacArthur was also not counted as one of the nine national representatives. The ceremony therefore included one Allied Supreme Commander, nine national Allied signatories, and two Japanese signatories.