Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II.

Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. Japan formally surrendered in writing on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.

Historian Richard Overy explains how the US firebombing of Japanese cities in 1945 killed more civilians than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined – and why it has been largely forgotten ...

And it is exactly 70 years ago Wednesday, on Sept. 2, 1945, that 11 men representing Japan arrived aboard the battleship Missouri to surrender their country. Japanese surrendering marking the end ...

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

That would mean Japan’s surrender was official and they could turn back to Guam. It never came, and late on the night of August 14, 1945, the last fire raid of World War II began. Kazue Hojo was 7 ...

Japan formally surrendered to the U.S. and Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, ending a global conflict that killed up to 60 million people.

Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. Japan formally surrendered in writing on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.

Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. Japan formally surrendered in writing on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.