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Encyclopedia > Mamoru Shigemitsu

Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵, 1887 - June 27, 1957) was the Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II.


He, along with Yoshijiro Umezu, was the one who signed the instrument of surrender on September 2, 1945. He was later convicted of war crimes, and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. He was paroled in 1950, and again served as Foreign minister (1954-1956)


Prior to that, he was


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Mamoru Shigemitsu - definition of Mamoru Shigemitsu in Encyclopedia
Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵, 1887 - June 27, 1957) was the Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II.
He, along with Yoshijiro Umezu, was the one who signed the instrument of surrender on September 2, 1945.
Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (309 words)
The date is sometimes known as Victory over Japan Day, although that designation is more frequently used to refer to the date of Emperor Hirohito's announcement of the acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15.
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government.
It was first signed by Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu "By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" and then Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" at 9:04 a.m.
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