15 August 1945 marked Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day, taking a name similar to Victory in Europe Day, which was generally known as V-E Day. In Japan, the day is known as 対日戦勝記念日, Tainichi senshou kinen-bi, a Japanese translation for the day. The same day is more commonly known in Japan as 終戦記念日, Shusen-kinenbi, which literally means the end of the war. The day marks the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the Pacific War with the U.S., and other military conflicts in Asia. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Third Reich. ... The Pacific War, which is known in Japan as the Greater East Asia War and in China as the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (kang-Ri zhanzheng, literally Resist Japan War), occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ...

At noon Japan standard time on that day, Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration was broadcast to the Japanese people via radio. Earlier the same day, the Japanese government advised the Allies of the surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S. Truman via the Swiss diplomatic mission in Washington. Japan Standard Time (日本標準時 or 中央標準時) is the standard timezone in Japan that is 9 hours ahead of UTC; i. ... An emperor is a monarch and sovereign ruler of an empire or any other imperial realm. ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇, Shōwa tennō), (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... The Gyokuon-hōsō (玉音放送), also known as the Imperial Rescript on Surrender, was the Imperial broadcast announcement in which the Japanese emperor Hirohito addressed the Japanese public concerning the unconditional surrender of the Japanese military at the end of World War II at noon Japan standard time on August 15... The Potsdam Declaration (not to be confused with the Potsdam Agreement) was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Chiang Kai-Shek which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan as agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference. ... For the victim of Mt. ...

Since Japan was the last Axis Power to surrender and V-J Day followed V-E Day by three months, V-J Day marked the end of World War II. The Axis Powers is a term for the loose alliance of participants in World War II led by Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The formal Japanese signing of the surrender terms took place on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. Surrender is when soldiers give up fighting and become prisoners of war, either as individuals or when ordered to by their officers. ... This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ... USS Missouri (BB-63) is a United States Navy battleship, notable as both the last battleship to be built by the United States, and as the site of the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. She is presently a museum ship at Pearl Harbor. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

V-J Day is now sometimes referred to as V-P Day (Victory in the Pacific Day) to bring it in line with V-E Day where the major enemy power, Germany, was not singled out in the way V-J Day did to Japan. However, since no other power was an Axis belligerent in the Pacific, such alteration of nomenclature seems unnecessary to many.

In the United States V-J Day is commemorated on August 14 since the news of the surrender broke on that date in the US time zones. Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ...

V-J Day is still a state holiday in Rhode Island. The holiday's official name is "Victory Day", and it is observed on the second Monday of August. State nickname: The Ocean State Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ...

One of the most famous photographs ever published by Life magazine was shot in Times Square on V-J Day. Alfred Eisenstaedt was in the square taking candids when he spotted a sailor "running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight," he later explained. "Whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn't make any difference. I was running ahead of him with my Leica looking back over my shoulder...Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse." Eisenstadt was very gratified and pleased with this enduring image, saying, "People tell me that when I am in heaven they will remember this picture." This work is copyrighted. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 _ August 24, 1995) was a photographer. ...

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See also

• End of World War II in Asia
• Japanese Instrument of Surrender
• Victory in Europe Day

The Pacific War, which is known in Japan as the Greater East Asia War and in China as the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (kang-Ri zhanzheng, literally Resist Japan War), occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender The Instrument of Surrender of Japan was the armistice ending World War II. It was signed by representatives of the Empire of Japan, the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Third Reich. ...

External links

• Life magazine: V-J Day Kiss (http://www.life.com/Life/special/kiss01.html)