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Although the Japanese government notified the Allies of its acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender Accord on 15 August, the instrument of surrender documents was not signed until Sept. 2, 1945.

On this day the Empire of Japan formally surrendered to the Allies, or "United Nations," in a ceremony conducted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor.

The proceeding brought an official end to .

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