In Japan, 14 August is considered to be the day that the Pacific War ended. However, as Imperial Japan actually surrendered on 15 August, this day became known in the English-speaking countries as "V-J Day" (Victory in Japan). The formal Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on 2 September 1945, on the battleship USS Missouri, in Tokyo Bay. The surrender was accepted by General Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, with representatives of several Allied nations, from a Japanese delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu and Yoshijiro Umezu. COUNT 5
QSN1 What date does Japan consider the end of the Pacific War? ANS1 14 August QSN2 What day is know in the United States as "V-J Day"? ANS2 15 August QSN3 When did Japan formally have signed the surrender? ANS3 2 September 1945 QSN4 On what battleship was the surrender document signed by the Japanese delagation? ANS4 USS Missouri QSN5 Who accepted the Japanese surrender? ANS5 General Douglas MacArthur