TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...

Sept. 2, 2025, marked 80 years since Imperial Japan’s formal surrender aboard the U.S. MISSOURI (BB 63), ending the Second ...

Eighty years ago today on Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, bringing an end to World War II.

As the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II nears, Chinese parade soldiers are being put through their paces training intensely for a parade to mark the occasion. This year, the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! National Archives curator Jessie Kratz gave C-SPAN's American History TV an exclusive look at the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that secured an ...

The World War II surrender ceremony was held 80 years ago on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945. Above, Doris Ishikawa of Maui was found hiding in a cave in Okinawa in 1945. She was asked ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...