In World War II, victory came when the Empire of Japan surrendered on the deck of the USS Missouri.

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Three days later a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and Japan surrendered unconditionally six days after that.

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He was in a village near Bombay by the time the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and Japan surrendered.

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As it turns out, combat scenes hardly feature in the manga of the first decade after Japan surrendered to the Allied forces.

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Japan surrendered soon after on the 14 August.

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Heretofore, the date officially commemorated has been August 15, the date Japan unconditionally surrendered and accepted the Potsdam declaration.

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There were concerns a decade ago that the U.S. might be unable to safely and reliably maintain its own nuclear deterrent and the nuclear umbrella that protects our allies such as Japan, Australia and South Korea if it forever surrendered the right to test its weapons.

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