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Early Sh?wa (1937-1945) -Defeat and surrender
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Early Sh?wa (1937-1945) -Defeat and surrender
Main articles: Surrender of Japan, Potsdam Declaration, and VJ Day
Having ignored (mokusatsu) the Potsdam Declaration, the Empire of Japan surrendered and ended World War II, after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a declaration of war by the Soviet Union. In a national radio address of 15 August, Emperor Showa announced the surrender to the Japanese people
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