File:Shigemitsu-signs-surrender.jpg

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English: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.

日本語: 降伏文書調印　東京湾に浮かぶ戦艦ミズーリ上　1945年9月2日　中央で署名を行っているのは重光葵外務大臣　その左後方に侍しているのは加瀬俊一

中文: 1945年9月2日，東京灣，日本投降於1945年9月2日，日本的外務大臣重光葵在美軍戰艦密蘇里號上代表日本政府簽署了日本投降書。中將 Richard K. Sutherland，美國軍方，從桌子的另一邊觀看。外務省代表 Toshikazu Kase 正在輔助重光葵先生。

Date

2 September 1945

Source

Naval Historical Centre Photo # SC 213700

Author

Army Signal Corps

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