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Historical Map of East Asia and the Western Pacific (2 September 1945 - Occupation of Japan: US forces arrived in Tokyo in late August 1945 to accept the formal Japanese surrender and begin the occupation of Japan. Meanwhile, the Soviets completed their conquest of Manchuria, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.
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Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis and encapsulates a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on April 28, 1952.
Historical Map of East Asia and the Western Pacific (15 August 1945 - Japanese Surrender: When Japan failed to respond to the bombing of Hiroshima, the US dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. At the same time, the Soviet Union entered the war by invading Manchuria and Japan's northern islands.
Other units represented on this map are the 27th Infantry Division, XI Corps, XXX Corps, and XIV Corps. Finally, multiple areas are circled in blue and green pencil including: Kisarazu, Chofu, Sunagawa, and a railroad and airfield near Sunagawa.
Representatives of the Empire of Japan stand aboard USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender. The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war.
The map is an interactive exhibit of the data in “Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes.” The map also depicts Japanese sea lines of communication (SLOC) which connected the Japanese empire’s possessions throughout the Pacific as well as key oil production sites (Fig 1).
