Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, is commemorated in the U.S. every September 2. It marks when World War II effectively ended, when Japan surrendered to the Allies. Although Japan's surrender ...

V-J Day will not be proclaimed officially until ... of the Potsdam declaration which specified the unconditional surrender of Japan. "In the reply there is no qualification." ...

The Empire of Japan envoys passed between the ... battleship to witness and document the Japanese surrender. He wrote in the Star, “V-J Day had come at last, and I was one of the seven lucky ...

In this photo, servicemen and civilians celebrate V-J Day, the announcement of Japan’s surrender, in downtown San Diego on Aug. 14, 1945. The extra newspaper edition is from the San Diego Daily ...

Seventy-eight years ago, the 20th century’s most destructive world war ended with Japan’s unconditional surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. V-J Day. The news sent joyful shock waves worldwide.