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    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945: Representatives of the Empire of Japan on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies.

    Standing in front are:

    Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (wearing top hat) and General Yoshijirō Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff.

    Behind them are three representatives each of the Foreign Ministry, the Army and the Navy. They include, in middle row, left to right:

    In the back row, left to right (not all are visible):

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    Source Naval Historical Center Photo # USA C-2719. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
    Author Army Signal Corps
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    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945: Representatives of the Empire of Japan on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies.

    Items portrayed in this file

    depicts

    Mamoru Shigemitsu

    relative position within image: pct:28.9037,25.3324,14.0868,52.9818

    Yoshijirō Umezu

    relative position within image: pct:39.672,28.3563,17.4053,54.7105

    Katsuo Okazaki

    Sadatoshi Tomioka

    Toshikazu Kase

    Yatsuji Nagai

    relative position within image: pct:65.1365,28.7886,13.4095,54.1919

    Shūichi Miyazaki

    Ichirō Yokoyama

    Katsuo Shiba

    Kazushi Sugita

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    public domain

    applies to jurisdiction: United States
    determination method or standard: work of the federal government of the United States

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    inception

    2 September 1945

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    current22:57, 26 May 2025Thumbnail for version as of 22:57, 26 May 20255,748 × 4,504 (24.68 MB)JayCubbypushed the suit color the two guys with tophats towards blue, remove their red splotches
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