V-J Day

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commemoration historical event public holiday victory day

V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commemoration →
historical event →
public holiday →
victory day →
alsoKnownAs VJ Day →
Victory in Japan Day →
Victory over Japan Day →
commemorates Allied victory in the Pacific →
end of World War II in Asia →
end of hostilities with Japan →
country Australia →
Canada →
China →
France →
Netherlands →
New Zealand →
Philippines →
Russia →
United Kingdom →
United States →
dateObserved 1945-08-14 →
1945-08-15 →
1945-09-02 →
endTime 1945-09-02 →
follows Victory in Europe Day →
hasHistoricalPeriod 20th century →
hasTheme military victory →
peace →
remembrance of war casualties →
hasToDoWith Allied powers →
Allied victory over Japan →
Empire of Japan →
Imperial Japanese Army →
Imperial Japanese Navy →
Japanese surrender →
Pacific War →
United States Armed Forces →
end of World War II →
hasTypeOfCelebration moments of silence →
parades →
public gatherings →
religious services →
locationOfCelebration Honolulu →
London →
Sydney →
Times Square, New York City →
mediaCoverageBy newspapers →
newsreels →
radio →
notablePhotographer Alfred Eisenstaedt →
notableWorkDepicting V-J Day in Times Square →
partOf World War II →
significantEvent announcement of Japanese surrender →
signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender →
surrender of Japan →
startTime 1945-08-14 →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
V-J Day ("Victory over Japan Day") →
V-J Day ("VJ Day") →
V-J Day ("Victory in Japan Day") →
V-J Day in Times Square ("V-J Day Kiss") →
alsoKnownAs
USAMGIK ("Surrender of Japan in World War II") →
establishedAsConsequenceOf
Indonesian declaration of independence ("Japanese surrender in World War II") →
precededBy
Japanese Instrument of Surrender →
relatedEvent
Victory in Europe Day ("Victory over Japan Day") →
relatedTo
Japanese colonial empire ("World War II surrender of Japan") →
significantEvent
V-J Day in Times Square ("Victory over Japan Day celebrations") →
subjectEvent
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