End of World War II in Asia
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World War II officially ended in Asia on September 2, 1945, with the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri. Before that, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, and the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, causing Emperor Hirohito to announce the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15, 1945, which would eventually lead to the surrender ceremony on September 2.
From left to right: Clement Attlee, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference.
Atomic cloud over Hiroshima after "Little Boy" is dropped on the city
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the instrument of surrender on USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, March 1945
Tokyo Bay
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Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan spanning the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is the most populous and the largest industrialized area in Japan.
ESA Sentinel-2 image of Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay and Greater Tokyo at night (2018)
A panoramic view of northern Tokyo Bay facing Tokyo from Odaiba island
"Tsukuda Takeyo" in Katsushika Hokusai's famous picture collection "Thirty-six Views of Tomitake" In the latter half of the Edo period, you can see Mt. Fuji far from Tsukuda Island (currently Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) in front of Edo, which is crowded with ships.