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  2. Flag of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Japan. The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a crimson-red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki (日章旗, 'flag of the sun') but is more commonly known in Japan as the Hinomaru (日の丸, 'Ball of the sun'). It embodies the country's sobriquet: the Land of the Rising Sun.

  3. List of Japanese flags - Wikipedia

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    A bicolour flag consisting of three bands; white, black, and white. 1905–1910: Flag of the Resident General of Korea. A blue ensign with the Flag of Japan in the canton. 1945–1952: Civil and naval ensign during the occupation of Japan. Derived from International maritime signal flag "E". 1797 [2] –1879: Flag of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

  4. Rising Sun Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Rising Sun Flag (Japanese: 旭日 旗, Hepburn: Kyokujitsu-ki) is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. [1] Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the Sun. The flag was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868 CE). [2]

  5. Victory over Japan Day - Wikipedia

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    Victory in Europe Day. Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day[1]) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – 15 August 1945 ...

  6. Occupation of Japan - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. 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. The occupation, led by the American military with support from the British Commonwealth and under the supervision of the Far ...

  7. Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Iwo Jima. Part of the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II) Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken on Mount Suribachi. Date. 19 February – 26 March 1945. (5 weeks) Location. Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan. 24°47′N 141°19′E  /  24.78°N 141.32°E  / 24.78; 141.32.

  8. Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Japanese Empire occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and martial law was declared in the Dutch East Indies. Following the failure of negotiations between the Dutch authorities and the Japanese ...

  9. Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and from the Allied nations: the United States of America, the Republic of China, [note 1] the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet ...