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English: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.
Español: El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Japón, Mamoru Shigemitsu, firma en nombre del gobierno japonés el Acta de Rendición a bordo del acorazado USS Missouri (BB-63), el 2 de septiembre de 1945. El teniente general Richard K. Sutherland del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, observa desde el lado opuesto de la mesa. El representante del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Toshikazu Kase, está ayudando al Sr. Shigemitsu.
日本語: 降伏文書調印 東京湾に浮かぶ戦艦ミズーリ上 1945年9月2日 中央で署名を行っているのは重光葵外務大臣 その左後方に侍しているのは加瀬俊一
Українська: Міністр закордонних справ Японії Сіґеміцу Мамору підписує акт про капітуляцію від імені уряду Японії на борту лінкора USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 вересня 1945 р.
中文:1945年9月2日,東京灣,日本投降於1945年9月2日,日本的外務大臣重光葵在美軍戰艦密蘇里號上代表日本政府簽署了日本投降書。 中將Richard K. Sutherland,美國軍方,從桌子的另一邊觀看。外務省代表加瀬俊一正在輔助重光葵先生。
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Author Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. Korpanty; restored by Adam Cuerden
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