The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August 1945 and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the war to an end. By the end of July 1945 the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. The United States, the United Kingdom, and China had already called for Japan unconditional surrender in the Potsdam Declaration of 26 July 1945, warning of prompt and utter destruction as the alternative.
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