Victory over Japan Day was and is celebrated on different dates around the world. Why?

Although a decision to continue the war would mean national suicide, members of the Japanese military came close to refusing Emperor Hirohito’s surrender order.

The signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan in 1936 was one of the truly momentous and horrifying conjunctures of the twentieth century.

Join us to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (V-J) Day and the historic moment Imperial Japan officially surrendered to the Allies.

At the Tokyo Tribunal, Justice Radhabinod Pal voted for the acquittal of all the defendants on all counts.