Asia Pacific 1945: Occupation of Japan
2 September 1945
2 Sep 1945
End of the Old Order
1894–1911 The Rise of Japan
1911–1927 Warlords and Revolutionaries
1927–1937 China's Nanjing Decade
1937–1941 Second Sino-Japanese War
1941–1943 WWII: The Greater East Asia War
1943–1945 WWII: Victory Over Japan
1945–1950 End of the Old Order
1950–1989 The Cold War in Asia
1989–pres Asian Economic Powers
Occupation of Japan
US forces arrived in Tokyo in late August to accept the formal Japanese surrender and begin the occupation of Japan. Meanwhile, the Soviets completed their conquest of Manchuria, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. In Korea they approached the 38th parallel north, a line chosen by the Americans to temporarily demarcate their occupation zones.
