Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Obere oge mgbe ọ gafesịrị etiti ehihie Japan Standard Time n'August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito mara ọkwa na Japan anakwerewo ihe ndị e kwuru n'akwụkwọ Potsdam Declaration site n'ụlọ ọrụ redio nke mba Japan. N'isi ụtụtụ ụbọchị ahụ, gọọmentị Japan agbasawo ọkwa na Radio Tokyo na "ịnakwere Nkwupụta Potsdam [ga-abịa] n'oge na-adịghị anya", ma gwa ndị Allies nke ịtọgbọ site na izipu telegram na Onye isi ala US Harry S Truman site na nnọchi anya ndị nnọchi anya Switzerland na Washington, D.C. A na-agbasa ozi na mba niile site n'aka Truman na elekere asaa nke mgbede (oge ìhè na Washington, D.C.) na Tuesday, August 14, na-ekwupụta nkwukọrịta ahụ nakwa na emume ahụ a haziri maka September 2. N'ime nkwupụta o mere banyere nnapụta nke Japan n'August 14, Truman kwuru na "mkpọsa nke V-J Day aghaghị ichere
mbinye aka nke Japan n'ụzọ iwu kwadoro n'ọnọdụ nke inyefe onwe ya".