Soviet and Chinese forces accepted the surrender of 1.6 million Japanese and the western allies took the surrender of millions more in Japan , South - East Asia and the South - West Pacific .
Millions of Japanese military personnel surrendered following the end of the war .
Soviet and Chinese forces accepted the surrender of 1.6 million Japanese and the western allies took the surrender of millions more in Japanese , South - East Asia and the South - West Pacific .
Millions of Japanese military personnel surrendered following the end of the war .