Asia Pacific, 02 Sep 1945: Occupation of Japan
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 02 Sep 1945 (End of the Old Order: Occupation of Japan), showing the following events: Division of Korea; Indonesian Independence; Kuril Landing Operation; August Revolution; US Forces arrive in Tokyo; Formal surrender of Japan.

S o v i e t U n i o n

D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Jap. occ.)

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Philippines(US)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist

China

Republic of
Indonesia(Jap. pres.)

Australia(Br. dom.)

Fr.
Indo-
china(Jap. occ.)

T.N.G.(Aus. terr.)

Solomon Is.(US occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Jap. occ.)

Manchuria(Sov. occ.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Sarawak(Jap. occ.)

Kuril Islands(Sov. adm.)

North
China(Jap. occ.)

R.N.G.
China(Jap. pup.)

Ryukyu Is.(US occ.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

N. Borneo(Jap. occ.)

Brunei(Aus. occ.)

P. Timor(Jap. occ.)

Kampuchea(Jap. pup.)

Nauru(Jap. occ.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(US occ.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(Br.)

Marshall

Islands(US occ.)

Mariana

Islands(US occ.)

Wake I.(Jap. occ.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(US occ.)

Paracel Is.(disp.)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

16 Aug 1945Soviets agree to halt at
38th Parallel in Korea

17 Aug 1945Indonesia declares independence

18 Aug–4 Sep 1945Soviets occupy Kuril Islands

19–30 Aug 1945Viet Minh seize
power in Vietnam

28 Aug 1945US forces arrive in Tokyo

2 Sep 1945Japan signs Instrument
of Surrender

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