The Japanese surrendered on 15 August 1945, signing official surrender papers on 2 September 1945 (V-J day) , aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Japan's surrender to the United States did not fully end the war, however, because Japan and the Soviet Union never signed a peace agreement. In the last days of the armed conflict, the Soviet Union occupied the southern Kuril Islands, an area previously held by Japan and claimed by the Soviets. Multiple efforts to bring about a peace agreement, and officially end the war have, as of yet not succeeded.
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