Victory over Japan Day
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<entity_2> (also known as <entity_12>, <entity_1>, or <entity_11>) is the day on which <entity_0> in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – <entity_3>, in Japan, and because of time zone differences, August 14, 1945 (when it was announced in the <entity_5> and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) – as well as to September 2, 1945, when the surrender document was signed, officially ending World War II. <entity_3> is the official <entity_12> for the <entity_4>, while the official US commemoration is September 2. In his announcement of Japan's surrender on August 14, Truman said that "the proclamation of <entity_12> must wait upon <entity_0>". In <entity_10>, the name <entity_11> was used from the outset. Amateur radio operators in <entity_10> hold the "Remembrance Day Contest" on the weekend nearest VP Day, <entity_3>, remembering amateur radio operators who died during World War II and to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is organized by the Wireless Institute of <entity_10>, with operators in each Australian state contacting operators in other states, <entity_6>, and Papua New Guinea. Gwangbokjeol, (meaning "the day the light returned") celebrated annually on <entity_3>, is a public holiday in <entity_7>. The <entity_9> has one national and several regional or local remembrance services on or around <entity_3>. In the <entity_8>, <entity_12> is celebrated annually on September 3 and is called the "Surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita Day". Although September 2 is the designated "<entity_12>" in the entire <entity_5>, the event is recognized as an official holiday only in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, where the holiday's official name is "Victory Day", and it is observed on the second Monday of August. <entity_12> was initially commemorated all throughout the rest of the <entity_5> every year on September 2, beginning in 1948 and continuing until 1975, when Arkansas became the last state (other than Rhode Island) to drop the holiday.
['event', 'anniversary', 'world day']