In addition to August 14 and 15, September 2, 1945, is also known as V-J Day. President Truman declared September 2 to be V-J Day, but noted that "It is not yet the day for the formal proclamation of the end of the war nor of the cessation of hostilities." In Japan, August 15 is often called "Shūsen-kinenbi" (), which literally means the "memorial day for the end of the war," but the government's name for the day (which is not a national holiday) is "Senbotsusha o tsuitō shi heiwa o kinen suru hi" (, "day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace").