80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

A ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the signing of a document marking Japan's surrender in World War II is held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of the Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, attending.

Russia commemorate Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan

STORY: Russia commemorate Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War 2. various of the commemorative ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): DMITRY SAGAL, Expert on public diplomacy 3. various of a special exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OLGA YERYOMENKO, Descendant of WWII veteran 5. various of a visual effect special exhibition STORYLINE: Sunday marked the inaugural commemoration of "the Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan and the End of World War II (1945)," after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in June altering the name of the commemorative day from its previous designation as "the Day of the End of World War II (1945)." At the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, representatives of all walks of life laid flowers to memory the loss during the war. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): DMITRY SAGAL, Expert on public diplomacy "Japanese militarists are the same

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo metropolitan government official sets up a mosquito trap in the Japanese capital's Yoyogi Park on Sept. 2, 2014. The park is a suspected hotspot in Japan's first cases of domestic dengue fever infection since 1945.

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo metropolitan government official sets up a mosquito trap in the Japanese capital's Yoyogi Park on Sept. 2, 2014. The park is a suspected hotspot in Japan's first cases of domestic dengue fever infection since 1945.

65th anniversary of WWII end at Pearl Harbor

65th anniversary of WWII end at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans and other people attend a memorial ceremony for the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II held on the USS Missouri, now a museum moored in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2010. Japan formally signed surrender papers on board the battleship on Sept. 2, 1945.

Anniversary ceremony of Japan’s surrender held on Missouri

Anniversary ceremony of Japan’s surrender held on Missouri

HONOLULU, United States - A ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of Japan窶冱 unconditional surrender to Allied Forces in 1945 is held on Sept. 2 on the Battleship Missouri, now used as a memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The 1945 surrender ceremony was held on the Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The memorial will undergo repairs from October.

A-bombed statue of Virgin Mary shown at culture festival

A-bombed statue of Virgin Mary shown at culture festival

NAGOYA, Japan - A charred statute of the Virgin Mary is on display at a cultural festival at Nanzan High School in Nagoya on Sept. 28. The 2-meter-high Italian-made wooden statute was installed at Urakami Chatholic Church in Nagasaki in 1929, and was damaged during the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 9, 1945. The remaining head section is usually kept at the church.

Kiriyenko offers help to dispose of chemical shells

Kiriyenko offers help to dispose of chemical shells

TOKYO, Japan - The head of Russia's chemical arms disarmament commission, Sergey Kiriyenko, speaks Sept. 2 in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Kiriyenko, a former prime minister, said Russia is ready to provide technology to help Japan dispose of chemical shells it abandoned in China at the end the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War.

U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President

STORY: U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of U.S. armySOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of EU STORYLINE: Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the U.S. undermines world peace as it seeks to maintain hegemony by waging wars. She made the remarks in a video speech as activities were held worldwide on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, which falls on Sept. 21. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian President "In fact, what emerged was a unipolar world, commanded by hegemonism, which rapidly increased the number of conflicts across all continents, staging wars and coups. Indeed the world has never been so dangerous. From 1945 to 1991, the U.S. was involved in 17 military operations

Kiriyenko offers help to dispose of chemical shells

Kiriyenko offers help to dispose of chemical shells

TOKYO, Japan - The head of Russia's chemical arms disarmament commission, Sergey Kiriyenko, speaks Sept. 2 in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Kiriyenko, a former prime minister, said Russia is ready to provide technology to help Japan dispose of chemical shells it abandoned in China at the end the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War.

Children sing in chorus at WWII event marking Russian victory

Children sing in chorus at WWII event marking Russian victory

A children's chorus sings a song praising Russia at an event commemorating the 1945 Soviet victory over Japan in World War II in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin on Sept. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Anniversary ceremony of Japanfs surrender held on Missouri

Anniversary ceremony of Japanfs surrender held on Missouri

HONOLULU, United States - A ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of Japanfs unconditional surrender to Allied Forces in 1945 is held on Sept. 2 on the Battleship Missouri, now used as a memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The 1945 surrender ceremony was held on the Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The memorial will undergo repairs from October. (Kyodo)

65th anniversary of WWII end at Pearl Harbor

65th anniversary of WWII end at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans and other people attend a memorial ceremony for the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II held on the USS Missouri, now a museum moored in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2010. Japan formally signed surrender papers on board the battleship on Sept. 2, 1945. (Kyodo)

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo metropolitan government official sets up a mosquito trap in the Japanese capital's Yoyogi Park on Sept. 2, 2014. The park is a suspected hotspot in Japan's first cases of domestic dengue fever infection since 1945. (Kyodo)

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

Mosquito traps out in Yoyogi Park as dengue fever numbers rise

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo metropolitan government official sets up a mosquito trap in the Japanese capital's Yoyogi Park on Sept. 2, 2014. The park is a suspected hotspot in Japan's first cases of domestic dengue fever infection since 1945. (Kyodo)

Battleship Missouri in Honolulu

Battleship Missouri in Honolulu

Photo taken in Pearl Harbor in Honolulu in December 2016 shows the battleship Missouri, on which the signing ceremony for Japan's World War II surrender took place in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2 1945. The Arizona Memorial, a museum built in memory of the more than 1,000 U.S. sailors killed aboard the battleship Arizona during Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, can be seen in the foreground. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A-bombed statue of Virgin Mary shown at culture festival

A-bombed statue of Virgin Mary shown at culture festival

NAGOYA, Japan - A charred statute of the Virgin Mary is on display at a cultural festival at Nanzan High School in Nagoya on Sept. 28. The 2-meter-high Italian-made wooden statute was installed at Urakami Chatholic Church in Nagasaki in 1929, and was damaged during the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 9, 1945. The remaining head section is usually kept at the church. (Kyodo)