# Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War

- By: Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. Korpanty; restored by Adam Cuerden
- Date: 1945-09-02
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Naval Historical Center Photo # SC 213700
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mamoru_Shigemitsu_signs_the_Instrument_of_Surrender,_officially_ending_the_Second_World_War.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
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Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.