Victory over Japan Day

day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II
Event world_day Q618979
Victory over Japan Day
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Victory over Japan Day

Summary

Victory over Japan Day is a world day[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of world_day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Victory over Japan Day is located in Hong Kong[3].
  • Victory over Japan Day is located in Macau[4].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of United States[5].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of Australia[7].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of New Zealand[8].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of Netherlands[9].
  • Victory over Japan Day is in the country of North Korea[10].
  • Victory over Japan Day's instance of is recorded as world day[11].
  • Victory over Japan Day's instance of is recorded as anniversary[12].
  • Victory over Japan Day's Commons category is recorded as V-J Day[13].
  • Victory over Japan Day's commemorates is recorded as surrender of Japan[14].
  • Victory over Japan Day occurred on August 15, 1945[15].
  • Victory over Japan Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as August 15[16].

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When and Where

Victory over Japan Day occurred on August 15, 1945[15]. Country listings include United States[5], a sovereign state[17], in United States[18], founded in 1776[19]; United Kingdom[6], a sovereign state[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1927[22]; Australia[7], a Commonwealth realm[23], in Australia[24], founded in 1901[25]; New Zealand[8], a Commonwealth realm[26], in New Zealand[27], founded in 1986[28]; Netherlands[9], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[29], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[30], founded in 1795[31]; and North Korea[10], a sovereign state[32], in North Korea[33], founded in 1948[34].

Context

Recorded instance of include world day[11] and anniversary[12].

Why It Matters

Victory over Japan Day ranks in the top 3% of world_day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . BBC News Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . BBC News Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . BBC News Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Point in time
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Hong Kong, Macau
    Commemorates surrender of Japan
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546857805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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