THE LAST Japanese soldier to surrender in World War 2 did not give himself up until a staggering 29 years after Victory in Japan Day, as a new film tells the remarkable story of Hiroo Onoda.
. The Treaty of San Francisco was signed on September 8, 1951 but did not come into force until seven months later. Otherwise known as the Treaty of Peace with Japan, it helped re-establish peaceful relations between Japan and the Allied Powers on behalf of the United Nations.
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