On this day in 1945, the Japanese formally surrendered to the United States aboard USS Missouri. This officially marks the end of World War II. Shortly before this defeat General Tadamichi Kuribayashi wrote three death poems to the Japanese imperial headquarters.

Learn about the Japanese tradition of death poems and their purpose in east Asian literature tradition.

Today is September 1, 2020.

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