Surrendering was not an option.
The Japanese were in Indochina...but they were surrendering to the allies...the French re-entered Vietnam (and Indochina) in 1945...the British were involved with Malaysia and those regions.
The declaration was formally signed on September 2, 1945. However, the actual surrender preceded that by a couple of weeks... the decision to accept the Joint Declaration was made on August 14 and broadcast to the Japanese people on August 15.
World war 2 ended in 1945 between may and June
Internment on the Japanese mainland to be used as slave labour. The Japanese considered them subhuman for surrendering and therefore slaves.
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by the United States took place on August 8, 1945. The US believed that the dropping of atomic weaponry on two cities would shock the Japanese into surrendering (it did). The logic was "We'll take a few hundred thousand lives to save millions more". Japan surrendered a little over a month later, on September 15, 1945.
Albert Law has: Played Japanese Sentry in "Rookies in Burma" in 1943. Played Japanese in "Marine Raiders" in 1944. Played Japanese Pilot in "God Is My Co-Pilot" in 1945. Played Japanese Pilot in "First Yank Into Tokyo" in 1945. Played Japanese Sailor in "Secret Agent X-9" in 1945. Performed in "China Sky" in 1945. Played Japanese Guard in "Prison Ship" in 1945. Played Wedding Guest in "Deception" in 1946.
Emperor Hirohito
Japanese First Army ended in 1945.
Japanese Korean Army ended in 1945.
Imperial Japanese Army ended in 1945.
Mitsuyuki Kuribayashi has written: '\\' -- subject(s): China Civil War, 1945-1949, History, Japanese Personal narratives, Personal narratives, Japanese, Prisoners and prisons, Russian, Russian Prisoners and prisons, Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945, Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, World War, 1939-1945