Fabric Map Displaying the Headlines of American and Japanese Newspapers Announcing Japan’s Surrender in World War II – Featuring the Stars and Stripes Newspaper for U.S. Military Forces (September 2, 1945) and “The Mainichi”, One of Japan’s Leading Newspapers.
The September 2, 1945 edition of “Stars and Stripes”, the American military newspaper, prominently declared: “Unconditional surrender by Japs completed at 20-minute ceremony, ” accompanied by an illustration of the American flag waving over a map of Japan and reports detailing the surrender. Beside it, the October 25 edition of The Mainichi depicts the arrival of U.S. troops in the Southwest Pacific, led by General Douglas MacArthur, marking the beginning of the post-war occupation of Japan.
Size: 45×44 cm. Fold marks. Good condition.
