V-J Day
E15576
V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victory over Japan Day | 4 |
| Japanese surrender in World War II | 3 |
| V-J Day canonical | 2 |
| Surrender of Japan in World War II | 1 |
| V-J Day Kiss | 1 |
| VJ Day | 1 |
| Victory in Japan Day | 1 |
| Victory over Japan Day celebrations | 1 |
| World War II surrender of Japan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V-J Day Context triple: [Japanese Instrument of Surrender, relatedEvent, V-J Day]
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A.
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day marks the formal end of World War II in Europe, commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945.
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B.
Allied occupation of Japan
The Allied occupation of Japan was the post–World War II military administration led primarily by the United States that reshaped Japan’s political, economic, and social systems, including its transition to a pacifist democracy.
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C.
D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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D.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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E.
Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was a daring 1942 U.S. air attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities, launched from aircraft carriers and intended to boost American morale and demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability early in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V-J Day Target entity description: V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
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A.
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day marks the formal end of World War II in Europe, commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945.
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B.
Allied occupation of Japan
The Allied occupation of Japan was the post–World War II military administration led primarily by the United States that reshaped Japan’s political, economic, and social systems, including its transition to a pacifist democracy.
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C.
D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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D.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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E.
Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was a daring 1942 U.S. air attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities, launched from aircraft carriers and intended to boost American morale and demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability early in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemoration
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ public holiday ⓘ victory day ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
V-J Day
ⓘ
surface form:
VJ Day
V-J Day ⓘ
surface form:
Victory in Japan Day
V-J Day ⓘ
surface form:
Victory over Japan Day
|
| commemorates |
Allied victory in the Pacific
ⓘ
end of World War II in Asia ⓘ end of hostilities with Japan ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ China ⓘ France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateObserved |
1945-08-14
ⓘ
1945-08-15 ⓘ 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| follows | Victory in Europe Day ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military victory
ⓘ
peace ⓘ remembrance of war casualties ⓘ |
| hasToDoWith |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
Allied victory over Japan ⓘ Japanese colonial empire ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Japanese surrender ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ end of World War II ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCelebration |
moments of silence
ⓘ
parades ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
| locationOfCelebration |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Honolulu
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Sydney ⓘ Times Square ⓘ
surface form:
Times Square, New York City
|
| mediaCoverageBy |
newspapers
ⓘ
newsreels ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| notablePhotographer | Alfred Eisenstaedt ⓘ |
| notableWorkDepicting | V-J Day in Times Square ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
announcement of Japanese surrender
ⓘ
signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender ⓘ surrender of Japan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-08-14 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: V-J Day Description of subject: V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Victory over Japan Day
this entity surface form:
Victory over Japan Day
this entity surface form:
VJ Day
this entity surface form:
Victory in Japan Day
this entity surface form:
Japanese surrender in World War II
this entity surface form:
World War II surrender of Japan
this entity surface form:
Surrender of Japan in World War II
this entity surface form:
Victory over Japan Day celebrations
this entity surface form:
V-J Day Kiss
this entity surface form:
Japanese surrender in World War II
this entity surface form:
Victory over Japan Day
this entity surface form:
Japanese surrender in World War II
this entity surface form:
Victory over Japan Day