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舊暦七月十三夜は終戦記念日？敗戦記念日？
　

　
ポツダム宣言（米、英、華三国宣言）
　
一　吾等合衆国大統領、中華民国政府主席及「グレート、ブリテン」国総理大臣ハ吾等ノ数億ノ国民ヲ代表シ協議ノ上日本国ニ対シ今次ノ戦争ヲ終結スルノ機会ヲ与フルコトニ意見一致セリ

二　合衆国、英帝国及中華民国ノ巨大ナル陸、海、空軍ハ西方ヨリ自国ノ陸軍及空軍ニ依ル数倍ノ増強ヲ受ケ日本国ニ対シ最後的打撃ヲ加フルノ態勢ヲ整ヘタリ右軍事力ハ日本国ガ抵抗ヲ終止スルニ至ル迄同国ニ対シ戦争ヲ遂行スルノ一切ノ聯合国ノ決意ニ依リ支持セラレ且鼓舞セラレ居ルモノナリ

三　蹶起セル世界ノ自由ナル人民ノ力ニ対スル「ドイツ」国ノ無益且無意義ナル抵抗ノ結果ハ日本国国民ニ対スル先例ヲ極メテ明白ニ示スモノナリ現在日本国ニ対シ集結シツツアル力ハ抵抗スル「ナチス」ニ対シ適用セラレタル場合ニ於テ全「ドイツ」国人民ノ土地、産業及生活様式ヲ必然的ニ荒廃ニ帰セシメタル力ニ比シ測リ知レザル程更ニ強大ナルモノナリ吾等ノ決意ニ支持セラルル吾等ノ軍事力ノ最高度ノ使用ハ日本国軍隊ノ不可避且完全ナル壊滅ヲ意味スベク又同様必然的ニ日本国本土ノ完全ナル破壊ヲ意味スベシ

四　無分別ナル打算ニ依リ日本帝国ヲ滅亡ノ淵ニ陥レタル我儘ナル軍国主義的助言者ニ依リ日本国ガ引続キ統御セラルベキカ又ハ理性ノ経路ヲ日本国ガ履ムベキカヲ日本国ガ決定スベキ時期ハ到来セリ

五　吾等ノ条件ハ左ノ如シ

吾等ハ右条件ヨリ離脱スルコトナカルベシ右ニ代ル条件存在セズ吾等ハ遅延ヲ認ムルヲ得ズ

六　吾等ハ無責任ナル軍国主義ガ世界ヨリ駆逐セラルルニ至ル迄ハ平和、安全及正義ノ新秩序ガ生ジ得ザルコトヲ主張スルモノナルヲ以テ日本国国民ヲ欺瞞シ之ヲシテ世界征服ノ挙ニ出ヅルノ過誤ヲ犯サシメタル者ノ権力及勢力ハ永久ニ除去セラレザルベカラズ

七　右ノ如キ新秩序ガ建設セラレ且日本国ノ戦争遂行能力ガ破碎セラレタルコトノ確証アルニ至ル迄ハ聯合國ノ指定スベキ日本国領域内ノ諸地点ハ吾等ノ茲ニ指示スル基本的目的ノ達成ヲ確保スル為占領セラルベシ

八　「カイロ」宣言ノ条項ハ履行セラルベク又日本国ノ主権ハ本州、北海道、九州及四国竝ニ吾等ノ決定スル諸小島ニ局限セラルベシ

九　日本国軍隊ハ完全ニ武装ヲ解除セラレタル後各自ノ家庭ニ復帰シ平和的且生産的ノ生活ヲ営ムノ機会ヲ得シメラルベシ

十　吾等ハ日本人ヲ民族トシテ奴隷化セントシ又ハ国民トシテ滅亡セシメントスルノ意図ヲ有スルモノニ非ザルモ吾等ノ俘虜ヲ虐待セル者ヲ含ム一切ノ戦争犯罪人ニ対シテハ厳重ナル処罰加ヘラルベシ日本国政府ハ日本国国民ノ間ニ於ケル民主主義的傾向ノ復活強化ニ対スル一切ノ障礙ヲ除去スベシ言論、宗教及思想ノ自由竝ニ基本的人権ノ尊重ハ確立セラルベシ

十一　日本国ハ其ノ経済ヲ支持シ且公正ナル実物賠償ノ取立ヲ可能ナラシムルガ如キ産業ヲ維持スルコトヲ許サルベシ但シ日本国ヲシテ戦争ノ為再軍備ヲ為スコトヲ得シムルガ如キ産業ハ此ノ限ニ在ラズ右目的ノ為原料ノ入手（其ノ支配トハ之ヲ区別ス）ヲ許サルベシ日本国ハ将来世界貿易関係ヘノ参加ヲ許サルベシ

十二　前記諸目的ガ達成セラレ且日本国国民ノ自由ニ表明セル意思ニ従ヒ平和的傾向ヲ有シ且責任アル政府ガ樹立セラルルニ於テハ聯合国ノ占領軍ハ直ニ日本国ヨリ撤収セラルベシ

十三　吾等ハ日本国政府ガ直ニ全日本国軍隊ノ無条件降伏ヲ宣言シ且右行動ニ於ケル同政府ノ誠意ニ付適当且充分ナル保障ヲ提供センコトヲ同政府ニ対シ要求ス右以外ノ日本国ノ選択ハ迅速且完全ナル壊滅アルノミトス
　
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Potsdam Declaration
　
Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender
Issued, at Potsdam, July 26, 1945

  1. We-the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that Japan shall be given an opportunity to end this war.
  2. The prodigious land, sea and air forces of the United States, the British Empire and of China, many times reinforced by their armies and air fleets from the west, are poised to strike the final blows upon Japan. This military power is sustained and inspired by the determination of all the Allied Nations to prosecute the war against Japan until she ceases to resist.
  3. The result of the futile and senseless German resistance to the might of the aroused free peoples of the world stands forth in awful clarity as an example to the people of Japan. The might that now converges on Japan is immeasurably greater than that which, when applied to the resisting Nazis, necessarily laid waste to the lands, the industry and the method of life of the whole German people. The full application of our military power, backed by our resolve, will mean the inevitable and complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Japanese homeland.
  4. The time has come for Japan to decide whether she will continue to be controlled by those self-willed militaristic advisers whose unintelligent calculations have brought the Empire of Japan to the threshold of annihilation, or whether she will follow the path of reason.
  5. Following are our terms. We will not deviate from them. There are no alternatives. We shall brook no delay.
  6. There must be eliminated for all time the authority and influence of those who have deceived and misled the people of Japan into embarking on world conquest, for we insist that a new order of peace, security and justice will be impossible until irresponsible militarism is driven from the world.
  7. Until such a new order is established and until there is convincing proof that Japan's war-making power is destroyed, points in Japanese territory to be designated by the Allies shall be occupied to secure the achievement of the basic objectives we are here setting forth.
  8. The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.
  9. The Japanese military forces, after being completely disarmed, shall be permitted to return to their homes with the opportunity to lead peaceful and productive lives.
  10. We do not intend that the Japanese shall be enslaved as a race or destroyed as a nation, but stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals, including those who have visited cruelties upon our prisoners. The Japanese Government shall remove all obstacles to the revival and strengthening of democratic tendencies among the Japanese people. Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established.
  11. Japan shall be permitted to maintain such industries as will sustain her economy and permit the exaction of just reparations in kind, but not those which would enable her to re-arm for war. To this end, access to, as distinguished from control of, raw materials shall be permitted. Eventual Japanese participation in world trade relations shall be permitted.
  12. The occupying forces of the Allies shall be withdrawn from Japan as soon as these objectives have been accomplished and there has been established in accordance with the freely expressed will of the Japanese people a peacefully inclined and responsible government.
  13. We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.

(The Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Nihon Gaiko Nenpyo Narabini Shuyo Bunsho : 1840-1945" vol.2, 1966)
　

　
各國の Victory over Japan Day = VJ Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, VP Day
聯合國：9月2日の降伏文書調印を以って、トルーマンはラジオ演説を行ひ、日本が正式に降伏したこの日を“VJデー”とする、と宣言した。
ロシア：ソビエト聯邦時代は、對日戦勝記念日は9月3日であった。これは、ソビエト聯邦政府が降伏文書調印の翌日9月3日に戦勝記念式典を開いたことにちなむ。
中華民國（臺灣）：聯合国の一員だった中華民國（当時の中國。1949年以後は臺灣のみ）は、對日戦勝記念日を9月3日としてゐる。
聯合國以外：朝鮮半島、即ち現在の大韓民國及び朝鮮民主主義人民共和國は、日本政府が降伏文書に調印した9月2日に、日本の統治から正式に解放された。ただし、VJデーに当たる光復節（韓國）及び解放記念日（北朝鮮）は、双方とも8月15日としてゐる。ベトナムでは、日本が降伏文書に調印した9月2日に、ベトナム民主共和國の樹立が宣言された（ベトナム獨立宣言）。1945年時点に國家が無かった中華人民共和國では、2015年から新たに9月3日を「抗日戦争記念日」として祝日とした。

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　
天皇陛下のおことば
全国戦没者追悼式　平成28年8月15日（月）（日本武道館）
本日，「戦没者を追悼し平和を祈念する日」に当たり，全国戦没者追悼式に臨み，さきの大戦において，かけがえのない命を失った数多くの人々とその遺族を思い，深い悲しみを新たにいたします。

終戦以来既に71年，国民のたゆみない努力により，今日の我が国の平和と繁栄が築き上げられましたが，苦難に満ちた往時をしのぶとき，感慨は今なお尽きることがありません。

ここに過去を顧み，深い反省とともに，今後，戦争の惨禍が再び繰り返されないことを切に願い，全国民と共に，戦陣に散り戦禍に倒れた人々に対し，心から追悼の意を表し，世界の平和と我が国の一層の発展を祈ります。
　
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Address by His Majesty the Emperor on the Occasion of the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead (August 15, 2016)
　
On this Day to Commemorate the War Dead and Pray for Peace, my thoughts are with the numerous people who lost their precious lives in the last war and their bereaved families, as I attend this Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead with a deep and renewed sense of sorrow.

Seventy-one years have already passed since the end of the war, and our country today enjoys peace and prosperity, thanks to the ceaseless effort made by the people of Japan, but when I look back on the sufferings and tribulations of the past, I cannot help but be overcome with deep emotion.

Reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse, I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never be repeated. Together with all of our people, I now pay my heartfelt tribute to all those who lost their lives in the war, both on the battlefields and elsewhere, and pray for world peace and for the continuing development of our country.
　

　
　
　

　
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【おまけ】
約8年がかりの修復が終了した中國四川省「大足石刻・千手観音菩薩」（12〜13世紀）




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