Japan's surrender in World War II was announced on August 15, 1945, and marked the end of the war in the Pacific.
Yokohama is Japan's second-largest city and a major port city located south of Tokyo, with a population of over 3.7 million people.
The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.
