The surrender of the armed forces of Japan can be considered to have taken place only from the moment the Japanese Emperor orders his armed forces to discontinue hostilities and lay down their arms and when this order is carried out in practice.

• 我们只有在日皇命令其军队停止敌对行为和放下武器，而且这个命令被实际执行的时候，才承认日本军队投降了。