<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Impi yasePacific yabona ama-Allies ephikisana neJapane, eyasizwa yiThailand futhi ngezinga elincane yi-Axis allies, iJalimane ne-Italy. Ukulwa kwakuhlanganisa ezinye zezimpi zasolwandle ezinkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni, nezimpi ezinonya ngokumangalisayo nobugebengu bempi kulo lonke elase-Asia naseziqhingini zasePacific, okwaholela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kokuphila kwabantu. Impi yaphetha ngokuhlaselwa okukhulu kwezindiza zeZizwe Ezihlangene eJapane, nokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu e-athomu eHiroshima naseNagasaki, okuhambisana nesimemezelo seSoviet Union sempi nokuhlasela kweManchuria  <response>: nezinye izindawo ngo-August 9, 1945, okwenza amaJapane amemezele ngenhloso yokuzinikela ngo-August 15, 1945. Umcimbi wokunikezela ngokusemthethweni kweJapane wenziwa emkhunjini wempi eTokyo Bay ngoSeptemba 2, 1945. Ngemva kwempi, iJapane yalahlekelwa yiwo wonke amalungelo neziqu zempahla yayo yangaphambili e-Asia nasePacific, futhi ubukhosi bayo babulinganiselwe eziqhingini ezine eziyinhloko zasekhaya nakwezinye iziqhingi ezincane njengoba kunqunywe ama-Allies. UMbusi waseJapane wamaShinto wayeka ingxenye enkulu yegunya lakhe nesimo sakhe sobunkulunkulu ngeSinqumo SobuShinto ukuze avule indlela yezinguquko ezinkulu zamasiko nezombangazwe. 