World War II in the Pacific ended officially at 0904 on September 2, 1945, after 1364 days, 5 hours and 14 minutes, with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Mamoru Shigemitsu signed on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and General Yoshijiro Umezu signed on behalf of Imperial General Headquarters. The ceremony was conducted by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States, followed by representatives of China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. MacArthur expressed hope that a better world founded on faith, understanding, dignity, freedom, tolerance, and justice would emerge from the blood and carnage of the past, and Nimitz honored those who fought and died in the Pacific War and called for their sacrifice to help make the world better and safer.