They were occupied by the allies/US, and had to be rebuilt, from the bottom up.
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The Japanese had to give up all their territorial gains, including Korea, Manchuria and China, and to also surrenderunconditionally,
The Allies, mainly the United States of America, the British empire and the Soviet Union.
To convince the Japanese to surrender
The military goal of the US in the Pacific during World War 2 was Japanese surrender.
On September 2, 1945 Japan formally surrendered with the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
The Japanese "instrument of surrender" was signed on board the USS Missouri on the 2nd of September, 1945. Please see the related links.
No, the Japanese were still fighting against the US at the time of Germany's surrender. World War 2 ended after the nuclear bombings of Japan.