Rivers Seen from Space: Index Rivers have always been a primary focus of human settlement, and are perhaps the single most consistent natural feature related to the location and discovery of archaeological sites.
Hong Sa-Ik was one of the Koreans who did not change his name, and he also achieved the highest rank of any Korean serving in the Japanese military forces. Lieutenant General Hong Sa-Ik was placed in charge of all prisoner of war camps in the Philippines.
Some of the wars continued. The invading Japanese army in Manchuria surrendered on August 22, 1945 to the Soviet Union army; Burma surrender on August 27, 1945; the Japanese surrendered the Philippine Islands on September 2, 1945; and Hong Kong surrendered on September 16, 1945.