<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - ISoviet Union neJapane zahlala zingathathi hlangothi komunye nomunye isikhathi esiningi sempi ngokuvumelana kweSoviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact. Emasontweni angaphambi kokumenyezelwa kwempi, iJapane yayibambelela ngenkuthalo eSoviet Union ukuba icele amabutho aseNtshonalanga ngethemba lokuthola izimo zokunikezela ezingcono. ISoviet Union yaphetha iSivumelwano Sokungathathi Hlangothi SaseSoviet-Japan ngokuhlasela iManchukuo  <response>: ngo - August 8, 1945, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuzinikela kokugcina kweJapane, nokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II. 