<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 neJapane ngokuhlasela iManchukuo ngo-August 8, 1945, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuzinikela kokugcina kwamaJapane  <response>: , nokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II. 