<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: ISoviet Union neJapane zahlala zingathathi hlangothi komunye nomunye isikhathi esiningi sempi ngokwesivumelwano seSoviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact. Emasontweni angaphambi kokumenyezelwa kwempi, iJapane yayibambelela ngenkuthalo eSoviet Union ukuba icele amabutho aseNtshonalanga ngethemba lokuthola izimo zokunikezela ezingcono. ISoviet Union yaphela iSivumelwano Sokungathathi Hlangothi SaseSoviet-Japan  <response>: ngokuhlasela iManchukuo ngo-August 8, 1945, izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuzinikela kokugcina kweJapane, nokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II. 