Japan–Soviet Union relations

pact between Nazi Germany and Japan prior to World War II

strait between Sakhalin Island and Hokkaidō, Japan

Soviet spy in Germany and Japan (1895－1944)

Kunashir () or is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils. It is claimed by Japan as part of its "Northern Territories".

peace treaty between Japan and the Allied Powers of World War II, officially ending the American-led Allied Occupation of Japan.

1975 film by Akira Kurosawa

end of World War II, 2 September 1945

Iturup (), known in Japan as , is the largest of the Kuril Islands separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly midway along its western shore. Iturup is the largest and northernmost of the southern Kurils, ownership of which is disputed between Russia and Japan. It is located between Kunashiri to its southwest and Urup to its northeast. The Vries Strait between Iturup and Urup forms the Miyabe Line dividing the predominant plants of the Kurils.

1939 Soviet–Japanese battle in Mongolia

1945 invasion; part of the Soviet–Japanese War of World War II

Shikotan, also known as Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the titular Shikotan District, organized as part of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. The island's primary economic activities are fisheries and fishing, with the principal marine products being cod, crab, and kelp.

invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo by the Soviet Union near the end of WWII

1945 agreement ending hostilities in WWII

1941 bilateral treaty

armed conflict in the 1930s between the Soviets, Mongolians, and Japanese

island group in South Kuril Islands

disagreement between Japan and Russia over sovereignty of the South Kuril Islands

autonomous Orthodox Church in Japan

former prefecture of Japan on southern Sakhalin island

Soviet MiG-25 pilot who defected to the West

1918 war

Russian political party

military decoration of the Soviet Union

war crimes trial held in December 1949

part of the 1945 Soviet–Japanese War

11th expedition to the Mir space station

sporting event delegation

Massacre of Japanese prisoners-of-war in the Far Eastern Republic during the Russian Civil War

Participation in 1964 Olympics

strait between Hokkaido, Japan, and the Kuril Islands administered by Russia

peace treaty

Ethnic Koreans living on Sakhalin Island

1986–87 Japanese–Soviet animated film in three parts

Soviet war crime against Japanese military and civilians

300px|thumb| Map of Japanese Hokushin-ron plans for a Kantokuen|potential attack on the Soviet Union. Dates indicate the year that Japan gained control of the territory.

1945 Russian-Japanese WWII battle

1925 treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan

system of transcription of the Japanese language into Russian Cyrillic script

1945 Soviet invasion of the Japanese portion of Sakhalin Island

1932 Fubuki-class destroyer

guerrilla armies in Japanese-occupied Manchuria

(1915-1956)

diplomatic relations between Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

plans made to invade Hokkaido in August 1945

military unit

class of 1151+2 Japanese 2-8-2 locomotives

Cold War controversy

international organization

Supreme diplomatic mission of Japan in the Russian Federation

massacres

defection of a Soviet fighter pilot to Japan

Russian Civil War

1976 film by Sergei Solovyov

1988 film by Alexander Mitta

Japanese politician (1910–1989)

1945 Soviet-Japanese battle in Manchuria

Soviet military operation