Japan never concluded a peace treaty with the [[Soviet Union]] after World War II. The [[Russian Federation]] assumed all previous pacts and treaties when the former Soviet Union dissolved. This includes the August 9, 1945 Soviet Declaration of War on Japan. On October 3, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his intention to concluded a peace treaty with Russia,<ref>https://ria.ru/20221003/dogovor-1821066715.html</ref> but was rebuffed by [[Kremlin]] spokesman [[Dmitry Peskov]] declaring that "peace talks with Japan are now impossible”.<ref>https://ria.ru/20221003/yaponiya-1821119329.html</ref> | Japan never concluded a peace treaty with the [[Soviet Union]] after World War II. The [[Russian Federation]] assumed all previous pacts and treaties when the former Soviet Union dissolved. This includes the August 9, 1945 Soviet Declaration of War on Japan. On October 3, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his intention to concluded a peace treaty with Russia,<ref>https://ria.ru/20221003/dogovor-1821066715.html</ref> but was rebuffed by [[Kremlin]] spokesman [[Dmitry Peskov]] declaring that "peace talks with Japan are now impossible”.<ref>https://ria.ru/20221003/yaponiya-1821119329.html</ref> |