In 1951, historic peace treaty with Japan was signed by 49 nations in San Francisco, decades later Kremlin rejects Tokyo's request to dismantle new World War Two memorial in Russia

In 1951, a historic peace treaty with Japan was signed in San Francisco, marking a major turning point after World War II. On September 8, Japan and 48 Allied nations signed the Treaty of Peace with Japan, commonly known as the San Francisco Peace Treaty. On September 8, the Kremlin said that Russia will ​not consider Japan's request to ​dismantle a new World War Two memorial in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk.

On August 15, 1945, then-Emperor Hirohito's announced Japan's World War II surrender in 4½-minute prerecorded speech on national radio.