Everything Everywhere Daily · Sunday, August 16, 2026
The Treaty of San Francisco, concluded in 1951, officially ended the state of war between Japan and the allied nations, restoring Japan's full sovereignty. While most countries signed, the Soviet Union, Poland, and Czechoslovakia abstained, leaving territorial and diplomatic issues unresolved.
“In 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was concluded. In this treaty, the state of war between Japan and the allies officially ended. Full sovereignty would be restored.”
“When the treaty was signed on September 8th, 1951, 52 countries went to San Francisco to discuss its terms. 49 countries agreed and signed the treaty, while the holdouts, the Soviet Union, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, did not sign in support of the People's Republic of China.”
“The Soviet Union didn't formally end its state of war with Japan until October 1956, when the two countries signed the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 in Moscow.”