



April 1941, Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka in Moscow.
A car pulls up to the porch, Matsuoka gets out, and walks up the steps.




On April 13, 1941, Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka and Vyacheslav Molotov signed the Neutrality Pact between the USSR and Japan; Stalin was present at the signing ceremony.




Stalin, Molotov, Matsuoka, and all those present drink champagne.
Stalin and Matsuoka are photographed together.