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October 18, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation between N.S. Khrushchev and Kono on October 18, 1956 Kono and Khrushchev argue about the text of peace agreement. Khrushchev insists on exclusion of the phrase "territorial question", claiming that the issue will be addressed following the signing of the peace treaty. After some discussion, the Japanese leaders accept the Soviet formulation and ask to sign the agreement as soon as possible.
October 17, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation of N.S. Khrushchev with I. Kono on October 17, 1956 Kono and Khrushchev continue the previous day's discussion of the peace agreement and the transfer of two islands to Japan, highlighting that this territorial transfer can give the Japanese leverage to demand that the United States return Okinawa as well.
October 16, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation between N.S. Khrushchev and [Japanese Minister of Agriculture] I. Kono Ichirō Kōno, the Japanese Minister of Agriculture, raises questions about the normalization of relations between the Soviet Union and Japan. Issues that must be addressed prior to this happening include disputes over fishing rights and the transfer of the islands of Habomai and Shikotan to Japan.
September 21, 1955	Conversation of Comrades N.A. Bulganin and N.S. Khrushchev with the Japanese Parliamentary Delegation on September 21st, 1955 Khrushchev and Bulganin meet with the Japanese parliamentary delegation. They discuss the establishment of direct diplomatic relations and ending the official state of war between the Soviet Union and Japan (which happened in 1956, almost one year later), industrial and cultural collaboration, trade prospects between the two countries, and the fate of Japanese POWs on Soviet territory.
October 9, 1973	Record of Soviet-Japanese Talks, 9 October 1973 Brezhnev and Tanaka discuss the dispute over the Kuril Islands as well as opportunities for Japan-Soviet economic cooperation.
October 8, 1973	Record of Soviet-Japanese Talks, 8 October 1973 Brezhnev and Tanaka discuss Soviet-Japan relations since World War II.
January 9, 1991	Conversation between Aleksandr Yakovlev and Kumagai Hiroshi In this conversation Ozawa Ichiro's envoy Kumagai Hiroshi outlines a potential islands-for-cash deal, whereby the Soviet Union surrenders the "northern territories" to Japan in return for Japanese credits and investments up to the amount of 26 billion USD.