Japan will help Ukraine restore damaged energy facilities
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko held a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori on October 17, 2022. They discussed systematic attacks carried out by Russian troops on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities and the consequences of their destruction. Source:...
Ukraine’s Council recognized Japan’s Northern Territories as occupied by Russia
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized that Russia occupied the Kuril Islands (Japan’s Northern Territories) on October 7, 2022. It also called on the international community to continue to take all possible measures to de-occupy this territory. Source: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 281 people’s deputies voted for the relevant...
Japan introduced sanctions against 81 Russian individuals and 9 organizations
On October 7, 2022, it became known, that the Japanese government introduced additional sanctions against the Russian Federation after Moscow illegally tried to annex the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions of Ukraine. Source: The Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Kihara Seiji In total, 81 individuals and nine organizations...
Japan bans the export of goods related to chemical weapons to Russia
On September 26, 2022, it became known that Japan had decided to ban the export of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia as part of additional sanctions against Moscow over its threats of using nuclear weapons. Source: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Japan’s government expressed...
Japan will provide Ukraine with reconnaissance drones and several vans
Japan said on August 4 that it would provide Ukraine with about a dozen drones with surveillance cameras, as well as, several vans for the transportation of personnel and food. Source: Japan’s Ministry of Defense “Japan will provide Ukraine with additional dozen or so camera-equipped surveillance drones to aid the country suffering...
Japan will allocate $100 million to Ukraine in humanitarian aid and help with grain storage, – Japan Prime Minister
Japan will provide Ukraine with an additional 100 million dollars in humanitarian aid. Source: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida The money will be used to purchase medical equipment and build temporary housing for internally displaced people. Japan will also support Ukraine in expanding its grain storage capacity as the harvest season...
Ukraine received an additional $ 500 million from Japan – Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
Ukraine received an additional 65 billion Japanese yen (approximately $ 500 million) in soft loans under the loan agreement. Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine This agreement was signed by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Akihiko Tanaka. “The funds are directed to the...
The war in Ukraine will affect every country in the world – the Prime Minister of Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that Russia’s war against Ukraine will have far-reaching consequences for every country in the world, including provoking a war in East Asia. Source: The Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida Kishida believes that authoritarian regimes will want to try to reshape the international order. Japan...
Japan allocated an emergency grant for the transportation of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Japanese government has allocated approximately $ 1.7 million for the transportation of humanitarian goods to Ukraine. Source: Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa The Japanese government has allocated an emergency grant amid growing calls for increased humanitarian aid to Ukrainians. The allocated funds will cover the transport costs of...
The Japanese government will facilitate the employment of Ukrainian refugees
Japanese companies that hire Ukrainian refugees will be eligible for grants of up to 600,000 yen per employee. Source: Ministry of Labor of Japan It is expected that the program will be implemented from May 30. Two existing grant systems will be used to release the funds. Ukrainian evacuees aged under 65 will be added to the incentive grants...
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