Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sept. 9, the Japanese government said, in a show of support for the Eastern European nation's defense against Russia's ongoing invasion.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Japan will continue supporting the European country, which has been at war with Russia since February 2022.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging telephone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, government sources said on Monday, with the discussions expected to focus on reaffirming solidarity with Kyiv and providing aid for the country's reconstruction.
Japan and Ukraine are arranging to hold a summit as early as Wednesday between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania, government sources said Monday.
As 31-year-old Ukrainian Iana Lavrova performed alongside a 500-person-strong ensemble of fellow cellists in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, the moment was not only a celebration of peace and reconstruction but also a reminder of the long journey she has undertaken in fleeing from her war-torn country.