Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Kyiv on January 7, 2024, for her first foreign trip of 2024, where she reiterated Japan’s support for Ukraine and condemned Russian missile and drone attacks—including one on New Year's Day.
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Japan is determined to support Ukraine so that peace can return to Ukraine.
Japan will allocate $37 million to provide a drone detection system.
Japan will supply five generators to help Ukraine survive the winter amid Russian attacks.
Japan plans to host a conference in Tokyo in February to promote Ukraine's economic reconstruction.
Japan decided last year to provide Ukraine with F-16 jets.
Japan allocated $1 billion for humanitarian projects and reconstruction, with readiness to increase this amount to $4.5 billion through international institutions.
Yoko Kamikawa arrived in Kyiv on January 7 on an unannounced visit
Kamikawa traveled by train from Poland
This is Kamikawa's first visit to Ukraine since taking office in September 2023
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is scheduled to visit Ukraine on 7 January and will have meetings in Kyiv with Dmytro Kuleba
On Jan. 7, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, and pledged to provide $37 million to a NATO fund for anti-drone equipment for Ukraine.
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