The United States and Japan are set to announce the largest update to the security treaty in more than 60 years, which includes restructuring the U. S. military command in Japan and strengthening operational planning and military exercises between the two countries, due to shared concerns about China's influence.
Japan and the United States are discussing cooperation to provide Ukraine with more ammunition, potentially easing Tokyo's restrictions on military exports and helping to expand the U. S. arsenal of weapons for Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Japan called on the G7 leaders to show solidarity in maintaining sanctions against Russia and achieving a just peace for Ukraine.
Japan's Prime Minister will call for further G7 unity and support for Ukraine amid concerns about "aid fatigue" in the West during an online summit on February 24.
The prime ministers of Ukraine and Japan discussed expanding bilateral cooperation through visa liberalization and increased trade ties, as well as continuing sanctions pressure on Russia.
Japan will provide Ukraine with a total of $12. 1 billion in aid, including a $4.7 billion grant to be received by the end of the month, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after meeting with his Japanese counterpart.
Ukraine's Prime Minister has invited Japanese businesses to invest in Ukraine's energy, agriculture, infrastructure, automotive, mining, and IT sectors to help create a "Ukrainian economic miracle" modeled after Japan's postwar economic growth.
russia is planning to deploy new weapons on the disputed Kuril Islands, which has drawn criticism from Japan, which considers them its territory. medvedev said that russia does not care about Japan's "feelings" about the islands, as russia considers them its own.
