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Ukraine
Ukraine to Receive $3B Loan from Japan Backed by Frozen Russian Assets
Ukraine has finalized steps to receive a $3 billion dollar loan from Japan backed by ERA frozen Russian assets.
May 30, 2025
Ukraine
G7 Finance Leaders Seek Unity on Ukraine, Navigate Trump Tariff Tensions
G7 finance ministers highlighted progress on Ukraine aid amid ongoing tensions from Trump’s trade tariffs as key talks in Canada came to an end.
May 22, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Drone Wall in Action, Blasts and Bombs, Dead Deals, Estonia and Some Humor
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
April 29, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Priceless Message at Expo 2025 in Osaka
Ukraine opened its national pavilion at Expo 2025 in Japan. It’s modeled to look like a store, but one where nothing can be bought, showing that Ukraine’s values are not for sale.
April 15, 2025
North Korea
US Admiral Says North Korea Shipping Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
The commander of US forces in the Pacific told a Senate committee that there is no letup in the weapons and ammunition that Pyongyang has supplied to Moscow to support its war on Ukraine.
April 14, 2025
Propaganda
More Russian Absurdity, Belligerence and Smugness – Putin’ You in the Picture 2
In this second edition of this occasional series, we highlight more comments from Russia’s “great and good (sic)” that further underscore their pernicious view of the world.
April 12, 2025
Russia
US Jets Intercept Russian Sub-Hunter Aircraft Over Pacific Ocean
A Russian Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft was seen flying close to the US Navy’s USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group in footage shared on social media.
March 28, 2025
Russia
Protests Against Occupation Held Outside Russian Embassy in Tokyo
The protest took place on Feb. 7, a historic day marking an 1855 Russo-Japanese agreement that recognized Japanese sovereignty over four islands now controlled by Russia.
Feb. 8, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Internal Debt 2nd Source of Financing Aid in 2024 After EU
While internal taxes financed Ukraine’s defense needs, the top five sources that covered Ukraine’s budget deficit in 2024 were the EU, domestic bonds, the US, the IMF and Japan.
Jan. 6, 2025
Russia
Moscow’s War Plans Against Japan, South Korea Leaked
More than 160 targets in Japan and South Korea were listed in a cache of 29 secret Russian military files that outlined Moscow’s eastern flank strategy in the event of a major war.
Dec. 31, 2024
US
US Nuclear Bomber Joins Air Drill With S. Korea, Japan
The exercise took place three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and advanced solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
Nov. 3, 2024
UN
Project Using Japanese Drones for Demining to be Launched in Ukraine
With the UN estimating that almost a quarter of Ukraine's territory is currently contaminated with landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) the need for innovative demining techniques continues.
Oct. 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin 'Hopes to Torment Millions’ – Ukraine at War Update for Sept. 26
Trump says Ukraine “refuses to make a deal”; Zelensky tells UN that Kremlin is plotting attacks on nuclear plants before winter; Japan will join G7 in offering Russian-asset-backed loans to Kyiv.
Sept. 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
PM Vows to Defend Japan Airspace After Russian 'Violation'
Earlier this month, Japan had to scramble fighter jets when Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time since 2019.
Sept. 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘The Same Small Group of Seven Accomplices’ – Ukraine at War Update for Sept. 24
At UN meeting with Zelensky, Scholz denounced long-range strikes, US and UK rumored to green-light them; Japanese PM awarded for Ukraine aid as Tokyo protests Russian air patrol over its islands.
Sept. 24, 2024
Ukraine
Eastern Ally: Japan’s Role in Supporting Ukraine
In the face of Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine, Japan has emerged as a steadfast supporter of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. What are the main purposes of Tokyo’s policy?
Aug. 28, 2024