Japan Strengthens Ties with Poland, Pledges Continued Support for Ukraine

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa announces $37 million contribution to NATO trust fund for Ukraine's defense during visit.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation, which borders Ukraine.
Kamikawa conferred with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw and was scheduled to meet President Andrzej Duda.
Kamikawa interrupted her visit to Poland to make an unannounced visit to Ukraine, where she pledged Japan’s continued support for the country as it defends itself against Russia's full-scale invasion.
Japan announced it would contribute $37 million to the NATO trust fund to provide Ukraine with drone detection systems.
Sikorski expressed condolences to Kamikawa over an earthquake on the Noto Peninsula that left at least 168 dead and dozens missing, and a deadly collision of a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft.