The newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Yo Osume, has arrived in Kyiv, according to the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine.
“We are pleased to announce that on August 29, the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Mr. Osume Yo, arrived in Kyiv. A new phase in the development of strong friendly relations between Japan and Ukraine lies ahead,” the embassy said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Japan has become one of Ukraine’s largest bilateral donors. As of February 2026, Tokyo has pledged and is providing approximately $20 billion in aid to Ukraine, including financial, humanitarian, and recovery and reconstruction assistance. Japan’s direct budgetary support alone has exceeded $9.8 billion since February 24, 2022.
In 2026, Ukraine has already received $850 million in budgetary support from Japan through World Bank projects. In addition, Tokyo’s contribution to the ERA mechanism, funded by proceeds from frozen Russian assets, amounts to more than $3 billion.
Japan also supplies Ukraine with energy equipment, generators, vehicles, demining equipment, and other non-lethal aid.
In May 2026, Tokyo contributed an additional $14.658 million to NATO’s PURL mechanism for the procurement of non-lethal equipment for Ukraine. At the same time, Japan continues to apply sanctions pressure on Russia.
