It was announced on the 9th that Rakuten Group President Hiroshi Mikitani will accompany Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they hope to hear directly about the country’s reconstruction needs and get Japanese companies involved.
The Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatementJapanese company officials will be accompanying them on this visit to Ukraine, and they hope that by communicating directly with the Ukrainian side, they will use this as a starting point for thinking about ways to support recovery efforts.
August 2023 in Kivu
Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg
A Rakuten G spokesperson said it was true that Mikitani was accompanying Foreign Minister Hayashi, but that he had no further comment. The company has launched a messaging app called Rakuten Viber in Ukraine, which is installed on 98% of smartphones in the country.
Foreign Minister Hayashi will meet with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kleba in the capital, Kiiv. He emphasized that he has worked with the international community to impose strict sanctions against Russia, and will demonstrate his stance that he will work to end Russia’s aggression as soon as possible.
2023-09-09 03:51:30
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