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Japan Backs Ukraine, Plans Landmine Conference Amid Hiroshima Remembrance

6/20/2025

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood firmly with Ukraine, pledging support during a pivotal meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in Canada. He revealed plans for an international conference on landmines in Ukraine set for October 22. In a poignant moment, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako honored atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, marking 80 years since World War II's conclusion.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood firmly with Ukraine, pledging support during a pivotal meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in Canada. He revealed plans for an international conference on landmines in Ukraine set for October 22. In a poignant moment, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako honored atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, marking 80 years since World War II's conclusion.