The new agreement promises to boost the UK- Japan's £27 billion a year trade relationship, with particular focus on defence and AI. It comes as Japan seeks reliable partners in the wake of Donald Trump's treatment of Nato allies over Ukraine.

President Sergio Mattarella said Wednesday that Kyiv must have international security guarantees for an agreement to end the war in Ukraine to lead to lasting peace after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.

On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more than 300 Ukrainians and their supporters gathered on Feb. 24 in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo to protest the ongoing conflict.

Moscow permanently bars Japanese top diplomat Takeshi Iwaya, ambassador to Ukraine, and business leaders from entering Russia - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia's retaliatory measures against Japan is unacceptable. This statement was made by the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Takeshi Iwaya, TASS reports.

People in Tokyo rallied on Monday to commemorate three years since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine. They called for an early end to the hostilities.

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Tuesday (March 4) that Russia's entry ban on him and eight other Japanese citizens was "unacceptable".

The remarks by Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky came amid what appears to be a dramatic reversal in years of U.S. support for Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

Ukrainians continue to struggle mentally, physically and financially in Japan since Russia invaded their home country exactly three years ago on Feb. 24.

These tragedies are not aberrations. They are the brutal, everyday reality of a nation under siege. Behind the names and dates lie lives undone, futures erased.