Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office under the Kishida Administration. 内閣広報官|Personal Views. Retweets are not endorsements.
The invasion by Russia undermines the roots of the intl order; Japan will not accept a unilateral change to the status quo by force or coercion. Japan strongly condemns Russia & will deal with this issue swiftly in cooperation with the US & other members of the intl community.
Russian missile hit Japanese freighter in Black Sea A Japanese-owned cargo ship was shelled in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine. A crewmember was injured. Reuters reports a Russian missile hit the ship's stern, causing the vessel to catch fire. | NHK
Russian missile hit Japanese freighter in Black Sea A Japanese-owned cargo ship was shelled in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine. A crewmember was injured. Reuters reports a Russian missile hit the ship's stern, causing the vessel to catch fire. | NHK
Figure skater
#Hanyu
stages show to mark March 2011 disaster | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News —Professional figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru is staging a three-day event in northeastern Japan to mark 12 years since the region was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
#Finland
PM: Decision on
#NATO
membership application to be made within a week | Finland's PM Sanna Marin
@MarinSanna
says her country will decide whether to apply for NATO membership within a week. She says Russia's actions in Ukraine have(continue)—NHK
PM
#Kishida
said, Japan will join efforts by US & EU in blocking access by some Russian banks to the intl payment system
#SWIFT
. On top of the sanctions on Russia, Japan will freeze assets held by Russian President Vladimir Putin & other Russian officials.
BBC—
#Wagner
appears to be moving north, in the direction of
#Moscow
Verified information from the ground is relatively sparse, but nonetheless, Wagner troops appear to be moving north, in the direction of Moscow.
President
#Zelenskyy
to address Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to deliver a virtual address to Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday. —NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK—Hundreds of Ukrainians & Russians living in Japan gathered at Tokyo's Shibuya to protest Russia's invasion of
#Ukraine
. They sang Ukraine's national anthem, held up placards that read "Stop Putin," & chanted, "Stop the war" & "Let's save Ukraine."
Japan’s Emperor, Empress to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral | NHK-News Japan's Cabinet on Friday formally approved the attendance of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
After the opening ceremony of the
#G7
Summit Intl Media Center (
#IMC
) today, PM Kishida visited its exhibitions, and talked through
#Orihime
-D, distance communications robot, with Koki-san, living in Mie. He was severely disabled due to an accident.
Upon arriving in Manila accompanying PM Kishida this afternoon, it was wonderful to meet with Mr Richard Heydarian
@Richeydarian
, & discuss deepening Japan-Philippines security & economic strategic partnership, as well as to discuss the current Indo-Pacific security landscape.
PM Kishida
@kishida230
held a Summit meeting with President Marcos
@bongbongmarcos
of the Philippines, where the leaders decided on the implementation of the Official Security Assistance (
#OSA
) programme and the commencement of negotiations on a reciprocal access agreement(
#RAA
).
PM Kishida held a Summit meeting with President Marcos of the Philippines, where the leaders decided on the implementation of the Official Security Assistance programme and the commencement of negotiations on a reciprocal access agreement. (1/2)
US Vice President
#Harris
arrives in Japan for Abe's state funeral | NHK-US Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Japan to attend the state funeral of former PM Abe on Tuesday.
Harris flew in to the US military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan, Ukraine sign reconstruction cooperation agreement | NHK-Japanese & Ukrainian ministers have signed a memorandum of cooperation for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Reconstruction Minister Watanabe &Ukraine's infrastructure development minister,
PM Kishida Condemns Killing of Civilians in
#Ukraine
—Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday condemned the killing of people believed to be civilians in towns near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
@kishida230
#G7
FMs condemn Russian invasion of
#Ukraine
| FM Hayashi told Japan will freeze the assets of President Putin & other officials along with US & EU.He explained Japan will join Western countries in blocking access by Russian banks to the
#SWIFT
. NHK
PM
#Kishida
said, Japan freezes Putin's assets & will join US & EU in blocking selected Russian banks from
#SWIFT
. Japan will provide $100 million as emergency humanitarian aid for Ukrainian people, and $100 million loans already pledged. NHK
Bangladesh opens Japan-backed urban railway | NHK WORLD-
#Bangladesh
has partially opened its 1st urban railway, which has been developed with assistance from Japan.
The Mass Rapid Transit Line six, or
#MRT
Line 6, was inaugurated on Wednesday.
Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (
#Quad
) share fundamental values and are committed to strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law. The 4 countries have been…
In Rome today, it was fascinating to discuss with Director
@NathalieTocci
of Istituto Affari Internazionali (
#IAI
)
@IAIonline
vital issues such as Japan-Italy cooperation on G7, Russian invasion of Ukraine, & emerging opportunities for bilateral security & economic cooperation!
Tohoku Shinkansen derails after quake |None of the 75 passengers & 3 crew members aboard were injured. They were trapped inside the train for 4 hrs after the derailment caused a power outage. They got off the train & evacuated from an emergency exit. NHK
On March 9, Japan referred the Situation in
#Ukraine
to the International Criminal Court. Military actions by Russia in Ukraine are an attempt to unilaterally change the SQ by force & constitute an act that shakes the foundations of the intl order.
PM Kishida said he hopes to consider further sanctions against Russia as well as extra humanitarian aid to Ukraine, in addition to the 100-million-dollar assistance he announced earlier. —NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Just returned to Haneda from Glasgow. It was pretty windy at Haneda. Although it was a short stay in Glasgow, PM Kishida’s attendance at
#COP26
was very fruitful and constructive.
As I emphasized in my briefing, we are now talking only with four countries, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia & NZ on a business track. No such talks are conducted with the U.S. and Europe. Please do not misunderstand.
Noriyuki Shikata of Japan’s foreign ministry says JP is looking into " the possibility of coming up with a business track” for travelers from the U.S. & Europe as the Covid19 infection situation improves in those regions. No timeline.
The current situation is caused solely by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Russian response to try to shift the issue to Japan-Russia relations is totally unjustified, which can never be accepted, and we strongly protest against this Russian response.
Moscow says it is supending peace treaty talks with Japan | Japan imposed sanctions against Russia in step with other G7 members.
It revoked Russia's MFN status & frozen assets of President Putin & other govt officials, among other sanctions. —NHK
Russia stages military drill in Northern Territories | Japanese govt maintains Northern Territories are an inherent part of Japan's territory, & were illegally occupied after WWII. The drill comes as Japan & US impose sanctions on Russia. NHK
PM Kishida gave his major economic policy speech at the City of London this morning. At the outset of his speech, he made a statement on the situation in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr
#Zelenskyy
has delivered an on-line speech before Japanese lawmakers in the Diet. As the first country in Asia to take action, he thanked
#Japan
for putting pressure on Russia and asked for continued sanctions against it. —NHK
Japan's defense officials announced North Korea may have launched a ballistic missile. They say it has already come down, but officials at Japan Coast Guard are calling on ships to remain alert & stay abreast of updates.—NHK
#Japan
supporters collect garbage after their side's win over
#Germany
-Japan clean up on & OFF the pitch! Respectful supporters collect garbage after their side's win over Germany - days after tidying up another World Cup stadium via
@MailOnline
Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in Hiroshima | NHK-
@ZelenskyyUa
to attend
#G7
summit in
#Hiroshima
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to attend the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima on Sunday in a show of solidarity against Russia's invasion.
Japanese firms and individuals line up to help arriving Ukrainian evacuees | Japanese companies, organizations & individuals have shown an eagerness to help Ukrainian evacuees who have fled to the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion,
The Japan Times
PM Kishida: “In addition to the sanctions we announced on the 23rd, we’ll impose sanctions on Russian individuals & entities by freezing their assets & suspending the issuance of visas.”
PM Kishida: “As an act that undermines the very foundation of the intl order, it is unacceptable, & I condemn it in the strongest terms. It is also not something Japan can overlook from a national security standpoint. We continue to work in close cooperation with the G7...”