Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 16 during an unannounced visit to the capital, marking his first trip to Ukraine since being appointed to the post in September.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Saturday, 16 November. Source: Kyodo, Japanese media outlet Details: Kyodo reported that Iwaya arrived in Ukraine to hold talks with officials,

Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit overnight on Nov. 16 in a show of Tokyo's support for the besieged country.

Japan's foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea's deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Japanese media report that Iwai’s visit aims to hold talks with high-ranking Ukrainian officials. This step is seen as a move to reaffirm Tokyo’s support for Kyiv in its fight against Russian military aggression,

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited Ukraine to talk with the country's authorities. The arrival of Japan's first diplomat was not announced, according to Kyodo. The Japanese foreign minister arrived in Ukraine following a visit to Peru.