Japan top diplomat makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

That is according to Kyodo, Ukrinform reports.

“Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made an unannounced visit Saturday to Ukraine for talks with officials, his ministry said, apparently to show Tokyo's commitment to Kyiv in its fight against Russia's military aggression, now involving North Korean troops,” the report says.

Iwaya arrived in Ukraine by train from Poland after visiting Peru for a regional economic meeting. It was the first visit by a Japanese minister since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office last month.

The Japanese Foreign Minister plans to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, on Saturday, and later in the day, he may hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a ministry spokesman said.