Japan Considering Support Measures For Ukrainian Evacuees
The Japanese government is considering various support measures for Ukrainian evacuees to help them begin their lives in Japan.
Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa Yoshihisa plans to travel to Poland on Friday as a special envoy for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to lay the groundwork for accepting Ukrainian evacuees.
Furukawa met Poland's Ambassador to Japan Pawel Milewski in Tokyo on Wednesday.
He told the ambassador he will look at what Poland has been doing for evacuees, meet Polish government officials and consider how Japan can meet the needs of those who have fled Ukraine.
Japan's government is ready to offer Japanese language lessons, job consultations and education for children, as well as expenses for daily needs and medical care, to Ukrainians who have no acquaintances or relatives in Japan.
The government is considering having some evacuees join Furukawa on his government aircraft back home.