The Daily Populous Saturday December 20th, 2025 day edition
Authored by mainichi.jp and submitted by Any-Stick-8732

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama takes part in an online meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Tokyo on the night of Dec. 19, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Finance Ministry)(Kyodo)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan conveyed to its Group of Seven partners on Friday that it plans to intensify its financial assistance to Ukraine in the first half of next year, a time when the war-torn country may face a financial crunch.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters of Tokyo's plan after presenting it in an online meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs.

Japan has previously communicated to the multilateral grouping that it intends to provide Ukraine with about 470 billion yen ($3 billion) in loans by the end of 2027, as part of a G7 agreement from 2024.

Tokyo will issue some of the loans earlier than planned.

Aside from the Russia-Ukraine war, Katayama and her G7 counterparts also discussed trade imbalances in the world economy, according to the minister.

yukirainbowx on December 20th, 2025 at 06:36 UTC »

Japan is still technically at war with Russia, as a peace treaty was never signed after WW2.

chammer36 on December 20th, 2025 at 06:09 UTC »

Hell yes. More of this!

justbecauseyoumademe on December 20th, 2025 at 06:03 UTC »

Good, if you make a venn diagram of those that support russia and who are detrimental to the security of Japan the diagram would be a circle