Why Japan is looking to Ukraine’s front lines to overhaul its defences
Japan is increasingly tapping into Ukraine’s war experience against Russia as a valuable source of intelligence on military technologies that could strengthen its defensive and offensive capabilities. A visit to Kyiv this week by senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Japanese defence minister Itsunori Onodera demonstrates this interest, analysts say, against the backdrop of Tokyo’s mounting regional security concerns. Onodera arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday…
Where: Tokyo, Japan, Ukraine, Russia
Exact coordinates
tokyo: 35.680, 139.690
japan: 36.200, 138.250
ukraine: 48.380, 31.170
russia: 61.520, 105.320
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