THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 15, 2022 at 12:15 JST
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks at a news conference at the prime minister’s office on March 11. (Koichi Ueda)
Twenty-nine Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland entered Japan from March 2 through March 12, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said March 14.
He said the evacuees all have relatives or acquaintances living in Japan.
A number of local governments around the nation have already said they would offer housing or food to Ukrainians who have escaped the war.
Matsuno also said at his news conference that about 60 Japanese people were in Ukraine as of March 12.
“We have received no reports that Japanese nationals have been killed or injured,” he said.
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