Prime Minister Kishida is preparing for the "Japan-Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Promotion Conference" to be held in Tokyo in February. The conference is an important opportunity to once again strongly demonstrate Japan's contribution to the international community.

The Japanese government plans to invite local government officials to Tokyo on February 19th for the Japan- Ukraine Economic Revitalization Promotion Conference. The need for reconstruction in Ukraine is enormous, and in addition to Japan's experience in post-war reconstruction and earthquake recovery, I have high expectations for the results and findings.