Ahead of the almost two-year anniversary of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, an event has begun in Tokyo to gather Japanese companies considering expanding into or investing in Ukraine and to lead to business negotiations with local companies. Ta.

This event, which started in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, was planned by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), and the venue included over 30 Japanese companies and organizations considering expanding into or investing in Ukraine, exhibiting their products and technologies. We have set up a booth to introduce.



At the booth of a Tokyo-based consulting company aiming to participate in infrastructure development in Ukraine, representatives exchanged business cards with visiting Ukrainian company officials and explained their company's business. I was there.



A company representative said, ``We believe that the demand for recovery and reconstruction will continue for a long time in Ukraine, so we would like to provide support in a variety of ways.''



In addition, a person in charge of a precision machinery manufacturer in Nagano Prefecture who is considering selling water purifiers for disaster use to Ukraine said, ``It would be great if we could do business in cooperation with trading companies in Ukraine, which has suffered great damage from the invasion.'' I think so,” he said.



This event will run until the 17th of this month, and on the 19th of this month, a conference on the economic recovery of Ukraine will be held by the Japanese government in Tokyo.