Japan Weighs Role in 30-Nation Ukraine Security Pact

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that Japan is considering joining a coalition offering security guarantees to Ukraine, pledging that Tokyo will "carefully examine legal and capability aspects and play an appropriate role." The prime minister added that the government is still at an early stage of determining “what Japan can and should do.” Ishiba’s remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European leaders at the White House to advance peace talks with Moscow. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Fox News that roughly 30 nations—including Japan and Australia—are working on a framework that could resemble NATO’s Article 5 collective-defence clause, aiming to deter any renewed Russian aggression once fighting ends. Formal Japanese participation would mark an expansion of Tokyo’s support for Kyiv, which has so far centred on humanitarian supplies and non-lethal assistance. Ishiba said Japan will continue consultations with partner countries in the coming days, emphasising the need for a swift cease-fire and a “just peace” in Ukraine.