The New Europe Center invites to the VI Ukraine-Japan Forum “Restoring the Rules-Based Order. Ukraine and Japan’s Roles in Global Security”.

The event will be held with the participation of Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of Presidential Office of Ukraine, Ayano Kunimitsu, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masashi Nakagome, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Yurii Lutovinov, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, leading Ukrainian and Japanese experts.

Date: February 4, 2026.
Working languages: Ukrainian and English.

The event will be broadcasted on New Europe’s Facebook in Ukrainian and Youtube in English.

The discussion panels will focus on the following issues:

• The War of Democracies Against Dictatorships. A Reality Check for Ukraine and Japan
• Ad hoc Alliances, Ambitious Partnerships: How Cooperation in Europe and Asia Has Changed Since 2022? 
• Soft Power: What Has Changed Over the Past Four Years?

The New Europe Center has been making project-based efforts to develop the Ukraine-Japan partnership since 2021. More information about Ukraine-Japan forums, analytical materials and infographics on Ukrainian-Japanese relations is here.

The Ukrainian-Japan forums aim to establish closer cooperation and develop a better understanding between two countries, in particular at the level of think tanks. Across three discussion panels, analysts and academics from Japan and Ukraine will discuss issues related to the broader security environment in which both countries are operating today, as well as bilateral relations in the context of ongoing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Mediapartner: Ukrinform.