Japan accepts Ukrainian evacuees using commercial flight for 1st time

Japan on Saturday accepted Ukrainian evacuees using seats secured by the government on a direct commercial flight from Poland for the first time.The six aged between 6 and 55, of which five are female, arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo from Warsaw, according to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.As Japan has pledged to play a more active role in providing humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian people following Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that the government will secure seats weekly on direct flights from Poland to Japan for those fleeing from the war…READ FULL ARTICLE