FOCUS: G-7 chair Japan urged to lead global efforts to rebuild Ukraine

With Friday marking one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calls have been mounting for Japan, this year's chair of the Group of Seven countries, to take the lead in global support for Kyiv, including postwar reconstruction.Foreign affairs experts have also urged Japan, the only nation to have been attacked with atomic bombs, to show its unwavering commitment to tackling nuclear threats at a G-7 summit in Hiroshima in May, amid fears that Russia could use nukes in the war.So far, Japan has only offered nonmilitary assistance to Ukraine due to restrictions on the provision of weapons, …READ FULL ARTICLE