Japan has officially contributed $14.7 million to NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, marking a new step in Tokyo’s support for Ukraine and its defense cooperation with the Atlantic alliance. The contribution, announced by Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday, amounts to 2.2 billion yen and comes from Japan’s FY2025 supplementary budget. Tokyo said the funding will cover non-lethal equipment only, with the details of the package to be coordinated with NATO. JOIN US ON