Feb 27 (the-japan-news.com) - Rakuten Group Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani tweeted Sunday that his family will donate Y1 billion to the government of Ukraine, which has been under attack by Russia.
The donation, to be delivered through embassies, will be used for humanitarian assistance, according to the leader of the major cybermall operator.
On Twitter, Mikitani has said that the Russian action is “a challenge to democracy” and that he wants the Japanese government to show a tougher attitude against Russia.
Rakuten is providing coupons allowing free voice communications in Ukraine on its Viber app.