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Japanese and Ukrainian representatives met in Tokyo on Feb. 19 to foster dialogue between both government officials and business leaders on how Japan could contribute to rebuilding the country. The Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction in Tokyo gathered around 300 people and 80 companies, including Kubota, Sumitomo Corp, Kawasaki Heavy, and Rakuten. During the meeting, Japan announced it would earmark 1.25 billion euros ($1.34 billion) to support Japanese investors in Ukraine.

The United States Board on Books for Young People has created a list of outstanding books from around the world in 2024. Two Ukrainian publications were included in the list: Yellow Butterfly by Oleksandr Shatokhin and Who Will Make the Snow? by Marjana Prokhasko and Taras Prokhasko.

The French publishing house Les éditions des femmes has released the audiobook Les Abricots du Donbas (Apricots of Donbas) by Ukrainian writer and poet Liuba Yakymchuk. Yakymchuk wrote about it on her social media.