人道上の配慮で在留許可も　ウクライナ人受け入れめぐり―政府

　松野博一官房長官は２８日の記者会見で、ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻で国外に避難した人の受け入れに関し、「難民条約上の難民と認められない者でも、本国情勢等を踏まえ、人道上の配慮が必要と認められる者はわが国への在留を認める」と語った。
　帰国に不安を抱く日本在住ウクライナ人への対応については、「現状の情勢を含めた個々の事情を考慮し、適切に（判断を）行っていく」との考えを示した。（2022/02/28-13:11）

The Japanese government plans to allow people fleeing from Ukraine amid Russia's invasion to stay in Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Monday.
   "Considering the (Ukrainian) situation, we'll allow people deemed as requiring humanitarian consideration to stay in our country even if they are not recognized as refugees under the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees," Matsuno told a press conference.
   The government will also examine individual circumstances and make appropriate decisions on what to do with Ukrainians living in Japan who have fear about returning to the Eastern European country, the top government spokesman said.
   Japan is set to ease its border control measures, strengthened to deal with the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, on Tuesday, allowing new entries by foreigners except tourists.
   Matsuno said that the government has no plans to suspend visa issuance to Russian individuals solely because of their nationality.