In Ukraine, Japanese company brings expertise to clear land mines

While West sends weapons, Tokyo aims to help reconstruction efforts

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Japanese machinery manufacturer Nikken built a demining machine based on an excavator that can clear trees before searching for landmines. (Photo courtesy of Nikken)

SHINOBU TAKEDA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- As Ukraine continues to battle Russian forces invading its territory, Japan is largely unable to legally provide weapons as the its Western partners do. But one area where it is helping is in land mine clearing as a way to aid reconstruction efforts.

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