According to the Japan Migration Service, as of December 2023, there are about 4212 Ukrainian citizens living in Japan, including 2651 temporarily displaced persons.

A significant number of Ukrainians are in the country as family members of Japanese citizens and have permanent resident status with all the rights and social guarantees of Japanese citizens (1415). 

According to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), as of May 2023, 253 Ukrainian students are studying at Japanese universities under scholarship programmes.

Ukrainian organizations officially registered in Japan: “Japanese-Ukrainian Cultural Association” (in 2018 in Nagoya), “Japan-Ukraine Friendship Association Kraiany” (in 2021 in Tokyo), “NPO Beautiful World” (in 2021 in Ikishima, Nagasaki Prefecture),