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Mikitani donates $8.7M to Ukraine
By Agence France-Presse
Feb 28, 2022 12:24 am

TOKYO, Japan: Japanese billionaire Hiroshi 'Mickey' Mikitani said on Sunday he will donate $8.7 million to the government of Ukraine, calling Russia's invasion 'a challenge to democracy.'

The founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten said in a letter addressed to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the donation of 1 billion yen ($8.7 million) will go toward 'humanitarian activities to help people in Ukraine who are victims of the violence.'

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