Japan will accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in a break with the country’s usual reticence to accept humanitarian arrivals, reports Asia Financial. The private sector weighed in on the issue, with discount store chain Pan Pacific International offering to provide financial support and job opportunities for 100 refugee families from the war-torn European nation. Pan Pacific, formerly known as Don Quijote Holdings, said it is still working out details such as where the families would be housed and would consider cooperating with other companies in supporting refugees. There were no immediate details on how long refugees might be able to stay.