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Disclosure

Transparency

Here we bring together the public documents that set out our role, the public records for each shipment, and a summary of our accounts.

Official standing

Our role is set out
in 3 documents.

Ambulances and fire engines provided by municipalities and fire department associations in Okayama Prefecture are sent to Ukraine in line with the following 3 documents.

  1. Okayama Prefecture ⇄ Embassy of Ukraine in Japan

    Memorandum

    The “Memorandum between Okayama Prefecture and the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan on the Provision of Fire Vehicles and Other Equipment,” concluded by Okayama Prefecture and the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan. The initiative under which municipalities and other bodies in Okayama Prefecture provide vehicles to Ukraine is based on this memorandum.

    NPO EURASIA does not hold the original of the memorandum. The fact that it was concluded and its date are stated in the letter of confirmation below (Article 1) and in the notification of designation.

  2. Okayama Prefecture ⇄ NPO EURASIA

    Letter of confirmation

    A document in which Okayama Prefecture and NPO EURASIA confirmed their respective roles.

    Okayama Prefecture
    Asks municipalities and other bodies to complete the procedures, and handles transporting the vehicles within Japan.
    NPO EURASIA
    Takes ownership of the vehicles and has them registered in its name, and acts as the shipper for transport to Ukraine. Handles the procedures and costs of shipping them overseas, and raises donations to cover them.

    Based on the letter of confirmation bearing the names and seals of the Governor of Okayama Prefecture and the Chair of NPO EURASIA.

  3. Embassy of Ukraine in Japan → NPO EURASIA

    Notification of designation

    A document in which the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan, under the memorandum, designated NPO EURASIA as the organization that handles the procedures for shipping to Ukraine the emergency vehicles that municipalities and fire department associations provide at Okayama Prefecture’s request for cooperation. It remains valid until the memorandum expires.

    NPO EURASIA summarized and translated the English-language notice.

    Original notification of designation (in English)PDF 434KB

    Notification of designation from the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan (in English, dated January 17, 2025, signed by the Ambassador)View larger image

Shipment records

Vehicles sent
and their public records.

So far we have sent 14 ambulances and fire engines to 10 municipalities in Ukraine (as of September 2026). For each shipment, we list the donor and recipient, and the records published by Okayama Prefecture and Ukrainian municipalities.

Vehicles sent and their public records.
ShipmentDateVehiclesDonor → recipientPublic records
Shipment 1
  • Send-off ceremony September 4, 2024 (outside the Okayama Prefectural Government building)
  • Arrived December 19, 2024 (announced by Okayama Prefecture)
 1 ambulance, 1 fire engine
  • Maniwa → Borodianka (Kyiv Oblast)
Shipment 2
  • Shipped April 2025
  • Arrived (official post by Bilopillia City Council, which also records the handover in Trostianets)
 1 ambulance, 1 fire engine
  • Kurashiki → Trostianets (Sumy Oblast)
  • Kasaoka → Bilopillia (Sumy Oblast)
Shipment 3
  • Shipped May 2025
  • Arrived (Sokyriany: official post by the receiving municipality; Blyzniuky: confirmed by NPO EURASIA)
 2 fire engines
  • Tsuyama → Blyzniuky (Kharkiv Oblast)
  • Tsuyama → Sokyriany (Chernivtsi Oblast)
Shipment 4
  • Sailed September 2, 2025 (per Okayama Prefecture)
  • Arrived (confirmed by NPO EURASIA; Starokostiantyniv: Ukrainian media report, December 2025)
 2 ambulances, 2 fire engines
  • Akaiwa → Savyntsi (Kharkiv Oblast)
  • Kasaoka District Fire Department Association → Novobuzka hromada (Mykolaiv Oblast)
  • Tsuyama → Starokostiantyniv (Khmelnytskyi Oblast)
Shipment 5
  • Sailed December 11, 2025
  • Arrived April 2026 (announced by Okayama Prefecture)
 4 fire engines
  • Tsuyama → Mykolaivka (Sumy Oblast)
  • Maniwa → Obukhiv (Kyiv Oblast)*
  • Figures are the numbers of vehicles sent. Every shipment was sent with an export permit.
  • * For 1 of the 2 vehicles for Obukhiv, the consignee on the documents is a village-owned enterprise in Odesa Oblast. The table follows Okayama Prefecture’s announcement.
  • Japanese spellings of place names follow the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Okayama Prefecture; where no official Japanese spelling was found, they follow the Ukrainian pronunciation.

Thanks received

Words of thanks
from Ukraine.

Letter of appreciation from Borodianka Settlement Council to the Chair of NPO EURASIA (in English, October 2024)View larger image

October 2024

Borodianka Settlement Council (Kyiv Oblast)

We received a letter of appreciation addressed to the Chair of NPO EURASIA from Borodianka Settlement Council in Kyiv Oblast. Borodianka is also where the ambulance and fire engine provided by Maniwa City were delivered.

“We express our heartfelt gratitude for your significant contribution to the Borodianka community, and for your personal involvement in developing the volunteer movement and in active charitable work.”

Excerpt, translated from the English by NPO EURASIA

Read our report

Plaque of appreciation presented to NPO EURASIA by the State Security Administration of UkraineView larger image

2023

State Security Administration of Ukraine

The head of the State Security Administration of Ukraine presented us with a plaque of appreciation for our support.

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Letter of appreciation presented to NPO EURASIA by the commander of Ukrainian military unit A5046 (in English)View larger image

2025

Ukrainian military unit A5046

Some of the CAT tourniquets NPO EURASIA sent to Ukraine were distributed to this unit through a medical nonprofit in Ukraine, and the unit commander sent us a letter of appreciation. Tourniquets are medical items used in first aid for injured people.

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The Mayor of Kurashiki and others holding the letter of appreciation from Trostianets and a photo of the ambulance in use there (December 23, 2025)View larger image

December 2025

City of Trostianets (Sumy Oblast)

The ambulance provided by Kurashiki City is in use in Trostianets. The city sent us a letter of appreciation, which we handed to the Mayor of Kurashiki on December 23, 2025.

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All ambulances and fire engines are received by local municipalities in Ukraine. Medical supplies such as tourniquets are received in bulk by a medical nonprofit in Ukraine, which distributes them to hospitals and other medical facilities and to military units.

Media coverage

About the organization

About the organization

Name
特定非営利活動法人ユーラシア (Specified Nonprofit Corporation EURASIA; NPO EURASIA)
Mission
To reach across borders and stand together with people in difficult circumstances, and to build a future in which everyone can live in peace and safety.
Approach
We continue our humanitarian work through emergency medical aid, cultural exchange, and support for evacuees and international students.
Founded
February 17, 2010 (establishment certified by Okayama Prefecture)
Location
470 Kushida, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0141, Japan (〒710-0141 岡山県倉敷市串田470番地)
Chair
Yoshinori Oki
Legal status
Specified nonprofit corporation (NPO corporation)
Supervising authority
Okayama Prefecture

Activities

  • Delivering ambulances and fire enginesWe send ambulances and fire engines provided by municipalities in Okayama Prefecture to municipalities in Ukraine after obtaining formal export permits. So far we have sent 14 vehicles to Ukraine (as of September 2026).
  • Buying and shipping medical suppliesWe purchase medical supplies such as tourniquets and first aid kits and send them to areas still suffering from the fighting. We have sent 1,385 tourniquets so far.
  • Cultural exchange eventsWe hold charity concerts and gatherings to deepen mutual understanding between Ukraine and Japan.
  • Charity eventsProceeds go toward buying medical supplies, which we send to Ukraine.
  • Fundraising: donations and relief funds
  • Support for Ukrainian evacueesWe support Ukrainian evacuees living in Okayama Prefecture in their daily lives and create places for them to connect.

Contact

Partner organizations

  • Embassy of Ukraine in Japan
  • Okayama Prefecture

Accounts

Financial information

A summary of ordinary revenue and ordinary expenses for fiscal year 2025 (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026), based on the business report and other documents submitted to our competent authority (Okayama Prefecture).

Program expenses / total ordinary expenses
Financial information
ItemAmountBreakdown and notes
Ordinary revenue¥9,333,349Of which donations received: ¥9,318,446
Program expenses¥12,886,741
Administrative expenses¥1,141,790
Total ordinary expenses¥14,028,531
Net ordinary surplus (deficit) for the year−¥4,695,182Ordinary revenue minus total ordinary expenses (a minus sign shows the amount by which expenses exceeded revenue)

About 92% of ordinary expenses were program expenses. Expenses exceeded revenue because we carried forward most of the donations received in the previous fiscal year and used them for vehicle shipping costs in the reporting year.

The full business reports and related documents are published on the Cabinet Office NPO portal site. The documents for the reporting year will also be published there once they have been registered by the competent authority.

Cabinet Office NPO portal site (articles of incorporation, lists of officers and business reports; in Japanese) (opens in a new tab)

Document list

Document list

Document list
DocumentIssued or prepared byDateFormat
Articles of incorporation (in Japanese) NPO EURASIA — PDF 1.4MB
Notification of designation (in English) Embassy of Ukraine in Japan January 17, 2025 PDF 434KB
Business reports and related documents (full text, in Japanese)(opens in a new tab) NPO EURASIA (registered by the competent authority, Okayama Prefecture) Each fiscal year External site
Corporate number information (in Japanese)(opens in a new tab) National Tax Agency — External site

Donations

How to donate

We are not a certified NPO corporation, so donations are not tax-deductible.

Bank transfer

GMO Aozora Net Bank, Corporate Business Department 2 (GMOあおぞらネット銀行 法人第二営業部)Ordinary account 1556382, account name 特定非営利活動法人ユーラシア (Specified Nonprofit Corporation EURASIA)

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