Trudeau's use of the Emergency Act marks only the second time in Canadian history that such powers have been invoked in peacetime.

The government is also expected to raise the cap on daily new entrants from overseas to 5,000 from the current 3,500.

There are some 130 Japanese nationals in Ukraine. Tokyo has opened a temporary liaison office and is urging the nationals to evacuate.

During the 30-minute talks, Kishida said Japan consistently supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and simply cannot accept any unilateral change to the status quo.