Growing Closer in Tough Times: A Look at Japanese Understanding of Ukraine

A sign thanking Japan for its support of Ukraine in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on November 17, 2024. (© Yuliana Romaniv)

The author presents a lecture on Ukrainian history and culture at Ibaraki Christian University in October 2023. (Courtesy of Yuliya Dzyabko)

The author’s Nihon ga shiranai Ukuraina (Ukraine Unknown to Japan) is now in Japanese readers’ hands. (Courtesy of Yuliya Dzyabko)

A woman carries a Ukrainian flag in support of the country at a well-attended November 2024 event in Shinjuku, Tokyo. (© Yuliana Romaniv)