In Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Ukrainians and Russians jointly protested against the war and complained that "no one wants a war because they are like siblings to each other."
About 30 people, including Ukrainians and Russians living in the city, and Japanese high school students, gathered in the square in front of the station in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, to protest Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
Natalia Shramkava, a Ukrainian housewife living in Toyohashi, said, "I'm worried about my mother in Ukraine. My life and culture have been lost, and my children are having a hard time. I want you to stop the war now." I complained with tears.
Then, Natalia's friend Russian Anna Kuznetsova said, "I also have relatives in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have been close to each other in a relationship like a kid, and no one wants war. In Russia, protests It seems that the activity is difficult, so I would like to convey the voice of the anti-war from Japan. "
After that, the two people side by side shouted "against the war" and "peace for Ukraine".
Also, a local high school first-year student with the message "I believe in Russia's conscience" said, "I can't believe that people are dead in the war in this era when I am alive. People also had the courage to oppose the war in their home country, and at the same time they respected them, they also strengthened their willingness to do something. "