An exchange meeting was held in Nagoya where people who evacuated from Ukraine, where the military invasion by Russia continued, could exchange information in their native language.
The exchange meeting was held by the city of Nagoya, and about 50 people, including those who had evacuated from Ukraine and Ukrainians living in the Tokai region, gathered at the Nagoya International Center.
At the exchange meeting, the person in charge of immigration first admits the change to "specific activity" and can work if he / she wishes for the status of residence, and the person in charge of Nagoya City has 30 municipal housing units for half a year. I explained about providing it free of charge.
After that, Mayor Kawamura presented the representative with a list of supplies such as masks, rubbing alcohol, and sanitary supplies, as well as tickets for tourist facilities in the city such as Nagoya Castle and Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
Furthermore, it was revealed that Ukrainians evacuating to Aichi Prefecture will be provided with 100,000 yen per person from the donations collected by Nagoya City and others.
After that, the place for exchange of information between Ukrainians in their native language was closed to the public, but a 22-year-old woman who evacuated to Nagoya from Irpin near Kieu said, "I am worried about Japanese and work today. Was explained about learning Japanese. "
A 65-year-old woman who evacuated from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine to Gifu City said, "She was tired of coming to Japan, but she was happy to be able to speak Ukrainian for the first time in a long time." I was talking.