A group made up of Japanese language schools nationwide that supports Ukraine accepted three Ukrainian women who had evacuated to Japan at a school in Osaka, and an entrance ceremony was held on the 11th.
One of the women said, "I swear to study hard for a peaceful life."
The "Ukrainian Student Support Association", which is created by about 30 Japanese language schools nationwide, supports the acceptance of evacuees from Ukraine as students free of charge.
On the 11th, three Ukrainian women who became the first students supported by the group attended the entrance ceremony of Seifu Institute of Information Technology in Abeno Ward, Osaka.
At the ceremony, three people were introduced while the national anthem of Ukraine was played, and Mr. Julia Chepiziko, who had evacuated from the city of Dnipro in the eastern part of Ukraine, gave a greeting on behalf of them.
"The invasion of Russia has instantly changed the lives of the Ukrainian people," said Chepiziko, who attended online. "I pledge to study hard as a student for a new peaceful life."
The three will learn computers and Japanese in the future.
Norito Hiraoka, the representative of the "Ukrainian Student Support Association," said, "I want you to be integrated into Japanese society, become a leader of the Ukrainian people who will come later, and become a sword between Japan and Ukraine."
Evacuating from Kyiv Orha San "I want to be a teacher"
After the entrance ceremony, Mr. Orha San, who had evacuated from the capital Kieu, said in an interview, "I am grateful for this environment, but the most worrisome thing is the situation in the country. I am in Japan, but the country. Ukraine is a peaceful country and I am very sad about being attacked by Russia. I hope that Japanese people will support the return of freedom and peace to Ukraine. I was talking.
He wanted to study Japanese hard so that he could live in Japan, and he said, "I want to be a teacher. I want to teach my children how beautiful Ukraine is."