A concert to pray for peace was held in Kokubunji, Tokyo on the night of the 14th, and a Ukrainian opera singer prayed and sang.
This concert was sponsored by the city of Kokubunji, and Ukrainian opera singer Oksana Stepanyuk (44) sang the national anthem of Ukraine and "Ave Maria".
Oksana lives in Kokubunji with her Ukrainian husband and two children, but her parents and her sister are still in Ukraine.
Masafumi Akikawa, a tenor singer who is a friend of Oksana, participated in the concert and sang "Love Theme" together.
After the concert, they stood at the exit of the venue and called for donations to help the Ukrainians.
A man in his 60s who came to the concert said, "I came to listen to something I wanted to do for Ukraine. The song touched my heart."
Mr. Oksana said, "I sang with all my heart in the hope of peace. I think the singing voice has reached Ukraine. I am glad that you all think of peace in Ukraine."