Aichi Prefecture officials and others have begun efforts to learn Ukrainian language and culture in order to provide more detailed support for accepting people who have fled Ukraine due to the Russian military invasion.

In Aichi Prefecture, related staff members participated in an online course recently opened by Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for local governments nationwide in order to learn the language and culture of Ukraine in order to accept people who have evacuated from Ukraine. I started to work on it.

On the 22nd of the first day, Professor Emeritus Hidehiko Nakazawa of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, who is a lecturer, said, "Ukraine is not well known to most Japanese, but it is a treasure trove from cooking and literature to natural resources. I want you to learn the language and break into the treasure trove. "



He introduced the national anthem of Ukraine and greetings, and the attendees worked with a serious expression.



Mr. Taku Itougawa of the Multicultural Coexistence Promotion Office, who attended the lecture, said, "In Aichi Prefecture, we are in charge of coordinating with the municipalities that accept people who have evacuated from Ukraine. Therefore, I would like to provide detailed support for daily life from the standpoint of the Ukrainian people. "