Ahead of February 24, which marks two years since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began, the Nippon Foundation conducted a survey of evacuees from Ukraine and found that they would like to stay in Japan long-term. It turns out that over 70% of people do.

The Nippon Foundation, which supports evacuees from Ukraine, conducted the survey from November to December last year, and 1,022 people responded.



When asked about their intention to return to Japan, 39% said they wanted to stay in Japan as long as possible, and 33.9% said they wanted to stay in Japan for a while until the situation in Ukraine calmed down, for a total of 72.9%. This is an increase of over 7 points from the previous year, 2022, when the survey was conducted at the same time.



In addition, in a multiple-answer question about necessary support other than the provision of benefits and daily necessities,


▼“Job introductions, vocational training” was the most common response at 44.7%, followed by


▼“Making Japanese friends” at 34%. ,


▼“Japanese language education” was 29.4%.

Boyarchuk Julia, who evacuated to Japan from Ukraine in September of last year, attended a press conference held by the Nippon Foundation on the 21st and said, ``I cannot return to Ukraine right away, so I would like to stay in Japan for as long as possible.'' .Now I want to improve my Japanese even more.''

2,098 people evacuated to Japan from Ukraine (as of February 14)

According to the Immigration Services Agency, as of February 14, there were 2,098 people evacuating from Ukraine to Japan, and as the evacuation period continues to prolong, issues such as learning Japanese and finding employment have become issues. Masu.

Approximately 60% of respondents said their parents would remain in their home country.The Nippon Foundation provides support for travel expenses to those who wish to do so.

In a survey conducted by the Nippon Foundation, many people answered that they have family members remaining in their home country, with approximately 60% of respondents saying they have parents remaining in Ukraine.



Some of these people wish to return home as soon as possible, but some say they are unable to return due to travel costs.



In light of this, the Nippon Foundation has decided to provide new support by providing airline tickets and a one-time payment of 300,000 yen to evacuees who wish to return to their home countries among those receiving support for their living expenses.

Khodenko Oleksandra, who evacuated to Japan in September last year and plans to return soon with support from the foundation to take care of her mother in Ukraine, said, ``While living in Japan, I have made friends. , I started to feel attached to Japan, and now I feel sad to leave.''