Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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=== Japan ===

In a historically unprecedented move, Japanese government announced on 2 March 2022 (i.e. less than a week after the Russian invasion started on 24 February 2022) a decision to accept an unspecified number Ukrainian evacuees.<ref>I. Reynolds & Y. Tamura, “Japan Embraces Ukraine Refugees in Break From Past Conflicts”, Bloomberg, 1 Apr. 2022, available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-01/japan-embraces-ukraine-refugees-in-break-from-past-conflicts (last visited 23 Jul. 2023)</ref> <ref>M.Y.H. Lee, “Refugee-Averse Japan Opens Its Doors to Ukrainians”, The Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022,

available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/19/japan-ukraine-refugees/ (last visited 23 Jul. 2023)</ref> It is believed that the Japanese government used the term "evacuees" (hinansha) rather than "refugees" in order to prevent this case from affecting Japan’s future refugee policy and leading to an increase of refugees arrrving in the country.<ref>Yamagata A. A Critical Analysis of Japan's Decision to Accept Ukrainians Following the Russian Invasion in 2022. Refugee Survey Quarterly. 2023;42(4):494-517 doi: 10.1093/rsq/hdad013.</ref> According to an opinion poll conducted by [[Mainichi Shimbun]] on 23 April 2022, 69 per cent answered "[Japan] should accept more evacuees" while only 14 per cent answered "[Japan] does not need to accept evacuees anymore."<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2022 |title=69% in Japan call for country to accept more Ukrainian evacuees: Mainichi poll |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220426/p2a/00m/0na/009000c |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>

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