Zelensky's speech to the Japanese parliament was the first in the history of the country./Getty images
The Japanese perceive news about Ukraine with their hearts, and when they see destroyed cities, raped children, the reaction is very powerful and unequivocal. It is also important that the Japanese do not call Ukrainians refugees, they are evacuees for them.
Serhiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan, spoke about this on air on Channel 24. He also added that the atrocities of the Russians are simply unacceptable for Japanese society.
In the mentality of the Japanese, the honor of a warrior is sacred, which is why, when all the atrocities of the Russian army are revealed, the position of Japan has become peremptory,” explains the diplomat.
“For the Japanese, it's just an explosion of the brain when they saw how the Russians torture and destroy the civilian population, animals. It can't be, these are not normal people,” the ambassador explains.
Japanese mentality and support for Ukraine
After the reports about the actions of the invaders, a certain barrier of restraint descended on the battlefield, and this is irrevocable. According to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan, the evolution is noticeable and Japan's position at the beginning of Russia's aggression was not so tough.
Japanese society makes a decision quite slowly and carefully, so we can state that these changes in rhetoric came very quickly.
Historical changes in Japan due to the war in Ukraine< /h2>
President Zelensky's speech in the Japanese parliament is the first in the country's history. This has never happened before, under any circumstances, – Sergey Korsunsky assures.
Vladimir Zalensky's historic speech in the Japanese Parliament/Getty images
For the first time in history, Japan provided armed assistance, albeit non-lethal. These are unprecedented steps and they are changing Japan itself. All this is the merit of our army, the Japanese see how, despite all the forecasts, we hold on, the ambassador is convinced.
Help for Ukraine
“The Japanese government almost immediately provided assistance to Ukraine – bulletproof vests, helmets and other necessary things for a soldier already working at the front. Chemical protection kits and special drones are the second tranche of aid that also arrived in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian diplomat notes.
However, he emphasizes that Japan's pacifist constitution does not allow the transfer of weapons, although diplomats continue to talk about the importance of such a step.
