{"id":216217,"date":"2022-10-05T22:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=216217"},"modified":"2022-10-05T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:20:09","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-209","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s unprecedented support for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

When the war of Russia against Ukraine started in 2014, Japan was the only Asian country to have imposed sanctions on Russia. As a reaction to the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Japan introduced sanctions against Russia again. Several other Asian countries showed their solidarity this time and did it too. Moreover, Japan has been supporting Ukraine with humanitarian, financial aid, and military supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such support of any country in conflict is not typical for Japan. Its anti-Russian stance refers to the Kuril Islands\u2019 issue, as Japan officially claimed these Japanese territories to have been illegally occupied by Russia. In its turn, Russia refused to continue long-running negotiations on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Soviet Union illegally annexed the Kuril Islands after WWII and deported 17 thousand Japanese. Thus, Japan\u2019s support of Ukraine, fighting for its freedom against Russian invasion, is also about its own contradictions with Russia, as well as its position in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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