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Refugee-adverse Japan welcomes Ukrainians after Russia war

Ukrainian Dmytro Remez looks at the neighborhoods from the balcony of his dormitory room in Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2023. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez speaks to a reporter as he visits the Yushima Tenjin shrine on Feb. 15, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his dormitory room in Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2023. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez points at an image showing the damage of a city government building seen on PC screen, at his dormitory room during an interview with the Associated Press in Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2023. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, at his dormitory room in Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2023. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez pauses during an interview with the Associated Press at his dormitory room in Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2023. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez visits the Yushima Tenjin shrine on Feb. 15, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Ukrainian Dmytro Remez visits the Yushima Tenjin shrine on Feb. 15, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Remez, 24, a fledgling medical doctor studying at Juntendo University, is among the 2,291 Ukrainians who have moved to Japan since the war with Russia began a year ago. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Refugee-adverse Japan welcomes Ukrainians after Russia war