As millions of Ukrainians fled their country, a longtime Tokyo resident did the opposite. Sasha Kaverina left her life in Japan and rushed to Ukraine to rescue her parents after a Russian missile hit their apartment building.
Sasha Kaverina, right, buys medicine in Romania for displaced Ukrainians on March 26, 2022. As millions of Ukrainians fled their country, a longtime Tokyo resident did the opposite. Kaverina left her life in Japan and rushed to Ukraine to rescue her parents after a Russian missile hit their apartment building. TOKYO —
Because of her antiwar and pro-Ukraine activities in Japan, she fears that the Russians could persecute or kill those close to her if they return to Kharkiv, which is now under fierce attack and may fall under Russian control. Kaverina's parents narrowly survived in early March when a Russian missile badly damaged their eighth-floor apartment in a 16-story building and forced them to evacuate to their relatives' home in the suburbs.
Several times a day, her parents call their relatives, friends and colleagues in Kharkiv to make sure everyone is safe and alive. They worry whenever anyone is unreachable. “My parents ask me every day when they can go back to Kharkiv, and I say, ‘No, you cannot,’" she said. “They want to go back to get their photos, not TV, money or documents. ... It's so sad and maybe stupid, but for them it's their whole life."
About 400 war-displaced Ukrainians have arrived in Japan, where a number of municipalities and companies are offering to provide housing, language lessons and jobs.
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