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(At the contributor’s request, this translation maintains the original text without editorial modifications. While we acknowledge there are various perspectives on the Ukraine situation, Seren believes there is value in accurately conveying the thoughts of Ukrainian refugees living in Japan.)
The two years I spent as a Ukrainian refugee in downtown Tokyo, learning Japanese, were filled with continuous learning and revelations.
Through ongoing dialogues with those involved in peace activities in this foreign land, I began to deeply consider how the generational gap in perspectives on “war and peace” would affect our future.
In these days of confronting such questions, what exactly did I learn from Japan?
