It has been several months since Mariia fled eastern Ukraine for Tokyo. In Japan, she has found physical safety and a daily routine, but emotional and mental well-being at times eludes her.
¡°It¡¯s difficult to get used to the idea that my relatives in Ukraine have a different daily life than mine,¡± she says. ¡°My worries now aren¡¯t bombs or aircraft, and it¡¯s difficult to switch to a normal life again.¡±
A young woman in her 20s, Mariia (who spoke on condition of being called only by her first name because of persecution issues relating to the war) attends a Japanese language school alongside another fellow Ukrainian student. Both are supported by , a nonprofit that provides opportunities for refugees and evacuees to receive an education in Japan.
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