122: One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan w/ Kanako Takahara

<div>March 24th marks one month since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, starting a war that has forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their country. </div> <div> <br> Kanako Takahara explains Japan's efforts to help these refugees, and why the government here isn't calling them by that name. Later in the episode, we hear the story of Maria, a 71-year-old Ukrainian woman who was reunited with her daughter Nataliia last Friday, after a six-day ordeal escaping from Ukraine to Japan.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/19/national/ukrainian-mother-japan-arrival/">Tears, relief and the 'smell of Ukraine': A daughter's reunion with her mother in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/15/national/japan-ukraine-refugees-support/">Japan looks to offer enhanced support to help Ukrainian refugees settle</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/10/national/ukrainian-refugees-evacuees-japan/">Are Ukrainians who flee 'refugees' or 'evacuees'? For Japan, it's complicated.</a></li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Ukrainian support groups in Japan:</strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kraiany.org/ja/">The Japan-Ukraine friendship association</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.refugee.or.jp/en/">Japan Association for Refugees</a></li> <li>Ukrainians in Japan <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/343322807200808/?multi_permalinks=492398145626606%2C491248772408210%2C491238829075871%2C490400012493086%2C492127518987002&amp;notif_id=1647581822924604&amp;notif_t=group_activity&amp;ref=notif">Facebook group</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1071685473680740">Facebook group</a> for Ukrainians hoping to bring relatives to Japan</li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Sponsor: <br> </strong>Today’s episode is sponsored by RGF Professional Recruitment Japan, the bilingual arm of Recruit, Japan and Asia's largest recruiting and information service company. Visit <a href="https://bit.ly/rgfrecru