Since the outbreak of the conflict, although the Western countries have not fought alongside Ukraine, these countries have still come up with a lot of targeted sanctions, and even Japan has quickly joined the Western group in an attempt to share a piece of the pie. And this makes Ukraine seem to see the support of its "allies" for itself, and can't help but be a little "fluttery". Just like in Japan, the Ukrainian embassy even "overstepping its authority" to command Japan twice, and this eventually caused Japan's anger and had to come forward to ask for forgiveness.
The Observer Network reported on the 12th that on the disputed island, Japan proposed to Russia that "relations have deteriorated extremely", which seems to have allowed Ukraine to see an opportunity. Sure enough, the Ukrainian embassy directly called out to the Japanese local government and major universities, saying that it is time to make a decision, Russia has posed a "threat" to many countries, including Japan, and that the Local Government of Japan should follow the example of Western countries - severing "sister relations" with Russian cities, as should major universities.
In the past period of time, the major cities of many Western countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, have "cut off" with the capital of Russia and other major cities, not only canceling the "friendly relations" between cities, but also explicitly condemning Russia. Cities in Western countries are doing this in order to echo the sanctions orders imposed by Western countries on Russia.
It is such a thing that makes the Ukrainian government take it seriously, and it directly calls on Japanese cities that have not yet "cut" to take action immediately. Such an action by the Ukrainian Embassy is seen by the Japanese people as an "ultra vires" of power. They denounced Ukraine, saying that how to deal with Russia and how to treat Russia is an internal issue of Japan, and Ukraine has no position to interfere.
A considerable number of Japanese residents have protested to the Ukrainian embassy, accusing the other side of involving political issues in economic issues and education issues, and accusing Ukraine of endangering the autonomy of Japanese local governments and universities. Faced with such a public opinion crusade, the Ukrainian Embassy had to come forward to ask for forgiveness. The Ukrainian Embassy said on social media that it was very sorry for the trouble caused to Japanese residents, and its request was indeed a bit "excessive", hoping to get the understanding of Japanese residents.
In fact, this is not the first time that Ukraine has "exceeded its authority" in Japan. As early as the beginning of the month, the Ukrainian Embassy launched the "Overseas Conscription" operation without informing the Japanese government, and at the same time called on Japan's "hot-blooded youth" to take up arms and rush to Ukraine to participate in the war. In a short period of time, dozens of Japanese veterans signed up to fight.
And this scene is a dangerous attempt in the eyes of the Japanese government. Subsequently, the Japanese government immediately asked the Ukrainian embassy to revoke the "overseas conscription" operation that had been launched, while warning Japanese citizens that Ukraine is very dangerous, and now the government is organizing evacuation operations, and the safety of any citizens who go to Ukraine is not guaranteed, so citizens should not go to Ukraine, let alone arrive in the local area to take up arms and participate in the war, otherwise their lives will be fatally threatened.
Although it was not long after the conflict, many Japanese residents sympathized with Ukraine's plight and did not pursue Ukraine's unauthorized "recruitment" in Japan. But as early as that time, many Japanese citizens were dissatisfied with Ukraine.
Therefore, after Ukraine once again "exceeded its authority" and pointed fingers at local governments and universities, Japanese residents no longer backed down and directly condemned the Ukrainian government for "interfering in Japan's internal affairs." I have to say that at this point, the "national pride" of Japanese residents is still there.
In fact, Japanese residents have always considered them to be an "excellent nation" and should not be restricted by any country. Therefore, it can be seen that many Japanese residents are also very resistant to the existence of US troops in Japan, and they believe that the existence of US troops is a kind of "oppression" for themselves.