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Ukrainian in Japan returns home to help parents, country

Makeshift beds made by volunteers for internally displaced people in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, on March 12, 2022. 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. (Courtesy of Alina Anokhina via AP) Makeshift beds made by volunteers for displaced people in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, on March 12, 2022. 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. (Courtesy of Alina Anokhina via AP) 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. (Courtesy of Alina Anokhina via AP)