The student said he sees the Ukrainian president as a “real man among men”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a Japanese university where graduating students wear their costume of choice to receive their scrolls at the ceremony, one student stood out among a sea of black suits and colourful kimonos with his convincing get-up as Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.
“We remember you. Unfortunately, I cannot support you apart from with a modest donation, but one day I will set foot on your land to help with your recovery,” wrote the Kyoto University graduate who goes by Amiki on Twitter, addressing the war-stricken Ukraine, whereMr Amiki told Japanese TV he first thought about picking this outfit after being told that, with facial hair, he looked like Mr Zelensky. He said he had kept his beard since December to complete the look.
Giving a rice-serving spoon to the leader of a country at war did not seem appropriate, the student told Japanese media. “Nonetheless, I’m happy if the Ukrainian people were pleased and the traditional prayer behind it was conveyed,” he said.Ukrainian ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky retweeted images of Mr Amiki in his Zelensky outfit, and many of his countrymen replied with messages of appreciation for the show of solidarity from the Japanese man, who majored in Integrated Human Studies.
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