MAEBASHI, Japan: Yuya Motomura, a mahjong parlour manager in Japan, had always wanted a way to prove himself to a society he felt looked down on him. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. The 45-year-old is one of a handful of Japanese men who have joined Ukrainians battling the Russian invasion, defying their gove
MAEBASHI, Japan: Yuya Motomura, a mahjong parlour manager in Japan, had always wanted a way to prove himself to a society he felt looked down on him. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
He was determined to find a place among the country's fighters, and after several trips was accepted into the Georgian Legion, which includes many foreign members. And when Ukraine's embassy in Tokyo initially called for volunteers to join the fight - echoing an invitation by Zelenskyy for foreign support - it quickly retracted it.A small determined group has ignored that advice.
Motomura admits his motivations are tied up in his personal circumstances, including a difficult childhood.
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