My name is Issei Takehara, and I currently teach Japanese professionally online. I am a certified teacher (see below for my credentials). Japan accepted 20 refugees on April 5th, 2022. Since then, we have been accepting Ukrainian Refugees little by little. Many of whom expressed the anxiety revolving around being able to live in Japan without knowing the language. Unfortunately, I do not speak Ukrainian, but as a certified Japanese teacher, I am able to teach Japanese effectively by means of English. So if any of the refugees currently in Japan or if Japan accepts refugees from Ukraine in the future, and if the Ukrainian people are worried about the language barrier, I would like to volunteer to offer you Japanese lessons so you can communicate with people and find a job in Japan.
I know that Japan welcomes refugees from Ukraine but, as far as I know, I do not think Japanese government offers them Japanese lessons or any language schools for free. I would not be charging anything and I would ask for nothing in return. All the learning materials are also offered for free so you would not need to buy anything. I just would like to put it out there that, at least those who speak some English, I am able to assist them with learning Japanese. My lessons would be offered via online.
Even if you are not interested in, or are nor yet ready to learn, Japanese language, I may be able to assist you in finding shelters or organizations that can assist you in other means.
Should you wish to contact me for further information, please write to me at the email address listed below in the description. Thank you and I wish this atrocity to end as soon as possible.
My email address: icreekphilosophy@gmail.com
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(The following is a Japanese version basically saying the same thing, but the below is a message for Japanese people who do not understand English so they know what I am saying in this video and in this post and they can also spread the word)
日本語版
私は竹原一星と申します。現在日本を拠点にオンラインでプロとして日本語を教えています。日本はウクライナからの難民を受け入れてはいますが、日本語を学ぶとなるとお金もかかり、その費用を持ち合わせていない人がほとんどです。また、難民ビザの有効期限は６ヶ月と短く、延長をするとは思いますが、できるだけ短い期間である程度の日本語を学びたいという方もおられると思います。実際、日本に到着した難民の方達の最大の難関は日本語でコミュニケーションが取れることだという声も聞いています。また、日本へ行く機会はあるけれども、日本語を学ぶのが難しいと感じるため、日本への渡航を諦めてしまう方もいるかもしれません。そういった方達のために、国外でも国内でも日本語の勉強ができるよう、オンラインで無償で日本語授業を提供したいと思っています。私は残念ながらウクライナ語が話せませんが、英語が少しでもできる方であれば、日本語を教えることは可能なので、興味のある方は上記の宛先へメールをください。
（この日本文は日本人の方に向けたものです。英語がわからない方でも、このブログによって私が何をしようとしているかがわかるように日本語で書いています。これにより、多くの日本人の方が知り合いの外国人やウクライナの人たちにこのメッセージを少しでも届けていただけるとありがたく思っています。）
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