Ukraine apologises after backlash over Hirohito image in anti-fascism video
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from World news | The Guardian on (#5YJ8Q)
Wartime emperor removed from video on Russia's invasion, which also featured Hitler and Mussolini, after angry reaction from Japan
Ukraine's government has apologised after it included a photograph of Japan's wartime emperor, Hirohito, in an anti-fascism video alongside images of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Officials removed Hirohito from the video after pressure from the Japanese government, which has imposed sanctions on Russia, provided $300m (235m) in loans for Ukraine and accepted hundreds of refugees.
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