PRESS CONFERENCE

Two young Ukrainian YouTubers raise awareness for their homeland
Sawayan, YouTuber

11:00-12:00 Thursday, March 31, 2022
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

The world is watching in horror the horrific images and stories of Russia's war on Ukraine – conflict that Moscow still calls a "special military operation." But more than a month since the invasion, the people being hit hardest by the war are the Ukrainian people.

The FCCJ is holding a press conference by two Ukrainian YouTubers who are long-term residents of Japan. Sava Tkachov, 26, came with his family to Japan at the age of 4, and his younger brother, Yan, 20, has lived here his entire life.

Sava is a pro basketball player and Yan is a university student, and both speak Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian and English. But they are better known as YouTubers who chat with their audience while playing video games such as Mario Kart. Sawayan Games has 1.23 million subscribers, and Sawayan Channel has 952,000. In recent months they have used their platform to talk about the situation in Ukraine, using a video game player handle of "No War."

They have used the platform to ask people to give donations to the Ukrainian Embassy in Japan, and used a recent live show to collect 3.6 million yen for their country.

How to attend:

Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Due to space restrictions attendance will be limited. Doors open 15 minutes before the event. Please sign in, giving your name and contact details at the reception, and have your temperature taken before proceeding. 

How to watch online:

https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live 
Livestreaming of the press events will be available and video of this event will be uploaded to our FCCJ YouTube channel. 

How to ask questions:

https://forms.gle/XDSKwJ6Y6Fqfmi897
Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form.

TV crew:

Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 30 minutes before the event. 

Professional Activities Committee